Officials of the Christian Church are the Bishops, the successors to the Apostles, and the Pope, who is their head, and the Vicar of Christ, thus the successor to St. Peter. Christ appointed him as head of His Church in Matthew 16:17-19 and told all of us in addressing His Apostles, "he who hears you hears Me, he would rejects you rejects Me." (Luke 10:16)
Clergy were the Church officials, and the laity were the regular members.
because, the christian religion was later split into different sections, the East side & West side. the East side was the only part that helped develop the christian religion, through schools & other ways.
A:The Bible tells us that the earliest Christian officials were the apostles, and that deacons soon followed. Non-canonical writings are evidence that wandering preachers were common, but did not hold any official positions. As the Church grew larger in the second century, bishops began to be appointed.It is thought that the title 'pope' might have been used by most bishops from the late second century onwards, but now only the Roman Catholic pope and the Coptic pope use this title.
Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch writer, philosopher, and Christian humanist, criticized church officials for their worldliness. He believed in the ideals of simplicity, humility, and devotion to God, and he was critical of the corruption and materialism he observed within the church hierarchy.
Perhaps you are thinking of Catherine de Medici.
The appointment of church officials by kings and nobles rather than by church officials apex
Perhaps you are thinking of Catherine de Medici.
Church officials in the past have been very powerful because of the free reign that was given to them. Church officials have long been able to scare t heir congregations into doing their bidding.
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The Roman Catholic Church is a type of Christian Church.
A true Christian is usually called a Protestant. So a Christian church would be called a Protestant church.