▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁churches ▁were ▁formed ▁by ▁cler gy ▁and ▁lay ▁people ▁who ▁left ▁churches ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union . ▁The ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic an ▁churches ▁believe ▁those ▁churches ▁have ▁been ▁comprom ised ▁by ▁adopt ing ▁sec ular ▁cultural ▁standards ▁and ▁liberal ▁approaches ▁to ▁the ology . ▁Many ▁Cont inu ing ▁Ang lic ans ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁faith ▁of ▁some ▁churches ▁in ▁commun ion ▁with ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁have ▁become ▁either ▁her et ical ▁or ▁heter odox ▁and ▁therefore ▁have ▁not ▁sought ▁to ▁also ▁be ▁in ▁commun ion ▁with ▁them . ▁Although ▁the ▁term ▁Ang lic an ▁refers ▁also ▁to ▁those ▁churches ▁in ▁commun ion ▁with ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁many ▁Cont inu ing ▁churches , ▁particularly ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁Ang lic an ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church . ▁Many ▁continu ing ▁Ang lic ans ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁pres erving ▁historic ▁Ang lic an ▁tradition ▁and ▁Apost ol ic ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Comm union , ▁which ▁have ▁become ▁heter odox . ▁ ▁The ological ▁unity ▁and ▁divers ity ▁Ang lic an ism ▁in ▁general ▁has ▁always ▁sought ▁a ▁balance ▁between ▁the ▁em ph ases ▁of ▁Catholic