Whats are facts about Roman Catholics?

Answer 1

Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is around 2,000 years old, this is a quick answer site, there have been volumes written about the history of the Catholic Church, see the link below:

Answer 2

Here are two great sources, the religious horses mouth : 1) The Catechism of the Catholic Church, online free searchable http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm 2) The Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/ Catholics are Christians. They believe in One God, the Trinity -- Father, Son, Holy Spirit. They read from the holy bible at church.

Answer 3

Catholic AnswerCatholicism is the only form of Christianity, it is the original Christianity, and it is the only one that Jesus Christ, Himself, guaranteed. Furthermore, according to the Ecumenical Council of Florence in 1442, "no person living outside the Catholic Church -- not only pagans but also Jews, heretics, and schismatics -- can come to share in eternal life, but will go into the eternal fire . . . unless they are aggregated to her [the Catholic Church] before the end of their life." Pope Pius XII, and Vatican Council II explained this further by pointing out that there was a possibility of salvation through the Church for those who are related to her by some unconscious yearning or desire.

Answer 4

Below are some facts about Cathoicism in the 1500s (many of the listed below do not relate to Catholicism nowadays):

- The altar is the main part of the church. It should be spectacular and decorated with candlesticks and ornaments.

- Churches must be highly decorated.

- The priest acts as a link to God, so if someone wanted the wisdom of the Lord, they would go to the priest. He was the only one that could contact God.

- Priests should wear special, expensive clothing to show their importance. They are not allowed to marry as this would mean he was like a normal person, and he must not be presented that way.

- The Pope is head of the Catholic Church.

- The Bible and Church services should be held in Latin.

- If you do not worship in the right way, you will go to hell for all eternity.

- People can only be forgiven of their sins when they admit to their sins, and give a gift e.g. money to the church.

Perhaps a little clarification is in order in light of the above. This applies in all ages of the Church, 1500's as well:

- The sanctuary is the main part of the church. It should be decorated according to the means of the parish though an altar and candlesticks are a must.

- Churches must be made reverent according to the means of the parish.

- The priest is a mediator between God and man, all official church functions are done by him on behalf of the people. Anyone has access to the church and may pray to God.

- Priests should wear clothing to identify themselves and special vestments during liturgical functions. They are not allowed to marry as they are bound solely to the service of the Church and the faithful.

- The Pope is head of the Catholic Church.

- The Bible and Church services should be held in language proper to the rite (i.e. Latin is used in the Latin rite, etc).

- If you do not believe and act in the right way, you will go to hell for all eternity.

- People can be forgiven of their mortal sins when they admit them to a priest in the sacrament of confession or if they make a perfect act of contrition. Venial sins do not need to be confessed. A donation of goods to the Church is sometimes awarded the possibility of an indulgence, which is the remission of temporal punishment incurred by personal sin.

Answer 5

From Catholic Online:

Catholic Belief

I.To gain the happiness of heaven we must know, love, and serve God in this world. Man must know, love and serve God in a supernatural manner in order to gain happiness of heaven. Man is raised to the supernatural order only by grace, a free gift of God.

II.We learn to know, love, and serve God from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who teaches us through the Catholic Church.

III.In order to be saved, all persons who have attained the use of reason must believe explicitly that God exist and that he rewards the good and punishes the wicked; in practice they must also believe in the mysteries of the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation.

IV.By the Blessed Trinity we mean one and the same God in three divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

V.By the Incarnation is meant that the Son of God, retaining His divine nature, took to Himself a human nature, that is, a body and soul like ours.

VI.The Church is the congregation of all baptized persons united in the same true faith, the same sacrifice, and the same sacraments, under the authority of the Sovereign Pontiff and the bishops in communion with him.

VII.We find the chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church in the Apostles' Creed.

The Commandments

Besides believing what God has revealed, we must keep His law.

The Two Great Commandments

that contain the whole law of God are:

You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength; you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

To love God, our neighbor, and ourselves, we must keep the commandments of God and of the Church, and perform the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.

The Ten Commandments of God

I.I am the Lord your God; you shall not have strange gods before me.

II.You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

III.Remember to keep holy the Lord's day

IV.Honor your father and your mother.

V.You shall not kill.

VI.You shall not commit adultery.

VII.You shall not steal.

VIII.You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

IX.You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.

X.You shall not covet you neighbor's goods.

The Chief Commandments or Laws, of the Church

I.To assist at Mass on all Sundays and holy days of obligation.

II.To fast and abstain on the days appointed.

III.To confess our sins at least once a year.

IV.To receive Holy Communion during the Easter time.

V.To contribute to the support of the Church.

VI.To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage.

Answer 6

The Pope lives there It is its own state/country It has the lowest birthrate of any other country in the world (I wonder why)