Who was the founder of the Roman Catholic Church?

Answer 1

ANSWER: the founder of the Catholic Faith IS Our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord did NOT leave us "orphaned" and alone -- for hundreds or thousands of years at a time -- to fend for ourselves because he SAID he would NOT do that. JESUS said: "I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU. I will be with you ALWAYS." Never is never; always is always. . .unless, of course, you wish to accuse Our Lord of being a LIAR?

Jesus also told the Apostles: I WILL SEND The Holy Spirit and He will guide YOU [the apostles & their successors] in ALL TRUTH." Jesus said: ALL Truth -- not some truth, not merely in some ages, ie, after 1500 years, etc. Again, do you want to accuse Jesus of being a liar?

Roman Catholic AnswerJesus Christ was the founder of the Christian religion, which has been know as the "Catholic" religion since the first centuries of Its existence. Catholic means "universal". The Catholic Church was founded from the side of Christ on the Cross, He had previously appointed Peter as Its first head (what we now call the Pope or Holy Father) after the type of the vicars or prime ministers in ancient Israel under King David and his son Solomon. The Church was then revealed to the world at Pentecost when God sent the Holy Spirit to be with It and to guide It in all Truth until the end of time.

Answer 2

Jesus gave Peter the Apostle the right to found the Catholic church which took place after his death, resurrection and the sending of the holy spirit on Pentecost. See Matthew 16:18-19, which read:

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

After Peter and the apostles went their separate ways to preach the good news of Christ, Peter went to Rome to found the church. This made the most sense since Rome was the commercial center of the Western world at the time where he would find the greatest chance of founding a faith that would spread.

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Catholic Answer

The Catholic faith emanated from God from the beginning of time, and was established on earth definitively from the side of Jesus Christ on the cross outside of Jerusalem when He side was pierced by a spear, around 33 A.D.. Then it was shown to the world at Pentecost with the coming of the Holy Spirit, fifty-three days later. The term "Roman Catholic" is never used in the Catholic Church, it is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt.

from

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994

766 The Church is born primarily of Christ's total self-giving for our salvation, anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist and fulfilled on the cross. "The origin and growth of the church are symbolized by the blood and water which flowed from the open side of Christ as he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth the 'wondrous sacrament of the whole Church.'" Sacrosanctum concilium 5) As Eve was formed from the sleeping Adam's side, so the church was born from the pierced heart of Christ hanging dead on the cross. (Cf. St. Ambrose, In Luc. 2, 85-89: J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina {Paris: 1841-1855} 15, 1666-1668)

767 "When the work which the Father gave the Son to do on earth was accomplished, the Holy Spirit was sent on the day of Pentecost in order that he might continually sanctify the Church." (Lumen gentium 4; cf. Jn 17:4) The "the Church was openly displayed to the crowds and the spread of the gospel among the nations, through preaching, was begun." (Ad gentes 4) As the "convocation" of all men for salvation, the Church in her very nature is missionary, sent by Christ to all the nations to make disciples of them. (Cf. Mt 28:19-20; Ad gentes 2; 5-6)

Answer 3

God, specifically Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
A Catholic Answer

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church.

Jesus Christ set the ground work and the apostles, principally Peter and Paul, then founded and spread the Church along with the other apostles.

Answer 4

Jesus Christ himself founded the Roman Catholic Church and the Priesthood of its Ministers

Jesus Christ set the ground work and the apostles, principally Peter and Paul, then founded and spread the Church along with the other apostles.

Answer 5

Jesus Christ is the founder of the Catholic Church, the one, true Church. For more info on the Catholic Church, read the Baltimore Catechism...it has many answers to questions about the Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church was considered to have been born from the side of Christ when the soldier opened his side with a lance and blood and water flowed out. It was formally started at Pentecost, fifty days later, when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles to confirm them in all truth and lead them to preach to and baptize all nations. So the Church's founder's name is "I AM" the name that God revealed to Moses in the Old Testament; and Jesus, the name that His Son had on earth.

Answer 6

Roman Catholic AnswerGod founded the Catholic Religion from the beginning of sin in the world with Adam and Eve; Jesus preached it through His three year ministry; It was formed from the side of dead body of Jesus on the Cross, and finally announcing It to the world as His Church at the Solemnity of Pentecost when He sent the Holy Spirit to be with It and guide It until the end of time. The "Roman" just means that Rome is where Jesus' representative on earth resides, the Holy Father. "Roman" is not part of the formal name of the Catholic religion.

from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994

The Church-foreshadowed from the world's beginning.

760 Christians of the first centuries said, "The world was created for the sake of the Church." (Pastor Hermae, Vision 2, 4, 1: J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca {Paris, 1857-1866] 2, 899; cf. Aristides, Apol. 16, 6; St. Justin, Apol, 2, 7; PG 6, 456; Tertullian, Apol 31, 3;32, 1: J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina {Paris: 1841-1855} 1, 508-509.) ...

The Church-prepared for in the Old Covenant

761 The gathering together of the People of God began at the moment when sin destroyed the communion of men with God, and that of men among themselves. The gathering together of the church is, as it were, God's reaction to the chaos provoked by sin. ....

The Church-instituted by Christ Jesus

763 It was the Son's task to accomplish the Father's plan of salvation in the fullness of time. Its accomplishment was the reason for his being sent. (Cf. Lumen Gentium 3; Ad gentes 3) "The Lord Jesus inaugurated his Church by preaching the Good News, that is, the coming of the Reign of God, promised over the ages in the scriptures." (Lumen Gentium 5) to fulfill the Father's will, Christ ushered in the Kingdom of heaven on earth. The Church "is the Reign of Christ already present in mystery." (Lumen Gentium 3)

766 The Church is born primarily of Christ's total self-giving for our salvation, anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist and fulfilled on the cross. "The origin and growth of the Church are symbolized by the blood and water which flowed from the open side of the crucified Jesus." (Lumen Gentium 3, cf. Jn 19:34) "For it was from the side of Christ as he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth the 'wondrous sacrament of the whole Church.'" (Sacrosanctum concilium 5). As Eve was formed from the sleeping Adam's side, so the Church was born from the pierced heart of Christ hanging dead on the cross. (Cf. St. Ambrose, In Luc. 2, 85-89; J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina {Paris: 1841-1855} 1666-1668)

Answer 7

St Paul is the founder of catholic faith inspired by the power of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ.

Answer 8

Jesus laid the foundation for the religion and the apostles, especially Peter and Paul, established and spread it.