College of Cardinals - Article Index

Encyclopedia - College Of Cardinals: Encyclopedia - College Of Cardinals
The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The body plays two roles for the church: part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College Of Cardinals: Encyclopedia Ii - College Of Cardinals - Members Of The College Of Cardinals
The following is the list of Cardinals as of December 2005. Cardinals are shown in order of precedence, based on seniority by date of app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College: Encyclopedia - College
The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. The precise usage of the term varies am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cardinals By Country: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cardinals By Country - Africa
List of Cardinals by country - Angola. Alexandre do Nascimento List of Cardinals by country - Benin. Bernardin Gantin List of Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College: Encyclopedia Ii - College - The Rest Of The English-speaking World
Influenced by their origins in the British Empire, and by modern American pop culture, the rest of the English-speaking world seems to ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Collegiality: Encyclopedia Ii - Collegiality - Roman Collegiality
In the Roman Republic, collegiality was the practice of having at least two people, and always an even number, in each magistrate positio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Priest: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Priest
Cardinal Priests are the most numerous of the three orders of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. They formally rank above the Cardin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Deacon: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Deacon
The Cardinal Deacons are the lowest-ranked of the three orders of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. They derive originally from sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Bishop: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Bishop
Cardinal Bishops, or Cardinals of the Episcopal Order, are among the most senior prelates of the Roman Catholic Church. Originally this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone: Encyclopedia - Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
His Eminence Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone (born 2 December 1934) is Archbishop of Genoa and a Cardinal Priest in the Roman Catholic Church. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Clement Xii: Encyclopedia - Pope Clement Xii
Clement XII, born as Lorenzo Corsini (Florence, April 7, 1652 – Rome, February 6, 1740), (pope 1730-1740), had been an aristocratic law...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clemente Domínguez Y Gómez: Encyclopedia - Clemente Domínguez Y Gómez
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (May 23, 1946 – March 22, 2005) was proclaimed Pope Gregory XVII by supporters of the Palmarian Catholic C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Celestine V: Encyclopedia - Pope Celestine V
Saint Celestine V, né Pietro Angelerio (according to some sources Angelario or Angelieri or Angelliero or Angeleri), also known as Pietr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy
In its application to the Catholic Church, the term hierarchy originally referred to the "holy ordering" of the entire People of God. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipope: Encyclopedia - Antipope
An antipope is one whose claim to being Pope is the result of a disputed or contested election. These antipopes were usually in oppositio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1963: Encyclopedia - 1963
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1963 - Events. 1963 - January. January 1 - CS...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angels And Demons: Encyclopedia - Angels And Demons
Angels and Demons (2000) is a mystery novel by Dan Brown, featuring the character Robert Langdon, who is also the principal character of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelo Cardinal Sodano: Encyclopedia - Angelo Cardinal Sodano
Angelo Cardinal Sodano (born 23 November 1927) is the Cardinal Secretary of State and Dean of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis: Encyclopedia - Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis
Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis was born in Lisse on November 26, 1931, in the diocese of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He was ordained ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aloysius Matthew Cardinal Ambrozic: Encyclopedia - Aloysius Matthew Cardinal Ambrozic
Aloysius Matthew Cardinal Ambrozic (born January 27, 1930) is a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Toronto. He became a cardinal o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avignon Pope Benedict Xiii: Encyclopedia - Avignon Pope Benedict Xiii
Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna, (b. Illueca, Aragon, 1328; d. Peñíscola, near Valencia, 1423) was an Aragonese, and is con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipope Benedict Xiv: Encyclopedia - Antipope Benedict Xiv
This article concerns the two antipopes Benedict XIV, claimants to the Papacy during the 15th century. Another Pope Benedict XIV, widely ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camerlengo: Encyclopedia - Camerlengo
The title Camerlengo (Italian for "Chamberlain") refers to an official of the Papal court, referring either to the Chamberlain of the Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave: Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave
A papal election is the method by which the Roman Catholic Church fills the office of Bishop of Rome, whose incumbent is known as the Pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Cardinal Law: Encyclopedia - Bernard Cardinal Law
His Eminence Bernard Francis Cardinal Law, (born November 4, 1931 in Torreon, Mexico) is a Roman Catholic cardinal and former archbishop ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Benedict Xvi: Encyclopedia - Pope Benedict Xvi
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; Spanish: Benedicto XVI; French: Benoît XVI)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consistory: Encyclopedia - Consistory
Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together', just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vatican City: Encyclopedia - Vatican City
Vatican City — formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano, Latin: Status Civit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini: Encyclopedia - Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini
Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini SJ (born 15 February 1927), Italian clergyman, was Catholic Archbishop of Milan from January 1980 to July 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cardinals By Country: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cardinals By Country - South America
List of Cardinals by country - Argentina. Jorge Mario Bergoglio SJ Jorge María Mejía Raúl Francesco Primatesta List of Cardinals ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cardinals By Country: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cardinals By Country - North America
List of Cardinals by country - Canada. Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic Edouard Gagnon Marc Ouellet SPP Jean-Claude Turcotte Louis-Albert Vac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1059: Encyclopedia - 1059
1059 - Events. Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. The College of Cardinals become the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Collegiality: Encyclopedia - Collegiality
Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues. Collegiality - Definition of collegiality. Colleagues are those explicitly united i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy See: Encyclopedia - Holy See
The term Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. "holy seat") refers in its original sense to the episcopal see of Rome, of which the Pope is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Bawden: Encyclopedia - David Bawden
David Allen Bawden (born September 22, 1959), is an American citizen who was elected "Pope Michael I" by a group of six Conclavist or pos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cardinals By Country: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cardinals By Country - Caribbean
List of Cardinals by country - Cuba. Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino List of Cardinals by country - Dominican Republic. Nicolás de J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College: Encyclopedia Ii - College - United States Of America
By contrast to British usage, in American English the term "college" is generally reserved for institutions of higher education, which ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College: Encyclopedia Ii - College - United Kingdom
British usage of the word "college" remains the loosest, encompassing a range of institutions: certain public schools for children such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College: Encyclopedia Ii - College - British And American Usage Contrasted
The most confusing aspect of the conflict between the British and American terminology arises from the colloquial use of the word "colleg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cardinals By Country: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cardinals By Country - Asia
List of Cardinals by country - India. Ivan Dias D. Simon Lourdusamy Simon Ignatius Pimenta Telesphore Placidus Toppo Varkey Vithayathi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cardinals By Country: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cardinals By Country - Europe
List of Cardinals by country - Austria. Christoph Schönborn OP Alfons Maria Stickler List of Cardinals by country - Belarus. Kazi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sede Vacante: Encyclopedia - Sede Vacante
In the canon law of the Catholic Church, sede vacante is the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church. It is Latin for "the se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cardinals By Country: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cardinals By Country - Central America
List of Cardinals by country - Guatemala. Rodolfo Quezada Toruño List of Cardinals by country - Honduras. Óscar Andrés Rodrígu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1922: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1922 - Aftermath
Ratti himself was less easy to categorise in terms of the conservative/liberal divide than most of his immediate predecessors. Most regar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1878: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1878 - Questions Facing The Cardinals
When the cardinals assembled, they faced a dilemma. Should they choose a pope who would continue to espouse Pius IX's reactionary religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1846: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1846 - Conclave Divided Over How To Rule The Papal States
It was the issue of the government of the Papal States that was to prove central to the 1846 conclave. The College of Cardinals was split...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - Historical Context
Papal conclave 1800 - Pope Pius VI. Pius VI's reign had been marked by tension between his authority and that of the European monarchs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 1958: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1958 - The Case Of Giovanni Montini
Giovanni Montini had been one of the stars of the Curia in the 1930s and 1940s. A skilled diplomat and the Assistant (sostituto) Secretar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Papal Conclave 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 2005 - Papal Election Process For 2005
Presiding over the conclave was the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. Following the election of Ratzinger as P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope John Paul Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope John Paul Ii - Life's Work
Pope John Paul II - Teachings. Main articles: Teachings of Pope John Paul II, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Gregory Vii: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Gregory Vii - Early Life
He was born in obscurity in Sovana, a small town of Tuscany where his house can still be seen. He was sent to Rome at an early age for hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vatican City: Encyclopedia Ii - Vatican City - Government
As to government officials, the structures into which these are organized do not parallel at all points other states because of material,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy - Types Of Monarchy
