Roman Catholic Church
Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:14:57
The biggest christian church. Usually simply called catholic; the Roman prefix is used to distinguish it from other branches of christianity that do not recognise the Roman pope but are not part of the protestant branch either, such as the Greek orthodox and Russian orthodox churches.
Fri Jan 12 2001 at 9:17:50
The prefix Roman distinguishes it from other Catholic churches, but it is not correct to say that this excludes Protestant churches. The Church of England is known as the Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church of England.
I would suggest that a Catholic church is (roughly) one that accepts the Nicene Creed with the