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''In brief'': {{summary | text=The Roman Catholic Church is a major Christian [[denomination. Its history spans nearly two thousand years]]. 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]].}}

{{topics}}* [[Divisions in Roman Catholicism]] | [[Roman Catholic Heirarchy]] | [[Pope]] | [[Vatican]] | [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]]* [[History of the Roman Catholic Church]] | [[Great Schism]] | [[Counter----Reformation]] | [[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]]

 '''Topics'''* [[Papacy|The Pope]] and [[The Vatican]]* [[The Counter-reformation]]* [[The Second Vatican Council]]  '''[[An overview of Roman Catholic doctrine|Doctrine]]'''* [[An overview of Roman Catholic doctrine]]* [[Important Christian doctrines and beliefs]] common to all Christian denominations* Specific doctrines** [[Roman Catholic: Sacraments|Sacraments]]** [[Roman Catholic: Mass|The Mass]]** [[Papacy|The Pope]]** [[Justification by faith plus works]]** [[Roman Catholic: Sin|Doctrine regarding sin]]** [[Beliefs about purgatory|Purgatory]]** [[Roman Catholic: Mary|Teachings about Mary]]* ''Other doctrines'' - See [[An overview of Roman Catholic doctrine]]  '''Articles / opinions'''* [[Comments on the Roman Catholic Church or its doctrine]]  '''Quotes'''* [[Quotes about the Roman Catholic Church]]  '''Miscellaneous'''* [[Topical issues in the Roman Catholic world]]* [[Miscellaneous topics: Roman Catholicism|Miscellaneous topics]]* [[Opus Dei]]  ----  Return to the {{returnto}} [[Denominations]] contents page