I think that the "Profession of Faith" (Creed) is replaced on Ash Wednesday by the imposition of ashes. I'm thinking that the receiving of ashes is the equivalent of professing one's faith.
The Protestants broke away from the catholic church, because they wanted to live and worship as the Bible said, rather than, having the catholic church dictated and control the beliefs and their lives, as history has well informed us. So true Protestants resent the mention of the catholic church, in the creed. True Prostestants and catholics are vastly different.
Generally, at all Sunday Masses and first class feast days the Nicene Creed is said.
The Nicene Creed is said at Mass because it is a more detailed and comprehensive statement of Christian beliefs compared to the Apostles' Creed. It was formulated by early Christian leaders at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD to address specific theological controversies of the time. The Nicene Creed is considered to be a more authoritative and universally accepted statement of faith within the Catholic Church.
The Nicean Creed is a creed of the Catholic Church. Seventh-day Adventists do not have any creed except for the Bible. Having said that, much of the Nicean Creed lines up with Biblical teaching: Eternal Trinity of Father, only begotten Son, and Holy Spirit; Creator God; virgin birth; crucifixion, resurrection, ascension to the Father, and second coming of the Son; inspiration of the prophets by the Holy Spirit; one true church; baptism; judgment; resurrection of the dead; and the world to come.
The Catholic Church was started by Jesus Christ when he said And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, in Matthew 16 verse 13.
A Christmas Mass is said.
They are said to be canonized.
Please note that the question has been changed to "home of the Catholic Church" as 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. . As has been said many times - Heaven. But, while on this earth The Church has its home in Rome where St. Peter's successor resides.
Yes, in that they both originated with the Catholic Church, went into schism, while retaining valid Orders and valid sacraments: to that extent they are alike, although the American Catholic Church, which is derived from the Old Catholic Church, a schismatic group that went into schism after the First Vatican Council, is not in communion with the Catholic Church nor the Orthodox Church. The American Catholic Church is in communion with the Anglican Church meaning, when all is said and done, they are yet another protestant church, while the Russian Orthodox remains Catholic to a degree.
The president has never said anything bad about the Catholic church. As a Protestant, he does not agree with every element of Catholic theology, but the president has great respect for the Catholic church, and in fact, his vice president, Joe Biden, and a number of his advisers, are Catholics.
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 Catholic Church has never favored theocracies, Our Blessed Lord said "And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." (St. Mark 12:17)
Roman Catholic AnswerWho said the Catholic Church is meant to be a bastion of morality? The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and has been commissioned by Christ to go out to all the world baptising them and preaching His Word. The Catholic Church has been sent to individual people. Individuals are responsible for forming their own governments not the Church.