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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name =Roman Catholicism |subtopics =Synopsis=[[Divisions in Roman Catholicism]], [[Roman Catholic Hierarchy]], [[Holy See]], [[Papacy|Pope]], [[Vatican]], [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]]* [[History of the Roman Catholic Church]], [[Great Schism]], [[Counter-Reformation]], [[First Vatican Council]], [[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]], [[Catholic Dioceses Index]]* [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]* [[Roman Catholicism: Consecrated Life|Consecrated Life and Religious Orders]] |opinion_pieces ={{short_opinions}} * [[Dispelling Myths of Roman Catholicism (AmericanCatholic)]] |}}
==Contents==It is often erroneously refered to as the Roman Catholic Church or Romanism. This simply means the Roman Rite of the [[Mass]] or the fact that it is headquartered in Rome. There are several other rites, the Byzantine being the next largest.
{{topics}}* [[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]]* [[Roman Catholic Places Index]]* [[Roman Catholicism: Consecrated Life|Consecrated Life and Religious Orders]] {{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==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]]==={{sectionstub}}
===[[Roman Catholic Hierarchy]]===
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The Roman Catholic Church is a major the largest Christian [[denomination]], with over a billion members. It's Its 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]] alone versus [[Justification by faith plus works]].
====Early Roman or Western Christainity====
====[[First Vatican Council]]====
In the late eighteen hundreds, with its temporal powers waning, pope [[Pius IX]] called a council, that is recognized as ecumenical by the Roman Catholic Church, but not by other denominations. The council convened in 1869 and 1870 in the [[Vatican]], and stopped abruptly when Rome was taken by Italian forces, thus ending the era of the Papal states. The council essentially reaffirmed all that the [[Council of Trent]] had affirmed, as well as affirming [[papal infallibility]].
====[[Second Vatican Council]]====
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI on 21 November 1965. At least four future pontiffs took part in the council's opening session: Giovanni Battista Montini, who on succeeding Pope John XXIII took the name of Paul VI; Bishop Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I; Bishop Karol Wojtyła, who became Pope John Paul II; and Father Joseph Ratzinger, present as a theological consultant, who became Pope Benedict XVI.
====Recent History====
===[[Roman Catholic Hierarchy]] and the [[Papacy]]=== The earthly leader of the Roman Catholic Church is the [[pope]]. The pope governs from the [[Vatican City]] in Rome, a sovereign state of which he is also the civil head of state<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1066140.stm BBC - Country Profile: Vatican]</ref>. Each pope is elected for life by the College of Cardinals, a body composed of bishops elevated to the status of cardinal by the Pope. The pope is assisted in the Church's administration by the Roman Curia, or civil service. The Church community is governed according to formal regulations set out in the Code of Canon Law. The Church is divided worldwide into 2,782 regions called dioceses. These diocese are grouped into 1 of 23 particular rites - the Latin Rite being the most common, but with there being a further 22 Eastern rites. Each diocese is headed by a bishop and is divided into individual communities called parishes. Each parish is staffed by one or more priests. The parish itself is made up of the priests and the laity (general members / church-goers).
===[[Roman Catholic Doctrine]]===
{{sectionstub}} ==Quotes== ==References== {{reflist}} ==Links==* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism Wikipedia - Roman Catholicism] {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Denominations]] [[Category:Denominations]][[Category:Catholic Church]]
