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These groups broke from the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) over Papal infallibility
and/or other doctrinal issues. the OCC (Old Catholic Church) is the largest of
these and several sub groups broke from the OCC.
Catholic Denominations:
American
Catholic Church, founded 1989
Broke from the RCC in reaction to Vatican II's position on birth control,
ordination, and theological debate.
Eastern Rite Catholic/Uniate Churches, founded various dates
These groups are under the jurisdiction or the RCC, but have married clergy,
serve bread and wine to the laity, and have their own distinctive language,
rites, and canon law.
Liberal Catholic Church,
founded 1916 (cult)
Broke from the Old Catholic Church, it combines the teaching or the OCC and the
Theosophical and spiritualist societies, teaching eastern mysticism. They
have married clergy, and ordination homosexuals.
Mariavite Old Catholic Church of North America, founded 1972
A unique type of Old Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Old Catholic
Churches, founded 1914
Broke from the RCC over the issue of Papal infallibility, at Vatican I, and Jansenism.
they hold to the old style of ritual and prayers for the dead. Also rejects
Immaculate conception of Mary, compulsory Celibacy of the Priesthood, ordination
of women. It is in communion with the Anglican Church and several Orthodox
bodies.
Polish National Catholic
Church of America, founded 1897
Broke from the OCC, Clergy can marry (since 1921), rejects ordination of
women.
Roman Catholic Church,
founded (325, or 600)
Holds to Sacramentalism, Sacerdotalism, Papal Infallibility, Infant Baptism,
justification by faith and works, Clergy can't marry. Rejects ordination of
homosexuals and women.
Dates are when the USA branches were started.
Date: 2001