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Old Catholic Congress and reform debates in the 1870s
The piece surveys the Bonn and Constance congresses, doctrinal reform steps favored by Old Catholics, Doellinger and Reinkens, and the push to limit papal authority. It contrasts translations of Trent with scriptural testing and notes advances such as vernacular liturgy, scripture reading, and shifted views on sacraments, while warning of limited scope and the need for broader reform.
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Constance
Reinkens
Bonn
L’reiburg
Church of God
Trent
Doéllinger
Déllinger
Schaff
Munich
Primitive Apostolic Church