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Catholic AnswerThe last Sunday of the liturigical year is the Feast of Christ the King.Lent is a time of reflection, prayer, and fasting for 40 days. It is a solemn celebration and is done to prepare for Easter. Easter is the biggest celebration in the Catholic Church because it is the celebration of Jesus' glorious resserection from the dead. There are many different Catholic Traditions that can be celebrated at Easter
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, any Baptism done with the correct formula and intention, by anybody, is valid, and thus accepted by the Church.
The Catholic Church has for years called for a ban on these weapons as they kill and maim so many innocent civilians.
The Catholic Church denies things that it hasn't done.
This was done because the Catholic church leaders believed this implied there was imperfection in the Creation. This was a teaching of man, and not Biblically supported.
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.
Praying can be done on any day, but most people go to church to pray on Sunday because Sunday is the holy day of rest (Sabbath).
Yes, it is recognized, since both are done by Catholic priests.
A candidate in the Catholic Church is someone in the process of becoming a member of the Catholic faith who has already been baptized in another Christian Church by means recognized by the Catholic Church (i.e. done in the name of the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit). A person converting who has not been previously baptized is known as a Catechumen.
because he is the leader of the Roman Catholic church. He has the final word. theoretically whatever he decides on must be done .
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. . All Masses in the Latin Rite are in Latin. In most countries since the Second Vatican Council, the priests are using a vernacular translation of the Latin Mass - but the actual Mass itself is still in Latin, and may always be said in Latin, that is the norm, even if it is seldom done.
I see no problem with that. Something that has been done and can not be undone can not be an obstacle to be received into the Church. Talk to a priest about it or join the RCIA-program in your local church.