When did the Roman Catholic Religion begin or start and by whom?
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Well, that depends on who you ask and what qualifies as "start." :)\n\nJesus told Peter he was to be "the rock" on which he (Jesus) would build his church. Catholics take that to refer to Peter as the head of the church - then they see Peter as the Bishop of the Church in Rome, which would make him the first Pope. They see each successive Bishop of Rome as being Pope, as well, in a line of succession from Peter. \n\nSo, you could point to Pentecost (when the Holy Spirit comes down on the Apostles in Acts), as the start of the church itself. Or, you could see it, in a way, as being when Jesus named Peter.\n\nAs to the history, we know Bishops of Rome were pretty powerful at least as early as the 2nd century, but we really don't have evidence of them being considered the universal head of the church (ie-the Pope) until the 3rd or 4th century.
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If I remember history correctly, it was Kennedy.\n\nYep, just went and looked it up, John F Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic President.
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Catholics are pagans and Christianity (generally) is a pagan religion. Christians do not follow the Ten Commandment or any other known rules.
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Not exactly a true statement; The Catholic church as it exists today has only existed since the eighth century or so.  It started to form with the emperor Constantine.  So therefore, we should probably all be Jews in your mind as they were here first.  The original Christians were Jews!  Read the Bible and find out.
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HInduism. it existed before romans or greeks or even christanity.
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Hocus Pocus, pure and simple!\n\n(I was a catholic for 28yrs until I decided to study up on my "religion" from their own writings, and was amazed at the nonsense of it). They, themselves, convinced me it was false!
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Catholics can be categorized as Christians. The difference is the Catholics believe that their church (via the Pope) has absolute authority in matters of spirituality. The rest of the Christian world (Protestants) believes that spiritual authority comes from the Bible alone.
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Catholic Church (Catholicism) was first referred to in a letter in 107 A.D. by St Ignatius.\n\nThe Church of England traces its roots to 597 A.D.
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The catholic religion is in reality based on traditions created by the church, not Christ.  They do however claim that they follow Christ, but actions speak louder than words.  Catholicism is primarily a pagan religion.\n\nThis I believe; http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm
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Catholicism is most definitely NOT Christianity. If you people knew both of the religions, you would be able to make the distinctions between the two. Christianity may have derived from Catholicism, but they are not the same things.\n\nJust thought I'd clear that up...
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There were many religions before Christianity. Judaism is one, just the Old Testament. Other religions have multiple Gods and Goddesses. Some have none. Christianity is not the only and not the first and maybe not even the right religion.
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I agree with you. That's why Jesus Christ established the Church which has come to be known as the Catholic Church because the Church is universal and in every part of the world.\n\nThe word "Catholic" means "universal". That's why the Church became known as the Catholic Church. And we have historical writings by the early Church fathers who use the term "Catholic" in the name of the Church as early as 110 AD.
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It is, yes. At some point in time, a Roman emperor named Constantine decided to switch Rome's official religion from Paganism to Catholicism. To make the change easier, he added elements of Paganism to the religion (for instance, making Christmas on December 25th, to coincide with a Pagan holiday- I believe that according to the bible Jesus's birthday was sometime in April).
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Specifically, Catholicism.
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catholic churches are a very good place to start. pretty much any chuch preist or preacher can point you in the right direction
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christianity. the info is in the history of the biblical era
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Try Wikipedia. Look at this link, and then, go to the very bottom and click on the other links: Catholicism, Roman Catholic... etc.\n\nAnd also, Catholics are Christians, what are you talking about?