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Nova's rendering was good, but the word "officially" should be there, for better clarity, and also "mainstream" for "Protestantism"....
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The Roman Catholic position is that not all who profess to be Christians are necessarily their "brothers in Christ".<ref name="Whalen9" /><ref name="Mormon QA">{{cite journal| url=http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2003/0305qq.asp |title=Quick Questions: Why doesn't the Catholic Church accept Mormon baptism?|journal=This Rock| volume=14 |number=5|publisher= [[Catholic Answers]]|location=El Cajon, CA|date=May-June 2003|accessdate=2010-06-18}}</ref> Only individuals who subscribe to certain beliefs, such as the [[Nicene Creed|Nicean formula]] and other [[creedal]] positions, are considered as such.<ref name="Scandrett">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexandermen.com/Catholic,_Evangelical_and_Charismatic |title= Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic: A New Witness to the Ancient Way|author=Scandrett, Joel|date=August 8, 2009|publisher=[[Nyack College]]|work=Alexander Men Conference|accessdate=2010-06-18}}</ref> According to official Roman Catholic Church teaching, only [[Trinitarian formula#Use in baptism|Trinitarian baptism]] with water (as defined by the [[Ecumenical council|Councils]] of [[First Council of Nicaea|Nicea]] and [[Council of Chalcedon|Chalcedon]]) is considered valid for a church or group to be considered "separated brethren".<ref name="VaticanII">{{cite journal|url=http://www.christianodyssey.com/history/vatican2.htm | work=Christian Odyssey |title=Church History Corner: Vatican II and the Future of Church Unity |author=Kroll, Paul|page=18-19|volume=3|number=5|month=October/November|year=2007 | location=Glendora, CA| publisher=[[Worldwide Church of God]]|accessdate=2010-06-21|}}</ref> Thus, traditional Protestant groups are included within the definition.<ref name="VaticanII" /> And though the Roman Catholic Church goes so far as to accept the validity of sacraments administered by the Eastern Orthodox and [[Oriental Orthodox Church]]es, members of those churches are likewise considered to be "separated brethren".<ref name="VaticanII" />
The Roman Catholic position is that not all who profess to be Christians are necessarily their "brothers in Christ".<ref name="Whalen9" /><ref name="Mormon QA">{{cite journal| url=http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2003/0305qq.asp |title=Quick Questions: Why doesn't the Catholic Church accept Mormon baptism?|journal=This Rock| volume=14 |number=5|publisher= [[Catholic Answers]]|location=El Cajon, CA|date=May-June 2003|accessdate=2010-06-18}}</ref> Only individuals who subscribe to certain beliefs, such as the [[Nicene Creed|Nicean formula]] and other [[creedal]] positions, are considered as such.<ref name="Scandrett">{{cite web|url=http://www.alexandermen.com/Catholic,_Evangelical_and_Charismatic |title= Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic: A New Witness to the Ancient Way|author=Scandrett, Joel|date=August 8, 2009|publisher=[[Nyack College]]|work=Alexander Men Conference|accessdate=2010-06-18}}</ref> According to official Roman Catholic Church teaching, only [[Trinitarian formula#Use in baptism|Trinitarian baptism]] with water (as defined by the [[Ecumenical council|Councils]] of [[First Council of Nicaea|Nicea]] and [[Council of Chalcedon|Chalcedon]]) is considered valid for a church or group to be considered "separated brethren".<ref name="VaticanII">{{cite journal|url=http://www.christianodyssey.com/history/vatican2.htm | work=Christian Odyssey |title=Church History Corner: Vatican II and the Future of Church Unity |author=Kroll, Paul|page=18-19|volume=3|number=5|month=October/November|year=2007 | location=Glendora, CA| publisher=[[Worldwide Church of God]]|accessdate=2010-06-21|}}</ref> Thus, traditional Protestant groups are included within the definition.<ref name="VaticanII" /> And though the Roman Catholic Church goes so far as to accept the validity of sacraments administered by the Eastern Orthodox and [[Oriental Orthodox Church]]es, members of those churches are likewise considered to be "separated brethren".<ref name="VaticanII" />


