Catholicism
Roman Catholicism
Communion: Real Presence, Transubstantiation
Reconciliation: Yes
Baptism: Infant
Episcopate: Yes
Presbyterate: Ordained Priesthood
Priestly Celibacy: Yes
Justification: Faith & Works
Iconography: Yes
Monasticism: Yes
Hierarchy: Papacy, College of Cardinals, Ecumenical Councils, Episcopate
High Church Protestantism
High Lutheran (Hochlutherisch)
Other Names: Saxon/Old Saxon Rite, Thuringian/Old Thuringian Rite, Old Lutheran (
Altlutherisch)
Communion: Real Presence & Transubstantiation
Reconciliation: Yes
Baptism: Infant
Episcopate: Yes
Presbyterate: Ordained Priesthood
Priestly Celibacy: No
Justification: Faith
Iconography: Yes
Monasticism: No
Hierarchy: Episcopate
Adherent Congregations:
German
- Reformed Lutheran Congregation (Die Reformierte Lutherische Kongregation)
Other Names: Winteran, Nordic, Scots
Communion: Real Presence
Reconciliation: No
Baptism: Infant
Episcopate: Yes
Presbyterate: Ordained Priesthood
Priestly Celibacy: No
Justification: Faith
Iconography: Yes
Monasticism: No
Hierarchy: Monarchy, Episcopate
Adherent Congregations:
Danish
- Church of Denmark (Den Danske Kirke/Den Kongelige Kirke)
Swedish
- Church of Sweden (Sveriges Kungliga Kyrka)
German
- Princely Church of Pomerania and Prussia (Fürstliche Kirche von Pommern und Preußen)
Scottish
- High Church of Scotland (Àrd Eaglais na h-Alba)
Mainline Protestantism
Meyeran (Meyerisch)
Other names: Evangelical (
Evangelisch), Hessian, Franconian, Rhenish, Mayeran, Meieran, Maieran
Communion: Symbolic
Reconciliation: No
Baptism: Infant
Episcopate: Yes
Presbyterate: Ordained Ministers
Priestly Celibacy: No
Justification: Faith
Iconography: Minimal
Monasticism: No
Hierarchy: Episcopate
Adherent Congregations:
German
- German Evangelical Union (Die Deutsche Evangelische Union)
Other Names: Evangelical (Evangelisch), Gnesio-Lutherans, Neophyte (
Neophyt), Low Lutheran (
Niederlutherisch), Demonstrant, Antinomian (
Antinomisch)
Communion: Real Presence
Reconciliation: No
Baptism: Adult/Infant
Episcopate: No
Presbyterate: Ordained Ministers
Priestly Celibacy: No
Justification: Faith
Iconography: Minimal
Monasticism: No
Hierarchy: Regional Synods
Adherent Congregations:
German
- Reformed Church of Saxony (Die Sächsisch-Reformierte Kirche)
- Reformed Church of Brandenburg (Die Reformierte Kirche von Brandenburg)
Dutch
- Brabantian Communion/Communion of Breda (De Brabantse Communie)
Polish
- Masovian Communion (Komunia Mazowsza)
- Communion of Lublin (Komunia Lubelska)
Lithuanian
- Communion of Grodno (Gardino Bendrystė)
- Communion of Kaunas (Kauno Bendrystė)
Hungarian
- Communion of Debrecen (Debrecen Közössége)
Radical Protestantism
Karlstadter
Other Names: Brethren (
Brüder), Dissenter
Communion: Symbolic, only required once
Reconciliation: No
Baptism: Adult
Episcopate: No
Presbyterate: Ordained Ministers
Justification: Faith
Iconography: Minimal
Monasticism: No
Hierarchy: Regional Synods
Adherent Congregations:
German
- Brethren of the Word (Brüder des Wortes)
- Riga Brethren (Brüder von Riga)
- Church of Oldenburg (Kirche von Oldenbug)
Norwegian
- Brethren of the Word (Brødrene i Ordet)
Dutch
- Frisian Brethren (De Broederskerk)
Scottish
- Seamen's Kirk (Eaglais nam Maraichean)
English
- Brethren of the Word
Other Names: Confederate (
Confédéré), Dissident, Recusant (
Récusant/Réfractaire), Reformed (
Réformé)
Communion: Symbolic
Reconciliation: No
Baptism: Infant
Episcopate: No
Presbyterate: Ordained Ministers
Justification: Faith
Iconography: Minimal
Monasticism: No
Hierarchy: Regional Synods
Adherent Congregations:
French
- Reformed Church (Église Réformée)
- Brethren of the Gospel (Confrérie de l'Évangile)
- Servetan Brethren (Confrérie Servétienne)
Swiss
- Church of the Reformed Cantons (Église des Cantons Réformés)