Jesus Christ is the invisible head of the Catholic Church.
The Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth, and the visible head of His Church, the Catholic Church.
The visible head of the Catholic Church is the Pope, who is considered the successor of Saint Peter and holds the highest authority in matters of faith and morals for Catholics around the world.
The NT doesn't compare the local church (the church you go to) with a body. But it does compare the universal church (all believers in Christ) to a body.The universal church is like a body because it is made up of many parts (believers).These parts should function in harmony together - just as the many parts of a body function together.No part is more important than another part. Every part has a function.Just as a head leads/controls a body, Christ is the head of the universal church.Comment: Just what do you mean by universal as a mainstream church carries this as part of its name? The Bible calls the Church Jesus established, 'the Church of God,' in about 12 places in the N.T.. Is this your 'universal' Church?? This Church, by the way, has always had the 'little flock.'
Yes, because the Church, when all is said and done, is the Mystical Body of Christ, of which He is the head.
Universal Life Church was created in 1962.
Universal Catholic Church was created in 2007.
Yes. Another name for the Universal Dividing Head is the Universal Indexing Head.
Yes, Joseph is the patron saint of the Universal Church.
The patrons of the Universal Church are St. Joseph and St. Peter the Apostle.
Do you know anyone that been to this Universal life church use this degree for enlisting in the Army for a chaplain. Is this degree recognize for the army chaplaincy studies.'
Roman Catholic AnswerBoth, actually. the Church, properly speaking, is "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic". That is how it is described in the Creed. The "Catholic" part is just an adjective which means universal, and the "Roman" part is used as an adjective to say that it's head, Christ's vicar on earth is in Rome. So saying Roman Catholic Church would be the same as saying: "Christ's Universal Church who's vicar is in Rome".Roman Catholic AnswerBoth, actually. the Church, properly speaking, is "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic". That is how it is described in the Creed. The "Catholic" part is just an adjective which means universal, and the "Roman" part is used as an adjective to say that it's head, Christ's vicar on earth is in Rome. So saying Roman Catholic Church would be the same as saying: "Christ's Universal Church who's vicar is in Rome".
The first two successors of St. Peter as the head of the Universal Church were St. Linus, who served as pope from around 67 to 76 AD, and St. Anacletus (or St. Cletus), who served as pope from around 76 to 88 AD.