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The "'''Old Catholic Church'''" originated with groups which [[Schism|separated]] from the [[Roman Catholic Church]] over certain doctrines, most notably that of [[Papal Infallibility]]. These churches are not in full communion with the [[Holy See]] of Rome, but their ''Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches'' is in full communion with the [[Anglican Communion]] and a member of the [[World Council of Churches]]. Nevertheless, according to Roman Catholic teaching, the Old Catholic churches of the Utrecht Union have maintained [[apostolic succession]] and valid [[sacrament]]s according to the Augustinian theory of valid sacramentality.
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The "'''Old Catholic Church'''" originated in 1870 with groups which [[Schism|separated]] from the [[Roman Catholic Church]] over certain doctrines, most notably that of [[Papal Infallibility]]. These churches are not in full communion with the [[Holy See]] of Rome, but their ''Union of Utrecht of Old Catholic Churches'' is in full communion with the [[Anglican Communion]] and a member of the [[World Council of Churches]]. Nevertheless, according to Roman Catholic teaching, the Old Catholic churches of the Utrecht Union have maintained [[apostolic succession]] and valid [[sacrament]]s according to the Augustinian theory of valid sacramentality.