How is the ECC a catholic church?
We uphold our catholic tradition with respect to the following principles: • The teachings and person of Jesus Christ • The New Testament • The Nicene Creed • The Sacramental & Liturgical tradition practiced • Apostolic Tradition and Succession affirmed Our Communion unites authentic Catholic faith communities that stretch across the United States. We are a communion of communities which are ecumenical and catholic in that we celebrate a characteristically Catholic faith tradition that is not sectarian. We share a common theology and liturgical tradition with the Catholic Church. Our deacons, priests and bishops participate in the same historic apostolic succession as do the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and other apostolic Churches. We share the same historical developments as Western Christianity. We trace our modern roots to the emergence of the Old Catholic movement which began in 1870 as a response to the first Vatican Council’s pronouncement of Papal Infal
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