Diocese of St. Benedict

“Prefer nothing to the love of Christ”

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• We are part of the Independent Catholic Movement in the United States

• We are deeply Catholic and completely inclusive

• We share in the Apostolic Succession of the Church

• We are rooted in Scripture, the historic creeds and traditions of the Early Church

• We believe each life is sacred

• We seek unity within the Body of Christ

• We study and pray the Scriptures

• We administer the Sacraments

• We proclaim God’s grace and forgiveness through his Son

• We are a servant church

• We exist to serve the poor and the forgotten

• We ordain men & women who want to live out their Christian faith in service to others, especially the poor and forgotten people in their communities

• Our ordained are free to marry

• We encourage women and men in their discerning process toward ordained ministry