Religion : Christianity
About Catholic Christians : Catholic means universal or whole. With respect to the Christian Church, the early Christians used the term to refer to the whole-undivided church. It is in that sense that all Christians today claim ownership of the term, including Protestants, although they often do not capitalize the term. The word dates from the patristic fathers and to the historic creeds and was used to set apart the mainstream body of orthodox Christian believers, from those adhering to mere sects or to heretical factions.
Beliefs of Catholic Church : Catholic Churches share certain essential distinctive beliefs and practices. It may be noted that some Anglicans and Lutherans differ in regard to emphasis and particular pieties:
Marriage Preference : Prefer marriage within their community. In case, one of the two is a non-Catholic Christian, their marriage is licit only if the permission of the competent authority of the Catholic Church is obtained. In case, one of the two is not a Christian (i.e. has not been baptized) this permission is necessary for validity.
Related Communities : Catholic may refer to any of a number of other groups which do not recognize the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome but who regard themselves as Catholic rather than Calvinistic or Puritan. Typical among these are "High Church" Anglicans, i.e., "Anglo-Catholics"). Often, this will be printed as "Catholic" but sometimes as "catholic".
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