All Catholics are called to defend the Catholic Church, and they are empowered by the Sacraments to do that very thing.
I have never heard of accusations by the Church of Christ against the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is a world-wide federation of particular Churches each headed by a Bishop. To the best of my knowledge the Catholic Press has not addressed any such accusations, nor has the Vatican.
There were seven men chosen by the early Church as deacons.
The Pope is the head of the church on Earth , and is seen as the Vicar of Christ and sucessor of Peter, the first Pope, as chosen by Jesus.
Popes are the head of the Catholic Church and chosen by the church. Kings are people who inherit the crown through family members.
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.Catholic AnswerRoman 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 Catholic Church does NOT have a seat in the United Nations, Vatican City does have a seat because Vatican City is an independent nation.Vatican City has chosen not to be a member of the United Nations and only holds a position as a Permanent Observer to the organization and has no vote.
Yes, the new Pope has been chosen, the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is Pope Francis. He was elected on March 13,2013.
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.