Assertion: episcopal church | /r/CapableOf | stress continuity
Facets:
value: with the early universal western church
type: OTHER
value: with claims
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Episcopal Church has its origins in the Church of England in the American colonies, and it stresses continuity with the early universal Western Church and claims to maintain apostolic succession (though the Catholic and Orthodox churches do not recognize this claim).