who was the original founder of the Catholic church?

Answer 1

Constantine. The Catholic Church began with the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD under his rule.

Answer 2

It was founded by the original community of Christians. The word Catholic means "all embracing" or "according to the whole." Meaning to be Catholic is to embrace everyone as a brother or sister and that governance isn't based upon what your particular brand or flavor Christianity is but rather on what Christianity has believed across all time and all places. It means you don't get to start your own denomination when you disagree with something.

Each Catholic bishop can trace his ordination directly to an apostle. The first Catholic bishop is Mathias in the book the Acts of the Apostle's. In chapter 1 verse 46, the Eleven replace Judas and Mathias is counted among as an apostle. Each bishop's authority is that same authority the Twelve originally had. Peter, as mentioned above, does play a special role. Jesus gives him responsibility for the entire Church, gives him the authority to bind or loose anything on Earth as binding in Heaven (which he later gave to the other eleven), and gives him control of the Keys of the Kingdom. The bishop of Rome is the successor to Peter. This is attested to in the earliest Christian writings, one of which is older than John's Gospel.

Answer 3

Many point to Constantine, and his edict of toleration in 311 as paving the way for Catholicism. "Pope" Leo I (440-460) was the first to call himself the Universal Bishop, and is acknowledged by most to be the first pope. Gregory I (590-604) established the theory that Peter was first among the apostles and head of the church.

I'm sure some will point to Jesus, but the church He founded had a different government (no popes, archbishops or archdeacons; multiple bishops over a single congregation instead of a single bishop over multiple congregations) and different doctrine (no purgatory, no infallability of the pope) than the Catholic church. For information on the church Jesus founded, click the link below.

Answer 4

Constantine brought paganism to the christian church and had christians bowing to idols, superstitions etc. The Catholic church (not the people) is just a pagan form of christianity.

Peter wasn't the 1st pope Matt 8 14 shows he was married, the bible never shows peter going to Rome, and his version of the baptism is different from what the catholic church does.Hail mary's,purgatory, aren't scriptural so paul coundn't of found it according to Galations 1:8,9.

The catholic church is the 1st denominated (man made) church and out from it came the other denominations

Answer 5

Paul.

From the website http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_den1.htm


Many liberal theologians and historians believe that Peter never moved to Rome. They credit Paul as being the actual founder of what is now Christianity. They assert that centralization of church power in Rome did not occur until perhaps the mid 5th century CE. Pope Leo I, who reigned from 440 to 461 CE, claimed that the Bishop of Rome was highest ranking bishop. That time period could be considered as the start of the Roman Catholic church.>

Answer 6

Roman Emperor Constantine called the FIRST (<<<--- key word) Ecumenical Council of the Universal (Catholic) Church in 325 CE. At which time, doctrine & policies were established that became the foundation for what we now call "Christianity."

Constantine effectively invented what we call "Christianity" in 325 CE.

Answer 7

Jesus Christ.

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.

With love in Christ.

Answer 8

Catholics say is was St. Peter, to whom Jesus gave the keys to heaven and hell. that is why popes were able to sell 'indulgences,' because allegedly, the pope could let them into heaven...
I think maybe it's all a big lie.

Answer 9

st.paul

he founded the church based on jesus, and was the first to recruit non-jews.