If you are talking about Pope Benedict XVI, then the pope before him was Pope John Paul II
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.
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.
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. Constantine was Emperor of Rome who removed the penalty for being a Catholic, he, himself, converted before he died, but was not a Catholic for most of his life. He did not divide the 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.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
Roman Catholic Answer:To the best of my knowledge, the only country in Europe which broke away, as a Country, from the Catholic church, was England. I believe that Spain is still nominally Roman Catholic.