Immaculate Conception Church
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A stance that departs from the denomination
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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> History - Immaculate Conception Monastery Parish History Mass Times Contact Our Beliefs History Our Team Request a Mass Card Mass Times Contact Our Beliefs History Our Team Request a Mass Card A Brief History of Immaculate Conception Parish By the Students of the Aquinas Honor Society Of the Immaculate Conception School Moderator: Mr. C Ballenas In 1923, Bishop Thomas E. Molloy of the Brooklyn Diocese invited the Passionists to establish a new parish in Jamaica, Queens. On March 10, 1924, the order purchased the entire 16-acre Jamaica Estates hillside property of NYC eSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Our Team - Immaculate Conception Monastery Parish Site Menu Diocese of Brooklyn About Us Mass and Sacraments Faith Formation What's New? Get Involved Giving Our Team Contact Us PASTOR Padre James Price, CP VICARIO PARROQUIAL Padre Aníbal Rodríguez, CP RECTOR DEL MONASTERIO DE LA INMACULADA CONCEPCIÓN Padre William Murphy, CP DIRECTOR DE EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA Señora. Ivonne Rodríguez ASOCIADO PASTORAL PARA MINISTROS FUNERARIOS Y LITÚRGICOS Señora. Mireille Leys ASOCIADO PASTORAL PARA LA FORMACIÓN EN LA FE DE ADULTOS EN INGLÉS (RICA) Milisegundo. Barbara Maliszewski ASOCIADO PASTORSource ↗
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History - Immaculate Conception Monastery Parish History Mass Times Contact Our Beliefs History Our Team Request a Mass Card Mass Times Contact Our Beliefs History Our Team Request a Mass Card A Brief History of Immaculate Conception Parish By the Students of the Aquinas Honor Society Of the Immaculate Conception School Moderator: Mr. C Ballenas In 1923, Bishop Thomas E. Molloy of the Brooklyn Diocese invited the Passionists to establish a new parish in Jamaica, Queens. On March 10, 1924, the order purchased the entire 16-acre Jamaica Estates hillside property of NYC engineer and contractor MiSource ↗
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Our Team - Immaculate Conception Monastery Parish Site Menu Diocese of Brooklyn About Us Mass and Sacraments Faith Formation What's New? Get Involved Giving Our Team Contact Us PASTOR Padre James Price, CP VICARIO PARROQUIAL Padre Aníbal Rodríguez, CP RECTOR DEL MONASTERIO DE LA INMACULADA CONCEPCIÓN Padre William Murphy, CP DIRECTOR DE EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA Señora. Ivonne Rodríguez ASOCIADO PASTORAL PARA MINISTROS FUNERARIOS Y LITÚRGICOS Señora. Mireille Leys ASOCIADO PASTORAL PARA LA FORMACIÓN EN LA FE DE ADULTOS EN INGLÉS (RICA) Milisegundo. Barbara Maliszewski ASOCIADO PASTORAL PARA ENFERMOSSource ↗
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