- OLD CATHOLICS
- a small GROUP of traditionalist CATHOLIC churches which broke away from ROMAN CATHOLICISM over the question of the INFALLIBILITY of the POPE.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
OLD CATHOLICS
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Old Catholics — • The sect organised in German speaking countries to combat the dogma of Papal Infallibility. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Old Catholics Old Catholics … Catholic encyclopedia
Old Catholics — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old Catholics — A body that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in Germany in opposition to the dogma of papal infallibility proclaimed by the Vatican Council in 1870 • • • Main Entry: ↑catholic * * * Old Catholics, an independent church organization that… … Useful english dictionary
Old Catholics for Christ — is an international Catholic ministry that seeks to promote a conservative viewpoint in the essentials of the Christian faith, while also promoting a progressive attitude towards those things that are nonessential. This organization has brought… … Wikipedia
OLD CATHOLICS — a section of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany and Switzerland that first announced itself in Münich on the declaration in 1870 of the dogma of the infallibility of the Pope, the prime movers in the formation of the protestation against… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Old Catholics — A group of small national Churches which at various times and for various reasons have separated themselves from the Church of Rome since 1724 … Who’s Who in Christianity
Old Catholics — Старокатолики … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany — The Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany is the German member body of the Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches. It is permitted to levy the German church tax on its members. Its Episcopal see is in Bonn, as is its theological … Wikipedia
Old Catholic Church — Old Catholic parish church in Gablonz an der Neiße, Austria Hungary (now Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic). A considerable number of ethnic German Catholics supported Döllinger in his rejection of the dogma of papal infallibility … Wikipedia
Old — Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf. {Adult} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
