Category:Old Catholicism

Old Catholicism

	Old Catholic	Roman Catholic
Traditional Liturgy			Traditional liturgy When today's Roman Catholics hear a traditional or 'Tridentine' liturgy, it actually dates to the 1960s. The Old Catholic traditional liturgy in English is from the 1550s and 1920s but would be familiar to any Christian born in the last 1,200 years.
Remarriage after divorce			Everyone makes mistakes. It is okay to be 'human' in the OCC.
Pro-life and pro-choice			Pro-life means protecting kids in the womb and beyond. Abortion should always be the last resort. Adoption is a wonderful option.
Married priests			Marital status is not an impediment to any sacrament in the Old Catholic Church, including Holy Orders. Rome has a few incardinated priests who are married.
Female priests			In the Old Catholic Church, gender is not an impediment to any sacrament, including Holy Orders.
Openly gay priests			LGBT are not banished from any sacrament, including Holy Orders.
Closeted gay priests
Same-gender weddings or unions			In Old Catholicism, LGBT are not banished from any sacrament, including Matrimony (even if the state does not recognize the union).
Trained/licensed priests			Old Catholic Priests priests are never 'internet graduates' or 'instant ordained.'
Criminal background check on all clergy
Ton or rules for believers			By church law, each lay member’s faith is sovereign (NAOCC).