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	Adam, Eve, and Evolution
		However, the Church would maintain that, if the stars and planets did develop over time, this still ultimately must be attributed to God and his plan, for Scripture records: "By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host [stars, nebulae, planets] by the breath of his mouth" (Ps.
		The Church has infallibly determined that the universe is of finite age—that it has not existed from all eternity—but it has not infallibly defined whether the world was created only a few thousand years ago or whether it was created several billion years ago.
		Catholics should weigh the evidence for the universe’s age by examining biblical and scientific evidence.
	www.catholic.com /library/Adam_Eve_and_Evolution.asp (1887 words)

	Ancient Catholic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ancient Catholic Church of the Netherlands is closely related to the Old Catholic Church, and the Liberal Catholic Church, and can be said to be the ancestor of both.
		Lacking an archbishop, the Church was able to arrange for Irish bishop, Luke Fagan, Bishop of Meath (later Archbishop of Dublin), to ordain priests for the Church of Utrecht.
		In 1870 Vatican I was convened, and the bishops of the Church of Utrecht, not recognized by the Church in Rome, were refused seats, because they were not not seen as being Roman Catholic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ancient_Catholic_Church (717 words)

	Old Catholic Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Church consists of the Ancient Catholic Church, the Old Catholic Church in Germany, the Polish National Churches, and smaller movements.
		Thereafter in the Netherlands the Utrecht hierarchy was referred to as the "Old Catholic Church", to distinguish it from the "new" Catholic Church established by the Pope.
		The church received some support from the government of the new German Empire of Otto von Bismarck, whose policy was increasingly hostile towards the Catholic Church in the 1870s and 1880s, especially during the Kulturkampf period from 1871-1877.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/o/ol/old_catholic_church.html (691 words)

	Catholic Encyclopedia - The Church in China
		Buddhism, however, prevailed at court, and two of the Nestorian churches were converted to heathen temples.
		We may judge their numbers and influence by the fact that friar Oderic, about 1324, found three Nestorian churches in the city of Yang-chou, but soon afterwards they fell into decay.
		Evidence of their existence was found by the Jesuits at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
	www.nestorian.org /catholic_encyclopedia_-_the_ch.html (765 words)

	Liberal Catholic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the end Mathew came to cease all ties with the Utrecht Union of Churches, to vow allegiance once more to the Roman Catholic Church and to advise those of his flock who were theosophists to resign membership of the Theosophical Society Adyar.
		In 1941, there was a schism in the Liberal Catholic Church in the United States, surrounding a controversy involving Bishop Charles Hampton, who, while he was himself a theosophist, wished to keep adherence to theosophical tenets optional for the clergy.
		The Liberal Catholic Church International maintains that these beliefs and lifestyle choices should be optional for clergy and practices the ordination of women to all Holy Orders up to and including bishop.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberal_Catholic_Church (560 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catholic
		Catholic Church is the only one, agreeing as it does in the unity of one faith" (Stromata, VII, xvii; P. From this and other passages which might be quoted, the technical use seems to have been clearly established by the beginning of the third century.
		Catholic, because, as St. Augustine says, 'she is diffused by the splendour of one faith from the rising to the setting sun'.
		Church is to be distinguished from schismatical sects.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03449a.htm (4070 words)

	Ancient Catholic Church - Definition, explanation
		The Ancient Catholic Church of the Netherlands is closely related to the Old Catholic Church, and the Liberal Catholic Church, both of which it can be said to have given birth to.
		Lacking an archbishop, the Church was able to arrange for Irish bishop, Luke Fagan, Bishop of Meath (later Archbishop of Dublin), to ordain priests for the Church of Utrecht.
		In 1870 Vatican I was convened, and the bishops of the Church of Utrecht, not recognized by the Church in Rome, were refused seats.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/a/an/ancient_catholic_church.php (574 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Old Catholics are an historic part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and have their origins in the Ancient Catholic Church of the Netherlands.
		Old Catholic theology recognizes that the Church's teaching magisterium has no less than two objects: the formation of conscience, in which case authority has an instructive quality; and the nurturing of an informed conscience to full maturity, in which case authority is guiding but not directive.
		Intercommunion with the Church of England was accomplished at a conference in Bonn in July 1931; the concordat was ratified later by the Vienna congress of the Old Catholic church and by the convocations of Canterbury and York of the Church of England.
	www.occna.org /old_catholic_history.htm (1582 words)

	A Church ancient and modern: The Celtic Catholic Church
		With the bloody invasions and disruptions caused by the pagan Anglo-Saxons, the Celtic Church was forced to the fringes of the Celtic Britain, hiding in caves and on small islands.
		The ancient Celtic Church was forcibly regularized to the Roman rites of the invader.
		It is the historic Church of the Gael.
	www.celtic-catholic-church.org /what_is/whatis02.html (913 words)

