Old Catholic Church of France
E79270
The Old Catholic Church of France is a Christian denomination within the Old Catholic movement, maintaining Catholic liturgy and sacraments while rejecting papal infallibility and emphasizing synodality and national church autonomy.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Old Catholic church body ⓘ |
| churchPolity | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| communion |
Old Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Catholic communion (broad sense)
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| doctrinePosition |
rejects papal infallibility
ⓘ
rejects universal jurisdiction of the pope ⓘ |
| ecclesialIdentity | national Old Catholic church in France ⓘ |
| ecclesiology |
emphasizes national church autonomy
ⓘ
emphasizes synodality ⓘ |
| governancePrinciple |
collegial decision-making
ⓘ
participation of clergy and laity in synods ⓘ |
| hasSacraments | Catholic sacraments ⓘ |
| liturgy | Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| orientation |
Catholic
ⓘ
independent Catholic ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Old Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Catholic movement
|
| sacramentalTheology | upholds seven sacraments ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Catholic but not Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| theologyTradition | Old Catholic theology ⓘ |
| viewsOnAuthority | rejects centralized papal authority in favor of synodal governance ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | liturgical worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.