Catholicism (disambiguation)
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Catholicism may refer to:
Roman Catholicism - The most common use of the word.
Independent Catholicism - Includes the Liberal Catholic Church, the Palmarian Catholic Church, and the Old Catholics, a group that separated from Rome after the First Vatican Council of 1869-70 that believes it is carrying forward traditional pre-conciliar Catholic doctrines. Today they often take progressive social positions.
Orthodoxy - The Orthodox Churches believe they have apostolic origins and boast traditions of catholicity.
Oriental Orthodoxy - Even Eastern Orthodox pride themselves on being true Catholics.
Anglo-Catholicism - some High Church Anglicans emphasize the Catholic origins of the Church of England.
Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism - Some Lutherans claim that their religion is fundamentally Catholic and call themselves Evangelical Catholic, Augsburg Catholic or Augustana Catholic.