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Old Catholic communion of churches This article is about for an intercommunion agreement among Christian denominations. For the statement from labor unions, see Scranton Declaration.

Union of Scranton
Logo
Classification	Old Catholic
Governance	Episcopal
Leader	Anthony Mikovsky
Region	North America, Europe
Origin	2008
Separated from	Union of Utrecht
Official website	theunionofscranton.org

The Union of Scranton is a communion of Old Catholic churches established in 2008 by the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) of the United States, after the Union of Utrecht began ordaining women and blessing same-sex unions.

Beliefs

The beliefs shared by Union of Scranton-member churches, distinguished from Roman Catholic and Union of Utrecht churches, are described in the Declaration of Scranton. The Declaration of Scranton expands Declaration of Utrecht principles by adding theologically conservative expressions of faith in the sacraments of marriage and holy orders.

In the Declaration of Scranton, the signatories:

reject the dogma of papal infallibility and the universal episcopate of the Bishop of Rome
reject the dogmatic pronouncements of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary, although not the dogmas themselves
reject ordination of women to the priesthood, consecration of women to the episcopate and the blessing of same-sex unions
affirm a sacrificial understanding of the Eucharist and the real presence.

Members

Relationships

The Union of Scranton has been in dialogue with the Free Church of England since February 2013.

References

Bishops of the Polish National Catholic Church (2008-04-28). Written at Lancaster, NY. "The Declaration of Scranton: a profession of faith and declaration" (PDF). theunionofscranton.org. Scranton, PA: Union of Scranton. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
^ Polish National Catholic Church. General Synod (October 2010). "The Declaration of Scranton: official commentary" (PDF). theunionofscranton.org. Union of Scranton. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
^ "Union of Scranton: Churches in communion with the Polish National Catholic Church". theunionofscranton.org. Scranton, PA: Union of Scranton. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
"Clergy directory". nordiccatholic.com. Nordic Catholic Church. November 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.
"Free Church of England hosts Union of Scranton delegation". fcofe.org.uk. Free Church of England. 2015-12-07. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

External links

Official website

v t e Union of Scranton
Member churches	Nordic Catholic Church Polish National Catholic Church
Churches in dialogue	Free Church of England Anglican Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church

v t e The Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches
Unifying institutions	Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference International Old Catholic Congresses
Member churches	Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany Old Catholic Church of Austria Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic Polish-Catholic Church (not to be confused with PNCC based in the United States, see below)
Dependent jurisdictions	Old Catholic Church of Croatia Old Catholic Mission in France Old Catholic Church in Sweden and Denmark
Churches in full communion	Anglican Communion Church of Sweden Philippine Independent Church
Churches no longer in communion	Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC; based in the United States)
Defunct Churches	Old Catholic Church in Italy
Derivatives	Union of Scranton

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