Good Shepherd Catholic Church
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Tension detected
2 stances that depart from the denomination
The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.
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Roman Catholic Church denies.
This congregation affirms.
"All Trinitarian baptisms (with water and with the words "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit") are recognized as valid in the Catholic Church"Source ↗
Roman Catholic Church denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Infant baptism is the norm. Baptism regenerates and incorporates into the Church. Emergency baptism of infants is a serious pastoral concern."
Inherited from denomination
What Roman Catholic Church teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Confessional standard: Council of Trent (Canons) · Council of Trent (Decrees)
Affirms
- Apostolic SuccessionSTRONGHistoric episcopate — tactile line of consecration from the apostles.
- Assumption of MarySTRONGPius XII, Munificentissimus Deus (1950)
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGPius IX, Ineffabilis Deus (1854)
- Infant BaptismSTRONGWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Perpetual Virginity of MarySTRONGSecond Council of Constantinople (553); universal patristic reception
- Real PresenceSTRONGTrent; Book of Concord (sacramental union); Chrysostom liturgy; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII
- TheotokosSTRONGCouncil of Ephesus (431)
- TransubstantiationSTRONGCouncil of Trent, Session XIII (1551)
Denies
- Believer's BaptismstandardBaptism practiced once, infant primary (RCC Trent; Orthodox catechism)
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriageSTRONGMarriage is indissoluble; annulment (declaration of invalidity) is the only recourse (CCC 1650).
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About | good-shepherd-mo top of page Home About Mass Time and Office Hours Parish Organizations Parish Staff Planned Giving Contact Faith Formation All Children's Ministries PSR Info First Penance and First Eucharist Prep About PSR Confirmation Confirmation Policies Sacrament Prep More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. ABOUT GOOD SHEPHERD Good Shepherd is located in Smithville, Missouri, 10 miles north of Kansas City on US Hwy 169. We are a parish with 1363 members/459 registered active families. Weekend Mass Times: Saturday 5pm, Sunday 7:30am and 10:30aSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> About PSR | good-shepherd-mo top of page Parish School of Religion (PSR) About our Program All PSR FAQs All First Eucharist FAQs Our Parish School of Religion is a ministry of Good Shepherd Parish, and as such, our goal is to help nurture the faith development of our children as they grow in their love of God and Catholic identity. This ministry extends not only to the children enrolled in the PSR, but to their families as well. It is in the family (the Domestic Church) that children come to experience faith as a lived response to the presence of God in their lives. It is thSource ↗
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--> About | good-shepherd-mo top of page Home About Mass Time and Office Hours Parish Organizations Parish Staff Planned Giving Contact Faith Formation All Children's Ministries PSR Info First Penance and First Eucharist Prep About PSR Confirmation Confirmation Policies Sacrament Prep More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. ABOUT GOOD SHEPHERD Good Shepherd is located in Smithville, Missouri, 10 miles north of Kansas City on US Hwy 169. We are a parish with 1363 members/459 registered active families. Weekend Mass Times: Saturday 5pm, Sunday 7:30am and 10:30am Confession TSource ↗
about
--> About PSR | good-shepherd-mo top of page Parish School of Religion (PSR) About our Program All PSR FAQs All First Eucharist FAQs Our Parish School of Religion is a ministry of Good Shepherd Parish, and as such, our goal is to help nurture the faith development of our children as they grow in their love of God and Catholic identity. This ministry extends not only to the children enrolled in the PSR, but to their families as well. It is in the family (the Domestic Church) that children come to experience faith as a lived response to the presence of God in their lives. It is their experienceSource ↗
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