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The Vatican has its own site including Vatican documents and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. There are several very good comprehensive super sites on the Roman Catholic church. These include Catholic Online, the Catholic Information Center on the Internet, New Advent, and the Theology Library. The 1997 Catholic Internet Directory may be dated, but provides a wealth of links. The Catechism of the Catholic Church can also be found at the Christus Rex site. Roman Catholic liturgies can be found at the Catholic Liturgies part of my Bibles & Liturgy page.
The Orthodox Church is a family of churches whose exact structure is very difficult for the outsider to understand. Please note that in the listing below of Orthodox churches I am not suggesting that any churches linked are connected in any way with any others, nor am I suggesting that any of them are "official" Orthodox churches. I am simply listing sites for churches that claim to be Orthodox and who have made a prima facie case for that on their website.
So to begin with, there are some good sites that attempt to introduce the Orthodox Church. These include the Orthodox Christian sites of interest and the Guide to Orthodox Churches (from the Orthodox Church in America). North American Orthodox sites include those of the Orthodox Church in America, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and the Greek Orthodox Church in Canada. Orthodox church sites in Britain include the Celtic Orthodox Church and the British Orthodox Church. Other world Orthodox sites include that of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa. Orthodox liturgies can be found at the Orthodox Liturgies part of my Bibles & Liturgy page.
Protestant & Independent Churches
Rather then listing the web sites of all the Protestant churches, I instead provide links to only certain notable ones. I grew up in the Christian Reformed Church, and although I eventually left join the Anglican Church, it nevertheless provided me with a wonderful grounding in Scripture and social justice theology. The CRC has some admirable position statements on contemporary issues.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has recently joined with the American Episcopal Church in intercommunion. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada has a similar close relationship with the Anglican Church of Canada. A good friend of mine is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The Canadian Presbyterian Church is more conservative then its American counterpart.
The National Association of Evangelicals is an American association of evangelical churches. In Canada, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada plays the same role and has some sound public policy suggestions listed on its site. The liberal World Council of Churches is an international federation of mostly mainline Protestant churches and some Orthodox bodies.
Ind-Movement.org links to many small independent churches that claim to be in the line of apostolic succession. They often have the words "catholic", "orthodox" or "anglican" in their names.
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