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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Eva

Religion; Catholic church

According to the creation story in Genesis, the first woman; wife of Adam. God did not create man a solitary being; from the beginning, "male and female he created them" (Gen 1:29) (369, 375). ...

aanbidden

Religion; Catholic church

Aanbidding en eer aan God, die de eerste handeling van de deugd van religie (2096) is gegeven. Openbare aanbidding is gegeven aan God in de kerk door de viering van de Paschalis mysterie van Christus ...

Adam

Religion; Catholic church

According to the creation story in Genesis, the first man. From this story the Church has learned that humanity was originally created in a state of holiness and justice and that the first ancestors ...

martelaar

Religion; Catholic church

A witness to the truth of the faith, in which the martyr endures even death to be faithful to Christ. Those who die for the faith before having received Baptism are said to have received a "baptism ...

patriarch

Religion; Catholic church

A title given to the venerable ancestors or "fathers" of the Semitic peoples, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who received God's promise of election (61, 205). In the Church hierarchy, and especially ...

Zoon van God

Religion; Catholic church

Een titel vaak toegepast aan Jesus in het evangelie, betekenende zijn unieke relatie met de vader. De tweede persoon van de heilige drie-eenheid is de zoon van God met betrekking tot de eeuwige vader ...

engel

Religion; Catholic church

Een spirituele, persoonlijke en onsterfelijk wezen, met intelligentie en vrije wil, die verheerlijkt God zonder ophouden en die dient God als een boodschapper van zijn opslaan plan (329-331). Zie ...