No, there are many religions that predate Catholicism, Judaism for example. However, Catholicism is the first and original Christian religion, dating back to Christ and the apostles.
That depends on "your" definition of religion but I'll assume a typical to broad
one for the answers purpose.
it is well believed by researchers in the fields of Archaeology that there were
probably religious activities since the dawn of human awareness but, it is all
hypothesis until writen languages began.
The first "well documented" written religion would undoubtedly be the "Book
of the Dead" written by the egyptians around 2,500 -to- 1200 BC , mainly because
approximately 25,000 of these text have been recovered, and they had a very
limited source, and were never translated so there are very few contradictions in
the book of the dead. we found it in its native language.
the text are very well preserved because they were treated with great respect
before the owner of the scrolls died, and at that time the text were put into very
well built coffins next to a preservatives filled body. some of these papyrus scrolls
look almost new today. the era of the book of the dead also did not contain any
military actions in egypt that would have resulted in libraries being destroyed so
their documentation is one of the best preserved.
but there are writings found in china that date to about 6,200 BC That were found
in graves written on tortoise shells that were believed to be rattles used in
ceremonies surrounding burials, which is where all the symbols were found, in
graves. these were most likely religious in design, and some of the symbols found
on those tortoise shells were still used thousands of years later.
if your question refers to the religions currently practiced by 1 million people
or more in modern times, then there are about 15 - 30, depending on source
material.
Answer
Nope.
the first recorded record of religious beliefs were found in Mesopotamia (Iraq) & ancient Egypt, but even then we don't know the first religion beyond the Mesopotamia and Egyptians.
Judaism was one of the first religions. Jesus was born Jewish, but hewanted to reform the Jewish religion into something he agreed with, so he changed it around a little, and some people, the Christians, took his ideas and formed it into their own religion taking out Kashrut among other things. So Judaism was first.
Jewish. There is talk in The Bible of christ converting Jews, and catholics are believers in christ, so, sensably, Jewish was first.
Jews came many centuries before Catholics.
Catholicism was the first Christian religion.
Catholic.
The first European religion in Louisiana was Roman Catholicism, brought by the French and Spanish settlers who colonized the region in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Catholic Church played a central role in the religious and cultural life of Louisiana during this period and continues to be a prominent presence in the state today.
The first religion that was recorded in Delaware was brought by the Swedish colonists. This first religion in 1631 in Delaware was recorded as being Catholic.
Catholic religion and Greek Christianity are somewhat similar, but other Greek religions are not similar to the Catholic religion.
Catholicism was the religion of the Catholic Reformation.
The Catholic religion.
... Catholicism is a religion itself. The only Catholic religion is Catholicism.
Catholic is biggest religion in the world.
Yes, Catholicism = Catholic religion.
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