In an absolute monarchy, the monarch has power over every aspect of the state, and a constitution may be granted or withdrawn. Modern ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sexually Active Popes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sexually Active Popes - Sexually Active Popes
This list only includes popes known to have married and/or engaged in heterosexual sexual activity. For popes allegedly involved in homos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope John Paul I: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope John Paul I - Biography
Pope John Paul I - Personal background and papal election. Luciani was born in the Forno de Canale (now called Canale d'Agordo) in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jaime Cardinal Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Jaime Cardinal Sin - Priesthood And Episcopacy
Sin was born in New Washington, Aklan, Philippines to Juan Sin (of overseas Chinese ancestry) and Maxima Lachica. He was the seventh of s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Investiture Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Investiture Controversy - Investiture Controversy
In 1075 Pope Gregory VII declared in the Dictatus Papae that as the Roman church was founded by God alone, only the papal power (the auct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio: Encyclopedia Ii - Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio - Jesuit
Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936. After an education in the Roman Catholic Church, he entered the novit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Religious Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Religious Topics - List Of Lists
Ayyavazhi Religion - Bible stories - Biblical names - Born-again Christian laypeople - Buddhist terms and concepts - Cathedrals - Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dignitaries At The Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dignitaries At The Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii - List Of Official Delegations In Seating Order
At the funeral, each country's dignitaries were seated alphabetically according to the French spelling of their country's name. That orde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Julius Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Julius Ii - Reign As Pope
From the beginning Julius II set himself with a courage and determination rarely equalled to rid himself of the various powers under whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Of The Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Of The Church - Clerics As Territorial Princes
Especially in the Holy Roman Empire, a large number of Prince-bishops, Prince-archbishops and superiors of the regular clergy (mainly Pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy See: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy See - Organization Of The Holy See
The Pope governs the Church through the Roman Curia. The Roman Curia consists of the Secretariat of State, nine Congregations, three Trib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - Prologue: The Ministry Of Jesus Of Nazareth C. 4 Bc – Ad 33
The Roman Catholic Church was founded on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, known as Jesus Christ, "Christ" meaning the same ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Rose: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Rose - History And Development Of The Modern Rose
Golden Rose - Workmanship. The blossom Prior to the pontificate of Sixtus IV (1471-84) it consisted of a simple and single rose made of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Julius Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Julius Ii - Reign As Pope
From the beginning Julius II set himself with a courage and determination rarely equalled to rid himself of the various powers under whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vatican City: Encyclopedia Ii - Vatican City - Government
For historical reasons, the government of Vatican City has a unique structure. As noted, the principal figures are the Secretary of State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanisław Dziwisz: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanisław Dziwisz - Adjunct Prefect Of The Papal Household
As John Paul's private secretary, Dziwisz issued many statements from the Vatican, occasionally clarifying situations, as in the case of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy - Types Of Monarchy
In an absolute monarchy, the monarch has power over every aspect of the state, and a constitution may be granted or withdrawn, while in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominican Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominican Order - Contemporary Period
The contemporary period of the history of the Preachers begins with the different restorations of provinces undertaken after the revoluti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope John Paul Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope John Paul Ii - Life's Work
Pope John Paul II - Teachings. Main article: Teachings of Pope John Paul II As pope, John Paul II's most important role was to teach ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Diocese Of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Diocese Of Hong Kong - History
On April 11, 1946, Pope Pius XII established the episcopal hierarchy in China, raising all the apostolic vicariates to Dioceses, Hong Kon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Benedict Xvi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Benedict Xvi - Papacy
Pope Benedict XVI - Election to the Papacy. On January 2, 2005, Time magazine quoted unnamed Vatican sources as saying that Ratzinger ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy See: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy See - Organization Of The Holy See
The Pope governs the Church through the Roman Curia. The Roman Curia consists of the Secretariat of State (Vatican), nine Congregations, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Chicago: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Chicago - Frontier Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago - Marquette. French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette first explored the area that is now Chica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sede Vacante: Encyclopedia Ii - Sede Vacante - Vacancy Of The Holy See
