when did catholozism began?

Answer 1

Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 16:17-19)

The Catholic Church believes the Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the "rock" of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock.

The word "catholic" wasn't used until about 100 AD.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Oldcath.html
Some argue the basic beliefs and motivations of Old Catholicism began in the sixteenth century with Cornelius Jansen and the incidents at Port Royal. Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638) believed that after the time of St. Augustine, the Catholic Church began to decline in practice and beliefs. Abbe de St. Cyran (1581-1641) also agreed with Jansen and claimed only the Port Royal Community in France with their extremely conservative lifestyle were the true devotees of Catholicism. In turn, the community lost the support of friends and Pope Clement XI. On September 8, 1713 the Pope issueda bill called "Unigentius" which contained the misconduct of Jansen's teachings and punishments for following these teachings. Many fled to Protestant Holland where they were received although the Protestants had more serious issues and concerns of their own and they did not fully agree with the credence of Jansen. The common thread they shared that bonded them was their antipathy for the Jesuits

This site even better.......
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/catholicism.htm
Roman Catholicism traces its history to the apostles, especially the Apostle Peter. St. Peter is considered the first pope, and every pope since him is regarded as his spiritual successor. This gives the leader of the church spiritual authority and provides a means for resolving disputes that could divide the church. Through trials like persecution, heresy, and the Reformation, the notion that the church leadership represents the continuation of an unbroken line from the apostles and their teachings ("apostolic succession") has contributed to the survival of Christianity.

Answer 3

About three hounded yrs after Christ died, don't really know how...

Peter wasn't the first Pope that's and overstatement the Church wants us to believe. I'm a catholic but I know for a fact that Catholicism is a big religion and it is simply not possible that it was born the moment Christ told Peter that. It is a metaphor: Peter was the biggest believer in him, if he believed in Christ, everyone would.

"The Early Church:
The first great change in Christian history was Christianity’s spread from Palestine to the rest of the Mediterranean world in the first few decades after Jesus’ death. Within a short time Christianity had adopted the language and philosophical vocabulary of the Greco-Roman world to express its message, and it also adopted some procedural and organizational practices of the Roman Empire. Nonetheless, the characteristically Christian figure of the bishop had clearly emerged by the middle of the 2nd century. The recognition of the church by Emperor Constantine the Great in 313 consolidated these developments and gave the church support in the great doctrinal controversies of the 4th and 5th centuries that determined orthodoxy. By the time of 5th-century pope Leo I, the bishop of Rome was claiming and to some extent was exercising a primacy of leadership over the other churches." ***

Answer 4

The History of the Catholic Church covers a period of just under two thousand years, making the Church one of the oldest religious institutions in history. As the oldest branch of Christianity, the history of the Catholic Church plays an integral part of the History of Christianity as a whole.

The history of the Catholic Church is vast and complex, covering many different eras in which the Church was formational in the progress of civilization as we know it. Yet, the Catholic Church is basically unchanged in its substantial teachings and organisation since the dawn of the Christian era in the first century.

Over time schismatic religious groups have parted ways with the Catholic Church, the two most important being Orthodox Christianity and the movement of Protestantism. The Catholic Church has been the moving force in some of the major events of world history including the Evangelization of Europe and Latin America, the spreading of literacy and the foundation of the Universities, monasticism, the development of Art, Music and Architecture, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and analytical philosophical method.

Answer 5

The Catholic church was started when Jesus was on earth and told Peter he was the rock on which the church would be built. After Jesus rose from the dead he visited Peter and the disciples. Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom, and the charge of feeding the sheep. Peter and his Jerusalem church moved to Rome where Peter became first bishop of Rome. In 98 AD Ignatius bishop of Antinoch dubbed Peter's church with the title "Katholike". That was when the church received the title Catholic. In 325 AD at the Council of Nicea, Peter's church Ignatius had dubbed katholike was made the official religion of Rome. The title Katholike was altered a Little to Catholic meaning universal. The bishop of Rome position originally held by Peter was renamed "Pope". Hope this helped expand your knowledge of Catholicism's orgins.

Answer 6

313 AD " The Edict of Milan " started the whole bit then it really got a fresh start with " The First Council of Nicaea " in 325 AD
The word " Catholicism " comes from the Greek adjective καθολικός, meaning "general" or "universal" so it really has no date ifyou were to look at it like that. I just know a little though.
I hope this helps you, an I get 10 points :)

Answer 7

Catholicism began when Jesus Appointed St. Peter as His Rock.

Answer 8

The roots of Catholicism begin with the church founded by St Peter a little less than 2000 years ago. Peter I was the first pope.

Answer 9

310 AD I think... when Constantine became the first pope.

Peter was not the first pope. He was crucified upside down... if I remember correctly. It was either that or his skin was ripped off... one of those two. He was however executed. All the apostles except John was murdered by the Romans. So there is no freaking way he was the first pope.

Answer 10

When the Money Changers in the temple rewrote the dogma and made Christ the so call savior.