Catholic church

Catholic church

The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church with 1.2 billion members worldwide. It is among the oldest institutions in the world and has played a prominent role in western civilization. The Catholic heirarchy is lead by the Pope. The Catholic Church is Trinitarian and defines it's mission as spreading the word and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Holy water

Religion; Catholic church

Blessed water, a sacramental whose sprinkling or use is a reminder of Baptism and a means of sanctification (1668).

Sin

Religion; Catholic church

An offence against God as well as a fault against reason, truth, and right conscience. Sin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to the eternal law of God. In judging the gravity ...

Impediment

Religion; Catholic church

An obstacle that makes a person ineligible for performing an act or receiving a sacrament, e.g., Holy Orders or Matrimony (cf. 1635).

Rosary

Religion; Catholic church

A prayer in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which repeats the privileged Marian prayer Ave Maria, or Hail Mary, in "decades" of ten prayers, each preceded by the Pater Noster ("Our Father") and ...

Catechumen

Religion; Catholic church

A person who is preparing for Baptism. The catechumenate is the formation of these catechumens in preparation for their Christian Initiation, and aims at bringing their conversion and their faith to ...

Catechism

Religion; Catholic church

A popular summary or compendium of Catholic doctrine about faith and morals and designed for use in catechists (11).

Protestant

Religion; Catholic church

A person who believes in Christ and has been baptized, but who does not profess the Catholic faith in its entirety, but rather is a member of a Protestant church or ecclesial community whose roots ...