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The Ecumenical Catholic Church+USA
"The Canons of the Church"
2017
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Book One: Name, Seal, Mission, Ecclesial Orientation
Title 1. Name, National Church Office, Seal, Mission 1-2-3
Title 2. Ecclesial Tradition 4-5
Book Two: Beliefs, Liturgy, Sacraments
Title 1. Belief Statements 6
Title 2. Liturgy 7-8-9
Title 3. The Sacraments: Matter, Form, Minister, Norms.
Chapter One. The Sacrament of Baptism 10-11
Chapter Two. The Sacrament of the Eucharist (Mass) 12-13-14-15
Chapter Three. Sacrament of Penance (Confession) 16-17-18-19
Chapter Four: The Sacrament of Confirmation 20-21
Chapter Five: The Sacrament of Marriage 22-23-24-25-26-27
Chapter Six. The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick 28-29-30
Chapter Seven. The Sacrament of Holy Orders 31-32-33-34-35-36-37
Book Three: The Laity
Title One: Membership in the Church 38-39-40
Title Two: The Rights and Obligations of the Christian Faithful
Article One: Rights and Obligations within the Church Community 41
Article Two: Rights and Obligations within the Civil Community 42
Article Three: The Rights and Obligations of all Christian Married Persons 43
Book Four: The Clergy
Title One: Membership and Spiritual Endorsement of Clergy 44
Chapter One: The prerequisites for Spiritual Endorsement
of a cleric by this Church 45-46
Chapter Two: The Ministry Council's Relationship to the Cleric, the Church,
and requirements of State and Federal Law.
Article One: The Cleric and the Ministry Council. 47-48-49
Article Two: Responsibility of the Ministry Council board members, clergy,
and participants at any job or volunteer level to report
physical, sexual, or mental abuse. 50
Article Three: Regarding disputes and dysfunctional relationships
between the cleric and ministry's Board of Directors 51
Article Four: Regarding actual or threatened litigation. 52
Article Five: The church's role in assigning and replacing
clergy for Ministries. 53
(Canon 54 - Blank)
(Canon 55 - Blank)
Title Two: Ecclesiastical Titles and Descriptions 56
Title Three: General Norms for Clergy
Article One: Jurisdictional Relationship of Clergy Members of this Church. 57-58
Article Two: Requirements for Incardination and Clerical Candidacy 59-60-61
Article Three: Clerical Attire 62
Article Four: Civil Incorporation of Ministries; Annual Ministry Report 63-64
Article Five: Lawsuits involving clergy or ministries 65
Article Six: Mandatory Reporting of Physical or Mental Abuse of Minors 66
Article Seven: Maintenance of Sacramental Records 67
Article Eight: Retirement of Clergypersons 68
Article Nine: Formal Participation in the Rites of Other Churches 69
Title Four: Norms for Bishops
Article One. Duties and Responsibilities of Bishops 70
Article Two: Election of Bishops 71-72
Article Three: Incardination of Bishops. 73
Title Five: Norms For the Council of Bishops.
Article One: Meetings of the Council of Bishops. 74
Article Two: Membership of the Council of Bishops 75
Article Three: Agenda for the Council of Bishops Annual Meeting 76-77
Article Four: Voting in the Council of Bishops Meetings 78-79-80
Article Five: Council of Bishops Meeting Reports and Promulgation 81
Title Six: Norms For the Presiding Bishop
Article One: Election, Term of Office, and Removal of the Presiding Bishop 82-83
Article Two: Role of Presiding Bishop 84-85
Title Six: Norms For Priests
Article One: Duties and Responsibilities of Priests 86
Article Two: Spiritual Endorsement (Faculties) Granted to Priests. 87
Title Seven: Norms For Deacons and Subdeacons
Article One: Duties and Responsibilities of Deacons and Subdeacons 88
Article Two: Spiritual Endorsement (Faculties) Granted to Deacons 89
Article Three: Spiritual Endorsement (Faculties) Granted to Subdeacons 90
Title Eight: Norms For Minor Orders and Commissioned Church Ministers
Article One: Duties and Responsibilities of Porters, Lectors and Acolytes
and Commissioned Ministers. 91
Title Nine: Norms for Clergy Candidates 92
Title Ten: Discipline and Dismissal of Clergy
Article One: Lines of Disciplinary Authority 93-94
Article Two: Stages of Clerical Discipline 95-96-97-98
Article Three: Appeal Process and Hearing by the Council of Bishops 97-98
Book Five: Church Authority and Structure
Title 1. Authority in the Church
Chapter One: Hierarchical Authority: Spiritual and Civil 99
Chapter Two: Authority of the Canons of the Church 100-101-102
Chapter Three: Authority of the Council of Bishops 103-104-105
Chapter Four: Standing Committees Assisting the Council of Bishops 106
Chapter Five: Synods: Purpose, Attendance, Voting
Article One: - Purpose of Synods 107-108
Article Two: Attendance at Synods 109
Article Three: Voting at Synods 110
Title 2. Jurisdictional Designations. 111-112
Book Six: Church Finances ...........113-114-115
Support of Church: clergy dues; congregant donations;
tithe to dioceses and National Church. 113
Church corporations By-Laws; employee compensation;
retirement benefit; termination of employmet benefits obligation. 114
Standards of accountability and annual financial reports. 115
Book Seven: Inter-Communion Agreements
Title 1. Inter-communion with Other Christians 116
Book Eight: Appendix
Appendix A: Lines of Apostolic Succession
Appendix B: Ratification and Revision History of this Document
Appendix C: ECC+USA Commentary of Understanding
regarding the Declaration of Utrecht and the Fourteen Theses of the Old Catholic Church
Appendix D: (vacant; no document)
Appendix E: "Protecting God's People" Policy
Appendix F: ByLaws for ECC+USA Corporations and Councils.