Editing Anglo-Catholicism (section)

===Recent developments===
Since at least the 1970s, Anglo-Catholicism has been dividing into two distinct camps, along a fault line which can perhaps be traced back to Bishop [[Charles Gore]]'s work in the 19th century.

The Oxford Movement had been inspired in the first place by a rejection of [[Liberal Christianity|liberalism]] and [[latitudinarianism]] in favour of the traditional faith of the "Church Catholic", defined by the teachings of the [[Church Fathers]] and the common doctrines of the historical [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern]] and [[Western Christianity|Western]] Christian traditions.

Because of the emphasis on upholding traditions, until the 1970s most Anglo-Catholics rejected liberalising development such as the conferral of [[holy orders]] on women. Present-day "[[Traditionalist Catholicism|traditionalist]]" Anglo-Catholics seek to maintain tradition and to keep Anglican doctrine in line with that of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. They often ally themselves with conservative [[evangelical Anglicans]] to defend traditional teachings on [[Fornication#Christianity|sexual morality]] and women's roles in the Church. The main organisation in the Church of England that opposes the ordination of women, [[Forward in Faith]], is largely composed of Anglo-Catholics.

[[Charles Gore|Gore's]] work, however, bearing the mark of liberal Protestant [[higher criticism]], paved the way for an alternative form of Anglo-Catholicism influenced by [[Liberal Christianity|liberal theology]]. Thus in recent years, many Anglo-Catholics have accepted the [[ordination of women]], the use of [[inclusive language]] in Bible translations and the liturgy, and progressive attitudes towards homosexuality and the blessing of [[same-sex marriage|same sex unions]]. Such Anglicans often refer to themselves as "[[Liberal Anglo-Catholicism|Liberal Catholics]]". This more "progressive" style of Anglo-Catholicism is represented by [[Affirming Catholicism]] and the [[Society of Catholic Priests]], although, unlike Forward in Faith, this organisation is not as visible with the laity.

A third strand of Anglican Catholicism criticises elements of both liberalism and conservatism, drawing instead on the 20th-century Catholic ''[[Nouvelle Théologie]]'', especially [[Henri de Lubac]]. This movement rejected the dominance of [[Thomism]] and [[Neo-Scholasticism]] in Catholic theology and advocated instead for a "return to the sources" of the Christian faith – scripture and the writings of the [[Church Fathers]] –, while remaining open to dialogue with the contemporary world on issues of theology. [[John Milbank]] and others within this strand have been instrumental in the creation of the [[Ecumenism|ecumenical]] (though predominantly Anglican and Roman Catholic) movement known as [[radical orthodoxy]].

Since the 1970s, some traditionalist Anglo-Catholics have left official Anglicanism to form "[[Continuing Anglican Movement|continuing Anglican churches]]" whereas others have left Anglicanism altogether for the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches, in the belief that liberal doctrinal changes in the Anglican churches have gone too far.