Affirms
Comma Johanneum affirmed as canonical; included in biblical text
The Old Catholic Church affirms 1 John 5:7-8 including the longer Trinitarian reading (the Comma Johanneum), following the Catholic tradition of biblical reception reflected in the Vulgate. Old Catholics maintain its canonical status.
Although textual-critical scholarship notes its absence in earliest manuscripts, the Old Catholic principle of reception maintains its canonical status. The passage provides explicit biblical support for the Trinity.
Key Distinctions
- Textual status:
- reception determines canonicity
- Trinitarian grounding:
- provides trinitarian witness
- Canonical status:
- affirmed as Scripture
Scripture References
Sources
- Old Catholic Church doctrinal positions
- Old Catholic reception