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Hi, Karen —
Well, there is no reason to disagree
because they are right.
Old Catholics have valid Apostolic
Succession and, like the Eastern
Orthodox, can trace their bishops
back to the Apostles. They are however
in schism. They split from the Roman
Church at the First Vatican Council.
They rejected the Council's definition
of the Papal Infallibility and so
they split. Of course, now they are ordaining women.
Clearly those ordinations are not valid,
so they are in danger of losing Apostolic
Succession should they ever decide
to try and consecrate female bishops.
As I said, they can trace their roots
back to Peter, in that their Bishops
are still validly ordained and they
came from us, much like the Orthodox
in the East.
All these groups maintained valid
Holy Orders, valid Apostolic Succession,
and the seven valid Sacraments. They
are not, however, in full communion
with the Roman Catholic Church; they
are schismatic.
John
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