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The Catholic Church began with Jesus Christ and his teachings. It is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus. The Church believes its bishops to be the successors to Jesus's apostles and the Church's leader, the Bishop of Rome (also known as the Pope ), to be the only successor to Saint Peter who ...
Roman Catholic (term) Roman Catholic. (term) The term Roman Catholic is used to differentiate the Catholic Church and its members in full communion with the pope in Rome from other Christians who identify as "Catholic". [1] It is also sometimes used to differentiate adherents to the Latin Church and its use of the Roman Rite from Catholics of ...
Traditionalist Catholicism is a movement that emphasizes beliefs, practices, customs, traditions, liturgical forms, devotions and presentations of teaching associated with the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). [1] [2] Traditionalist Catholics particularly emphasize the Tridentine Mass, the Roman Rite liturgy ...
1577: Teresa of Ávila writes The Interior Castle, one of the classic works of Catholic mysticism. December 21, 1581: The construction of Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. February 24, 1582: Pope Gregory XIII issues the Bull Inter gravissimas reforming the Julian calendar.
Catholicity (from Ancient Greek: καθολικός, romanized : katholikós, lit. 'general', 'universal', via Latin: catholicus) [1] is a concept of pertaining to beliefs and practices that are widely accepted by numerous Christian denominations, most notably by those Christian denominations that describe themselves as catholic in accordance ...
t. e. Modernism in the Catholic Church describes attempts to reconcile Catholicism with modern culture, [1] specifically an understanding of the Bible and Catholic tradition in light of the historical-critical method and new philosophical and political developments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term modernism —generally used ...
Catholic Church by country. The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome (the pope)." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [3]
