During a Ancient History course i heard something about the Romans changing some parts of Christianity and calling this new version Catholic. Did i hear right?
2007-03-16 08:37:13 · 3 answers · asked by Double R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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2007-03-16 08:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they did not. They made it mainstream when they replaced their polytheism with monothiesm. When an empire conquers a foreign land, it brings with it the conquering nations currency, laws and religion. Such is why christian "spread" across Europe.
2007-03-16 15:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
The Church has referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 AD, when the term appears in the Letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans:
"Wherever the bishop appear, there let the multitude be; even as wherever Christ Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church."
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/ignatius-smyrnaeans-hoole.html
All of this was long before the Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed from 325 A.D. which states, "We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."
With love in Christ.
2007-03-17 00:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