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White_Peony
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What are the different kinds of Catholic and what are the differences?
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followingtheway
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I think there are two different rites of the Catholic Church
Latin Rite
- Roman Catholic Church
- Armenian Catholic Church
- Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
- Bulgarian Catholic Church
- Chaldean Catholic Church
- Coptic Catholic Church
- Croatian Greek Catholic Church
- Ethiopian Catholic Church
- Georgian Catholic Church
- Greek Catholic Church
- Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
- Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
- Macedonian Catholic Church
- Maronite Catholic Church
- Melkite Catholic Church
- Romanian Catholic Church
- Russian Catholic Church
- Ruthenian Catholic Church (usually called the “Byzantine Catholic Church” in the United States)
- Slovak Greek Catholic Church
- Syrian Catholic Church
- Syro-Malabar Church
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
- Apostolic Catholic Church
- American Catholic Church in the United States
- Bosnian Church (no longer in existence)
- Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
- Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada
- Celtic Catholic Church
- Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
- Communion of Christ the Redeemer
- Free Catholic Church
- Liberal Catholic Church
- Mariavite Church
- Old Catholic Church
- Old Catholic Church of America
- Old Catholic Church in Europe
- Palmarian Catholic Church
- Philippine Independent Church
- Polish National Catholic Church
- Sedevacantism
- Spiritus Christi
- True Catholic Church
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White_Peony
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what exactly are breakaways?
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CountrySteve
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yea whats are breakways and how can you tell?
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Robertanthony
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So the True Catholic Church isn’t the true Catholic Church!?
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Neildown
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Lady scream It’s a paradoxical nightmare!!!So the True Catholic Church isn’t the true Catholic Church!?
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followingtheway
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So the True Catholic Church isn’t the true Catholic Church!?
Hahahaha!Lady scream It’s a paradoxical nightmare!!!
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LoyalViews
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This is getting funny!
Breakaways are churches, or rather, “ecclesial communities” which reject the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church and the Primacy of the Pope. They are not “Catholic” in a sense, but “protestant” because they have “protested” against the Church (God’s) teaching. Though, they are not Protestants at the same time having remained some elements of truth.
Another paradox for ya.
Breakaways are churches, or rather, “ecclesial communities” which reject the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church and the Primacy of the Pope. They are not “Catholic” in a sense, but “protestant” because they have “protested” against the Church (God’s) teaching. Though, they are not Protestants at the same time having remained some elements of truth.
Another paradox for ya.
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Urbano_Macchi
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Many (most) of those breakaway groups can correctly be called churches because they have Apostolic Succession and thus valid Eucharist.
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malphono
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Is there a reason this thread is in the EC forum? 
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daniel32708
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Either you are with the Pope of Rome, or you are not catholic (even if you claim to be one).
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followingtheway
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Because Eastern Catholicism is a type of Catholic!Is there a reason this thread is in the EC forum?
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malphono
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The header for this forum reads Eastern Catholicism Its practices, heritage, and role within the universal Church. The [post=3740740]Statement of Purpose[/post] for the EC forum is a bit more explicit.
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Catherine_Grant
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Note from Moderator:
The wide diversity of expression of theology, spirituality, and discipline between and within the Eastern, Oriental, and Western rites and churches (i.e. the differences between different kinds of Catholics) is a legitimate topic of discussion for this forum.
The reference threads stickied at the top of the Eastern Catholicism forum are a good resource for broad questions of this nature.
May God Bless You Abundantly,
Catherine Grant
The wide diversity of expression of theology, spirituality, and discipline between and within the Eastern, Oriental, and Western rites and churches (i.e. the differences between different kinds of Catholics) is a legitimate topic of discussion for this forum.
The reference threads stickied at the top of the Eastern Catholicism forum are a good resource for broad questions of this nature.
May God Bless You Abundantly,
Catherine Grant
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Wesley7
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On some posts I read “Orthodox in communion with Rome” could someone explain exactly what they mean? Thanks.
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5Loaves
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Glory to Jesus Christ!
Since you posted this in the Eastern Catholicism section I’ll assume you’re asking this as concerns the other Catholic Churches, Eastern and Oriental, in communion with the Latin Church.
Wikipedia has quite a good page on [the 22 Eastern and Oriental Catholic Churches](Eastern Catholic Churches) with many links to additional information about our Churches and our liturgical rites.
Here is one recent thread that might be of use to you.
Here is another recent thread that might be of use to you.
And while the Roman Rite, Ordinary Form and Extraordinary Form, is the primary liturgical rite in use by the Latin Church, the Latin Church does have other liturgical rites in use.
Welcome to the Eastern Catholicism section of CAF.
Since you posted this in the Eastern Catholicism section I’ll assume you’re asking this as concerns the other Catholic Churches, Eastern and Oriental, in communion with the Latin Church.
Wikipedia has quite a good page on [the 22 Eastern and Oriental Catholic Churches](Eastern Catholic Churches) with many links to additional information about our Churches and our liturgical rites.
Here is one recent thread that might be of use to you.
Here is another recent thread that might be of use to you.
And while the Roman Rite, Ordinary Form and Extraordinary Form, is the primary liturgical rite in use by the Latin Church, the Latin Church does have other liturgical rites in use.
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LoyalViews
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5Loaves
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The only Churches the Catholic Church recognizes as having valid Holy Orders and thus valid Eucharist are our 23 Catholic Churches sui uris and the churches of Holy Orthodoxy.
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kitkatty
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I agree with the above post. Any apostolic succession any of these breakaway groups might have would be very doubtful at best. Therefore, I wouldn`t consider any of them churches in the way the Catholic Church uses the term.
The only Churches the Catholic Church recognizes as having valid Holy Orders and thus valid Eucharist are our 23 Catholic Churches sui uris and the churches of Holy Orthodoxy.
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