The multiple churches that form the Anglican Communion and the Continuing Anglican movement have different views on Marian doctrines and venerative practices given that there is no single church with universal authority within the Communion and that the mother church (the Church of England) understands itself to be both "catholic" and "Reformed". Thus unlike the Protestant churches at large, the Anglican Communion (which includes the Episcopal Church in the United States) includes segments which still retain some veneration of Mary. COUNT 4
QSN1 What is the mother church of the Angican Communion? ANS1 the Church of England QSN2 Which church in the United States is associated with the Angican Communion? ANS2 the Episcopal Church QSN3 What practice differentiates the Angican Communon from Protestant churches at large? ANS3 veneration of Mary QSN4 What branch of Christianity does the Angican Communion fall under? ANS4 Protestant