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Are pastors in the Catholic Church required to adhere to specific guidelines and teachings of the Catholic faith?
Yes, pastors in the Catholic Church are required to adhere to specific guidelines and teachings of the Catholic faith, as outlined by the Magisterium of the Church.
Dominant religion of Poland?
Most Poles adhere to the Christian Faith, with about 88% belonging to the Roman Catholic Church!
Why is Jehovah Witness and Mormonism not considered part of Christianity?
Many Protestant Christian groups deny the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) are Christian because these two groups do not adhere to the common Christian creeds, such as the Nicene Creed and the Apostle's Creed. While Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons still believe in Jesus Christ and the Bible, they are not Protestant or Catholic, causing some to say they are not Christian. Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons are categorized as 'Restorationist' Christians, meaning that they are not Catholic, nor are they a reformation of the Catholic Church (as Protestants are). Restorationists believe that they are a continuation of the true first-century Christian Church.
What is a Catholic Christian?
All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics. Therefore a Catholic Christian would denote a Christian who belongs to a Catholic denomination of Christianity.A Christian is someone who is a follower of Jesus Christ: one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. A Christian is a member of a Christian Church or denomination who might be Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Anglican, etc.Catholicism is a denomination, and is, therefore, a subset of Christianity. A Catholic is a member of any of the Churches regarded as Catholic, especially a Roman Catholic.
Can a Catholic go to a Christian Church?
Non-Roman Catholic AnswerA Catholic is certainly ABLE to go to a Christian church. How the Catholic church will feel about this is a different matter, and a careful perusal of the below will probably give you a clue. (Hint: it's the "the only Christian Church [...] is the Catholic Church" part.)Roman Catholic AnswerCatholics attend a Christian Church every time they go to Mass! The Catholic Church is Christian. Several protestant ecclesial communities, in their effort to establish that they are Christian, deny that word to Catholics. Any simple glance at history will show that the only Christian Church, which was established by Jesus Christ, and exists to this day, is the Catholic Church. from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957ChristianA name first given to the followers of our Lord at Antioch (Acts xi, 26). Since the rise of Protestantism the name has been used in so many different senses as to have become almost meaningless: it may indicate a Catholic or a Unitarian, or even be applied to an infidel who displays some virtue which is associated with Christ. It may reasonably be applied to the members of all the ancient churches, whether in communion with the Holy See, or not, and to those Protestants who profess, explicitly or implicitly, the Nicaean creed in its traditional interpretation. The Church puts no definite official meaning on the word, as she does on Catholic.Christianity is the religion of, the body of faith and morals taught by, the Catholic Church of Christ. The word may be properly extended to include the religious systems of the dissident Eastern -churches and of some Protestant bodies. The current popular use of the word in an ethical, subjective sense, is to be deplored: it is stripping it of all objective or historical connotations.Catholic I. The word is derived from Greek and simply means universal. In combination with the word "church" it essentially merely indicates one of the marks of the Church, and was so used by St. Ignatius at the beginning of the 2nd century; but in the course of history it has come to be the distinguishing epithet of the Church of Christ and his faith: under other circumstances its place might have been taken by "apostolic" or "one." The use of the word in this distinguishing way became current and common in England only from the middle of the 16th century. In some mediaeval translations of the Creed unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam is rendered "one holy apostolic church general."ii. A Catholic is any person who, having been baptized, does not adhere to a non-Catholic religion or perform any act with the intention or effect of excluding himself from the Church. A "good Catholic" is one who practises his religion to the best of his ability.iii. Catholics normally call themselves Catholics without qualification, and are distinguished by the name alike in West and East; except for a body of High Anglicans, no other Christians use the name as a distinguishing title. But Catholics of the Byzantine rite sometimes calls themselves Greek Catholics, Chaldeans are so called, and Maronites always refer to themselves simply as Maronites - they avoid the name Catholic for the good reason that there is no such thing as a Maronite who is not a Catholic, and because in Syria the epithet particularly designates a Catholic Melkite.iv. As an adjective, Catholic in this special sense should only be used of subjects of which Catholicity is predicable, e.g., a man as man, a church, building, or catechism. To speak of a Catholic artist or grocer, Catholic poetry or truth is inaccurate and misleading: an artist or grocer who is a Catholic is a Catholic as a man (and this without reference to whether he paints only ecclesiastical pictures or supplies cheese only to the clergy); poetry may deal with a Catholic theme or be written by a poet who is a Catholic, but is not by that fact anything but poetry; truth is truth and it is improper to call the truth about the Catholic Church, Catholic truth; (cf., Catholic arithmetic, a Wesleyan judge, Quaker music, and, particularly, Catholic culture).
Is the Catholic Church the same thing as the Roman Catholic Church?
Basically Yes. But it's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the officials of the Church in Rome, and rarely used by the rest of the Catholic Church.
Do Christian organizations consider Mormons Christian?
While many (but not all) Christian organizations recognize that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) worship Jesus Christ and strive to emulate his life, most do not recognize Mormons as a Christian religion because they do not adhere to the traditional Christian Creeds which define the Holy Trinity. Most Christian groups consider it blasphemous that Mormons believe that God the Father and Jesus Christ are two seperate beings and therefore do not want to categorize them as Christian.
Is mormanism a form of Christianity?
Yes. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) are Christian but are not Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant Christians. They believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior and Redeemer, They worship Him, they read the Bible and try to follow it's teachings, but they do not believe in the creeds (Apostle's Creed, Nicene Creed, etc) that other Christians adhere to. You can learn more about Mormon beliefs at the "Related Link" below.
Why do Roman Catholics call themselves catholics while they declare universalism as a heresy while catholicus means universal?
Most likely because religion is big business, and they don't want competition; the RCC pointing out heresy is pretty much the height of hypocrisy, with apologies to the many spirit-filled Catholics.
What are the infallible teachings of the Catholic Church and how do they guide the beliefs and practices of its followers?
The infallible teachings of the Catholic Church are doctrines that are considered to be without error, typically declared by the Pope. These teachings guide the beliefs and practices of Catholics by providing a foundation of core beliefs that are considered essential to the faith. Catholics are expected to adhere to these teachings as they are believed to be divinely inspired and necessary for salvation.
Is Emily Osment Catholic?
No. Emily Osment is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" Church). Some sources say she is a Roman Catholic, but she is not extremely public about her faith so this may be untrue.
Why is the church colour white on holy Thursday?
It depends on the church. Not all churches or religions adhere to the same traditions.