	Old Catholic Church of Great Britain
		These sister churches, together relating to each other in love, hold that through baptism, celebrated in our churches according to the faith handed down to us from the Apostles, we are each made members of the one Mystical Body of Christ.
		We are a communion of communities which are ecumenical and catholic in that we celebrate a characteristically Orthodox Catholic faith tradition that is not sectarian.
		While this is the official site of the Old Catholic Church of Great Britain, the material published here does not necessarily reflect official positions of the General Synod or any other body of the church.
	www.oldcatholic.co.uk (853 words)

	Talk:Roman Catholic Church - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is largely the use of the term "Roman Catholic" (an official term, as we have seen) that keeps this article focussed on the Catholic Church as John Kenneth Fisher and I understand it, leaving Catholicism open to the others.
		For all intents and purposes, "Catholic Church" is the name/title it uses in self-reference.
		Holy Roman Catholic Church officials presiding over the torture of a man suspected to be homosexual before his subsequent execution during the Spanish Inquisition.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Talk:Roman_Catholic_Church (9110 words)

	What is the Celtic Catholic Church?
		It is not a new Church in terms of age (it has been around since the early beginnings of the Christian Church), but it is new in that its message has not been heard, truly heard, for hundreds of years.
		The Celtic Catholic Church is simply that part of the Church which was founded in the Celtic lands, just as the Roman Catholic Church is the Church founded in Italy, and the Greek Orthodox Church in Greece.
		Never part of the Roman empire, the Celtic Catholic Church still recognizes no papal prince or earthly king; still stands firmly within the catholic and apostolic Faith; and still rests its doctrine on the faith of a Jewish carpenter and his small band of followers, who were called to form a new kind of community.
	www.celtic-catholic-church.org /what_is/whatis01.html (1363 words)

	The Ruthenian Catholic Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Despite this sad turn of events, the American Greek Catholics in union with Rome continued to grow and establish new parishes; and, in 1950, Saints Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary was established by the second Bishop of Pittsburgh, Daniel Ivancho, for the spiritual and educational formation of a native clergy.
		The term "Greek Catholic" would change to "Byzantine Catholic," stressing that the church was not Hellenic (Greek) in nationality, and that the spirituality and liturgical services were of the Byzantine Rite; also, English, now the vernacular, became the dominant liturgical language.
		The Byzantine Catholic Church is an Eastern Church in union with Rome; Carpatho-Rusyn in background and flavor, but indeed an American Eastern Church celebrating the Gospel in words, symbols, and action.
	www.dreamwater.org /edu/passaic/history.htm (1271 words)

	The Liberal Catholic Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Liberal Catholic Church is a ceremonial church; adhering to a ritual that is believed to be the closest as is humanly possible to the original form as Jesus had wanted it to be.
		One method is by partaking in the ancient mystery rites of the Holy Eucharist, and by the study of the Ancient Wisdom, shrouded in esoteric expressions of divine and eternal truths.
		The Liberal Catholic Church is one of thirty or more Catholic Churches in the world, which are independent of Rome, such as the Greek Orthodox, Coptic, Old Catholic, etc. She teaches the Christianity of the Christ and administers the seven Sacraments, which are regarded as channels of His blessing.
	www.lcc.cc /tlc/thelcc.htm (505 words)

	Relations Between the Catholic Church and Ancient Churches of the East
		On the road to arriving at her full visibility, the unity of the Church is being constructed at three levels: faith, the sacraments and the institutions.
		Despite certain differences in terminology that had caused misunderstandings and even deep-seated doctrinal disagreements, the qualified Authorities of the Catholic Church and the Churches known as Pre-Chalcedonian were able to declare their full communion in faith in Jesus Christ, who is perfect in his divinity and in his humanity.
		By keeping in mind the importance of the ecclesiology of communion, which is the basis of the rapprochement between the Catholic Church and the Ancient Churches of the East, the decision was made to give priority to the study of and dialogue on such an issue.
	www.ewtn.com /library/CURIA/PCCUCHES.HTM (1370 words)

	Catholic Apostolic National Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		to administer the affairs of the Church in the territory.
		They are called "Old Catholics" because they sought to adhere to the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church of the post-Apostolic era and the theology of the Church prior to the
		Our theology recognizes that the Church's teaching magisterium has no less than two objects: the formation of conscience, in which case authority has an instructive quality; and the nurturing of a properly formed conscience to full maturity, in which case authority is guiding and directive.
	www.oldcatholic.com /ochistory.html (2038 words)

	Liberal Catholic Church - Pictures
		The Liberal Catholic Church is a form of Christianity based on theosophical ideas.
		The church was founded by J.I. Wedgwood, a theosophist who was ordained in the Ancient Catholic Church by Arnold Harris Mathew (1913).
		In the end Mathew came to vow allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church and advising his flock to resign membership of the Theosophical Society Adyar.
	greatestinfo.org /Liberal_Catholic_Church (137 words)

	Bip News
		Over the past few months, the nation's Roman Catholic Church has been rocked by a scandal that began in Boston when it was disclosed that officials knew about the allegations against Geoghan but did little more than move him from parish to parish.
		Catholic church is not only global, it is also”universal”, as its teologists presumed during the ages.
		Roman catholic Church has been seen as an alien far away power, often linked to the richest classes and for this reason distant from the common Christian who found more acquainted with one of the many protestant denominations.
	www.tedcor.com /bip1305.htm (963 words)

