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In 107 AD, St. Ignatius of Antioch, whom most Christians believe was one of the disciples of the Apostle John, first used the term "Catholic" to describe the mainstream Christian community. This term, however, did not include Gnostic Christians and other movements that were later forced into remission by the main Christian Church body which declared them deviant and heretical.

The Catholic Church itself would place its beginning as the year Christianity commenced, perhaps 33 or 30 CE, or even earlier.

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The pope, supported by the majority of bishops and Church Fathers sought to trace the authority of the papacy back to Peter. In my interpretation of history, the Roman Catholic Church as we know it today did not exist in the first few centuries, but gradually developed both its theology and practice as well as its primacy over a long period of time. According to the Catholic Church...The Catholic Church identifies Itself as the original Christian Church founded by Christ Himself and so dates Itself from Christ. It makes such an identification via its possession of the four marks of the Church: one, holy, universal and apostolic. Traditionally and scripturally the Church has always maintained the same doctrine, hierarchy and authority and traces its spiritual authority through the papacy and bishops to Christ's imposition of such on the apostles.

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