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 Welcome  The National Old Catholic Church affirms traditional Catholic beliefs of faith and love, spirituality, community, and prayer. It celebrates the Seven Sacraments, and adheres to the essentials of Catholic doctrine and practice as              expressed and implied in the statements of Vatican Council II, and in the light of the best contemporary Catholic thought. The National Old Catholic Church proclaims the unconditional love and compassion of God, which embraces every human person regardless of their state or condition in life. We acknowledge the primacy of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit to speak in our day through the 'sensus fidelium' ('sense of the faithful') of the Catholic Church, leading to a              world of justice and peace. The National Old Catholic Church is.....              Inclusive: The National Old Catholic Church seeks to reach out to those who may have felt alienated by their prior church experiences. We              believe that who a person is, and how a person has chosen to live, does not separate them from the love and compassion of God; thus, The National Catholic Church rejects artificial barriers to the reception of the Sacraments based on marital status, sexuality or              lifestyle. In particular, we place no artificial barriers in the way of the reception of the Sacrament of Baptism, when a parent sincerely desires that their child be received into the Mystical Body of Christ. Proactive: Believing that the Holy Spirit continues to guide the Church through the 'Sense of the Faithful', The National Old Catholic Church sees itself as a process as well as an institution. We hope to listen to, rather than speak for, the people of God; as              prompted by the Spirit, hey seek ways to remake the Church into a               credible community of faith for the modern world. The National Old Catholic Church is particularly sensitive to the voices of those who, having felt been called to Catholic ministry, have found their way blocked by sexism and blanket requirements of              celibacy: We are therefore committed to the admission of woman and married persons to all ranks of the clergy. Compassionate: The difficult decisions in one's life are always harder to make alone: at such times, the compassionate support of a community of              faith can be crucial. Yet such support can be difficult to find in              the face of 'legalistic' moral pronouncements regarding such issues as divorce and remarriage, birth control, sexual orientation, and complex medical issues. Morality ought to be our response to the life of the spirit within each human person, and a loving way of life for the whole community. The National Old Catholic Church believes that an              informed conscience, molded on Gospel values of truth, justice, compassion and love, should be the ultimate motivating force in a              person's life. We teach these values with the individual person in              mind and with respect for individual human freedom and dignity. We              trust that, if people are living in the spirit of truth, they will be able to decide what is just and right conduct, both in their own lives and within society. If these qualities speak to you, then we invite you to consider The National Catholic Church as your community of faith.