Ready for Harvest gives a pretty detailed rundown of what the Polish National Catholic Church is all about. It's one of the oldest "independent" Catholic jurisdictions in the United States. I was interested to see that the American National Catholic Church, a New Jersey-based jurisdiction, got a brief mention in a clarification.
Here's where to find information in the video:
Chapters:00:00 History of the PNCC
04:11 “National Catholic Church” Name
04:34 Core Christian Beliefs
04:54 Filioque Clause of the Nicene Creed
05:24 Sacraments
09:48 Sacramentals
10:16 The Virgin Mary
11:25 Scripture, Creation
12:36 Sin & Salvation
14:26 Charismatic View
14:38 Universal Salvation
18:48 Marriage & Sexuality
19:43 Divorce & Remarriage
20:24 Abortion, Birth Control
20:53 Worship Style & Liturgy
21:18 Alcohol
21:48 Giving & Offerings
23:14 Church Government
24:06 Church Offices, Apostolic Succession
24:46 Women in Ministry
25:12 Relation with the Episcopal Church
25:26 Marriage of Clergy
25:54 Ecumenical Connections
26:29 Statistics
27:08 Purpose of the PNCC
Previously I have written about Lutheran and Episcopalian churches reaching out as sacramental bodies to Hispanics, and about the independent sacramental movement as well.
See:
- The Growth Potential of the American National Catholic Church Among Hispanics
- An Unusual Hispanic Lutheran & Presbyterian Parish
- They Have a Plan: Hispanic Episcopalian Ministry
- Latino Lutheran Catholics
- The Wild, Woolly Weirdness of the Independent Sacramental Movement
- Further Thoughts on the Independent Sacramental Movement (And a Parish Directory)
- Good Shepherd American Reformed Catholic Church in Toms River, New Jersey
- Inestimable Worth with Andrew Miller | Sacramental Whine (Podcast)
