The Roman Catholic Church...

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I’ve “heard” of this illusive Church, but have never seen one.

Does anyone know of this Chupacabraish Church that is so often mentioned here?

Where is it?

What’s the address?

When was it started?

:confused:

(OK…that smiley is a lie…this one is more appropriate: 😛 )
 
It must be a joke. The Chupacabra is a mythical blood-sucking animal believed (in Mexico) to be responsible for cattle mutilations and other scary stuff.

Paul
 
Right, there is no such church that I can find. I should know where it is as I am a Catholic, is that close enough? Just one word off.
 
I don’t know.

I’m at a loss.

This “church” has been thrown at me so many times, but I’ve yet to find one.

:confused:
 
What are you talking about?
I know the Roman Catholic Church exists because I see on the internet all the time.
Sometimes sites are so lazy they leave out the Catholic part or use Romish.
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Yeah…but “dont’ believe everything you see on the internet.” 😃

I was just wondering…was there ever such a thing as “The Roman Catholic Church”?
 
2ndGen said:
I’ve “heard” of this illusive Church, but have never seen one.

Does anyone know of this Chupacabraish Church that is so often mentioned here?

Where is it?

What’s the address?

When was it started?

:confused:

(OK…that smiley is a lie…this one is more appropriate: 😛 )
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I think your first smiley is correct. I don’t know what is more confusing----your opening post or the connection between your reference to Matthew 10:34 and a picture of a worker at Medieval Times.
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Lev23 said:
I think your first smiley is correct. I don’t know what is more confusing----your opening post or the connection between your reference to Matthew 10:34 and a picture of a worker at Medieval Times.
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Ha-zhar!!! Would ye like thou leather mug refilled with Diet Pepsi?
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No wonder you find my smiley so “appropriate”…

…now, do you actually have an answer to the question?

Or are you :confused: ?
 
I rather prefer Popish or Popery because it smells so good.

Viva el Chupacabra!
 
2ndGen said:
I haven’t seen you picture one “The Roman Catholic Church” up there.

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Probably because “The Roman Catholic Church” would be the totality of all those Roman Catholic churches together as a whole? What’s the point of this ‘clever’ question? :confused:
 
Nicholas82 said:
Probably because “The Roman Catholic Church” would be the totality of all those Roman Catholic churches together as a whole? What’s the point of this ‘clever’ question? :confused:
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I have no idea. I am proudly Roman Catholic. “Roman” because Rome is the city where the Vatican is located, and “Catholic”, because it spans all of time and space - you cannot go anywhere that people can go without being in a Diocese of the Catholic Church.

Urbi et Orbis. (The city; the world.) 👍
 
Nicholas82 said:
Probably because “The Roman Catholic Church” would be the totality of all those Roman Catholic churches together as a whole? What’s the point of this ‘clever’ question? :confused:
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I’ve never seen The Roman Catholic Church, yet I’m told that I’m a member of The Roman Catholic Church by non-Catholics.

I’m just trying to find out “what” Church they are referring to. 🤷
 
2ndGen said:
I haven’t seen you picture one “The Roman Catholic Church” up there.

:coffeeread:
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How’s about this?

http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/rome/kveit0159p.jpg

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The Catholic Church of which I am a member is based upon the See of Rome. Its first head was the first Bishop of Rome, as well as its current head (and 99% if not all of those in between). Of course our leaders have also entitled ‘Pope’, but other religious leaders are also called ‘Pope’ (for example Pope Shenouda III of the Copts, who definitely isn’t the supreme head of MY Church). And it is defined by loyalty to said Bishop of Rome.

I have no problems with being identified as Roman Catholic or identifying myself as Roman Catholic. :highprayer:
 
LilyM said:
How’s about this?

http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/rome/kveit0159p.jpg

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The Catholic Church of which I am a member is based upon the See of Rome. Its first head was the first Bishop of Rome, as well as its current head (and 99% if not all of those in between). Of course our leaders have also entitled ‘Pope’, but other religious leaders are also called ‘Pope’ (for example Pope Shenouda III of the Copts, who definitely isn’t the supreme head of MY Church). And it is defined by loyalty to said Bishop of Rome.

I have no problems with being identified as Roman Catholic or identifying myself as Roman Catholic. :highprayer:
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Yeah, but you prefaced all that with “The Catholic Church”.

I’m talking about this mythical Church that exists that only non-Catholic Christians say exists.

🙂
 
2ndGen said:
I’ve never seen The Roman Catholic Church, yet I’m told that I’m a member of The Roman Catholic Church by non-Catholics.

I’m just trying to find out “what” Church they are referring to. 🤷
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St. Irenaeus:
  1. As I have already observed, the Church, having received this preaching and this faith, although scattered throughout the whole world, yet, as if occupying but one house, carefully preserves it. She also believes these points [of doctrine] just as if she had but one soul, and one and the same heart, and she proclaims them, and teaches them, and hands them down, with perfect harmony, as if she possessed only one mouth. For, although the languages of the world are dissimilar, yet the import of the tradition is one and the same. For the Churches which have been planted in Germany do not believe or hand down anything different, nor do those in Spain, nor those in Gaul, nor those in the East, nor those in Egypt, nor those in Libya, nor those which have been established in the central regions of the world. But as the sun, that creature of God, is one and the same throughout the whole world, so also the preaching of the truth shines everywhere, and enlightens all men that are willing to come to a knowledge of the truth. Nor will any one of the rulers in the Churches, however highly gifted he may be in point of eloquence, teach doctrines different from these (for no one is greater than the Master); nor, on the other hand, will he who is deficient in power of expression inflict injury on the tradition. For the faith being ever one and the same, neither does one who is able at great length to discourse regarding it, make any addition to it, nor does one, who can say but little diminish it.
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.
St. Irenaeus:
  1. Since, however, it would be very tedious, in such a volume as this, to reckon up the successions of all the Churches, we do put to confusion all those who, in whatever manner, whether by an evil self-pleasing, by vainglory, or by blindness and perverse opinion, assemble in unauthorized meetings; [we do this, I say,] by indicating that tradition derived from the apostles, of the very great, the very ancient, and universally known Church founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul; as also [by pointing out] the faith preached to men, which comes down to our time by means of the successions of the bishops. For it is a matter of necessity that every Church should agree with this Church, on account of its pre- eminent authority, that is, the faithful everywhere, inasmuch as the apostolical tradition has been preserved continuously by those [faithful men] who exist everywhere.
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Roman. Catholic. 😃

Sources: newadvent.org/fathers/0103110.htm and newadvent.org/fathers/0103303.htm
 
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