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{{summary | text__NOTOC__==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]].}}
{{overviewThe 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]].}} ==Contents==
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* [[Divisions in Roman Catholicism]] | [[Roman Catholic HeirarchyHierarchy]] | [[Papacy|Pope]] | [[Vatican]] | [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]]
* [[History of the Roman Catholic Church]] | [[Great Schism]] | [[Counter-Reformation]] | [[The Second Vatican Council|Second Vatican Council]]
* [[Roman Catholic Doctrine]] | [[Roman Catholicism: Sacraments|Sacraments]] | [[Roman Catholicism: Mass|Mass]] | [[Justification by faith plus works]] | [[Roman Catholicism: Sin|Sin]] | [[Purgatory]] | [[Roman Catholicism: Mary|Mary]]
* [[Roman Catholic Places Index]]
* [[Roman Catholicism: Consecrated Life|Consecrated Life and Religious Orders]]
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==Main article==
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]]===
{{returnto}} [[Denominations]]
