Swiss Independent Catholic Church Rejects Papal Authority Amid National Tradition of Autonomy

The Swiss Catholics who don’t recognise the pope

Switzerland loves being different. Its four national languages, referendums and the militia army are among the best examples. But there is another, much more low-key one: a Catholic church that doesn’t recognise papal authority. Sometimes encountered while leafing through a document or a set of statistics, its name often intrigues; its very existence even more so. The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is, however, very real, even though many Swiss people have never heard of it. Althoug...

By swissinfo.ch