In contrast to their characterization of Protestant and Orthodox groups, the Roman Catholic Church considers the [[Mormons]] to be an "un-Christian" group holding "[[nontrinitarian]]" and "[[polytheist]]ic" beliefs and, therefore, not "separated brethren".<ref name="Whalen9">{{cite book |title=Revised: Separated brethren: a review of Protestant, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox & other religions in the United States|author=Whalen, William Joseph| publisher=[[Our Sunday Visitor]] |location=Huntington, Ind.| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=sw9ILcqw2hsC | accessdate=2010-06-16| isbn=9781931709057|year=2002|page=9}}</ref><ref name="Mormon QA" />
In contrast to their characterization of mainstream Protestant and Orthodox groups, the Roman Catholic Church officially considers groups such as the [[Mormons]] to be an "un-Christian", group holding "[[nontrinitarian]]" and "[[polytheist]]ic" beliefs and, therefore, not "separated brethren".<ref name="Whalen9">{{cite book |title=Revised: Separated brethren: a review of Protestant, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox & other religions in the United States|author=Whalen, William Joseph| publisher=[[Our Sunday Visitor]] |location=Huntington, Ind.| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=sw9ILcqw2hsC | accessdate=2010-06-16| isbn=9781931709057|year=2002|page=9}}</ref><ref name="Mormon QA" />


==See also==
==See also==

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Separated brethren is a term sometimes used by the Roman Catholic Church to refer to baptized members of other Christian traditions. Though also applied to Christians of the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, the term is more often used about Protestants and Anglicans.[1] The phrase is a translation of the Latin phrase fratres seiuncti.[2]

History of term

Though in use prior to the Second Vatican Council, especially by American bishops,[citation needed] the phrase "separated brethren" was emphasized and became more official during the Second Vatican Council, in the early 1960s, and in the contemporary ecumenical movement.[3][4] Before the Second Vatican Council, Protestants and other non-Roman Catholic Christians, per the pronouncements of the Council of Trent, were officially viewed by the Roman Catholic Church as "heretics" and as not having hope of salvation outside of the "Church of Rome".[5][6] After the Second Vatican Council, however, "that habit of unthinkingly hurling accusations of heresy at Protestants pretty much died out".[6]

Since at least the mid-1990s, the term often has been replaced by Catholic officials with phrases such as "other Christians".[7]

Consideration of certain groups

The Roman Catholic position is that not all who profess to be Christians are necessarily their "brothers in Christ".[8][9] Only individuals who subscribe to certain beliefs, such as the Nicean formula and other creedal positions, are considered as such.[10] According to official Roman Catholic Church teaching, only Trinitarian baptism with water (as defined by the Councils of Nicea and Chalcedon) is considered valid for a church or group to be considered "separated brethren".[3] Thus, traditional Protestant groups are included within the definition.[3] And though the Roman Catholic Church goes so far as to accept the validity of sacraments administered by the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, members of those churches are likewise considered to be "separated brethren".[3]

In contrast to their characterization of mainstream Protestant and Orthodox groups, the Roman Catholic Church officially considers groups such as the Mormons to be an "un-Christian", group holding "nontrinitarian" and "polytheistic" beliefs and, therefore, not "separated brethren".[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hardon, John (1980). "Separated Brethren". Modern Catholic Dictionary (CatholicCulture.org ed.). Doubleday. ISBN 9780385121620. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  2. ^ Wells, Christopher (2009). "The Singular Grace of Division's Woundpage". Ecclesiology. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill: 10. Retrieved 2010-06-18. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |vol= ignored (|volume= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Kroll, Paul (2007). "Church History Corner: Vatican II and the Future of Church Unity". Christian Odyssey. 3 (5). Glendora, CA: Worldwide Church of God: 18-19. Retrieved 2010-06-21. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ William Joseph Whalen - Separated Brethren, 1958 and 1966, Bruce Publishing Co., Preface, pg 9.
  5. ^ Catholic Apologetics The Popes and Saints On: The Catholic Doctrine of No Salvation Outside the Church, Council of Trent, St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori - by Raymond Taouk, retrieved May 14, 2010.[unreliable source?]
  6. ^ a b Oakes, Edward T. (December 19, 2007). "Are Protestants Heretics?". On the Square. First Things. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  7. ^ Wells, Christopher (2009). "The Singular Grace of Division's Woundpage". Ecclesiology. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill: 10–11. Retrieved 2010-06-18. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |vol= ignored (|volume= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b Whalen, William Joseph (2002). Revised: Separated brethren: a review of Protestant, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox & other religions in the United States. Huntington, Ind.: Our Sunday Visitor. p. 9. ISBN 9781931709057. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  9. ^ a b "Quick Questions: Why doesn't the Catholic Church accept Mormon baptism?". This Rock. 14 (5). El Cajon, CA: Catholic Answers. May–June 2003. Retrieved 2010-06-18.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  10. ^ Scandrett, Joel (August 8, 2009). "Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic: A New Witness to the Ancient Way". Alexander Men Conference. Nyack College. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
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