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The catholic church (especially when lowercase) refers to the universal body of Christ, the fellowship of Christians. When capitalized, the Catholic church generally refers to the "Roman Catholic Church." The is the denomination headed by the pope, cardinals, etc.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, the Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and will live as long as He does.
Roman Catholic AnswerThere is no salvation outside the Catholic Church, as the Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, and without Our Blessed Lord, there is no salvation.
Because at its core The Church is a business. So to protect certain assets and tax deductions, the Catholic church is a corporation. Many Protestant churches and synagogues are also incorporated.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Roman Catholic Church was and is the Mystical Body of Christ. It is the one visible means that Our Blessed Lord established to save men.
The question, as asked, makes no sense. The Pope is the Vicar of Christ and universal bishop of the Catholic Church. In a certain sense he is the Catholic Church as he, in his person, represents Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, Whose Mystical Body IS the Catholic Church.
First of all, It's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. . Secondly, the Catholic Church has only one role: It is the Mystical Body of Christ, It lives with His Life, and does His Will- that is It's only role.
First of all, It's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. . Secondly, the Catholic Church has only one role: It is the Mystical Body of Christ, It lives with His Life, and does His Will- that is It's only role.
"The Catholic Church" with no other qualifier usually refers to the body of the Christian faithful, thus it would have no building. In the Catholic Church, there are particular Churches, each diocese is a particular Church headed up by a Bishop, his church is known as a Cathedral, and each Cathedral has its own name. The Bishop of Rome, the Pope, is obviously the most famous Bishop, and his Cathedral Church is know as St. John Lateran. The most famous Catholic building would obviously be St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican. But there is no "one" building that is the Catholic Church.
That the Catholic Church is the Body of Christ.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church remained the Catholic Church. It cannot "become" anything else, as Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide it until the end of time. It will remain His Body, it will remain One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. The Orthodox Church became schismatic (they are in schism from the Catholic Church).
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, and His Bride. As such, It's work is to bring Our Blessed Lord to people and people to God.