	Catholic Encyclopedia: ST. JOAN OF ARC
		She never learned to read or write but was skilled in sewing and spinning, and the popular idea that she spent the days of her childhood in the pastures, alone with the sheep and cattle, is quite unfounded.
		She asked to be in the church prison, where she would have had female attendants.
		It was asserted later that Joan's reluctance to pledge herself to a simple acceptance of the Church's decisions was due to some insidious advice treacherously imparted to her to work her ruin.
	users.ids.net /~st_joans/joan.html (3396 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions about The United Catholic Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Churches approbated, in 1908, the establishment of a mission in Great Brittain.
		Roman Catholic Church to the Apostles, participated in the full sacramental ministry of the Church.
		Catholic communities are small, they are able to success fully implement the Ignatian model of the Church referred to
	www.stfrancisocc.org /FAQ.html (1089 words)

	Deacones - Catholic Encyclopedia
		According to the constant tradition of the Catholic Church, the narrative of Acts, vi, 1-6, which serves to introduce the account of the martyrdom of St. Stephen, describes the first institution of the office of deacon.
		Sozomen says of the church of Alexandria that the Gospel might only be read by the archdeacon, but elsewhere ordinary deacons performed that office, while in other churches, again it devolved upon the priests.
		It is only in the Church of England and in the Episcopal communions of Scotland and North America that a deacon receives ordination by the imposition of hands of a bishop.
	www.piney.com /DeaconsCE.html (4307 words)

	The Apostolic Catholic Orthodox Church
		The Apostolic Catholic Orthodox Church, with 3 geographic regions in the United States, was incorporated in 1990.
		The ACOC affirms the ancient creeds of the Apostolic Christian churches, known as the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds.
		The Church encourages its members to initiate centers of worship and outreach ministries in response to the needs of the communities in which they live and work, providing leadership as compassionate and courageous ministers of Christ.
	www.apostoliccatholic.org /default1.htm (299 words)

	The Journey to Freedom: Reconciliation - Catholic Online
		He has been through the "non-denominational" approach, the "we need to rebuild the "New Testament" church” approach, the “we need to restore the five fold ministry approach” and so many other of the enthusiastic groups that sprung from the “renewal” movements of the latter part of the twentieth century.
		Struggling through Catholic "issues", this friend is clearly being drawn back "home" to the Church into which he was baptized- the Catholic Church.
		The ancient Catholic Church is coming alive with the sons and daughters who are either rediscovering her beauty and depth or discovering both for the first time.
	www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=669 (1222 words)

	Article-The Trinitarian Faith- The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church
		Article-The Trinitarian Faith- The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church
		His treatment of the 'monarchy' in God will be of particular interest to both Eastern and Western theologians interested in the filioque controversy.
		He combines a passion for the Gospel and a theology shaped by both Karl Barth and the Church Fathers.
	www.minihttpserver.net /z_book/A_the_trinitarian_fait-0567292193.htm (679 words)

	Catholic Church Still Champions Medieval Mentality
		The ancient Greeks and Romans hired priests that were supposed to be able to rid someone of their evil spirits.
		Since the Catholic Church owns many hospitals packed with medical professionals, the Catholics, of all people, should know better than to promote a thousand-year-old belief that was practiced by a primitive culture.
		The Roman Catholic Church owns hospitals to cure disease, on the other hand, they hire exorcists to chase away coal covered devils from the bodies of the possessed.
	www.liberator.net /articles/HarryUSA/exorcism.html (1276 words)

	Catholic Encyclopedia: ST. THOMAS MORE
		Besides law and the Classics More read the Fathers with care, and he delivered, in the Church of St. Lawrence Jewry, a series of lectures on St. Augustine's "De civitate Dei", which were attended by many learned men, among whom Grocyn, the rector of the church, is expressly mentioned.
		A few months later came the royal proclamation ordering the clergy to acknowledge Henry as "Supreme Head" of the Church "as far as the law of God will permit", and we have Chapuy's testimony that More at once proferred his resignation of the chancellorship, which however was not accepted.
		This meant the loss of all his income except about 100 pounds a year, the rent of some property he had purchased; and, with cheerful indifference, he at once reduced his style of living to match his strained means.
	www.ipa.net /~magreyn/morebio.htm (3895 words)

	ORCCNA: History
		he Old Roman Catholic Church, a non-Papal, Catholic ecclesial body, descends from the Ancient Catholic Church of the Netherlands (The Catholic Old Diocese of Utrecht) and traces its Apostolic Succession from the See of Utrecht.
		The difficulties resulting from the activities of the Counter Reformers caused the Ancient Catholic Church of the Netherlands to become an autonomous part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
		In response to requests from English Catholics for a non-Papal Catholic presence in the United Kingdom, Archbishop Gerardus Gul of Utrecht consecrated the Most Reverend Arnold Harris Mathew, a retired Roman Catholic priest, as Regionary Bishop for England, on April 28, 1908.
	www.orccna.org /history/history1.htm (373 words)

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