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*'''Traditional Old Catholic churches'''. One entity is the [[Polish National Catholic Church]] originally just in the United States, but now also in Canada and Italy. The schism with the [[Roman_Catholic_Church | Roman Catholic Church]] started in 1901 and became complete in 1907 when Fr. Hodur is consecrated a Bishop by Dutch Old Catholic bishops, in Utrecht, Holland<ref>https://www.easterndiocesepncc.org/historical-timeline-of-the-polish-national-catholic-church/</ref>. 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. <ref>https://pncc.org/</ref>  It was the largest member of the Union of Utrecht<ref>https://www.utrechter-union.org/en/welcome/</ref> until 2003 when it severed its ties in opposition to the Union's approval of [[women priests]] and blessing gay marriages. The Polish National Catholic Church has created the Union of Scranton<ref>https://theunionofscranton.org/</ref> with the Nordic Catholic Church of Norway<ref>https://nordiccatholic.com/about-us/</ref> another Independent Old Catholic church; which has parishes all over Europe.

*'''Traditional Old Catholic churches'''. One entity is the [[Polish National Catholic Church]] originally just in the United States, but now also in Canada and Italy. The schism with the [[Roman_Catholic_Church | Roman Catholic Church]] started in 1901 and became complete in 1907 when Fr. Hodur is consecrated a Bishop by Dutch Old Catholic bishops, in Utrecht, Holland<ref>https://www.easterndiocesepncc.org/historical-timeline-of-the-polish-national-catholic-church/</ref>. 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. <ref>https://pncc.org/</ref>  It was the largest member of the Union of Utrecht<ref>https://www.utrechter-union.org/en/welcome/</ref> until 2003 when it severed its ties in opposition to the Union's approval of [[women priests]] and blessing gay marriages. The Polish National Catholic Church has created the Union of Scranton<ref>https://theunionofscranton.org/</ref> with the Nordic Catholic Church of Norway<ref>https://nordiccatholic.com/about-us/</ref> another Independent Old Catholic church; which has parishes all over Europe.

==Old Catholic Church==

==Liberal Old Catholic Churches==

*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<ref>https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/jansenism</ref>). 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 '''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<ref>https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/jansenism</ref>). 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.