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No, the Catholic Church 'represents' the teachings of Jesus Christ, the evangelists and the early Church fathers.
The Catholic Church maintains its original teachings intact. They do not backtrack.
You can only get married in a Catholic Church when the union is not contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther.Catholic AnswerI hate to disagree but nobody broke away from the Catholic Church AND thought that Church teachings should be more accessible to the people. People who broke away from the Church did so because they disagree with and couldn't live according to Church teachings, NOT because they thought they should be more accessible. Martin Luther is a prime example of someone who broke away from the Catholic Church precisely BECAUSE he couldn't live with Church teachings and failed to try.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe only "power" that the Church has is that of her Blessed Lord. As it is His teachings that she proclaims, it is His power that she uses to uphold them.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe only "power" that the Church has is that of her Blessed Lord. As it is His teachings that she proclaims, it is His power that she uses to uphold them.
Nothing because the Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. However, it is also filled with sinners, so there will obviously be problems.
They are taught in catechism.
Copernicus
Catholics are any who profess to believe in the teachings of the Catholic Church. Teachings of the Catholic Church are outlined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is kind of like the Catholic Church's Constitution.
heresy is the denial of the teachings of the church
Roman Catholic AnswerLuther's teachings did NOT cause a split in the Catholic Church. Luther's teachings tore many people away from the Church due to the rulers who wanted to be free of constraints they were under in the Catholic Church. When a prince apostatised from the faith, his people better go with him! Luther's teachings did spark the counter-Reformation which caused a flowering of religious vocations, new religious orders, and great fervor in the Catholic people.