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Q: Why have you made this site?
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A: Why has anyone made any site? It contains things which interest
me enough to want to share with others. You don't have to like or
not like it.
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Q: What is Perennial Philosophy?
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A: Perennial Philosophy is the view that there is a <b>transcendent</b> 
unity of <b>traditional</b> religions. This does not include religions
like Scientology, Mormonism, Wicca, New Age, etc. These are false counter-
initiations.
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Q: Why are you not Catholic or Orthodox?
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A: There are quite a few reasons, but let me give a few of the reasons.
I am "Catholic" in the sense that I belong to the Universal Church
founded by Jesus Christ in 33 AD. I believe in the seven sacraments of
which two are "sacraments of the gospel" (The Eucharist and Baptism). 
I accept the seven ecumenical councils of united Christianity. I 
accept the deuterocanonical books of scripture found in the Greek
Septuagint. I accept (with few caveats) the major Marian dogmas which
have backing from the church fathers.
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I am not Roman Catholic mostly because I do not accept papal supremacy
or papal infallibility. In the early Church the pope was the "first
among equals". All bishops of the Church are equal, differing only in
responsibility. I also do not accept the "infallible" teaching that the
Anglican orders are null and void. So even if I wanted to ditch the
Anglican religion, it would be a move of dishonesty to become Roman
Catholic.
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The reasons why I'm not Orthodox are admittedly not much in the way of
doctrine. Much of my theology comes from the Eastern fathers of the 
Church. I disagree with them not administering sacraments to those who
belong to valid apostolic churches. While my theology largely comes from
the East, I will always be Western. I understand that there has been a
revival of a Western Rite among some of the Orthodox, but I see no reason
to go to the Orthodox to have this. The <b>traditional</b> Anglicans have
valid apostolic succession and bishops. So here I stand.