A person who is a faithful follower of Christ. One who accepts the authority of the Holy See, and follows God's law.
The Catechism defines the law of the Church. In order to be "in good standing." You must follow God's law and live a good Christian life. This is pretty much all common sense, so if you have a more specific question, look it up in the good ol' CCC(Catechism).
God be with you!
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The first text writings of the Catholic Church which we still have were gathered into a book at the end of the fourth century, we call it the New Testament.
.Catholic AnswerWrong question, the question should be how is the official teaching of Our Blessed Lord passed on, and the answer would be the Catholic Church. .The Church accomplishes this in Her preaching and teaching. For instance, examples of Her preaching and teaching include writings: this would include the Bible, which is the earliest, canonized example of Her teaching, Papal Encyclicals, Catechisms, etc. These would all be infallible teachings since any teaching from the Holy Father, or the Bishops in union with the Holy Father are guaranteed infallible, thus the Bible is guaranteed as the actual Word of God because of the Catholic Church's imprimatur on it..Besides official writings, there would be the ordinary teaching office of the Magisterium, in union with the Holy Father. The ordinary Magisterium in union with the Holy Father is THE way in which the official teaching of Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, has been passed on from day one until today.
The Holy Catholic bible which includes the Old Testament and the New Testament along with other writings resulting from the apostles.
They saved ancient Greek and Roman writings.
The Intertestamental writings include the books of First and Second Maccabees. They chronicle the fight between Antiochus Epiphanes and the family of the Maccabees. They are not included in the current Protestant Canon, but are found in the Roman Catholic Bible.
They preserved ancient Greek and Roman writings by copying them in their Scriptoriums.
Girolamo Savonarola has written: 'Selected writings of Girolamo Savonarola' 'Solatium itineris mei' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Catholic authors, Doctrinal and controversial works
If you are referring to St. Ignatius of Antioch, he did not found the Catholic Church. He was, however, the first person to use the phrase "Catholic Church" in his writings. He was martyred about the year 108 AD by being thrown to wild animals.
Most non-Catholic books have 66 books with 39 in the Old and 27 in the New. The Catholic Bible includes 7 additional writings in the Old Testament for a total of 46.
Easter Island and Pakistan do have something in common. We can find in Mohendjo Daro (Pakistan) writings that are almost identical to the writings that can be found on Easter Island. There is no official or commonly accepted explanation for this yet.
Saint John Bosco became a saint through the process of canonization by the Catholic Church. This involved an official investigation into his life, writings, and reputation for holiness. After verifying miracles attributed to his intercession and determining his virtuous life, he was declared a saint by the Pope.
All are saints but Doctors of the Church are given the additional title because of their contributions to doctrine or theology through their writings.