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Christianity is the overarching multi-denominational tag. Catholicism is a specific sect. Therefore Christianity predates, but also includes, Catholicism.
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Catholic AnswerChristianity was the religion that was started by Jesus Christ on the rock of Peter, the Apostle, who was the first Pope, and thus His Vicar on earth. The early Fathers of the Church first used the word, Catholic to describe this Church because the word catholic means universal, and thus the Catholic religion and the Christian religion are the same thing.In the contemporary world, many people use the word, Christian, to refer to protestants and other heretical sects which have broken away from the Catholic Church in the last four centuries or so. But historically, and classically, the two words "Catholic" and "Christian" mean exactly the same thing. It is only in the modern world among non-Catholics that the word "Christian" has basically become meaningless.
from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957
Christian
A name first given to the followers of our Lord at Antioch (Acts xi, 26). Since the rise of Protestantism the name has been used in so many different senses as to have become almost meaningless: it may indicate a Catholic or a Unitarian, or even be applied to an infidel who displays some virtue which is associated with Christ. It may reasonably be applied to the members of all the ancient churches, whether in communion with the Holy See, or not, and to those Protestants who profess, explicitly or implicitly, the Nicaean creed in its traditional interpretation. The Church puts no definite official meaning on the word, as she does on Catholic.
The ecumenical movement, contrary to what many believe, has only one purpose, and that is to return all of those who profess belief in Jesus Christ back to the true Church. The current state of affairs, which has involved redefining language, re-writing history, and redefining Jesus, Himself, has got to stop. To deny that the Catholic Church is the only "Christian" Church is, to some extent, to deny Jesus Christ, and attempt to redefine Him as something other than what He was and is. Remember that Our Blessed Lord, Himself, said that the Church was "His". It is His Body, and He only has ONE Body!
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Which came first Catholic or pentacostal religion?
Catholic.
Is the Catholic Church the first Christian religion?
Yes, the Catholic Church is the original Christian religion. However, the term Catholic did not come into use until the second century. Prior to that they were simply known as Christians. As Christianity spread the term Catholic came into use to signify that the religion was universal and the same everywhere. See the related question below:
Which of these religion came first Hindu or christian?
Hinduism
What Christian denomination came first?
The Roman Catholic Church.
Is Russian othodox part of the catholic religon?
Russian Orthodoxy is not part of the Catholic religion. I don't know the exact time or history, but Catholicism came about once it broke away from Orthodoxy. Hence, Catholicism is the first religion to break away from Orthodoxy. Historically, Orthodoxy is the first established Christian religion, Catholics upon breaking away, became the 2nd Christian religion.
Is Jesus a Roman Catholic?
No, Jesus was born a Jew and died as a Jew. However, he founded a "reformed" Jewish religion, or New Covenant, that came to be known as Christianity and Catholicism was the original and first Christian religion. All other Christian religions have their roots in Catholicism.
Is Nicolas Cage a Christian?
Nicolas Cage came from a Catholic background but has stated that he wasn't raised Catholic and has no religion in his life. He refuses to answer religious based questions during interviews.
What religion was England when Henry VIII came to the throne?
England was Catholic when Henry VIII came to the throne. He was the first to introduce Protestism
Where did christian religion come from?
christan religion came from GREEK LATER ON BEFORE GODS CAME
How did America go from Christian religion to Catholic religion in the 1940s?
The Christian religion and the Catholic religion are the same thing, I think you are asking how the United States went from being protestant based to being Catholic based, and I really don't think that it ever did. There were certainly a lot of Catholics in the United States in the 1940's, and they tended to have much larger families than the protestants, but still they never came close numerically.
Catholic religion originally came to US from?
The Catholic religion originally came to the United States from Spain and arrived in what is now Florida and Georgia with Spanish Friars.
Who came first the Orthodox or the Catholic religion?
.Catholic AnswerThe Catholic religion by a little over a thousand years. The Catholic Church was established by Our Blessed Lord in 33 A.D. and the Orthodox Church was established by those who broke away from her in 1054 A.D.
