Polish National Catholic Church

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Polish National Catholic and Apostolic Church, teaches it is preserving the faith, worship, structure and practice of the early Christian Church over their 120 year history when it was formed in a Schism with the Roman Catholic Church It states its doors are open to all and you are welcome to join us for Holy Mass and experience the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in your life.[1] The church is a Traditional Old Catholic church and a member of the Union of Scranton[2] Many of its Bishops are not of Polish ancestry as the church is open to all.

Dioceses

It currently has six dioceses in the USA, Canada and Italy. The bishops work in concert to run the Church and together, with the Prime Bishop as first among equals make decisions on matters of faith, morals and discipline. Since 1921, bishops and priests have been permitted to marry. Masses are celebrated in the language of the people, so that all worshipers can understand God’s message. [3]

Beliefs

  • God is one in three divine persons: the Father, who created it all; the Son, who died for our sins and rose from the dead; the Holy Spirit, who regenerates and sanctifies souls.
  • Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who became man and died on the cross for our salvation, is always with believers who try to live according to His teachings.[4]
  • Holy Spirit is the third person of the Blessed Trinity abides in the Church to teach, govern and sanctify its members.
  • Divorce is not recognized, but a marriage may be dissolved by the Church.
  • The Church is made up of baptized Christians who worship together, partake of the sacraments, hear and obey the Word of God.
  • The Holy Eucharist (Holy Mass) is the true central point of Catholic worship. The church expects all its members to join in the common worship of God and receive Holy Communion.

Union of Scranton

The Polish National Catholic Church is a member of the Union of Scranton[5] with the Nordic Catholic Church of Norway[6] another Traditional Old Catholic church; which has parishes all over Europe.
These churches consider their bishops & priests valid Catholic ones because Valid ordination according to the St Augustinian theory requires only that a man be ordained a priest by a Bishop in the line of apostolic succession originating from one who has been licitly and validly ordained to Holy Orders and who was licitly and validly consecrated a Bishop in the unbroken line of apostolic succession descended from the original Apostles. A licitly consecrated Bishop who later becomes a schismatic, even a heretic, does not lose the authoritative potestas (power) of the fullness of Holy Orders, even without the ius (lawful authority) to licitly exercise it. And those he ordains according to the proper form[7][8] of the sacrament of Holy Orders. In laymen's terms a bishop retains his power to ordain Priests and consecrate other bishops, even if excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church or another church. The men he ordains priests still can preform valid Sacraments and the men he consecrates as bishops can ordain valid priests and consecrate valid bishops.
See Apostolic_succession

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://pncc.org/
  2. ↑ https://theunionofscranton.org/
  3. ↑ https://pncc.org/locations/#map1
  4. ↑ https://pncc.org/about/
  5. ↑ https://theunionofscranton.org/
  6. ↑ https://nordiccatholic.com/about-us/
  7. ↑ The Postures and Gestures of Ordination (aughustinianvocations.org)
  8. ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/23960143
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