Is Catholicism an accepted indigenous religion in the US?

Answer 1

It's an accepted religion, but it's not indigenous -- it's a European religion. The indigenous religions are mostly gone now; only a few Native American still practice them.

Answer 2

It's not indigenous in America. It was brought over to the New World via European explorers & colonists. It's well established in the US, and is the predominate religion of Latin American countries.

Native American religions/spiritual systems are indigenious to the US. Also Mormonism is pretty much indigenous, since it started here in the US.

Answer 3

Chris B....you should have paid closer attention in high school history.

The English settlers were Puritans, attempting to establish their own theocracy free of the Protestant Church of England. The Catholics were suppressed at that time, also unable to worship freely in the British Isles. In fact, they did not come to establish "freedom of worship," but freedom for THEIR sect to worship. As the colonies were established, they also had state religions, and most did not allow Catholics freedom of worship, either. Of course, there were exceptions.....where do you think the name "Maryland" came from?

As to the original question, the Constitution provides for the freedom of worship by the government. Societal acceptance is a different issue altogether. Most Christian sects are tolerated (though Catholics still do face some bigotry, it is much less pervasive than in previous generations). But I would not classify it as "indigenous" in the normal sense of the word.

Answer 4

There is no such thing as an indigenous religion. As they are all made by humans, it means that they aren't even alive, therefore cannot be indigenous.

And yes, it is accepted as a religion. Especially by its followers.

Answer 5

Accepted yes, indigenous - no.

Indigenous religions would be native American spiritism, Mormonism, watchtower, etc.

If one were to strain at gnats - native American spiritism would be the only true indigenous religion since the others mentioned are offshoot sects of another religion, in this case Christianity.

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Answer 6

The predominant religion in America is one of the Protestant religions. Catholicism was the most predominant religion in England until the king created the Church of England and required everyone to convert to it. That sparked some religions to seek religious freedom in America. A centry or so later, most of the earliest settlers were of various Protestant religions. The main migration of Catholics were the immigrant from Spain, Ireland and Italy. Which is why you will find many a large and wealthy parish near the coasts and in industrialized cities but very modest Catholic parishes in the south and mid-west.

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Answer 7

Accepted,yes.Indigenous,no

Answer 8

Accepted - - yes . Indigenous -- - no .

Answer 9

Catholicism is not indigenous to the US. It came here with the Spanish explorers.

Accepted by whom? God or man? It may be accepted by humans but certainly not by God.

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, the origin of the Catholic Church is not in the teachings of Jesus and His apostles, as recorded in the New Testament.

Answer 10

indigenous? uhmm....its accepted.