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  • What Catholics believe

    04/15/2008 9:06:36 PM PDT · by Alex Murphy · 326 replies · 168+ views
    Baptist Press ^ | Apr 15, 2008 | Staff
    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--Though in agreement with most Protestants on certain points, Roman Catholics diverge with Protestants on critical points concerning salvation. With more than 74 million followers in North America, Catholics make up the largest Christian denomination on the continent. Following is some basic background on Catholicism: -- The Catholic Church was established as an institution around the fifth and sixth centuries. The current pope is Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger, installed April 24, 2005). -- North America has 74,517,041 members of Catholicism. -- The Catholic Church is headquartered in Vatican City. Catholics believe: -- the same as Protestants about God's...