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from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
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What does commoun JHS mean?
JHS means Junior High School ok-i hope this helps you
What does it mean to be a Confirmed Catholic?
To be a member of the Catholic Church means to believe in Catholic Christianity and be a official in the Roman Catholic Church and/or attend a Catholic Church.
Why do Presbyterian churches include honoring the Catholic Church in prayer?
They are not honoring the Roman Catholic Church- but the Universal Church. Catholic means Universal. To be praising the Catholic Church, is praising the unity of all believers in the Triumphant Church to come.
What can Catholic be translated to?
The word 'catholic' simply means 'universal'. Hence the Roman Catholic Church means the universal Church of Jesus Christ which has its centre at the Vatican, Rome. The 'catholic' church, however, (with a small 'c') means the universal Church of Jesus Christ throughout the world, consisting of all denominations, Roman Catholic as well as all protestant churches as well.
Why is the Catholic Church considered to be an apostate church?
Answer from a CatholicThe Catholic Church is the only Church which is NOT an apostate church. Apostate means to abandon beliefs, the Catholic Church is the only Church established by Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, and guaranteed by the Holy Spirit. All other "Churches" have apostatized from the Catholic Church.
Why is The Bible catholic?
The term 'catholic' in this sense means 'universal.' In that the Bible is worldwide, it Is catholic. This has nothing to do with the Catholic Church.
What declaration of freedom to marry from a catholic matrimonial tribunal means?
is a marriage in a Lutheran church rercognized by the catholic church by the matrimonial tribunal
Is Protestant Catholic?
No.AnswerIf you mean 'catholic' with a small 'c', then yes. the word 'catholic' simply means 'universal' and so the Protestant Church is part of the universal Christian Church worldwide. If you mean 'Catholic' with a large 'C' - this usually refers to the Roman Catholic Church and, though the Protestant Church is part of the catholic (universal) church, it is not part of the Catholic (Roman Cattholic) church as this is a separate denomination.
What was the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Roman Catholic Church was and is the Mystical Body of Christ. It is the one visible means that Our Blessed Lord established to save men.
Are there any churches that are both Roman Catholic and Episcopal?
No, the Catholic Church is the Christian Church, the original Christian Church. The Episcopal Church is a Protestant Church and not Catholic. To be Catholic a Church must accept the pope as the leader of the Church as well as other Catholic doctrines. The Episcopal Church does not.
Who are Eastern Catholics who recognize the pope?
Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church Armenian Catholic Church Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church Coptic Catholic Church Patriarchate Ethiopian Catholic Church Byzantine Church of Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro Greek Byzantine Catholic Church Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church Italo-Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church Macedonian Catholic Church Maronite Catholic Church Melkite Greek-Catholic Church Romanian Greek-Catholic Church Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church Syriac Catholic Church Patriarchate Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
What does it mean to say the Church subsists in the Catholic Church?
It means that the 4 marks of the Church as spelled out in the Nicene Creed - One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic - are found only in the Catholic Church. Other sects may have one, two or three of these marks but only the Catholic Church possesses all four.
