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The American National Catholic Church (ANCC) is an independent Catholic denomination established in 2009 as a self-governing entity not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The ANCC was founded with the mission of fully implementing their interpretation of the Second Vatican Council, and are notably more liberal than the Catholic Church in its acceptance of homosexual practice and marriage, ordination of woman, and contraceptives. ==History== The American National Catholic Church traces its apostolic succession through Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Duarte-Costa (1888–1961) of Brazil. Bishop Duarte-Costa was a proponent of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. As early as 1936, he called for the celebration of the liturgy in the vernacular with priest facing people, a greater role for the laity in the liturgy, including service as Eucharistic ministers, the election rather than appointment of bishops, and reception of the Eucharist in both bread and wine. He also called for married clergy and general absolution, and was a vocal critic both during and after World War II of the Brazilian government's ties with Nazi Germany. Accused of being a communist sympathizer and imprisoned for a few months in 1944, Duarte-Costa was excommunicated in 1945, at which point he founded the worldwide Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church. The Church and its affiliates have over half a million members worldwide. Since its founding in 2009, the ANCC has embraced a path of intentional growth in recognition that many other Independent Catholic jurisdictions failed because they concentrated on quantity at the expense of quality. The early stages of the Church's development focused, consequently, on establishing a strong foundation and solid infrastructure, both aimed at ensuring that the Church's future. The American National Catholic Church measures its growth in terms of four general aims: * to further the work of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by proclaiming the presence of the Kingdom; * to support missionary work; * to be involved in the planting and strengthening of local churches; * and through Christian fellowship, the liturgical celebrations of the seven sacraments, and the ministry of the Word of God, to edify and strengthen the believer. Currently, there are American National Catholic Church parishes in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Missouri, North Dakota, and Virginia, with others in the process of formation in Illinois, Florida, New Mexico, and New York. ANCC priests and deacons also minister in prisons, homeless shelters, HIV/AIDS residences, psychiatric hospitals, teaching, and media. The Church also publishes ''The Call'', an online quarterly.〔http://www.anccthecall.org〕 The first presiding bishop of the ANCC is George R. Lucey, FCM (). Lucey holds a doctoral degree in psychology and has worked in higher education as a professor of psychology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American National Catholic Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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