***Score, still and always, Catholic denominations, 1. Protestants, many. ***
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First of all, this article is confusing. If he is counting "jurisdictions" then he is making an error. The Coptic Rite and the Latin Rite Catholic churches are different rites, but within the same One Church. In no way are they to be counted as "denominations." They all, ultimately, fall under the jurisdiction of the Pope.
As a matter of fact, that is the only way to count what is Catholic. Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia. If the Pope is not the head of the Church, on earth, then it is not Catholic.
I know of only one denomination that fits that bill. Yes, there are seperate rites and jurisdictions beneath the Papal level, but they are all part of the One Church.
"Traditionalists" and such are schismatic. They are not under the pope's jurisdiction. To call them a "Catholic" "denomination" is to err. If the Pope is not in charge it isn't Catholic.
Score, still and always, Catholic denominations, 1. Protestants, many.
Maybe it's not 30,000. But it's more than one. At the very least you can make a matrix of serious doctrinal differences and come across variations upon them. Anything more than one is a result of the desire to disobey the Pope's authority and branch out on your own. Once the principal of there being no authority is established, further severance is guaranteed.
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