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date: 12 June 2025

Utrecht, Declaration of 

Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Author(s):
Peter-Ben SmitPeter-Ben Smit

The credal document that is the doctrinal basis of the *Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht. It was drawn up by an assembly of bps at Utrecht on 24 Sept. 1889. The document professes adherence to the faith and order of the early Church (first seven ecumenical councils). It rejects the ultramontanization of the Catholic Church, in particular its dogmatic expression at the ... ...

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