Old Catholic Church of France

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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.

Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic communionWith Old Catholic Church of France