About 8,000, however, maintained their demand for autonomy, and took their requests for an independent bishop to non-Catholic churches.
In 2006, it was listed as being the 35th most influential non-catholic church in America by "The Church Report".
Until then, the only non-Catholic church allowed to practice in Puerto Rico had been the Anglican church.
Partly as a result of the condemnation, many non-Catholic churches allow priests to marry and/or view fasting as a choice rather than as an obligation.
In 1598 he expelled all Protestant pastors and schoolmasters, and the next year he closed non-Catholic churches.
However, any non-catholic churches were forbidden in 1620, after the harsh counter-reformation movement.
If only one partner is Catholic, permission to marry in a non-Catholic church may be given but is entirely up to the discretion of the priest.
The Parker family brought the first non-Catholic church to the state of Texas.
The denomination is the oldest non-Catholic church in Portugal.
While non-Catholic churches are present, be advised to witness some Catholic practices (crossing oneself) in tours.