For those who say Catholicism started in 300 AD?

Question

what's your proof? Please cite sources.

Answer 1

The origins of the Catholic church begin with Christ. All that the schism did was to differentiate among two views regarding details.

The Orthodox and the Roman churches had their beginnings at the time of Christ. No new churches were created at this time. No beliefs were created or repealed.

Answer 2

Ya know... if you're trying to do something positive you're going about it the wrong way. Demanding proof this way is just rude.

For the person who said Constantine founded Catholicism, my friend, all Constantine did was legalize Catholicism. That's all. He didn't add anything. He didn't take anything away.

Take a look at this letter from Justin the Martyr. 200 years before Constantine.
Enjoy...
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/justinmartyr-firstapology.html

Answer 3

I know of not a single person who says Catholicism started in 300 A D.

Answer 4

Catholocism, as such, began in 1054 with The Great Schism. Previously, there had been only one church, that which you read about in the Acts of the Apostles. In 1054, the disagreements about church authority (vested in a pope, or split hierarchically between equal bishops) came to a head, and the Roman church laid the bull of excommunication of the altar of the Orthodox church. An Orthodox deacon (I think it was a deacon) rushed after the Roman representative and begged him to take back the bull and reconcile; when he refused, the bull was dropped in the street. The Roman church then became the independent Roman Catholic Church; subsequent splits occured at and after the Reformation. The Orthodox church continued pretty much the way it was; it is still alive today, and practices exactly the same doctrine as it did two thousand years ago.

There will be many who disagree with this and say that the Orthodox are the ones who did the excommunicating. I believe they did not. However, the two churches WERE NOT SEPARATE until the 11th century; that is historically verifiable.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

The early Catholic Church came to be organized under the three patriarchs of Rome, Alexandria and Antioch, to which later were added the patriarchs of Constantinople and Jerusalem. The Bishop of Rome was at that time recognized as first among them, as is stated, for instance, in canon 3 of the First Council of Constantinople (381) - many interpret "first" as meaning here first among equals - and doctrinal or procedural disputes were often referred to Rome, as when, on appeal by St Athanasius against the decision of the Council of Tyre (335), Pope Julius I, who spoke of such appeals as customary, annulled the action of that council and restored Athanasius and Marcellus of Ancyra to their sees.

Answer 6

That is ridiculous! Protestants are too ignorant to admit that the Roma Catholic Church was founded by Christ Himself so they make something up about some Emperor who converted to Christianity from Paganism. God bless you! Saint Peter was the first pope.

Answer 7

The Roman Catholic Church contends that its origin is the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ in approximately 30 A.D. The Catholic Church proclaims itself to be the Church that Jesus Christ died for, the Church that was established and built by the Apostles. Is that the true origin of the Catholic Church? On the contrary. Even a cursory reading of the New Testament will reveal that the Catholic Church does not have its origin in the teachings of Jesus, or His apostles. In the New Testament, there is no mention of the papacy, worship / adoration of Mary (or the immaculate conception of Mary, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the assumption of Mary, or Mary as co-redemptrix and mediatrix), petitioning saints in Heaven for their prayers, apostolic succession, the ordinances of the church functioning as sacraments, infant baptism, confession of sin to a priest, purgatory, indulgences, or the equal authority of church tradition and Scripture. So, if the origin of the Catholic Church is not in the teachings of Jesus and His apostles, as recorded in the New Testament, what is the true origin of the Catholic Church?

For the first 280 years of Christian history, Christianity was banned by the Roman empire, and Christians were terribly persecuted. This changed after the “conversion” of the Roman Emperor Constantine. Constantine “legalized” Christianity at the Edict of Milan in A.D. 313. Later, in A.D. 325, Constantine called together the Council of Nicea, in an attempt to unify Christianity. Constantine envisioned Christianity as a religion that could unite the Roman Empire, which at that time was beginning to fragment and divide. While this may have seemed to be a positive development for the Christian church, the results were anything but positive. Just as Constantine refused to fully embrace the Christian faith, but continued many of his pagan beliefs and practices, so the Christian church that Constantine promoted was a mixture of true Christianity and Roman paganism.

Answer 8

Jesus, and the stories of, started Christianity. The Catholic church, is the Roman Catholic Faith - Romans (doesn't matter which) started Catholicisim, probably 200-300 years after Jesus of Nazareth was put to death.
Proof!! erm, the romans fed Christians to the lions.

Answer 9

Catholic Christianity was started by Jesus. All other forms derive from Catholicism.

Answer 10

If you ever learn how to read and do research for yourself, the evidence is quite well documented. Get a life.