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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Reformed Catholic Church

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Edition of 1920. See also Reformed Catholics on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer. The right margin of the scan for this article was distorted, hence the question mark (?) in the date.

1465492The Encyclopedia Americana — Reformed Catholic Church

REFORMED CATHOLIC CHURCH, a religious body established in New York in 187? by several priests who had left the Roman Catholic Church, and under the leadership of Rev. James A. O'Connor. It adopted the Protestant doctrine as expounded in the Evangelical churches, and protested against the doctrine, government, discipline, practice and sacramental system of the Roman Catholic Church. They believe that the believer finds salvation through faith in God through Christ and needs no mediation through the church. They have six churches, eight ministers and about 3,000 members. The sect is established in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Illinois.