Catholic church

Catholic church

The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church with 1.2 billion members worldwide. It is among the oldest institutions in the world and has played a prominent role in western civilization. The Catholic heirarchy is lead by the Pope. The Catholic Church is Trinitarian and defines it's mission as spreading the word and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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pasch/paschal lamb

Religion; Catholic church

Jesus' saving death and its memorial in the Eucharist, associated with the Jewish feast of Passover (or Pasch) commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from death by the blood of the lamb ...

redeemer

Religion; Catholic church

Jesus Christ, redeemer of mankind. Christ paid the price of his own sacrificial death on the cross to ransom us, to set us free from the slavery of sin, thus achieving our redemption. (571, 601; cf. ...

concupiscence

Religion; Catholic church

Human appetites or desires which remain disordered due to the temporal consequences of original sin, which remain even after Baptism, and which produce an inclination to sin (1264, 1426, 2515).

penance

Religion; Catholic church

Interior penance: a conversion of heart toward God and away from sin, which implies the intention to change one's life because of hope in divine mercy (1431). External acts of penance include ...

historical reconciliation

Religion; Catholic church

On Thursday (August 16th, 2012)the church leaders of the Russian-orthodox and the Polish Roman-catholic churches met and signed a peace-document, putting hundreds of years with mistrust, war and ...

longanimity

Religion; Catholic church

Longanimity means patient endurance of hardships, injuries, or offense; calmness in the face of adversary. Longanimity is one of the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit.