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The hierarchy of the Catholic Church in California supported Proposition 8.
The Catholic Missionaries who came to the new world in the 16th century built the first Churches.
I presume you are talking about the 'Roman Catholic Church' made up of congregations entirely in union with the pope. There are thousands of Catholic parishes in California. There are a number of churches that call themselves Catholic but that are not - The American Catholic Church, The American Charismatic Catholic Church, for example, which do not recognize the pope as the leader of the Church.
Yes, it does - the annulment by the catholic Church is universal.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Catholic Missionaries come in all shapes and sizes! By virtue of their baptism, every single Catholic is called to be a missionary in their state in life. Christianity, by its very nature, is such that we are called to share our faith at all times, and in all places. Primarily people think of religious Orders who were founded for the purpose of the Missions when they think of Missionaries, for instance, the Maryknoll Society; but there are also Missionary Society for the faithful, see the link below:
State of California and the Catholic Church. They are considered state historical property, but the Catholic Church has services, performs weddings and funerals. Depending on the mission state Rangers give tours.
Yes--the Mormon Church and the Catholic Church lobbied successfully in California to ban gay marriages.
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Ivanka Tadina has written: 'Ignazio Knoblehar (1819-1858)' -- subject(s): Biography, Catholic Church, Church history, Clergy, Missionaries, Missions
Horace Hawes has written: 'The missions in California and the rights of the Catholic Church to the property pertaining to them' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Church lands, Missions, Trials, litigation
Francois Xavier Gsell has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Missions
Visant Fave has written: 'War roudou or misionerien' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Missionaries, Missions, Travel