ON THE CATHOLIC FAITH IN GENERAL (Art.2)

1. WCCAC professes steadfastly and wholly the Catholic faith as it is witnessed in the Holy Scriptures, in the Apostles and Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creeds, in the first seven Ecumenical Councils and in the Tradition of the undivided Church.
2. For that reason, with Vincent of Lérins, we affirm and embrace “that which has been believed everywhere, always, and by all people; it is truly and properly Catholic.”[1]
3. All other doctrinal postulates, beliefs and practices, so long as they are not contrary to Catholic faith can be accepted by local churches and by the faithful on the understanding that these are not binding for anyone and for that reason should be considered as matters of private belief and devotions.

ON THE CHURCH (Art.3)

1. We recognize that the Local Church is the visible and sacramental reality in which is made present the totality of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, established by Jesus Christ.
2. By “Local Church” we understand the people of God organized as a communion of communities that:
1. Professes the faith in accordance with the witness of the Holy Scriptures and the Ecumenical Creeds and Confessions.
2. Observes the liturgy through prayer and the sacramental life, reaching its culmination in the celebration of the Eucharist.
3. Gives evidence of the reality of the Gospel such as fruit of the experience of the gifts of the Spirit that give new life and the capacity to love.
4. Recognizes, as the visible sign of its unity, the bishop who in synodical form presides over it, with the participation of the presbytery and of all the people of God.
5. Through the bishop is in communion with other local churches.