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The name 'Yahweh' derives from the Old Testament name of God YHWH which is suppose to be unpronounceable as the name of God was never to be spoken. It is too sacred and it should not be profaned by using it in human speech. Remember, the word 'God' is not His name but only a description, such as the words pope, king or mayor. The Catholic Church, in recent years, is returning to its Jewish roots and it has been recommended that congregations refrain from using the term Yahweh and to no longer use hymns that include that term or derivatives of the word such as Jehovah.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe term comes from the ancient Jewish representation for the name of God which is not pronounceable - YHWH. The name was never to be spoken out of respect for God. Recently the Vatican requested that congregations return to our roots and no longer use the name in any songs, readings or homilies.
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Why did the Vatican remove the name Yahweh from hymns and prayers in the Catholic Church?
Because their pagans and their conscious couldn't bear them to proclaim his true name.
Is Protestant Catholic?
No.AnswerIf you mean 'catholic' with a small 'c', then yes. the word 'catholic' simply means 'universal' and so the Protestant Church is part of the universal Christian Church worldwide. If you mean 'Catholic' with a large 'C' - this usually refers to the Roman Catholic Church and, though the Protestant Church is part of the catholic (universal) church, it is not part of the Catholic (Roman Cattholic) church as this is a separate denomination.
What does it mean to be a Confirmed Catholic?
To be a member of the Catholic Church means to believe in Catholic Christianity and be a official in the Roman Catholic Church and/or attend a Catholic Church.
If you are registered at a Catholic church does that mean you are considered a member of the church?
Yes it does. If you are not Catholic or are going to a different church, you should unregister yourself from that Church and register yourself at the one you are going to.
What is the feudal church and its contribution to the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerIf by "feudal Church" you mean the Catholic Church during the time of feudalism, that is sort of an involved topic, I would start with the Catholic Encyclopedia article on Feudalism below:
What does elect mean in the Catholic Church?
I cannot find the word "elect" in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Code of Canon Law, or Modern Catholic Dictionary, so I am assuming that the word has no special assigned meaning in the Catholic Church.
Who are Eastern Catholics who recognize the pope?
Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church Armenian Catholic Church Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church Coptic Catholic Church Patriarchate Ethiopian Catholic Church Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro Greek Byzantine Catholic Church Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church Macedonian Catholic Church Maronite Catholic Church Melkite Greek-Catholic Church Romanian Greek-Catholic Church Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church Syriac Catholic Church Patriarchate Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
What does specifically roman Catholic mean?
It usually refers to the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.
Did Henry VIII have Catholic oaths on his deathbed?
I am not sure what you mean. However, Henry had ended his relationship with the Catholic Church so he died as a member of the Anglican Church and not as a Catholic.
Does cathedral mean a church?
Yeah, it's just a big catholic word for church.
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.
If you belong to a Catholic church does that mean you are not a Christian?
Catholics are a branch of Christian. So you are christian if you are catholic.
