Jesus started the First Church which was the Catholic Church. Martin Luther started the Lutheran Church.
When King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and started the Anglican Church in England, and when Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church in Germany. This started the Anglican (Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglo-Catholic, etc.) and Lutheran churches.
the catholic church and started a new church called the lutheran church
Because it is the church that God started.
.Catholic AnswerNobody started the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, it had been doing fine for sixteen centuries since Our Blessed Lord started it in the first century.
The movement which separated from the Catholic Church is known as 'the Protestant Reformation.' It was started by Martin Luther.
The Inquisition was started by the Spanish government with the support of the Catholic Church.
Not only can they. THEY DO AND SHOULD. The Catholic Church is the first Christian Church, and was the Church that STARTED Christmas celebrations. OF COURSE they celebrate Christmas!
The Catholic religion started in Jerusalem in the first years of the first century when Our Blessed Lord stated His Church on the Apostle Peter and send them out to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Church of England
Pentecost Sunday in about the year 33 AD. is considered the birthday of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church interprets the Bible to say that it was started with St. Peter, who was the first Pope.