catholic church official name?

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I was told many years ago that it was the protestant church’s that gave us the name Roman Catholic Church but that our official name is the Church of Jesus Christ. I was told it was on all our official documents but I don’t think I have ever seen one. Is this true?
 
I just looked up several official documents and they all refer to the Church as “the Catholic Church.” It’s true that the term “Roman Catholic” was first applied to the Church by Protestants after the Protestant Revolt (Reformation).
 
that is why in the Nicene creed it says/we profess…

i believe in one holy,Catholic and apostolic Church…

not Roman…
 
JGPVS said:
I was told many years ago that it was the protestant church’s that gave us the name Roman Catholic Church but that our official name is the Church of Jesus Christ. I was told it was on all our official documents but I don’t think I have ever seen one. Is this true?
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Our official name is “One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church” as it is said in the Nicene Creed. We were called the Roman Church before the protestants came:

“To those who set out for Jerusalem and offer effective help towards the defence of the christian people and overcoming the tyranny of the infidels, we grant the remission of their sins, and we place their houses and families and all their goods under the protection of blessed Peter and the Roman church, just as has been decreed by our lord pope Urban. Whoever dares to distrain or carry off their houses, families and goods, while they are on their way, shall be punished with excommunication.” - First Lateran Council AD 1123

“Also, in future the said prelates and clerics and their lay men and women, who have accepted this union and faith, can choose to be buried in the churches of Catholics, to contract marriages with Catholics, but in the rite of Latin Catholics, and to enjoy and utilize all benefits, immunities and liberties which other Catholics, both lay and clerical, possess and enjoy in the said realm.” - Council of Florence

Source: papalencyclicals.net/Councils/ecum17.htm
 
Thank you! I have always liked the words “One,Holy,Catholic and Apostolic Church”.
 
JGPVS said:
I was told many years ago that it was the protestant church’s that gave us the name Roman Catholic Church but that our official name is the Church of Jesus Christ. I was told it was on all our official documents but I don’t think I have ever seen one. Is this true?
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The Church is Catholic. Roman was applied to distinguish it from non-Catholics. But the Roman Catholic Church is not separate from the entire Catholic Church. The term “Roman” is falls under the Latin Rite which is the largest of the rites, if I am correct?
 
Nicea325 said:
The Church is Catholic. Roman was applied to distinguish it from non-Catholics. But the Roman Catholic Church is not separate from the entire Catholic Church. The term “Roman” is falls under the Latin Rite which is the largest of the rites, if I am correct?
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The Latin (Western) Catholic Church - 1 sui iuris Church that celebrates many liturgical rites

Actively celebrated Latin Church Liturgical Rites:
Roman Rite, whose historical forms are usually classified as follows:
  1. Pre-Tridentine Mass (the various pre-1570 forms)
  2. Tridentine Mass (1570-1970 and still authorized in circumstances indicated in the document Summorum Pontificum as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite)
  3. Mass of Paul VI (1970–present)
  4. Anglican Use (restricted to formerly Anglican congregations)
Actively celebrated Latin Church Liturgical Rites continued:
Ambrosian Rite (Milan, Italy and neighbouring areas)
Aquileian Rite (defunct: northeastern Italy)
Rite of Braga (Braga, Portugal)
Mozarabic Rite (Toledo and Salamanca, Spain)

Defunct or rarely celebrated Latin Church Liturgical Rites:
Durham Rite (defunct: Durham, England)
Gallican Rite (defunct: Gaul, i.e., France)
Celtic Rite (defunct: British Isles)
Sarum Rite (defunct: England)
Catholic Order Rites (generally defunct)
Benedictine Rite
Carmelite Rite
Carthusian Rite
Cistercian Rite
Dominican Rite
Franciscan Rite
Friars Minor Capuchin Rite
Premonstratensian Rite
Servite Rite
 
Nicea325 said:
The Church is Catholic. Roman was applied to distinguish it from non-Catholics. But the Roman Catholic Church is not separate from the entire Catholic Church. The term “Roman” is falls under the Latin Rite which is the largest of the rites, if I am correct?
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The Roman Rite is not the same thing as what is referred to as the Roman Catholic Church.
 
