The Old Catholic Church

Denomination·Founded 1870 CE

Judaism → Christianity → Catholicism → The Old Catholic Church

Branch

Core Tenets

3 — a sample of the center, never the sum Part of Belief →
The shared center — held across the tradition
No pope is infallible. Vatican I claimed too much: councils and the whole church discern truth together, as the first millennium did. Go deeper — context →
The undivided church is the standard. The faith of the seven councils, before East and West parted — catholicity measured by antiquity, not by Rome's latest word. Go deeper — context →
Held by most — broad, but not universal
The altar is open. Married clergy from the start; in most Old Catholic churches today, women at the altar and all the baptized at the table. Go deeper — context →
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