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First of all, there is no "Roman" Catholic Church. It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Secondly, ever diocese is a particular Church, if you are just asking about the Pope, or the Bishops in Spain, then you will have to ask that question. Finally, history records that the explorers in the new world, brought the Church with them, in the person of priests and friars, and the "Church" fully supported them in this.
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What were the positive steps taken by the Roman Catholic Church to keep members loyal?
Prayer provided some where for people to turn to gave them hope.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the mystical Body of Christ, and His Bride. The Catholic Church is way in which God communicates His love and grace to people. It is up to each individual to cooperate with that grace on his own. The Catholic Church is not a police state trying to enforce a state of affairs, it is God's love given gratuitously, and it is to each individual to keep himself loyal if he wishes to remain in that Love.
Why do you worship on Sunday when there is no bible verse which support us to worship on this day?
May be the roman catholic church decided to keep the first day of the week for a service.
How did the argument between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church end?
Roman Catholic AnswerActually, it hasn't ended. There was reunion for a number of years a couple centuries ago, it didn't last. They are currently working on reunification again, please keep them in your prayers, it is a tragedy of major proportions to have the Mystical Body of Christ split like this.
If married can you be a priest?
In the Roman Catholic Church, it is required that a priest be celibate. This is to keep the priest from being distracted from doing God's will as a priest. However, if an Anglican or Orthodox priest who is married converts to Catholicism he is able to become a Catholic priest and keep his wife. In the Eastern Catholic Church though, the priests are allowed to marry though. Lutheran and Episcopalian Priests are allowed to marry as well.
Complete list of saints in the Roman Catholic Church?
I have posted a link below that lists many of the saints of the Church, several thousand. It is not a complete list but should keep you busy for a long time reviewing each biography.
What did Henry VIII do when he was uable to get divorce under catholic church law?
King Henry VIII was married at this time. As most people know, in a monarchy, the King must have an heir to the throne in order to keep his family in power. Henry VIII's wife was unable to have a child, and there was another woman he was in love with. Since he was forbidden under Catholic law to divorce, he broke away from the Catholic church and formed the Anglican Church, or the Church of England. Other pilgrims who had broken from the Roman Catholic Church to form other Protestant branches of Christianity journeyed to the New World (America) seeking religious freedom. That is how the Protestant religions were made.
How can a man who had origingally been married in a Catholic Church then divorced and remarried be buried with a mass in the Catholic church?
The family can ask for a Catholic Mass on behave of the deceased. Just because he was divorced does not mean he did not keep his catholic faith.
Why did Elizabeth refuse to keep the catholic religion?
she didn't refuse to keep the catholic religion she made the religion Even and protestants went to a different church to prayer.
Since everything Jesus did was in public and the Vatican does most things in secret is the Catholic Church the anti-church?
Not the Anti-churchNo. The Catholic Church is not the anti-church. Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the Church established by Jesus Christ. He guaranteed that it would be One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. He send the Holy Spirit to guide it and keep it from all error. The Catholic Church is the only Christian Church that was established by Jesus Christ, all the others were established by men many centuries later in protest against certain teachings. To think that it is the anti-Church or other such nonsense is to openly question God's Holy Word in establishing, and guaranteeing it until the end of time. 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.
What was expected of a king during middle ages?
He was expected to rule his country, reward his nobles and warriors for services rendered, keep the peace with the Roman Catholic church and lead his troops into battle whenever necessary.
How do you know if the Catholic Church is right?
Orthodox AnswerThe Roman Catholic Church is not right because the Great Schism of 1054 resulted from errors on the part of the Western church. The bishop of Rome attempted to unilaterally alter the Nicene Creed without authority of a meeting of all the bishops. The Roman Catholic Church is no more the original Christian Church than are the Orthodox Churches.Protestant AnswerThe Roman Catholic Church is not right because it lost its moral authority, resulting in the Reformation. The Protestant leaders acted with due deliberation and prayer, first seeking to reform the Catholic Church, then breaking away for a new start and fresh moral authority.Another AnswerYou measure whether anything is right by measuring and comparing it to the teachings of the Bible. God's Word is never wrong, so if it lines up with that it is right. If not, the Catholic church is wrong.
How did the church feel about martins reforms?
The Catholic Church responded through the Catholic (or Counter) Reformation. They acknowledged there was corruption in the church, though they restated their intentions to keep the sacraments. Calvinists, on the other hand, were treated more harshly.
