each person living in Rome had to give one tenth of their money to the Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church was the only church in the Middle Ages and the pope ruled the church and monarchies of Europe.
The Catholic Church
.Catholic AnswerThe Lutheran Ecclesial Community did not "break away" from the Catholic Church. It was founded by Martin Luther, a heretic who left the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century and was excommunicated.
The Magna Carta contributed the the growing of the church in the Middle Ages.
The Catholic Church was separated from government.
Naturalism was one of the contributing factors that gave rise to the protestant revolt, and humanism was a natural outgrowth of the protestant philosophy of life. Neither of these contributed to the "decline" of the Catholic Church as the Catholic Church is a divine institution, founded by Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, of which it is His Body, and guided by the Holy Spirit. Both of these certainly contributed to the loss of souls that was involved in protestantism, and affected various members of the Church, but it certainly did not effect any decline.
Maybe Mother Teresa or Mary McKillop.
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No WAY!!! The Anglican church is probably one of the closER Protestant "branch religions" to the Catholic Church, but it is still a Protestant religion. The Anglican church is missing some of the MOST key factors that "make" the Catholic Church Catholic. So "no, they are most definitely NOT the same."
There is a Lutheran Church and a Catholic Church but no Lutheran Catholic Church.
Indulgences were certificates sold by the Catholic Church in the medieval period that promised forgiveness of sins and reduced time in purgatory. They were used to raise money for the church and were a controversial practice that contributed to the Protestant Reformation.
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.
The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church were primarily separated by theological, cultural, and political differences that culminated in the Great Schism of 1054. Key issues included the authority of the Pope, with the Catholic Church recognizing the Pope as the supreme leader, while the Orthodox Church rejected papal supremacy in favor of a conciliar model of governance. Additionally, disagreements over the Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed and differing liturgical practices contributed to the rift. These factors, along with historical tensions between the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, solidified the division between the two branches of Christianity.
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 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.