| rdfs:comment | - The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church and the largest organized body of any world religion. It is a worldwide organization made up of one Western or Latin-Rite and 22 Eastern Rite particular Churches, all of which have the Holy See of Rome as their highest authority. It is divided into jurisdictional areas, usually on a territorial basis. The standard territorial unit is called a diocese in the Latin Rite and an eparchy in the Eastern Rites, each of which is headed by a bishop.
- <default><i>Unknown</i></default> FounderNot applicable LeaderNone Date of FoundationUnknown BeliefsNone Number of AdherentsUnknown DemonymNone Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity an Illuminati tool that contributes to the erosion of Christianity. Smart, sane people like TVC And G Man have exposed Catholicism for what it really is: Satanism in disguise. Their reasoning is that it some verse in the Bible says to not worship statues or some shit, even though Catholics are rather using them as a symbol of the religious figure and not literally worshiping the statue. Catholics are led by the Catholic Church which is in full communion with the Holy See.
- Catholicism is a term which in its broadest sense refers to the beliefs and practices of Christian denominations that describe themselves as catholic. The word "catholic" was originally defined as "of or concerning all humankind." The leader of the Catholic Church is known as the Pope. Most recently, that title was held by John Paul II.
- Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity and a religion in some of the Civilization games.
- The Catholic Church is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. It traces its origins to, and sees itself as, the same Church founded by Jesus and maintained through Apostolic Succession from the Twelve Apostles.
- Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole. Although for many the term usually refers to Christians and churches belonging to the Catholic Church in communion with the Holy See, for others it refers to continuity "back to the earliest churches", as claimed even by churches in dispute with one another over doctrine and practice such as the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Old Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. The claim of continuity may be based on Apostolic Succession, especially in conjunction with adherence to the Nicene Creed. In this sense of indicat
- Catholicism is what the ideology of the Romish Christian Church is frequently called, a Christian sect and Church institution, with numerous churches, and other organs such as monastic orders. They name themselves Roman, but are so only quite partly, and geographically. Obviously they are not a uninterrupted continuation of the ancient Roman kingdom, Republic, or Empire, nor of the lineages or dynasties that made up said States. The Romish Church continued some Roman and otherwise Indo-European traditions, such as celebrating on the day of the Winter Soltice, and in Easter.
- Catholicism, or the Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Francis (The First of His Name). It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. Dana Scully is a devout Catholic.
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| abstract | - The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church and the largest organized body of any world religion. It is a worldwide organization made up of one Western or Latin-Rite and 22 Eastern Rite particular Churches, all of which have the Holy See of Rome as their highest authority. It is divided into jurisdictional areas, usually on a territorial basis. The standard territorial unit is called a diocese in the Latin Rite and an eparchy in the Eastern Rites, each of which is headed by a bishop.
- <default><i>Unknown</i></default> FounderNot applicable LeaderNone Date of FoundationUnknown BeliefsNone Number of AdherentsUnknown DemonymNone Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity an Illuminati tool that contributes to the erosion of Christianity. Smart, sane people like TVC And G Man have exposed Catholicism for what it really is: Satanism in disguise. Their reasoning is that it some verse in the Bible says to not worship statues or some shit, even though Catholics are rather using them as a symbol of the religious figure and not literally worshiping the statue. Catholics are led by the Catholic Church which is in full communion with the Holy See.
- Catholicism is a term which in its broadest sense refers to the beliefs and practices of Christian denominations that describe themselves as catholic. The word "catholic" was originally defined as "of or concerning all humankind." The leader of the Catholic Church is known as the Pope. Most recently, that title was held by John Paul II.
