Old Catholic Church
Speech parts
1. Old Catholic Church - Noun
2. Old Catholic Church - Proper noun
Meaning
Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
These churches, and in some cantons also the Old Catholic Church and Jewish congregations, are financed by official taxation of adherents.
The Old Catholic Church is not affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, and has no proscriptions against openly gay clergy.