what's your proof? Where do you learn your facts about catholicisim?
2007-04-04 02:08:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow. I think we have a bunch of Protestants that need to read up on history......amazing!
Wanted to welcome you home! This Saturday, right? It will truly be the most beautiful Mass you've ever been to, it'll blow you away!!
2007-04-04 20:44:44 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle_My_Belle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic church came into existence about the year 400.
Rome was having a civil war, and on one side was this legionnaire called Constantine. Well he had a vision and said since he had the vision if he won the war he would make the Roman empire become christian.
So he wins, and marches into Rome as the new emperor. He decrees that Christianity is now legal and the official state religion.
2007-04-04 09:24:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Catholic church was at it's peak in power in the Middle Ages, so it came about some time before that. Right after Jesus, there were many churches, but they weren't all "Catholic" or "Baptist", they were pretty much still Jewish, just including teachings of Christ as well. The "Catholic" church didn't start with Peter, since he was not "Catholic". I don't know exactly when the church started. I learn my facts from my husband and my mom, both Catholics, and the idiot's guide to catholicism.
2007-04-04 09:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
There are plenty of unbiased books that will give you the history of the catholic church, it is well documented. There are always watch "men" on the scene in any age. To answer your question I'd have to write a book, I'm not up to it.
2007-04-04 09:15:53 · answer #4 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was in the 11th century when the great Schism happened.
Before it was just christianity, with two small changes (when the oriental orthodox and assyrian church splitted in 4th century).
But in the 11th century the christianity split in two: the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic church. Afterwards there were many other changes, but the Catholicism dates from that time.
You can look on the net (wikipedia) for Schism(religion).
2007-04-04 09:13:42 · answer #5 · answered by albastra 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
well, there was the Great Schism in 1054 when Christianity split because eastern Christians wanted the pope to be in Constantinople and western Christians wanted him to be in Rome......i know that this is before Protestantism came about it was the official start of Catholicism, i think!!
2007-04-04 09:17:53 · answer #6 · answered by ludo 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
From what I gather, it didn't get serious until Martin Luther gave us his 95 thesis.
I honestly don't know the year or the time period....I'm assuming around 1900 years ago is when catholicism started
2007-04-04 09:11:12 · answer #7 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