Core tenet of The Old Catholic Churchheld by most
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.
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
Old Catholic churches practice open communion, ordain married men and, since the 1990s in most jurisdictions, women, and have blessed same-sex unions in several countries. The combination — full Catholic sacramental theology and apostolic succession with liberal practice — makes them distinctive, and it is why they attract Catholics who want the Mass without the Vatican.
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
Holi — the festival of color.
Hinduism · rite
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M
Mahapajapati — the first nun.
Buddhism · figure
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The fourfold sangha.
Jainism · community
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Every human bears the image of God.
Judaism
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The good Samaritan.
Christianity · story
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The farewell sermon.
Islam · story
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