was the early chuch fathers catholic?

Question

and didnt Jesus say to make disiples of men not apostles of men?

Answer 1

Yes.

In fact, the early Church fathers came up with the term Catholic.

The Church has referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 C.E. (about 10 years after the last book of the New Testament was written), when the Greek term "Katholikos" (meaning universal) 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

We do not know how long they had been using the term "Catholic" before it was included in this letter.

All of this was long before the Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed from 325 C.E. which states, "We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07644a.htm

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In Matthew 28:19: Jesus said, "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit."

The Catholic Church has been doing this for almost 2,000 years. There are now over 1.1 billion Catholics living in every country of the world.

The Catholic Church is also Apostolic. We follow the teachings and practice of the Apostles. They replaced Judas Iscariot with a new Apostle and have replaced and added Apostles, now called bishops, ever since in a unbroken chain of the laying on of hands.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

By Catholic do you mean Roman Catholic Church? If so, the answer is no. We get Roman Catholic Church when Christianity become the official religion of Rome.

Early Church Fathers begins also immediately after the apostles, not just after Peter.

The term "early Church fathers" is not biblical the bible particular in the New Testament.

Answer 3

They were "Catholic"--they were Orthodox Catholic, now known as "Eastern Orthodox". The schism and errors of Rome came later.

Answer 4

I don't understand the second line. But as for the first... no, many were not. Cyprian was definitely not catholic, nor was Tertullian. And Arianus, Pelagius, Donatus, etc. weren't either obviously.

Answer 5

No they weren't. The Catholic church didn't fully begin until the 4th and 5th centuries A.D.

Answer 6

the early church was jewish in origin. without judaism, there would be no christianity. yeshua was a jew, most of his disciples were jews, most of his followers were jews. he taught in synogogues his whole life.
the catholic church forced jews to give up anything of their beliefs. thus christianity as a name was born. i believe it was constantine- anyway- when he did this- he also brought in paan holidays. this made the pagans tithe for one, but also it made them all more comfortable in their sin of not worshipping the true God.