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According to Anglicanism, is the Pope the Antichrist?

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In the Westminster Confession of Faith, [Chapter XXV](https://reformed.org/documents/wcf_with_proofs/ch_XXV.html) , article 6, we read: >There is no other head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ. Nor can the Pope of Rome, in any sense, be head thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin, and son of perdition, that exalts himself, in the Church, against Christ and all that is called God. There is also [this document](http://archive.churchsociety.org/publications/tracts/CAT429_Anglican-Rome.pdf) which goes through the wording of several Anglican theologians, leaders, and government officials, arguing precisely that same thing (and thus arguing against any effort of collaboration). The documents states: >If the English Reformers are to be believed, and the official language of the Church of England for a couple of generations at least after the Reformation is to be accepted, the Church of Rome is the Apocalyptic “Babylon the Great ,” and the Pope that “Man of Sin” delineated by the Apostle, as one of the manifestations of Anti-Christ. Thus, is the above article of faith in effect stating that, for the Anglican church, the Pope is the Antichrist? Is this thus official doctrine?
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Dec 6, 2018, 09:34 PM
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