| Denominations |
History
These groups broke from the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) over Papal infallibility and/or other doctrinal issues. the OCC (Old Catholic Church) is the largest of these and several sub groups broke from the OCC.
Catholic Denominations:
American Catholic Church, founded 1989
Broke from the RCC in reaction to Vatican II's position on birth control, ordination, and theological debate.
Eastern Rite Catholic/Uniate Churches, founded various dates
These groups are under the jurisdiction or the RCC, but have married clergy, serve bread and wine to the laity, and have their own distinctive language, rites, and canon law.
Liberal Catholic Church, founded 1916 (cult)
Broke from the Old Catholic Church, it combines the teaching or the OCC and the Theosophical and spiritualist societies, teaching eastern mysticism. They have married clergy, and ordination homosexuals.
Mariavite Old Catholic Church of North America, founded 1972
A unique type of Old Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Old Catholic Churches, founded 1914
Broke from the RCC over the issue of Papal infallibility, at Vatican I, and Jansenism. they hold to the old style of ritual and prayers for the dead. Also rejects Immaculate conception of Mary, compulsory Celibacy of the Priesthood, ordination of women. It is in communion with the Anglican Church and several Orthodox bodies.
Polish National Catholic Church of America, founded 1897
Broke from the OCC, Clergy can marry (since 1921), rejects ordination of women.
Roman Catholic Church, founded (325, or 600)
Holds to Sacramentalism, Sacerdotalism, Papal Infallibility, Infant Baptism, justification by faith and works, Clergy can't marry. Rejects ordination of homosexuals and women.
Dates are when the USA branches were started.
The kindest thing to say about the Catholic one is that it’s unclear. The heading is about groups that broke with the RCC and then it includes ... the RCC!