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Originally posted by Spanky
What is the difference between a high church protestant and protestant?
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High-church is more focused on the ceremonial aspects of worship; low-church generally adheres to a less strict (or no) order of service and a general informality of worship. Commonly used to describe differences in anglican practice (high church = capes & drapes & smells & bells (but no pope), Cranmer's book of common prayer; low church = Puritans, Presbyterians, evangelicals), but more generally applicable.
Or: high church practices came out of the reformation having split with the RC on certain limited matters of doctrine but not liturgy, and so remains much closer to pre Vat II catholic practice than other proddy sects. You get good music, transubstantiation and sometimes even latin, but no pope.
