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The 1824 issue of The Christian Observer defined the term Roman Catholic as a member of the "Roman Branch of the Church". By 1828, speeches in the British Parliament routinely used the term Roman Catholic and referred to the "Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church".
The English-speaking bishops at the First Vatican Council in 1870, in fact, conducted a vigorous and successful campaign to insure that the term Roman Catholic was nowhere included in any of the Council's official documents about the Church herself, and the term was not included.
The term has been incorporated into the name of the largest Christian communion, the Roman Catholic Church. All of the three main branches of Christianity in the East – Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and Church of the East – had always identified themselves as Catholic in accordance with apostolic traditions and the ...
Oct 16, 2023 · Today, the term “Catholic” primarily refers to the Roman Catholic Church, led by the Pope and based in the Vatican — in contrast to Protestant churches, whether apostolic or not. However ...
Oct 27, 2023 · The use of Latin in the Catholic Mass can be traced back to the early centuries of the Church. Latin became the predominant language of the Church in the Western Roman Empire, and its use in the liturgy was standardized by the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
May 26, 2024 · The Roman Empire legally recognized Pauline Christianity as a valid religion in 313 C.E. Later in that century, in 380 C.E., Roman Catholicism became the official religion of the Roman Empire. During the following 1,000 years, Catholics were the only people recognized as Christians.
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The English-speaking bishops at the First Vatican Council in 1870, in fact, conducted a vigorous and successful campaign to insure that the term Roman Catholic was nowhere included in any of...
