THE UNITED CATHOLIC CHURCH
Ecumenical, Inclusive, Non-Judgmental, and Independent;
An Old Catholic Heritage Church for the Church's Homeless
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THE UNITED CATHOLIC CHURCH Ecumenical, Inclusive, Non-Judgmental, and Independent; An Old Catholic Heritage Church for the Church's Homeless |
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Faith Section Introduction
On the attached pages the reader is invited to read not only a listing of our core beliefs but more on how our faith is interpreted through the 1997 article that enumerates this church's founding principles, in "A Call to Unity: What does it mean to be Catholic ?" written by Archbishop Robert Bowman.
We recognize that if
only one valid interpretative viewpoint on the non-essentials to Salvation were
possible, the many questions that remain to divide Christians would have been
resolved long ago. We therefore reject the idea of "one, single,
right answer" that some churches claim to possess. We also reject a
theology of feelings that some others promote. Rather, the Church is to
faithfully teach and witness to the truths that have been passed down from the
Apostles without addition or subtraction in ways that are relevant to the people
of this time and place. This thinking is the driver that sits behind
both our core descriptive document, ' What Does It Mean to be Catholic?',
and behind our canons (See Documents section). Within the space of non-essentials, our
clergy and laity hold multiple views. The
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