A member of a religious group which separated from the Roman Catholic Church after the time of the Reformation, especially the Church of Utrecht (which broke with Rome in 1724), and a number of German-speaking Churches which refused to accept papal infallibility after the First Vatican Council.
These responses, indeed, have been very painful to the Orthodox, especially in regard to the Old Catholics and Anglicans.
The Old Catholic broke from Rome after Vatican I because they thought the dogma of papal infallibility was too big a development of doctrine.
One of the most fruitful bilateral dialogues has been with the Old Catholics.
By the way, do note that the good bishop is an Old Catholic.
The Old Catholics split with the Roman Catholic Church in 1870 over papal infallibility.
Definition of Old Catholic in US English:
Old Catholic
noun
A member of any of various religious groups that have separated from the Roman Catholic Church since the Reformation, especially over the tenets of papal primacy and infallibility.
Example sentencesExamples
One of the most fruitful bilateral dialogues has been with the Old Catholics.
The Old Catholics split with the Roman Catholic Church in 1870 over papal infallibility.
By the way, do note that the good bishop is an Old Catholic.
These responses, indeed, have been very painful to the Orthodox, especially in regard to the Old Catholics and Anglicans.
The Old Catholic broke from Rome after Vatican I because they thought the dogma of papal infallibility was too big a development of doctrine.