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We used to be called Christians but now it is to distinguish the Catholic Church from otehr denominations.

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Technically, I'm not sure Christians were ever called "Christians." The earliest record of Christians identified as Catholics is St. Ignatius of Antioch's Letter to the Smyrneaons in 106 AD.

Catholic means "universal' -- the universal Church of Christ, spanning/encompassing all nations & respecting all cultures throughout the world. Christ's Church is neither American nor Italian nor Egyptian nor Asian. It is "universal."

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