The Catholic Apostolic Charismatic Church of "Jesus the King" ( es, Iglesia Católica Apostólica Carismática "Jesús Rey") is an independent international religious association of

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origin and character, with headquarters and legal recognition in

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, Germany. It is known for its

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, Rómulo Antonio Braschi, a former

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, who performed the ordinations of the Danube Seven.

History

The community originated in

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, where its founder, Braschi, was born in 1941. He was ordained as a priest of the

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in 1966. He embarked upon the early years of his priesthood against the backdrop of the political turbulence and social upheavals of

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in the 1960s and the repressive " National Security" governments of the 1970s. The radical stance of Braschi and his companions dates back to this time, when they were associated with the

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(MSTM), itself boasting radical

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and Peronist factions. Braschi was arrested for political reasons during the

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. In 2001, the Argentine government decided against granting the congregation official recognition, as potential confusion could cause injury to another confession; furthermore, according to the Argentine government, it did not have a sufficient presence in Argentina since it did not (then) have a stable community place of worship and no resident ministers there, being (in legal terms) effectively non-existent in Argentina.

Controversy

From some conservative Catholic standpoints, the Church is controversial enough by its very existence, being a breakaway religious movement from the Roman Catholic Church. Furthermore, its founder and leader, ordained a Roman Catholic priest, has been consecrated bishop "validly but illicitly" in the episcopal lineage of Duarte Costa.

Apostolic succession

Duarte Costa consecrated Salomao Barbosa Ferraz in 1945. Ferraz had been ordained an Anglican priest in 1917, and on 17 June 1928, he founded the non–denominational Order of San Andres. He called a "Free Catholic Congress" in 1936, establishing the "

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". The Order of San Andres and the Free Catholic Church (of Brazil) would eventually be merged, in the 1960s, into the Independent Catholic and Apostolic Church of Brazil. Ferraz converted to Roman Catholicism and his episcopal consecration was recognized as valid; he – and his wife – attended the sessions of the

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. Garrido Padin consecrated Braschi in 1998. Jarvis, Edward. ''God, Land & Freedom: The True Story of ICAB,'' Apocryphile Press, Berkeley CA, 2018, pp 166-167

References

External links

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