- Catholicism is what the ideology of the Romish Christian Church is frequently called, a Christian sect and Church institution, with numerous churches, and other organs such as monastic orders. They name themselves Roman, but are so only quite partly, and geographically. Obviously they are not a uninterrupted continuation of the ancient Roman kingdom, Republic, or Empire, nor of the lineages or dynasties that made up said States. Catholic (from Ancient Greek: καθολικός katholikos "universal") was first used to describe the church in the early 2nd century.[18] The first known use of the phrase "the catholic church" (he katholike ekklesia) occurred in the letter from Saint Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans, written about 110 AD.[note 2] In the Catechetical Discourses of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 350), the name "Catholic Church" was used to distinguish it from other groups that also call themselves the church.[19][20] Since the East–West Schism of 1054, the Eastern Church has taken the adjective "Orthodox" as its distinctive epithet (however, its official name continues to be the "Orthodox Catholic Church"[21]) and the Western Church in communion with the Holy See has similarly taken "Catholic", keeping that description also after the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, when those who ceased to be in communion became known as "Protestants".[22][23] The use of the adjective "Roman" to describe the Church as governed especially by the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) became more widespread after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and into the Early Middle Ages (6th-10th century). "Roman Catholic Church" has occasionally been used by the Catholic Church, including in documents produced both by the Holy See[note 3] and by certain national episcopal conferences,[note 4] as well as appearing in the names of certain ecumenical bodies such as the International Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission. Catholic Church is the only name used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and was the name with which Pope Paul VI signed the documents of the Second Vatican Council.[24] The Romish Church continued some Roman and otherwise Indo-European traditions, such as celebrating on the day of the Winter Soltice, and in Easter. Obviously countless traditions are trans-Catholic as in existing before the Catholic Church and passing through it but operating in previously-Catholic areas such as England, Iceland, and Holland. Latin and its alphabet is one such tradition, another is the collage and University system. The first use of the term "Catholic Church" (literally meaning "universal church") was by church father Saint Ignatius of Antioch in his Letter to the Smyrnaeans (circa 100 AD).[17] He died in Rome, with his relics located in the Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano.
- The Catholic Church is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. It traces its origins to, and sees itself as, the same Church founded by Jesus and maintained through Apostolic Succession from the Twelve Apostles. The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church and the largest organized body of any world religion. It is a worldwide organization made up of one Western (or Latin) Church and 22 Eastern particular Churches, all of which have the Holy See of Rome as their highest authority. It is divided into jurisdictional areas, usually on a territorial basis. The standard territorial unit is called a diocese in the Latin Church and an eparchy in the Eastern Churches, each of which is headed by a bishop.
- Catholicism, or the Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Francis (The First of His Name). It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church and the largest organized body of any world religion. According to the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, the Church's worldwide recorded membership at the end of 2004 was 1,098,366,000 or approximately one in six of the world's population. Dana Scully is a devout Catholic.
- Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole. Although for many the term usually refers to Christians and churches belonging to the Catholic Church in communion with the Holy See, for others it refers to continuity "back to the earliest churches", as claimed even by churches in dispute with one another over doctrine and practice such as the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Old Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. The claim of continuity may be based on Apostolic Succession, especially in conjunction with adherence to the Nicene Creed. In this sense of indicating historical continuity, the term "catholicism" is at times employed to mark a contrast to Protestantism, which tends to look instead to the Bible as interpreted by the 16th-century Protestant Reformation as its ultimate standard. It was thus used by the Oxford Movement. According to Richard McBrien, Catholicism is distinguished from other forms of Christianity in its particular understanding and commitment to tradition, the sacraments, the mediation between God, and communion. Catholicism can include a monastic life, religious orders, a religious appreciation of the arts, a communal understanding of sin and redemption, missionary activity, and always "communion with the Bishop of Rome" and the degree or form of primacy that what he calls the Communion of Catholic Churches attribute to his chair or office. McBrien maintains that Eastern Catholic Churches should not come under the heading "Roman Catholic Church": "The Catholic Church itself is a communion of local churches, known as dioceses and patriarchates, of Roman and non-Roman Churches." Thus "to be Catholic—whether Roman/Latin or non-Roman/Latin—is to be in full communion with the Bishop of Rome and as such an integral part of the Communion of Catholic Churches." Other writers, such as Kenneth D. Whitehead, disagree with McBrien by objecting to the use of the term "Roman Catholic Church" even for the Latin Rite. Whitehead has pointed out that this term appears nowhere in the 16 documents of the Second Vatican Council. Avery Dulles pointed out that in the dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium the Council used instead of "Roman Catholic Church" the circumlocution, "the Catholic Church, which is governed by the successor of Peter and the bishops in union with that successor", and referred only in a footnote to documents of similar authority that used the term "Roman" for the whole Church (the Profession of Faith of Trent and the documents of the First Vatican Council). The Popes continue to use the term "Roman Catholic Church", especially for identifying the Church unambiguously in written agreements with other churches, but even when addressing Catholics. In all these references, the Popes apply the term "Roman Catholic Church" to the whole Church, not to the Latin or Western Church. In popular usage also, "Catholic" usually means "Roman Catholic", a usage decried by some, including certain Protestants. "Catholic" usually refers to members of all the 23 constituent Churches, the one Western and the 22 Eastern. Newspaper reports generally reflect common usage. __TOC__
- Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity and a religion in some of the Civilization games.
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