WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “CATHOLIC”?

(A CALL TO UNITY)

by Most Rev. Dr. Robert M. Bowman, Presiding Archbishop, United Catholic Church

(Bishop Bowman was asked by a conclave of bishops from various independent jurisdictions to formulate a statement of the core beliefs which should unify them. This paper, published in July 1997, is the result. An outline of the paper follows. You can link directly to any of its sections. If you prefer to read the paper straight through, go to the INTRODUCTION and at the bottom of each page, merely click "Continue to Next Page: ____".)

INTRODUCTION

THE SOURCES OF OUR FAITH

SCRIPTURE

Inerrancy

Canonicity

CREEDS

COUNCILS

SPECIFICS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH

GOD

JESUS

SALVATION

SACRAMENTS

Matrimony

Baptism

Eucharist

Holy Orders

CHURCH

NONESSENTIALS

SUMMARY OF THE ESSENTIALS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH

A FINAL WORD

Begin with INTRODUCTION

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