Polish National Catholic Church (historically)
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The Polish National Catholic Church is an independent Christian denomination that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the late 19th century, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal authority and emphasizing national and democratic governance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
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Old Catholic church → independent Catholic church → |
| allowsClericalMarriage |
yes
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| clergyTitle |
bishop
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deacon → priest → |
| communionStatus |
not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church
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| country |
United States
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| emphasis |
democratic decision-making in church affairs
→
national identity of Polish immigrants → parish ownership of church property → |
| episcopalSuccession |
Old Catholic line of apostolic succession
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| foundedBy |
Franciszek Hodur
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| foundingDate |
1897
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| foundingLocation |
Scranton, Pennsylvania
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| governanceFeature |
democratic parish governance
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lay participation in church councils → |
| governanceType |
episcopal polity
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| hasLeaderTitle |
Prime Bishop
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| hasRite |
Western liturgical rite
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| headquarters |
Scranton, Pennsylvania
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| historicalAffiliation |
Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
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| historicalContext |
Polish immigrant communities in late 19th-century America
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| joinedUnionOfUtrecht |
1907
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| leftUnionOfUtrecht |
2003
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| liturgy |
Catholic liturgy
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| liturgyLanguage |
initially Polish
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later English → |
| primaryConstituency |
Polish Americans
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| reasonForLeavingUnionOfUtrecht |
disagreement over ordination of women and ethical issues
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| recognizesSacraments |
Eucharist
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anointing of the sick → baptism → confirmation → holy orders → matrimony → penance → |
| regionServed |
Canada
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United States → |
| rejectsDoctrine |
papal infallibility as defined in 1870
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universal jurisdiction of the pope → |
| selfIdentification |
Catholic but not Roman Catholic
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| separatedFrom |
Roman Catholic Church
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| separationCause |
disputes over parish property control
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opposition to ethnic discrimination in Roman Catholic parishes → rejection of papal jurisdiction over the church → |
| theology |
Catholic sacramental theology
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Old Catholic Church of Croatia
("Polish National Catholic Church (historically, via Union of Utrecht)")
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communionWith |
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International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
("Polish National Catholic Church (historical)")
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hasMember |
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International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
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relatedTo |