Christian
Old Catholic Church (Union of Utrecht)
5/40· LowConfidence: High
Small reformist Catholic offshoot (1873) rejecting papal infallibility. Mainstream low-control reference.
CLCI radar
Low Control / Mainstream
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control1/10
Information Control1/10
Thought Control1/10
Emotional Control2/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — small reformist Catholic offshoot; mainstream low-control.
Founded
1873
Members
≈115,000 globally
Active in
Europe
In context
Old Catholic Church split from Rome in 1873 over the First Vatican Council's papal-infallibility definition. Today federated through the Union of Utrecht. Ordains women, blesses same-sex unions in some jurisdictions. Mainstream low-control.
Timeline
- 1873Old Catholic Church organised after Vatican I
Sources
- Various Old Catholic publications
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