RCC wasn't around yet, IIRC.
Actually, they were Christians, not Catholics. And they were famous for NOT huddling.
RCC wasn't around yet, IIRC.
You recall incorrectly.
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RCC wasn't around yet, IIRC.
You must all follow the bishop as Jesus Christ follows the Father, and the presbytery as you would the Apostles. Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God. Let no one do anything of concern to the Church without the bishop. Let that bee considered a valid Eucharist which is celebrated by the bishop, or by one whom he appoints. Wherever the bishop appears, let the people be there; just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
--St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Smyrnaeans, ca. A.D. 110.
I can tell you aren’t a Catholic because there are many rites of the Catholic Church. We never use abbreviations as you have.
For your information, Christ founded the Church on his apostles — they were the first Bishops.
Sure it was...The RCC was the people in the stands, cheering on the lions...
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History shows that the bishop, Ignatius of Antioch, used the term “Catholic” in 110 A.D. and it was in use thereafter (and probably in use before).
There is nothing wrong with the term Christian, but there is nothing magical about it either. It simply means “follower of Christ.” Theoretically, a literal “follower of Christ” could reject His divinity, or the Hypostatic Union, or The Trinity.
“Trinitarian” is a more accurate, descriptive term, since it refers to the greatest Christian belief and Church teaching, and excludes heretical beliefs regarding the Godhead.
“Universal” is an accurate modifier of Christ’s Church, as Trinitarian would be. The term “Christian Church” is inferior, since it neglects the other two Persons of the Trinity.
Actually they were pre-Catholics.