Church of Our Saviour
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Historical details
ArchitectureRomanesque architecture
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A stance that departs 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.
"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
wikipedia_intro
Church of Our Saviour is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 59 Park Avenue and 38th Street in Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1955. In 2015, the parish was renamed Our Saviour and St. Stephen/Our Lady of the Scapular after it merged with the parish of St. Stephen/Our Lady of the Scapular. The parish includes a mission church, the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary at 325 East 33rd Street, which had previously merged with St. Stephen/Our Lady of the Scapular.Source ↗
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Confession and Adoration - Our Saviour, Saint Stephen and Our Lady of the Scapular, and the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary - New York, NY Home Sunday Mass About Staff Register Here Contact Us Liturgy / Sacraments Mass Times Adoration and Confession Weddings and Baptisms Catholic Marriage Information Lent Programs Lent Reflections Faith Formation Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Religious Education for Children Music Concerts at Our Saviour Summer Streets Concert Festival The Choir of Our Saviour & Sacred Hearts Organ at the ChuSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About - Our Saviour, Saint Stephen and Our Lady of the Scapular, and the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary - New York, NY Home Sunday Mass About Staff Register Here Contact Us Liturgy / Sacraments Mass Times Adoration and Confession Weddings and Baptisms Catholic Marriage Information Lent Programs Lent Reflections Faith Formation Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Religious Education for Children Music Concerts at Our Saviour Summer Streets Concert Festival The Choir of Our Saviour & Sacred Hearts Organ at the Church of Our SaviourSource ↗
about
About - Our Saviour, Saint Stephen and Our Lady of the Scapular, and the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary - New York, NY Home Sunday Mass About Staff Register Here Contact Us Liturgy / Sacraments Mass Times Adoration and Confession Weddings and Baptisms Catholic Marriage Information Lent Programs Lent Reflections Faith Formation Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Religious Education for Children Music Concerts at Our Saviour Summer Streets Concert Festival The Choir of Our Saviour & Sacred Hearts Organ at the Church of Our Saviour Organ at the Chapel of the Sacred HearSource ↗
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