AMERICAN APOSTOLIC CATHOLIC CHURCH
MISSIONARY DIOCESE OF CHICAGO
MISSIONARIES OF MERCY CMM
LO QUE CREEMOS
Profesamos los Credos de Atanasio, Nicea y de los Apóstoles, creemos en las declaraciones de los primeros siete Concilios Ecuménicos de la cristiandad.
Creemos que el poder de la Iglesia, que se basa en la autoridad de los Obispos reunidos en un consejo, llamado Sínodo.
1.- Creemos que los siete sacramentos son de institución divina.
2.- Rechazamos el arrianismo y otras herejías condenadas por la Iglesia que violan la doctrina católica.
3.- Creemos que la Santísima Virgen María es verdaderamente la Madre de Dios, la “Theotokós”, a través de la cual nuestro Salvador Jesucristo fue concebido y nació en el mundo; Creemos que el “Theotokós” tiene un fuerte poder de intercesión y buscamos sus oraciones e intercesión en nombre de nosotros mismos, la Iglesia y el mundo.
4.- Creemos en un sacerdocio casado, pero valoramos el celibato como un don del Espíritu Santo.
5.-Creemos en la veneración de las imágenes sagradas, iconos, medallas y reliquias de los santos.
6.- Creemos que la vida comienza en la concepción y, por lo tanto, rechazamos el acto del aborto como un medio para simplemente terminar con la vida humana.
7.- Creemos que el uso de anticonceptivos, se deja a la libertad de conciencia del individuo.
8.- Somos una Iglesia sacramental, adoptamos la plenitud del cristianismo como se expresa en la tradición católica; defendemos las enseñanzas de la fe católica (universal), que nos fue transmitida por los apóstoles a través de Jesucristo; profesamos una fe sagrada católica y apostólica, como se expresa en los Concilios de la Iglesia indivisas.
9.- Tenemos una sucesión apostólica válida de Dom Carlos Duarte Costa, Obispo Católico Romano de la Sede Titular de Maura y del Ordinario de Botucatu, Brasil. Dom Carlos Duarte Costa fundó la Igreja Católica Apostólica Brasileira el 6 de julio de 1945, luego la Iglesia comenzó a extenderse a otras naciones.
DIFERENCIAS
* Nuestros Cánones son simples y ajustados al tamaño de nuestra Iglesia y las lineas de los Evangelios.
* Aceptamos Sacerdotes Casados.
* A diferencia de la Iglesia Católica Romana, los católicos divorciados pueden volver a casarse ante un sacerdote y vivir su matrimonio en plena comunión con la Iglesia.
*Damos la comunión a personas divorciadas.
*No contamos con edificios propios ni salarios a nuestros Sacerdotes, buscamos vivir transparentes en la administración de bienes materiales.
*Nuestro Clero se sostiene a si mismo y a su familia si está casado.
*Aceptamos ofrendas por nuestro servicio, pero no esperamos depender de esa ofrenda.
Differences with the Roman Catholic Church
The following compares the practice of the Faith adopted by our church with the current practices of the Roman Catholic Church.*We are connected to the Roman Catholic Church through the episcopate and our common Faith as professed in the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.*As the Holy Roman (Catholic) Church, we celebrate as part of Tradition, for example, the Dogmas of the Immaculate Conception (conceived without sin) and the Glorious Assumption of Mary (Holy Dormition); We accept popular devotions.*All sacraments celebrated by this Church are considered VALID by the Holy Roman (Catholic) Church.* As the Roman Catholic Church, we recognize clerical celibacy as a special gift which enhances the ministry of those who freely choose it and which bears powerful witness to the glorious kingdom of God.* As the Roman Catholic Church, we view Baptism as the sacrament of initiation which makes all other sacraments available to us.* We hold to the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas that “we must follow our own conscience.”
VALID APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
Our Apostolic succession comes from San Carlos Duarte, passed on to Luis Castillo, then to Justo Gonzalez and Jose Villegas in ACCOTUS, of which we are members in its Episcopal conference.
THE SACRAMENTS ARE THE WAY TO MANIFEST OUR FAITH
We celebrate baptisms, after the due course for parents and godparents
Requirements:
1. Civil birth registration
2. Parental consent, if the child is a minor.
3. Godfather who professes the Catholic faith and is baptized.
4. Receive the pre-baptismal course.
5. Make a Voluntary Donation.
BAPTISMS
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
MARRIAGES
I... ACCEPT YOU TO LOVE AND RESPECT YOU.......
Marriage is the foundation of the Christian community; we want to support the fulfillment of people who live as a couple.
Requirements:
1. Be Baptized and have received your First Communion and Confirmation.
2. Mutual and clear consent.
3. Godfather who professes the Catholic faith and who has been baptized, had his First Communion, confirmed, and married in the Church.
4. Receive the pre-marital course in its virtual and in-person form, which will last approximately 6 months.
5. Get involved in the liturgical and social ministry of the Missionaries of Mercy.
6. Make a Voluntary Donation.
Cases of second marriages will be analyzed directly by the Diocesan Bishop, following interviews and careful study.
CONFIRMATIONS
By the anointing of holy Chrism, receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit
Parents and candidates must take classes to receive Confirmation.
Requirements:
1. Be baptized and have received your First Communion.
2. A minimum of 13 years old.
3. Godfather who professes the Catholic faith and who has been baptized, had First Communion and Confirmed.
4. Receive the Confirmation course in its virtual and in-person form and the Parents take the adult classes.
5. Get involved in the liturgical and social ministry of the Missionaries of Mercy.
6. Make a Voluntary Donation.
FIRST COMMUNION
Receive the Body and Blood of Christ
We welcome all who wish to encounter Christ in the Eucharist.
Requirements
1. Be Baptized.
2. A minimum of 9 years old.
3. Godfather who professes the Catholic faith and who is Baptized, First Communion.
4. Receive the First Communion course in its virtual and in-person form and the Parents take the adult classes.
5. Get involved in the liturgical and social ministry of the Missionaries of Mercy.
6. Make a Voluntary Donation.