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What do you mean when you say the Catholic Church is Hierarchical?
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Hierarchical means that when Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, created the Catholic Church - His Mystical Body - He created it in a hierarchical manner with Himself as the Head, and St. Peter (and his successors) as His visible Vicar on earth (he did this in Matthew 16:17-19 and based it on Isaiah 22:15-25). The hierarchy then proceeds down to all the bishops who are the descendants of the apostles, who are helped by the priests and the deacons. Thus it is through this hierarchy that Our Blessed Lord transmits His three-fold office of teaching, pastoral, and sacerdotal through Episcopal Ordination to sanctify the faithful and bring them to heaven.
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What church do people in Greece go to?
I think you are looking for the "Eastern Orthodox" church. It may be described very very roughly as a Catholic, Apostolic church that does not feel the need for the same hierarchical structure as say the "Roman Catholic" church.
Why do Anglicans still say in their creed that they believe in the catholic church?
When they say in the Apostles creed "I believe in the holy Catholic church" they don't mean the Roman Catholic church, which is odd in that the Roman (Latin rite) Catholic church is the TRUE church. If they were to say the Nicene creed which goes.....I believein one holy Catholic and apostolic church....they would have a problem in that they are not apostolic, that is not ordained directly in line from the apostles which catholic priests are. Realising this the Anglicans have changed the definition of Apostolic to mean following the gospel message(s) as originally preached by the apostles. In short Anglicans (low church, liberal church and hight church) are really protestants pretending to be Catholics.
What does it mean to say the Church subsists in the Catholic Church?
It means that the 4 marks of the Church as spelled out in the Nicene Creed - One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic - are found only in the Catholic Church. Other sects may have one, two or three of these marks but only the Catholic Church possesses all four.
Why do Methodist say believe in the holly Catholic church when saying the Apostles Creed?
The " catholic " in the creed has a lower case C..... therefore this is the universal church, not the actual Catholic Church. So catholic = Universal Church Catholic = The Catholic Church ( The one with the Pope )
Do you say St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church or Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church?
Saints (Sts.) Peter and Paul Catholic Church would be proper.
Can an Anglican Catholic priest say Mass at a Roman Catholic Church?
The Anglican Church is not called the Anglican Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church is not formally known as the Roman Catholic Church even though the Vatican is indeed located in Rome. Your question therefore would more accurately read, can an Anglican priest say Mass at a Catholic Church. The answer is, the Catholic religion does not allow Anglican priests to officiate at their rituals. The Anglican Church, despite being extremely similar to the Catholic Church in most respects, is nonetheless regarded by Catholicism as a heretical schism.
Who recognized that Jesus is fully God and Fully man?
The Catholic Church was first... so, I guess you could just say "chrsitianity" or you could say the Catholic Church.
What does the Catholic Church say about the Church of Christ?
Not much specifically, the Catholic Church has always prayed that all protestants would return to the Church that Jesus Christ founded for their salvation.
When did the catholic church start According to evangelicals?
The Catholic Church interprets the Bible to say that it was started with St. Peter, who was the first Pope.
What creed do they say in the Roman Catholic Church?
The NICENE CREED
When was the Catholic church establised?
The Catholic Church was started by Jesus Christ when he said And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, in Matthew 16 verse 13.
Can you remarry even you are not annulled?
If you were married in the Catholic Church and marriage ended in a divorce but not annullled, then, no, you cannot remarry in the Catholic Church. If you are Catholic and were married outside the church by say a justice of peace and marriage ended in a divorce but not annullled, then, yes you can remarry in the Catholic Church, with proper paperwork and oath commitments.
