Catholicism

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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.

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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.

History of Roman Catholicism

Early Roman or Western Christainity

Roman Catholicism in the Dark Ages

Great Schism of 1054 AD

Reformation and Council of Trent

World-wide expansion of Roman Catholicism

First Vatican Council

Second Vatican Council

Recent History

Roman Catholic Hierarchy

Papacy

Roman Catholic Doctrine


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