why is it called roman catholic? Romans are the ones who killed all those Christians in the time of nero.?

Question

so why call it ROMAN Catholic?

Answer 1

The Catholic Church has consistently referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 AD, when the term appears in the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch

The term "Roman" Catholic is rather recent.

The new Anglican Church in England started using the term “Roman” in the 1500s as one of many ways of demeaning and demonizing Catholics.

Catholics accepted this late coming adjective without too much protest. Today “Catholic” and “Roman Catholic” are interchangeable terms. Both terms are even used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

To add a little more confusion, some apply the term “Roman Catholic Church” only to the Latin Rite Catholic Church, excluding the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches that are in full communion with the Pope, and are part of the same Church, under the Pope.

The term “Roman” neither increases nor decreases the faith, hope and love of the Catholic Church.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

1) Catholics are Christians. 2) Catholics are Christians. 3) Catholics are Christians. :-D Ok, know this. Christianity is a big group. Inside that group are THOUSANDS of different denominations. Catholicism is the largest. It was also the first. The others have all broken away over the years (mostly in the 16th century). Jehova Witnesses and Mormans claim to be Christians, but have very different beliefs on exactly what God and Jesus are. So while I don't want to insult or attack them (they are good people), they are not your normal "Christian." [Read on to see what I believe is a "normal Christian"] All Christians believe in a Trinitarian God made up of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All Christians believe Jesus is part of that Trinity in the part of the Son. (JW and Mormans have slightly different views here. All Christians believe Jesus died for our sins. After that, things start to get hazy. Baptism (birth, adult, when? once, repeated, etc) Confession Eucharist (real or symbol) Pope or no Then you get into other areas Abortion Homosexuality Divorce/remarriage etc.. The differences can be very extreme or few. It all depends on the denomination and even the specific church inside that denomination or even the specific preacher. The one thing I have always liked about the Catholic church is the existence of the Catechism. Is it on the same level as the bible? No way. But what other churches have taken the time to set into writing exactly what they believe? Before I became a Catholic, the church I belonged to kept changing what they believed in. Even the JW don't do that. They have their magazine, but nowhere do they have a book that lists what they believe. That explains and sets it "in stone" if you will. Too many churches I looked at before the Catholic church were wishy washy and didn't want to have to say what they believed. I actually had one minister say he didn't want to alienate anyone. I'm not saying this is all ministers, but if you refuse to take a stand on what God thinks is right because you don't want to alienate anyone, you are NOT DOING YOUR JOB. So again, what's the difference? Depends on the church.

Answer 3

Nero was not the only Roman Emperor to persecute Christians. He was merely the first, and his persecutions were localized in the city of Rome. Other Emperors who actively persecuted Christians were Tragen (98-117), Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Decius (249-251), and an especially Diocletian (284-305). Emperor Constantine finally put an end to the persecutions with the Edict of Milan in 313.

It was in spite of these persecutions that Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire and eventually established itself in the city that represented the center of Western Civilization; proving that God's love was stronger than the combined wickedness of all the Roman persecutions. So, you see, it's entirely proper for the head of the Catholic Church to be based in Rome.

Answer 4

The Emperor Constantine chose to use the early western Roman form of Christianity to keep the empire from splitting between east and west. Religion was used to bring people together, as it has been used in other nations throughout history. In this case, it became the official state church of the empire. Thus, it was named the Roman Catholic Church, or the Church at Rome, because that is where one of the first five ecumenical early churches was headquartered.

Answer 5

Good question. Let's go back to a little church history to answer this question.

* In around 282 AD, the Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire right down the middle so that there was the Western Empire with its own leaders and the Eastern Empire with another set of Roman leaders. He did this in order to better administrate and protect Rome's empire. But in time, each of these leaders wanted to become sole emperor and there was civil war.

* Eventually, Constantine the Great emerged as the undisputed master of both the Western Empire (with its capital in Rome) and the Eastern Empire (capital was Constantinople). Constantine also made Christianity the favored religion of the state. His heirs actually made Christianity the state religion.

* After Constantine, there emerged six great centers of the Christian faith: (1) Rome; (2) Constantinople; (3) Alexandria;
(4) Antioch; (5) Ephesus; and (6) Jerusalem. These became great "bishoprics" and the bishops of these great cities vied with one another for pre-eminence.

* In the middle of the 7th century, the followers of Muhammad swept through the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe bent on world conquest. Alexandria, Antioch, Ephesus, Jerusalem fell to the Muslim conquerors. Of the 6 great bishoprics, only Constantinople and Rome were left.

* The Roman bishop (now called "Pope") claimed pre-eminence over all the other bishops; but the Bishop of Constantinple (now called the "Patriarch") resisted. The church in Rome with its Pope was now known as the "Latin Church" becuase its liturgy was in Latin (Later it becmae known as the "Roman Catholic Church). Its sphere of influence was the Western half of the former Roman Empire and its center is in Rome. The church in Constantinople with its Patriarch was known as the Eastern Church (later as the Greek Orthodox Church) with its sphere of influence over the Eastern part of the former Roman Empire.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 6

Catholicism came up from the Romans. Dan.7:7-8

Answer 7

Henry VIII founded the church of England in the mid 16th century after quarelling with the pope. Contrary to what some people believe the C of E was not founded as a Protestant Church. Henry VIII hated Protestants and always regarded himself as a catholic and the C of E as a catholic church. The only difference was that he did not regard the popes authority as supreme and made himself head of the C of E. Members of the C of E therefore called themselves Anglican Catholics (or Anglicans for short). In order to distinguish themselves from mainstream catholics those who remained loyal to the Pope were refered to as Roman Catholics.

Answer 8

There was just one Catholic Church and then there were two and then there were many. The term Roman Catholic came to be after the Catholic Church had split. The term denotes loyalty to the pope in Rome. There are also Eastern Orthodox Catholics, Serbian Catholics, etc..

Answer 9

It isn't called "Roman" Catholic. The name of the Church founded by Jesus Christ for all mankind is the name it chose before the end of the 1st Century - "The Catholic Church". "Roman" was added by anti-Catholic critics who wanted to suggest that the Catholic Church follows the Pope instead of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Of course the truth of the matter is that Jesus Christ personally appointed the first Pope, the Apostle Simon, to be His visible representative on Earth, the visible shepherd of His Holy Church, the one man who holds the keys to the Kingdom, the Rock upon whom the Christian Church is built. But such deep truths often escape those whose idea of truth is whatever pops into their head as they read the Bible.

Answer 10

It dose not matter because RCs are not of The True Christian Faith..... In fact the RCs did not start untill around 300 AD. They are in Rome because that was the political hub of things then and the emporer there chose to start a cult to controle the people..

True Christians have been around since the day of pentacost following Christs ascension to Heaven. That is the day The True Church was started... The Church of which Jesus The Christ was, is, and always shall be, The Head.... no pope needed