Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of an independent religious organization formed by a group of German Roman Catholics who refused to accept the doctrine of papal infallibility proclaimed by the Vatican Council in 1870.
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- noun a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope
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Since then, several Anglican ordinations were and have been performed by Old Catholic and/or Eastern bishops whose own valid ordinations are without question, and in a liturgical context which made clear that the ordinations intended to convey a "Catholic" rite of ordination.
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It is my understanding that in a grave emergency, or if a Roman Catholic was in danger of death, the Old Catholic sacraments are valid.
Do you know about Old Catholics? Terry Nelson 2007
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For instance, the Old Catholic church ordains women.
Do you know about Old Catholics? Terry Nelson 2007
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The "Kulturkampf" raged in Baden, as in the rest of Germany; and here as elsewhere the government encouraged the formation of Old Catholic communities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Christian Catholic National Church is administered by a national synod which meets annually; besides the Old Catholic priests and the bishop its membership includes delegates elected by the parishes.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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A Christian Catholic theological faculty for the training of Old Catholic priests was established at the University of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The Italian and Swiss churches are part of the Union of Utrecht, a federation of Old Catholic churches that are in full communion with the Anglican Church.
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The Italian and Swiss churches are part of the Union of Utrecht, a federation of Old Catholic churches that are in full communion with the Anglican Church.
NYT > World By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO 2010
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The Italian and Swiss churches are part of the Union of Utrecht, a federation of Old Catholic churches that are in full communion with the Anglican Church.
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The Italian and Swiss churches are part of the Union of Utrecht, a federation of Old Catholic churches that are in full communion with the Anglican Church.
NYT > World By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO 2010
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