Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue

Anglican–Roman Catholic dialogue is the historical communication between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion and their involvement in the ecumenical movement since the time of the Second Vatican Council.

Conflict between the English Church and the Holy See began in the period known as the English Reformation which began with the rejection of papal jurisdiction in England by the declaration of royal supremacy by King Henry VIII, followed in time by the confiscation of church properties, the dissolution of the monasteries, the execution of priests, forced attendance at Anglican worship, forced payment of tithes to the state church and the illegalization of Roman Catholicism. There was a brief restoration of communion with Rome during the reign of Queen Mary I. Her death marked the end of Roman Catholic attempts to reconcile by law the English Church to Rome.

Subsequently, Pope Pius V's excommunication of Elizabeth I in 1570 and authorisation of rebellion against her contributed to official suspicion of the allegiances of English Catholics. This, combined with a desire to assert the claims of the established church, led initially to renewed persecution by the state, and to the continued enforcement of severe legal restrictions. Most of these restrictions were only relieved three centuries later through several legislative reforms in the 19th century, cumulatively known as Catholic Emancipation. The last restriction on Roman Catholics excluding them from the throne of the United Kingdom (and by extension the other Commonwealth realms) remains, but since 2013 (provided for in right of the United Kingdom by the Succession to the Crown Act 2013) marriage to a Catholic no longer bars succession.

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