Well, for the first three centuries, the Roman emperors tried to suppress the Church by killing all the Christians on the basis of irreligion! Then in the early 4th century, Emperor Constantine issued a proclamation of toleration and allowed Christianity to grow unhindered. Later in the Empire, Christianity became the state religion.
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There are no emperors in Rome now-a-days, and nobody is persecuting Christians in Rome. Indeed, Rome is the centre of the Roman 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.
In the Orthodox the emperor claims authority over all religious leaders. And in the Roman Catholic the pope claims authority over all kings and emperors.
The Roman Catholic Church is a type of Christian Church.
You would use the phrase Roman Catholic Church as a noun, because it's a name. For example, "The Roman Catholic Church is headquarted in Vatacin City" or "John is a member of the Roman Catholic Church". Tip: there is no Roman Catholic Church. It is the Catholic Church.
the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church was modernized by Vatican II.
Mary is our mother in the Roman Catholic Church.
Roman Catholic Church in Piešťany was created in 1832.
Well, actually, it's just the Catholic Church, not the 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. St. Paul was a Bishop in the early Catholic Church.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, the Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and will live as long as He does.