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| This Church legally changed its name to the '''Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church (ALCC)''' on Octobver 16, 2007 This is a ] in the ] ] tradition. It was founded in 1997 by former members of the ]. Its headquarters is in ]. The ALCC has two theological seminaries: Wittenberg Lutheran Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, and The Alcuin Institute of the Trans-Pecos in ] which is also an institute for research in biblical and ancient Middle Eastern languages. The ALCC is governed by a ] who is assisted by the ] (which consists of the bishops of the Church,) and a National Standing Committee. The ALCC operates in accordance with the ] Code of the ] (1983) (http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM) in areas not covered by its own Canon Law Code or the Canon Law Code of the Augustana Evangelical Catholic Communion. | |||
| The Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church has five ] in the ], an archdiocese serving ] and two non-geographic archdioceses in the United States; one serving sub-Saharan African immigrants, and a non-geographic archdiocese serving ] people. The ALCC is organized and active in ], ], and ]; and is a member of the Augustana Evangelical Catholic Communion, The Sudanese Council of Churches U.S.A., and the Sudanese Council of Churches. | |||
| The Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church considers Lutherans to be Catholics in a temporary, involuntary ] imposed on it by the ] when Father ]'s attempt to start a renewal movement within and for the Roman Catholic Church slipped out of his control. This Church teaches that Lutheranism in general is a form of non-Roman Catholicism; and considers the other Lutheran Churches to be "]" only to the extent that they have accepted insights from the ] and ] phases of the ]. | |||
| The Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church accepts the unaltered ], the ], and Martin Luther's Small Catechism insofar as they are trustworthy witnesses to the Gospel and in accord with authentic Catholic Faith and Tradition. Insofar as they are in accord with authentic Catholic Faith and Tradition, the ALCC recognizes the remainder of ] except the ] insofar as they are trustworthy witnesses to the Gospel and in accord with authentic Catholic Faith and Tradition. The ALCC does not accept the final document in The Book of Concord, i.e., The Formula of Concord, but recognizes and respects it as a historical Lutheran document. The ALCC has accepted major modifications in Sacramental Theology and Principles of Church Government from the (Lutheran) ], the ] of the Anglican Communion, and the documents and teachings of the ] of the ] which includes the ] (1994). | |||
| This Church is unique among Lutheran Churches in that it accepts as additional confessional documents, the "]" from the "]" as interpreted by ] in "]" (insofar as they do not conflict with authentic Catholic faith and tradition,) the Roman Catholic-Lutheran "]" (Augsburg, Germany, 1999); the ], and the documents and decrees of all ]s recognized by the ]. The ALCC's strongest connections are with the ], and some form of visible, corporate unity with that Church is the ecumenical goal of the ALCC. | |||
| The Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church accepts ] and ], but is not legally under Papal authority at this time. The Evangelical Community Church-Lutheran is theologically and socially conservative, with the same view of the nature and authority of ] as the Roman Catholic Church as stated in the Pontifical Biblical Commission's document, "Interpretion of the Bible in Church" (http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/PBCINTER.htm). | |||
| The polity of the Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church is ] rather than ], and follows the model of the Roman Catholic Church. | |||
| The Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church has never had female clergy for the same reasons the Roman Catholic Church rejects the ordination of women; and has placed a moratorium on the ordination of women until such time as it is ordered by a Pope (for the diaconate) or an Ecumenical Council (for the priesthood and episcopacy.) The ALCC has the same policy on the ordination of homosexuals as does the Roman Catholic Church as defined by Pope Benedict XVI. This Church does not permit the blessing of same-sex unions. | |||
| The clergy of the Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church have all been ordained (or re-ordained) in the historic ], which it obtained from the ] and the ]. The primary Apostolic Lineage of the The Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church is the ] lineage of the Rebiban or Vatican Succession. All ordinations are performed using the rites of the most current edition of the Ordinal from ] of the Roman Catholic Church set within a celebration of the ] using the Eucharistic rites of the ]. | |||
| The worship of the Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church is dignified and sacramental. It differs from other Lutheran Churches by recognizing and celebrating seven ]. The primary ] of the ALCC is the Roman Catholic Anglican Use ]. Any other rites approved and authorized for use by the appropriate Congregation of the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church may also be used by ALCC clergy. | |||
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