fun & unusual facts:
1. Catholicism has been a moving force in the development of Western culture. It continues to be influential in religious issues, social institutions, art, education, medicine, science, music, philosophy, literature, and politics.
2. The word “Catholic” was first used by Ignatius of Antioch around the year A.D. 110
3. The Devil’s Advocate is a actual position within the Catholic Church.
4. Between John Paul II’s election to the papacy in 1978 and his death in 2004, more than 17 million people attended his weekly audiences in Rome
5. Though Germanic tribes destroyed most of Roman civilization, the Catholic Church preserved much classical learning, especially in the monasteries during the Middle Ages
Catholic Statistics:
More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion, or no religion at all. There are about 75 million Catholics in the United States, making up 7% of all Catholics in the world. While the proportion of the U.S. population that is Catholic has remained fairly steady for several decades. The U.S. Catholic population has been heavily shaped by immigration and includes a rising share of Latinos.
Men and Women equality:
Gender is a topic of much concern in the Catholic Church, women cannot be deacons, priests, or bishops and effectively excludes them from all higher levels of Church service and authority where ordination is a prerequisite.Catholicism opposes the equality of women.
1. Catholicism has been a moving force in the development of Western culture. It continues to be influential in religious issues, social institutions, art, education, medicine, science, music, philosophy, literature, and politics.
2. The word “Catholic” was first used by Ignatius of Antioch around the year A.D. 110
3. The Devil’s Advocate is a actual position within the Catholic Church.
4. Between John Paul II’s election to the papacy in 1978 and his death in 2004, more than 17 million people attended his weekly audiences in Rome
5. Though Germanic tribes destroyed most of Roman civilization, the Catholic Church preserved much classical learning, especially in the monasteries during the Middle Ages
Catholic Statistics:
More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion, or no religion at all. There are about 75 million Catholics in the United States, making up 7% of all Catholics in the world. While the proportion of the U.S. population that is Catholic has remained fairly steady for several decades. The U.S. Catholic population has been heavily shaped by immigration and includes a rising share of Latinos.
Men and Women equality:
Gender is a topic of much concern in the Catholic Church, women cannot be deacons, priests, or bishops and effectively excludes them from all higher levels of Church service and authority where ordination is a prerequisite.Catholicism opposes the equality of women.