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Well, basically all they wanted to do was control everything, via the excuse that they had "Papal Supremacy" which was the idea that God was connected with them and that the Catholic church members were God's messengers and that all those who were in Europe were supposed to obey them because they spread the word of God. So basically, they made some pretty poor ruling choices.
Primarily with showing them to live in this live and how to get to heaven in the next. God created men to be a certain way, and the Catholic Church has the instruction manual, to use a lame analogy.
The Church is manifested to the world by its teachings and people coming to Church.
Mother Teresa was a Catholic sister but did not work in any church. She worked in the slums and gutters of the world helping less fortunate people.
-It is an act of mercy. -It is what God would want. -By helping people, you lead by example and bring more people to the Church. -By helping, you have a chance to teach the Catholic faith and spread it. -To do good.
There is no "Europe Catholic Church", there is the world-wide Catholic Church in Europe and everywhere else in the world, and its role is the same everywhere, to bring Christ to people and people to Christ and salvation.
The Catholic Church's mission is to spread its teachings and welcome all people to share in its beliefs and practices. It seeks to build a community of believers regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or background, in line with its principles of inclusivity and outreach.
Many early Catholics were excommunicated for leaving the church.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church does not "punish" people! The Church is the Body of Christ, the Church is there to bring God's Word (Jesus) to the world, and the people in the world to God. Even excommunication is a disciplinary action to help people come to their senses; it is certainly not a vindictive punishment, it is an act of love.
The Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with 1.2 billion members worldwide.
The word "Catholic" means "universal" and is applied to the Church as Jesus has sent Her to all people in all countries, in all ages. By "Catholic" meaning universal, at any Catholic Church in the world on any given sunday, they would read the same passages.
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics in the world.
The Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic AnswerWho said the Catholic Church is meant to be a bastion of morality? The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and has been commissioned by Christ to go out to all the world baptising them and preaching His Word. The Catholic Church has been sent to individual people. Individuals are responsible for forming their own governments not the Church.
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