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''In brief'': The Roman Catholic 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.
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{{summary | text=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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{{overview}}
  
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* [[Divisions in Roman Catholicism]] | [[Roman Catholic Heirarchy]] | [[Pope]] |  [[Vatican]] | [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]]
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* [[History of the Roman Catholic Church]] | [[Great Schism]] | [[Counter-Reformation]] | [[Second Vatican Council]]
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* [[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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'''History'''
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* [[An overview of the history of the Roman Catholic Church]]
 
* [[History of the Roman Catholic Church (wikipedia)]]
 
  
 
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{{returnto}} [[Denominations]]
'''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]]
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 04:55, 1 July 2006

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. (Read more)




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