Why name Catholic the church founded by Christ?

Answer 1

The name Catholic was first used by St. Ignatius who was the third Bishop of Antioch. He was ordained by St. Peter and was a disciple of St. Peter and St. John. The name came about in about the year 103 in his writings while on his way to Rome to be martyred. He was eaten by the beasts in the coliseum. As someone said it means universal and is inclusive all of Catholic Churches which form around the Bishops.



In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Coral,

You need to do some research. There is a great deal of evidence from the writings of the ante-Nicene fathers as well.

LineDancer,

One thing that can never be supported by history or Scripture is that the Church compromised with Pagan religions. I do understand that this is an attack that many anti-Catholics us but it surely cannot be supported by facts and is just fanciful history. The fact is Jesus is not a liar as this position suggests:

The Church has NOT fallen into apostasy but has successfully defended the faith from apostasy including the heresy you follow of Arianism.

(Mat 16:18 DRB) And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Scriptures tell us to be aware of false teachers teaching heresies like Arianism:

(Mat 7:15 DRB) Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Answer 2

The name "catholic" was used for the church founded by Christ because the word "catholic" means "universal". The church became universal when the Gentiles were made part of teh church withoout having to adopt Jewish customs like circumcision.

Jesus intended for his Gospel to be made universally available, hence the name "Catholic"

Answer 3

The name of the True Church is not as important as preserving the beliefs and practices of the True Church. In early Christianity, the Church was called "They Way". Even though the name was "changed" to "Catholic (coined by Saint Ignatius and meaning Universal) the fundamental Dogma remains unchanged - and that is what's really important.

Answer 4

I don't know because it's not true. Consider this: The origin of the Catholic Church is the tragic compromise of Christianity with the pagan religions that surrounded it. Instead of proclaiming the Gospel and converting the pagans, the Catholic Church “Christianized” the pagan religions, and “paganized” Christianity. By blurring the differences and erasing the distinctions, yes, the Catholic Church made itself attractive to the people of the Roman empire. One result was the Catholic Church becoming the supreme religion in the “Roman world” for centuries. However, another result was the most dominant form of Christianity apostatizing from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ and the true proclamation of God’s Word.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 declares, “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”

Answer 5

Simple answer: Because St. Paul taught that there is "one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism". The Creeds teach us that there is "one, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic" Church.

The Church is WHOLE. The Church is ONE. All "denominations" are man-made.

The word "Catholic" is a combination of two Greek words: "KATH" = "according to" and "HOLOS" of "HOLON" = "the whole".

"According to the whole". That's what it means.

The interpretation is basically this - (based on the Fathers of the Church like St. Ignatius of Antioch who first used the term when he wrote): "Where the Bishop is, there let the people gather, because just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church."

The Historic Episcopacy (the Apostolic Succession) is the guarantor of the Catholic Faith.

Answer 6

The Catholic church claims this because it can demonstrate ecclesiastical succession back to the first head of the Church, Peter.

Not that he ever existed, mind you.

The Thumb-Downers ought to show any evidence outside of the Gospels (cribbed from Josephus), that Jesus even existed. Other than that, your thumbs down mean that what I have said is true and that the truth of it has stung you to the quick!

Answer 7

catholic means universal, or "one," so "catholic" means the one Christian church.

Answer 8

'catholic' just means 'universal'.

Answer 9

Because Catholic emans 'universal' and all are welcome!