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4 days ago · Roman Catholicism itself maintains that the Roman Catholic Church was established by Christ when he gave direction to the Apostle Peter as the head of the church, making him the first pope. This belief is based on Matthew 16:18—when Jesus Christ said to Peter:
1 day ago · By its own reading of history, Roman Catholicism originated with the very beginnings of Christianity. An essential component of the definition of any one of the other branches of Christendom, moreover, is its relation to Roman Catholicism: How did Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism come into schism?
5 days ago · The Catholic Church was the single most powerful institution in medieval Europe. From the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century until the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, the Church dominated nearly every aspect of European society. It shaped politics, economics, education, art, and everyday life for centuries.
3 days ago · This first rebellion is called Original Sin. Because of Adam’s sin, we lost the gift of original holiness and justice (1 Cor. 15:21-22). Men and women became alienated from God and from each other.
2 days ago · 3) There are more people in the Roman Church than in all 23 other Churches combined. Click here for chart. 4) There are six different rites among the 24 Churches. See the chart above! 5) Eastern Catholic priests can get married before ordination. Celibacy is mandatory for the priesthood only in the Roman Catholic Church with some exceptions.
5 days ago · 12/01/2024. Were the Early Church Fathers Really the First Catholics? Girolamo da Santacroce (1480–1556), “Saint Jerome and Saint Augustine” (photo: Public Domain) “It was the Church Fathers … that convinced me to be a Catholic.” Kathy Schiffer, January 7, 2019 – National Catholic Register.
3 days ago · St. Ignatius of Antioch. On Oct. 17, the Roman Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr Saint Ignatius of Antioch, whose writings attest to the sacramental and ...