the roman catholic church or catholic church 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 and spread by the 12 apostles, in particular st. peter
it is the largest christian church, more than a billion followers, representing about half of all christians, and is the largest organized body of any world religion.
2007-11-04 15:16:57
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answered by juan diego 2
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The Roman Schism was offical in 1054 but the difrences started around the time that the Western Roman empire fell and just kept growing over the centuries. The preotaants about 1520 when Ltuehr nailed his theises to the cathedral door.
2007-11-04 18:25:58
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answered by Anonymous
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The company all of us comprehend of in the present day via fact the Roman catholic Church in trouble-free terms got here into genuine life during the reign of Emperor Constantine, who merged his solar-worship cult's ideals with the ideologies of a sect who have been general as Christians, who occurred to win the lottery of religions who vied for supremacy over others on the 1st Council of Nicaea in the year 325 advert. Constantine replaced into an somewhat astute guy, and he necessary a series of ideals that must be used to unify his scattered empire, which replaced into starting to be to be fragmented by way of the clashes and conflicts between sects and religions. Rome at that element replaced into the domicile of gods and idolatry, purely like in the present day, with its then rulers being called gods, and those rulers ought to continuously place self belief in using dogma and blind obedience that's all too in many cases linked with religions, so it made sense to them to opt for a faith that promised each little thing that human beings ought to ever think of, eternal life after loss of life, the belief of being so specific that the supervisor deity enjoyed you, no count how contradictory that must be....and something is history. So the reason that there is not any point out of the Roman Catholic (meaning, frequently taking place) Church in the bible, as others right here have already pronounced, is that it replaced into no longer formed for hundreds of years after the cases of Jesus. the belief of Peter, who replaced right into a Jew and a follower of how, which Jesus observed, having something to do with Rome and its idolatrous ideals in no way made sense, yet purely like many different myths surrounding genuine human beings, you would be able to desire to attend some hundred years previously that's happened as "real", does not it?
2016-11-10 07:27:04
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answered by ross 4
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It was definitely some time after the Lord established His Church which He built on Himself. The gospel account of the conversation between Peter and Jesus seems to draw a clear picture that the Lord established the church on Himself.
2007-11-04 16:09:07
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answered by mandbturner3699 5
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I'm not sure where the Catholic church originated, but if you asked a Chatolic - I'm sure they'd tell you that Adam & Eve were Catholic, and so, it has always been in existance. *jk*
The Protestant church was founded by King Henry VIII of England, as he decided to no longer be a member of the Catholic church, as they wouldnt allow him to divorce his first wive Catherine of Aragon.
The main difference between the two denominations is that protestants solely preech through the scripture/Bible, whereas the Catholic church preeches by their own rituals.
2007-11-04 15:19:32
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answered by ♂ Equibrilium ♀ 4
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-The Catholics originated in the year 33, after the death of Jesus Christ. The first Pope was Saint Peter.
The protestants originated in the times of Martin Lutero.
The difference between these two faiths is that the salvation comes from God himself, according with the Protestants; and according to the Catholics, redemption comes from good behavior
2007-11-04 15:21:55
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answered by Bingo Bongo 4
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The Roman Catholic Church originated in Rome (or was it Constantinople?) Either way, it originated after the death of Jesus, and it was made the official church of the Roman empire by the emperor Constantine.
The Protestants originated with Martin Luther in Germany in the 14th century after he realized the Roman church was not following the Bible and was taking advantage of uneducated people who couldn't read it for themselves. Protestantism spread with the printing press.
2007-11-04 15:21:24
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answered by rath 5
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According to the Holy Scriptures the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch; hence, the Christian church started in Syria:
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. - Acts 11:26.
2007-11-04 15:22:39
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answered by Anonymous
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The Catholic Church was formulated at the Council of Nicea. About 300 AD. But it traces its roots all the way back to the time of Christ.
Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation when he nailed the 99 [complaints - I forget the actual name] in the Middle Ages.
2007-11-04 15:20:42
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answered by Anonymous
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The Roman Catholic Church originated 2000 years ago. Christ himself founded the RCC on St. Peter (The First Pope) and he sent the Holy Spirit to guide the Church and protect it from teaching error. That is why the Pope is infallible when teaching dogma of faith and morals, because he is protected by the Holy Spirit. Christ promised that the gates of Hell would never prevail against the Church he established! God bless.
2007-11-04 15:17:52
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answered by Anonymous
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The Catholic Church was born on Pentecost in about the year 33 C.E. when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and discipels. Even though she was not called the Catholic Church until 107 C.E.
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
With love in Christ.
2007-11-04 15:59:56
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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