The Pope is the temporal leader of the Catholic Church, and a Bishop has power over a small portion of the world [called a Diocese], but he must ultimately answer to the Pope.
Reconciliation.Roman Catholic AnswerThere are two kinds of punishment for sin. In reconciliation (confession), the eternal punishment (separation from God eternally in hell) is entirely remitted, and the temporal punishment is partially remitted through your penance. The temporal punishment is due to the fact that all sin has consequences that we do not see, necessarily, and that we are bound, in justice, to repair the damage we have done - to the extent that we can. This punishment is remitted through good works - fasting, prayer, almsgiving; it is also remitted through an indulgence, a plenary indulgence remits ALL the punishment due to already forgiven sin. Anything not remitted in this life is paid for in purgatory as only the perfect can enter heaven.
The Catholic church, amongst others.
According to the Catholic Church, Jesus Christ.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. The Catholic Church held temporal power in Italy when it controlled the Papal States, but the Italian government took control of them over a century ago, so that the Catholic Church has no temporal power beyond that of individual Catholics following their religion. Our Blessed Lord was pretty specific about that "render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's.
It was seen as punishment for the Catholic Church's corruption.
Catholic AnswerOur Blessed Lord is the Head of the Catholic Church, His Vicar (like a prime minister in the Old Testament) on earth is the pope as the temporal spiritual leader of the Catholic Church and that currently is Pope Benedict XVI, who resides in Vatican City, Rome. The Holy Father is head of the Magisterium or teaching authority of the Church. Pope Benedict
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The roman catholic church does not require ashes to be buried in a consecrated cemetery because is not according to the doctrine of the Catholic church.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Liberal Catholic Church has no relation whatsoever to the Catholic Church. Some of the things they believe would put them more in the satanic realm according to Catholic theology. Please be careful.
The Catholic Church interprets the Bible to say that it was started with St. Peter, who was the first Pope.
Alexios I Komnenos was an Orthodox Christian, as he was born after the Great Schism of 1054 and as Emperor was the temporal head of the Orthodox Church.