I'm sorry, I have been a Catholic for many decades, I spend years in the seminary, and I teach in a local parish and I have NEVER hear of "criteria" for the Catholic Church. Further, I cannot find it in any of my reference materials including The Catechism, several Catholic Dictionaries, and The Bible.
Criteria for what? There is no "criteria" listed in the Catechism, various Catholic dictionaries or Canon Law. You will have to ask a more specific question.
Yes, the Catholic Church recognizes marriages that take place outside of the church as long as they meet certain criteria, such as being between a man and a woman, being freely entered into, and not being prohibited by church law.
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Papal encyclicals are not considered infallible teachings in the Catholic Church. They are authoritative documents that express the Pope's teachings and opinions on various issues, but they are not considered infallible unless they meet specific criteria outlined by the Church.
Patrick Stephen Fahy has written: 'The effectiveness of Christian criteria of 17 Australian Catholic high schools' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Catholic high schools, Catholic learning and scholarship
There is a Lutheran Church and a Catholic Church but no Lutheran Catholic Church.
There is no "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. The Chaldean Catholic Church is part of the Catholic Church.
There is an Orthodox Church and a Catholic Church. There is no Catholic Orthodox Church.
There is only one Catholic Church. There are no divisions. There are some non-Catholic denominations who call themselves Catholic but who are not Catholic, they are Protestant. If the church is not united under the pope in Rome, it is not a Catholic Church.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
No, a Catholic should not receive communion in anything but a Catholic Church.
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