Catholicism

Synopsis

The Roman Catholic Church is a major Christian denomination. It's head-quarters are in Rome but it has congregations throughout the world. It claims to have an unbroken leadership first from Jesus Christ, through the apostle Peter to the pope by Apostolic Succession. The Protestant churches split away from the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth century based on differences in opinion of doctrine, especially the issue of Justification by faith versus Justification by faith plus works.

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• Divisions in Roman Catholicism | Roman Catholic Hierarchy | Pope | Vatican | Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
• History of the Roman Catholic Church | Great Schism | Counter-Reformation | Second Vatican Council
• Roman Catholic Doctrine | Sacraments | Mass | Justification by faith plus works | Sin | Purgatory | Mary
• Roman Catholic Places Index
• Consecrated Life and Religious Orders

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The Roman Catholic Church is a major Christian denomination. It's head-quarters are in Rome but it has congregations throughout the world. It claims to have an unbroken leadership first from Jesus Christ, through the apostle Peter to the pope by Apostolic Succession. The Protestant churches split away from the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth century based on differences in opinion of doctrine, especially the issue of Justification by faith versus Justification by faith plus works.

Roman Catholic Doctrine

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