Old Catholic Church of Germany

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The Old Catholic Church of Germany is a Christian denomination that split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century over issues such as papal infallibility and is part of the international Old Catholic communion.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
Old Catholic church
religious organization
acceptsCouncil first seven ecumenical councils
allows divorced and remarried persons to receive sacraments
married clergy
classification Western Christianity
communionWith Anglican Communion
Old Catholic Church of Austria
Old Catholic Church of Switzerland
Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic
Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
Philippine Independent Church
Polish Catholic Church
country Germany
doctrine Apostles' Creed
Nicene Creed
ecclesiology episcopal polity
emergedInCentury 19th century
emphasis lay participation in church governance
synodality
hasClergy bishops
deacons
priests
hasDialogueWith Orthodox churches
Roman Catholic Church
languageOfLiturgy German
liturgy Western liturgical tradition
orientation catholic but not Roman Catholic
partOf Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
practices Eucharist
anointing of the sick
baptism
confession
confirmation
marriage
ordination
sacramental worship
regionServed Germany
rejectsDoctrine Assumption of Mary as dogma of faith
Immaculate Conception as dogma of faith
universal jurisdiction of the pope
religion Christianity
schismCause opposition to First Vatican Council decisions
rejection of papal infallibility
separatedFrom Roman Catholic Church
theology Old Catholicism


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