First of all, there is NO "Roman" Catholic Church, this is an appellation that was first broadly used in England after the protestant revolt. It is just the Catholic Church.
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The Catholic Church primarily ministers to Catholics and most of the influence felt in the world is due to individual Catholic's actions. For instance, one of the primary duties of a Christian is to spread the Gospel and to practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy; so for centuries the Church's missionaries have gone out to preach the Gospel to those who have not heard it or are not Christian. The Church's members, particularly their Religious Orders, have been in the forefront of medicine, education, science, philosophy, history, etc. The list of priests and religious in medicine, science, and astronomy alone would fill a modern day hall of fame. The Church's Religious started what has become the modern education system, and college and university system. Modern democracies and the rights of men are all founded in Catholic principles. For a brief overview of the Church's influences in the modern world, click on the link below.
The Catholic Church is comprised of particular Catholic churches. Or, to put it another way, wherever you find a Catholic church, there you have a particular manifestation of the universal Catholic Church. So, this question is somewhat nonsensical.
Sometimes, when people refer to "the Church" they really mean "the Magisterium of the Church" which is the Pope and the bishops in communion with him. If the question is read with this understanding then the answer is, "Yes." The Magisterium is still a powerful influence on Catholic churches today.
Perhaps you meant to ask, "Is the Roman Catholic Church still a powerful influence on Christian churches today?" This would provide some more separation between the subject and the object of the question, since there are many Christians who are not Catholic. However, the answer then is not so simple. The Catholic Church has varying degrees of influence on other Christian churches, depending on that Christian church's connection with and respect for the Catholic Church.
isn't that the Roman Catholic religion? i think they still practice it today
The Roman Catholic Church consists of: * 1. Us (the Laity) * 2. People that are ministers in the Church (the Clergy)
First of all, there is no "Roman" Catholic Church, it's just the Catholic Church. Secondly, archbishops have always had the same role as they do today, they are bishops of a major diocese which is usually the head diocese of a province
They were all the same. Murder, rapes, explotiation, just like today's Catholic church. Repugnant, everything bad they did was and is in the name of religion.
There is no Roman Catholic 'branch.' There is only the Roman Catholic Church led by Jesus Christ through his vicar on earth the pope. Today (2011) that continues to be Pope Benedict XVI.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo instruments were ever used to inflict pain as a penance in the early Church or today.
The Roman Catholic Church to head up his own church today known as the Anglican Church or more commonly: The Church of England.
Well, "catholic" spelled with a lower-case "c", is a word meaning, "all-inclusive". It is not necessarily a religious word, at all. Roman Catholic is a Christian religion, and the word, "Catholic" is a religious word meaning, "all-inclusive" or "available to all". There are 2 Catholic churches. The church in Roman-held areas was a rival to the church in areas of what is now Turkey. The head of that church was in Byzantium. Eventually, the 2 church group broke apart, one being called the Roman Catholic church, and the other being called the Byzantine Catholic church. The Byzantine Catholic church is today better know as the Greek Orthodox church and Russian Orthodox church. Thus church follows the old, old practices that the Roman Catholic church has abandoned or altered over the years.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe same as it is today, Christ is the Head of the Church, which is His Mystical Body. It is also His Bride.
After the Holy Roman Empire was established the Catholic Church became the dominate ruling authority in Europe for a 1,000 years. Today many nations are still Catholic nations the church often influences social policy set by governments. Ireland is a perfect example of the influence of the church on policy and how it has affected the social political areas.
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest followed by the United Methodist and Lutheran Churches.
That temple was called The Pantheon, and it is still in service today as a Roman Catholic Church.