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''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]]. __TOC__{{topics}}Infobox_Contents |* topic_name = Roman Catholicism |subtopics = [[Divisions in Roman Catholicism]] | , [[Roman Catholic Hierarchy]] | , [[Papacy|Pope]] | , [[Vatican]] | , [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]]* [[History of the Roman Catholic Church]] | , [[Great Schism]] | , [[Counter-Reformation]] | , [[First Vatican Council]] | , [[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]]
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* [[Roman Catholic Places Index]]
* [[Roman Catholicism: Consecrated Life|Consecrated Life and Religious Orders]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}|
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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