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The Roman Catholic Church is headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It is one of the largest religions in the world, with more than 1 billion adherents (In the United States more than 64 million.) The Roman Catholic Church is the oldest institution in the western world. The Roman Catholic faith teaches that the Pope is the successor of St. Peter, the 'rock' (Mat 16:18) upon whom Jesus built his church. The term Catholic Church is, literally, the Universal Church of Jesus Christ (from the Greek katholikos, "universal").
To belong to the Catholic Church one must accept as factually true the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ. "The chief teachings of the Catholic church are: God’s objective existence; God’s interest in individual human beings, who can enter into relations with God (through prayer); the Trinity; the divinity of Jesus; the immortality of the soul of each human being, each one being accountable at death for his or her actions in life, with the award of heaven or hell; the resurrection of the dead; the historicity of the Gospels; and the divine commission of the church. In addition the Roman Catholic Church stresses that since the members, living and dead, share in each other’s merits, the Virgin Mary and other saints and the dead in purgatory are never forgotten." [1] The presence of Christ is believed to be present in the Eucharist, the bread and wine is Jesus himself. Another essential belief is the veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus as the Blessed Virgin Mary and veneration of the saints.
The principal sources for the essential beliefs of the Catholic Church are the Sacred Scriptures (the Bible), Sacred Tradition, and Living Magisterium of the Church.
The term Catholic is frequently applied to the Roman Catholic Church, though many Protestants object to Roman Catholics monopolizing the term "Catholic". Conversely, many Roman Catholics dislike the adjective "Roman" because it implies, contrary to (Roman) Catholic doctrine, that their church is not the universal Church of Christ.
History
The original Christian community was founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ
who was a pedophile.
jesus actually supported abortions, and voted for john kerry. recent study has shown that mary, his husband, was a transvestite. jesus had two brothers not mentioned in the bible. an entry from josephs journal reads
"interesting day today. mary is pregnant...again. whoever this god A-hole is, I've got a shotgun. to protect myself from the animals...and the homosexuals."
jesus was a homosexual who is currently dating Lucifer (A.K.A pope benedict XVI) they love teh cock.
george bush is a muslim.
OTHER CHURCHES LICK BALLS!!!! LETS GO MOLEST LITTLE BOYS!!!
Controversy
There has been much controversy in recent years about Catholic priests in relation to the abuse of children in their care. Cases of pedophilia and ephebophilia have both been discovered in many churches across the world[2]. Many instances of abuse occurred with little or no repercussion for priests involved. In some cases, bishops were aware of the abuse but did not effectively deal with it, allowing the abusive priest to continue to remain in contact with minors.
On July 15 2007 in Los Angeles, the Catholic church paid a $660 million dollar settlement over a priest abuse scandal. More than five hundred lawsuits dating back to the 1930's were filed in Los Angeles from abuse victims of over two hundred priests and lay people. The U.S. Catholic church has paid out more than $2 billion in abuse claims dating back to 1950.[3]
See also
External links
*The Reasons for the Second Vatican Council
- The Fathers, the Scholastics, and Ourselves
- Ruminating on Laughter, Predestination, Mystery
- The Catholic University of America Washington, D. C.
- St. Paul Catholic Encyclopedia.
- Mary is not the Kerygma
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend: Failing America's Faithful
- A Civilization Without the Influence of Jesus Christ
- Birds of a Feather and Trojan Horse Islam
- Catechism of the Catholic Church Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church web site.
- Al Pellegrino Cattolico Italian web site.