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Independent Catholic churches (view source)
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There is no single Independent Catholic church. There are many such churches, with completely contrary beliefs to each other. Several of these hold the belief that they are the true Roman Catholic Church, and that the mainstream Roman Catholic Church has fallen into heresy or apostasy. We can group them into a few categories:
There is no single Independent Catholic church. There are many such churches, with completely contrary beliefs to each other. Several of these hold the belief that they are the true Roman Catholic Church, and that the mainstream Roman Catholic Church has fallen into heresy or apostasy. We can group them into a few categories:
==Nationalist Catholic churches==
*'''Nationalist Catholic churches'''. Another entity is the [[Polish National Catholic Church]] in the United States. It did not break away over any particular doctrinal issue, but as a result of ethnic conflict. Polish immigrants to the United States felt neglected by the predominantly Italian hierarchy in the United States. In the late nineteenth century the Polish National Catholic Church <ref>https://pncc.org/</ref> was founded. It was the largest member of the Union of Utrecht<ref>https://www.utrechter-union.org/en/welcome/</ref> until recently when it severed its ties in opposition to the Union's approval of women priests and accepting homosexuality. The Polish National Catholic Church has joined the Union of Scranton<ref>https://theunionofscranton.org/</ref> with the Nordic Catholic Church of Norway.
==Old Catholic Church==
==Old Catholic Church==
*the '''Old Catholic Church''' was founded in 1870 by those who rejected the declaration of [[Papal Infallibility]] by the [[First Vatican Council]]. Other than that, they accepted the bulk of traditional Catholic teachings. They became attached to the See of Utrecht in the Netherlands, which had split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1700s (partially over the issue of [[Jansenism]]). In more recent decades, the Old Catholic "Union of Utrecht"<ref>https://www.utrechter-union.org/en/welcome/</ref> has moved in an increasingly liberal direction, accepting [[married priests]], [[women priests]], and increasingly accepting [[homosexuality]].The Conservative Union of Scranton<ref>https://theunionofscranton.org/</ref> was formed as result.
*the '''Old Catholic Church''' was founded in 1870 by those who rejected the declaration of [[Papal Infallibility]] by the [[First Vatican Council]]. Other than that, they accepted the bulk of traditional Catholic teachings. They became attached to the See of Utrecht in the Netherlands, which had split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1700s (partially over the issue of [[Jansenism]]). In more recent decades, the Old Catholic "Union of Utrecht"<ref>https://www.utrechter-union.org/en/welcome/</ref> has moved in an increasingly liberal direction, accepting [[married priests]], [[women priests]], and increasingly accepting [[homosexuality]].The Conservative Union of Scranton<ref>https://theunionofscranton.org/</ref> was formed as result.
==Mystical Catholic churches==
==Mystical Catholic churches==
*'''Mystical Catholic churches''' refers to churches which center around alleged revelations from the Saints, Jesus, or most commonly, the Virgin Mary. These revelations lead them to reject the mainstream Roman Catholic Church as heretical and to found their own churches. This is often combined with a belief in sedevacantism or conclavism, but other sedevacantists and conclavists claim to be faithfully following church tradition rather than new revelations. The most well-known groups in this category are the '''Palmarian Catholic Church''' in Spain,<ref>https://www.palmarianchurch.org/</ref> and the '''Mariavite''' churches in Poland<ref>https://mariawita.pl/</ref>.
*'''Mystical Catholic churches''' refers to churches which center around alleged revelations from the Saints, Jesus, or most commonly, the Virgin Mary. These revelations lead them to reject the mainstream Roman Catholic Church as heretical and to found their own churches. This is often combined with a belief in sedevacantism or conclavism, but other sedevacantists and conclavists claim to be faithfully following church tradition rather than new revelations. The most well-known groups in this category are the '''Palmarian Catholic Church''' in Spain,<ref>https://www.palmarianchurch.org/</ref> and the '''Mariavite''' churches in Poland<ref>https://mariawita.pl/</ref>.
== See also ==
== See also ==