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==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 which accepts [[married priests]] but rejects the other changes.  

*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 [[women priests]], and increasingly accepting [[homosexuality]].The Conservative Union of Scranton<ref>https://theunionofscranton.org/</ref> was formed as result.  

*the '''Liberal Catholic Churches''' <ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/liberal-catholic-churches</ref><ref>http://www.theliberalcatholicchurch.com/</ref> started when some members of the Old Catholic Church, especially in the English-speaking world, developed an interest in [[theosophy]] and the [[occult]]. They retain many of the outer practices of the Old Catholic Church, but have augmented Catholic theology with theosophy. They have splintered into a number of competing churches. Most of them share the social liberalism which has developed in the Old Catholic Church.

*the '''Liberal Catholic Churches''' <ref>https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/liberal-catholic-churches</ref><ref>http://www.theliberalcatholicchurch.com/</ref> started when some members of the Old Catholic Church, especially in the English-speaking world, developed an interest in [[theosophy]] and the [[occult]]. They retain many of the outer practices of the Old Catholic Church, but have augmented Catholic theology with theosophy. They have splintered into a number of competing churches. Most of them share the social liberalism which has developed in the Old Catholic Church.