What are the beliefs of Roman cathololism or the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church?

Question

What was it like in the 15th century?

Answer 1

A summary of Catholic beliefs is contained in the Nicene Creed (from the year 325):

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

These beliefs have not changed.

For a complete description of what Catholics believe, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter.

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church and the largest organized body of any world religion.[1] According to the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, the Church's worldwide recorded membership at the end of 2004 was 1,098,366,000 or approximately one in six of the world's population.[2]

The Catholic Church is a worldwide organization made up of one Western or Latin and 22 Eastern Catholic particular Churches, all of which have the Holy See of Rome as their highest authority on earth. It is divided into jurisdictional areas, usually on a territorial basis. The standard territorial unit, each of which is headed by a bishop, is called a diocese in the Latin Church and an eparchy in the Eastern Churches. At the end of 2006, the total number of all these jurisdictional areas (or "Sees") was 2,782.

Answer 3

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and Earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven and is seated
at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church,
the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

Answer 4

They practice alot of Old testament laws. Priests cannot marry, supposedly because they are married to the faith. Priests have the power to forgive your sins at confession and turn bread and wine into the actual body and blood of Jesus. They believe you should pray to the Virgin Mary (who had several children after Jesus and is no longer a virgin) and that you should pray to saints, when the Bible is clear that Jesus is the only way to the Father. They make you tithe 10% and send collection agencies after you if you don't tithe. NOt all of them, but some. They believe Peter was instituted to start the church and was commissioned by Jesus. When it is clear that the Rock of the foundation was Jesus,not Peter. THey have many traditions that are not biblical. You have to pay $1 to light a candle and have your prayer heard. They preach another Jesus that is still on the cross, because they have crucifixes all over the place. They say they believe in Jesus and the Bible, but in their deeds, they deny Him. They pray very repititous prayers, that have no meaning after a while. They believe the way to heaven is through the Church and works. They do not believe in divorce and they believe if you weren't good enough to go to heaven that you can pay for your sins in a place called Purgatory for a while and then go on to heaven. There is to much to list.

I believe in the 15th century they might have actually followed biblical teachings, but as the years have passed, it has been corrupted by man.

Answer 5

The beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church is to love God with your whole heart and soul so that someday you will be happy with Him in heaven.

Answer 6

>>What was it like in the 15th century?<<

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (aka Roman Catechism) is your best source of information for Catholic teachings of that period.

http://www.cin.org/users/james/ebooks/master/trent/tindex.htm

Answer 7

the Patron Saints

Answer 8

Whoa! That's way too general a question to answer by typing in a one-way conversation

Answer 9

mind numbing. same as now.

it depends on where you were in the 15th century. you'd much rather have been in spain than in denmark.

Answer 10

thats a very broad question. if you really want to know, research it on your own. there is a wealth of info out there .