More particularly, sede vacante refers to the vacancy of the Holy See, which occurs after the death or resignation of a pope. In this cas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angels And Demons: Encyclopedia Ii - Angels And Demons - Similarities To Brown's Other Books
There are many elements in Angels and Demons that are similar to elements in Brown's other books Angels and Demons - Common to two books...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Joseph Levada: Encyclopedia Ii - William Joseph Levada - Episcopal Ministry
Levada was ordained a bishop on May 12, 1983 to the titular see of Capreae, and was assigned as an auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders Of Cardinalate
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is presently divided into three orders: the episcopal ord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biography Of Pope John Paul Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Biography Of Pope John Paul Ii - Health
As the youngest pope elected since Pope Pius IX in 1846, John Paul II entered the papacy as a healthy, relatively young man who hiked, sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interregnum: Encyclopedia Ii - Interregnum - Historical Periods Of Interregnum
Particular historical periods known as interregna include: The 1254-1273 period in the Holy Roman Empire between the end of Hohenstaufen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Monarchy - Types Of Monarchy
In an absolute monarchy, the Monarch has power over every aspect of the state, and a constitution may be granted or withdrawn, while in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Paul Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Paul Vi - Early Career
Giovanni Montini was born in Concesio in Brescia province, Italy, of a family of local nobility. He entered the seminary to train to beco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gerontocracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Gerontocracy - Organizational Examples
Outside the political sphere, gerontocracy may be observed in other institutional hierarchies of various kinds. Generally the mark of a g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is divided into three orders: the episcopal order (Cardin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of The Vatican City: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of The Vatican City - Administration Of The Holy See
The Pope rules the Holy See through the Roman Curia and the Papal Civil Service. The Roman Curia consists of the Secretariat of State (Va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camerlengo: Encyclopedia Ii - Camerlengo - Chamberlain Of The Holy Roman Church
The Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church is the administrator of the property and revenues of the Holy See; his responsibilities formerly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Cardinal Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Cardinal Law - Sexual Abuse Scandal
Cardinal Law's reign as Archbishop of Boston began in popularity but quickly declined into turbulence towards the end of his term. Allega...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Bawden: Encyclopedia Ii - David Bawden - Bawden's Claim To The Papacy
Bawden's supporters argue that the elections of Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul I, Pope John Paul II, and Pope Benedict XVI...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Priest: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Priest - Historical Derivation
In modern times the name "Cardinal Priest" is interpreted as meaning a Cardinal who is of the order of priests. Originally, however, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church Hierarchy - Ecclesiastical Offices In The Hierarchy Of The Catholic Church
Catholic church hierarchy - Patriarchs. Patriarch is the title for the highest-ranking bishop of an autonomous church or federation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1963: Encyclopedia Ii - 1963 - Events
1963 - January. January 1 - CSIRO scientist Dr Gilbert Bogle and Mrs Margaret Chandler are found dead, believed to have been poisoned,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angels And Demons: Encyclopedia Ii - Angels And Demons - Similarities To Brown's Other Books
There are many elements in Angels and Demons that are similar to elements in Brown's other books Angels and Demons - Common to two books...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consistory: Encyclopedia Ii - Consistory - Religion
Consistory - Roman Catholic. The consistory is a formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, except...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clemente Domínguez Y Gómez: Encyclopedia Ii - Clemente Domínguez Y Gómez - Controversially Ordained
In December 1975, Clemente Domínguez founded his own religious order, The Carmelites of the Holy Face, allegedly on instruction from the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral Of Pope John Paul Ii - Requiem Mass
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI led the Mass of Requiem on April 8 at 10:00am CEST (08:00 UTC), by virtue of his offic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elective Monarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Elective Monarchy - Some Examples From History
In the ancient Kingdom of Rome, the kings were elected by the Assemblies. The Holy Roman Empire was another example of this, in which the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi: Encyclopedia Ii - Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi - Episcopacy
After studying in local seminaries, Tettamanzi was ordained a priest on June 28, 1957. It was administered by the future Pope Paul VI. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Roman Catholic Church - Prologue: The Ministry Of Jesus Of Nazareth C 4 Bc – 33 Ad
The Roman Catholic Church was founded on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ. Jesus, himself, was a carpenter ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipope: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipope - Sedevacantist Antipopes
Some breakaway Catholics today, called sedevacantists, claim the current Popes are heretics for various reforms which sedevacantists see ...   » Read the article