An introduction to Roman Catholicism

Catholic is a Greek word derived from word “universal”, in it most fundamental form, to be Catholic means you belong to the universal church, this is a theory, including all of Christianity. However, due to the many breaks, which snowed under the history of the Christian faith, Roman Catholicism has of necessity urbanized a more definite meaning.

Roman Catholicism has been recognized as Christian Church in full unity with the Bishop of Rome, or else acknowledged as the Pope in the Vatican. It is one of the eldest Christian churches in survival, and presently the chief body of ordered religion in the globe. It traces its roots to the actual church as established by Jesus Christ.

Like most of Church other denomination, the foundation stone of Catholic Faith is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The realistic believe that Christ augmented from the dead on the third day of his death and moved to heaven, body and soul. Roman Catholics deemed that humanity's recovery was earned through the final sacrifice of Christ, and that through the renaissance and the Ascension, he opened the gates for compassion to enter heaven.

Probably the only feature that detaches Roman Catholicism from other denominations of the Christian faith is their principle, which the Pope is a perfect leader, in direct line from Peter, the disciple Jesus called the "rock" on whom the Church would be erected. Together with the pope, the Roman Catholic Church is administered by bishops in the College of Cardinals. Bishops or Cardinals are charged with the religious guidance of their societies and are extensive across the world wide. These societies are moved on to parishes that are led by priests. Catholics believe that the bishops are heirs of Jesus' twelve apostles.

The Sacraments of Catholicism comprise Baptism, Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Penance, and other Matrimony. It is in general believed that the sacraments brought up on one another. For example, the most basic self-punishment of Catholicism is that of Baptism. Without it, one can not be considered a Catholic at all and would not be able to go on to the other sacraments.