Zekariya said:
The Latin (Western) Catholic Church - 1 sui iuris Church that celebrates many liturgical rites

Actively celebrated Latin Church Liturgical Rites:
Roman Rite, whose historical forms are usually classified as follows:
  1. Pre-Tridentine Mass (the various pre-1570 forms)
  2. Tridentine Mass (1570-1970 and still authorized in circumstances indicated in the document Summorum Pontificum as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite)
  3. Mass of Paul VI (1970–present)
  4. Anglican Use (restricted to formerly Anglican congregations)
Actively celebrated Latin Church Liturgical Rites continued:
Ambrosian Rite (Milan, Italy and neighbouring areas)
Aquileian Rite (defunct: northeastern Italy)
Rite of Braga (Braga, Portugal)
Mozarabic Rite (Toledo and Salamanca, Spain)

Defunct or rarely celebrated Latin Church Liturgical Rites:
Durham Rite (defunct: Durham, England)
Gallican Rite (defunct: Gaul, i.e., France)
Celtic Rite (defunct: British Isles)
Sarum Rite (defunct: England)
Catholic Order Rites (generally defunct)
Benedictine Rite
Carmelite Rite
Carthusian Rite
Cistercian Rite
Dominican Rite
Franciscan Rite
Friars Minor Capuchin Rite
Premonstratensian Rite
Servite Rite
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Was wondering why the title page of the RSV-CE version of the Bible says it is published by the “Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America?”
 
Wasn’t the Church simply called the universal Christian Church?? The Greek word, Katholic was added around the time of the Nicene Creed?..meaning universal…but Roman added when?..

Good question.
 
LegoGE1947 said:
Was wondering why the title page of the RSV-CE version of the Bible says it is published by the “Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America?”
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Because that organization holds the copyright for the RSV in all its editions. It’s not a Catholic organization.
 
LegoGE1947 said:
Was wondering why the title page of the RSV-CE version of the Bible says it is published by the “Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America?”
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Corki is correct. The group referred to is this one.
 
The Catholic Church is not part of this organization due to a number of differences of belief and practice.

Very good people. I knew of a Catholic nun who was the local president of a chapter here with local Protestant ministers.
 
KathleenGee said:
Wasn’t the Church simply called the universal Christian Church?? The Greek word, Katholic was added around the time of the Nicene Creed?..meaning universal…but Roman added when?..

Good question.
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I know that “Roman Church” was used in the First Lateran Council AD 1123. It was used to distinguish it from the Coptic (ie Egyptian) Church, Greek Church, etc.
 
Our Church is the one founded by Christ. It is His bride. It is the only two thousand year old Church. All others are pretenders. As such, it is the Church of Christ. It is the Bride of Christ. It is the Pillar and Ground of faith. Unless your “church” can trace it’s history back 2000 years, then your “church” is a pretender.
 
kwortham said:
Our Church is the one founded by Christ. It is His bride. It is the only two thousand year old Church. All others are pretenders. As such, it is the Church of Christ. It is the Bride of Christ. It is the Pillar and Ground of faith. Unless your “church” can trace it’s history back 2000 years, then your “church” is a pretender.
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Catholic Answers publishes a booklet called “Pillar of Fire/Pillar of Truth” which goes into further detail on this subject:thumbsup:
 
JGPVS said:
Thank you! I have always liked the words “One,Holy,Catholic and Apostolic Church”.
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We all love it.

And yet, my brother, be not troubled; Christian is my name, but Catholic my surname. The former gives me a name, the latter distinguishes me. ~St. Pacian
 
Thanks, Zakirya and also the other post referring to another reference.
 
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