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The terms Old Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Old-Catholic churches, [4] or Old Catholic movement, [5] designate "any of the groups of Western Christians who believe themselves to maintain in complete loyalty the doctrine and traditions of the undivided church but who separated from the see of Rome after the First Vatican council of 1869–70". [6]
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The tradition of the Catholic Church claims it began with Jesus Christ and his teachings; the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus. The Church considers its bishops to be the successors to Jesus's apostles and the Church's leader, the Bishop of Rome ...
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Joseph Hubert Reinkens (born Jan. 3, 1821, Burtscheid, Prussia [now Aachen, Ger.]—died April 1, 1896, Bonn, Ger.) was a German bishop, historical scholar, and a leader of the Old Catholics (Altkatholiken), a dissident group that separated from the Roman Catholic church because of opposition to the doctrine of papal infallibility pronounced by ...
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This article will address the ideas which motivate current day Old Roman Catholics and how they developed since the beginning of the twentieth century. The Canonical Old Roman Catholic Church is often referred to simply as the See of Cær Glow, as will be explained below. In the earliest days, the mission of the Church was toward the High ...
Jun 25, 2019 · Later in that century, in 380 AD, Roman Catholicism became the official religion of the Roman Empire. During the following 1000 years, Catholics were the only people recognized as Christians. In 1054 AD, a formal split occurred between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. This division remains in effect today.
1877—The Old Catholic Church of Austria is founded. 1889—The Union of Utrecht is founded to bring together the Old Catholic Churches of Utrecht, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. 1908—Arnold Harris Mathew, a former Roman Catholic priest, is consecrated Old Catholic Bishop of England. 1910—Archbishop Mathew separates from the Old ...
