Church, THE.—The term church (A. S., cirice, circe; Mod. Ger., Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia,...
Dear brothers. I hope this email finds you well. I was born and raised a mormon and I served a mission for the LDS church a year and a half ago which was cut off early due to " Covid". The events of this past year and 1/2 have really opened my eyes to the true evil in thi...
The Jesuits had four churches at Peking: The Northern or French church (Pe-t’ang), the Southern or Portuguese church (Nan-t’ang), the Western church (Si-t’ang), and the Eastern church (Tung-t’ang), the old house of Adam Schall. The two beautiful cemeteries of the Jesuits outsid...
2.lay participation in church matters.Cf. clericalism. — laity,n. Liguorist,Liguorian a believer in the theological doctrines of St. Alfonso Maria da Liguori (1696-1787), founder of the Redemptorist Order. Marianism Rare.a religious cult based on the veneration of the Virgin Mary. ...
Why does the Catholic Church have a Pope? Does the Pope receive his authority from the Church? Are there any limits to the Pope's authority in the Church? Can the Pope create new doctrines? What does infallibility mean? When did the Papacy begin? Were there some bad Popes? I have heard...
Index Librorum Prohibitorum, list of books once forbidden by Roman Catholic Church authority as dangerous to the faith or morals of Roman Catholics. Publication of the list ceased in 1966, and it was relegated to the status of a historical document. Lear
The Catholic Church is an ancient religious institution boasting over a billion members worldwide. As such, Catholicism is the largest Christian ecclesiastical body in the world. Because of this alone, it is important to have an accurate understanding of
he understands the pain of having our actions and character misunderstood. Think about that when you feel as if people do not know (or appreciate) “the real you.” Apostles are the pillars of the Church: her dogmas and doctrines, her safeguarding of the Gospel message of Christ. All Cath...
mid-14c.,catholik, "of the doctrines of the ancient Church" (before the East/West schism), literally "universally accepted," from Frenchcatholique, from Church Latincatholicus"universal, general," from Greekkatholikos, from phrasekath' holou"on the whole, in general," fromkata"about" + gen...
It rejects the doctrines of the Western (Roman Catholic) church and instead teaches grace through various sacraments. Authority Vested in the hierarchy of the church. Vested in the believer, congregation and denomination according to their interpretation of the meaning of the Bible. Vested in the ...