The pope in Rome, today that would be Pope Benedict XVI, is the leader of the ENTIRE Catholic Church, even in Russia.
The pope in Rome is the leader of the entire Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church believes that the Russian Orthodox Church is a legitimate Church because it has seven valid sacraments. However, the Catholic Church believes that the Catholic Church alone has the fullness of truth.
The current leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow.
The Catholic Church did not exist in 4 BC.
The Roman Catholic Church
The pope is the leader of the catholic Church on earth.
Pope Francis is the supreme leader of the Catholic Church.
The leader of the Catholic Church is the pope. Today (2011) that is Pope Benedict XVI.
As of March 2013, Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church.
The pope is the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church.
Yes, in that they both originated with the Catholic Church, went into schism, while retaining valid Orders and valid sacraments: to that extent they are alike, although the American Catholic Church, which is derived from the Old Catholic Church, a schismatic group that went into schism after the First Vatican Council, is not in communion with the Catholic Church nor the Orthodox Church. The American Catholic Church is in communion with the Anglican Church meaning, when all is said and done, they are yet another protestant church, while the Russian Orthodox remains Catholic to a degree.
Pope.