Catholicism


This includes information on the Roman Catholic church, including the Roman or Western version, and various eastern branches.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Institutions Religion Religious Traditions Abrahamic Religion Christianity

This includes information on the Roman Catholic church, including the Roman or Western version, and various eastern branches.

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The Roman Catholic Church is the largest single religious organization in the world. It is distributed among seven major regions: Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America, South America, Oceania, and North America. Its particular organization, practice, and beliefs will also be considered.


Specific connections to science, and personal studies will be explored as this site develops. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. This has a rich culture including material, conceptual, and behavioral elements. This is connected to families, education, economics, and government. Religious belief, practice, and organization are significant. Other religions are also important.	Links to other sites: Not yet developed.
Connections to sociology including social structure and change and communities may be examined. Its influence and presence among various peoples of the world including Asiatic peoples, Western Civilization, African peoples, and American Indian peoples will be explored. Particular nations such as the United States, China, India, and Indonesia will be useful in examining Catholicism. Its history begins in classical and medieval times. It originated in the late classical period, and in the early medieval period was one of the chief unifying forces in Europe. It was for a time divided in late medieval times, but reunited. In modern times , protestant churches split away from it. In the 16th century, The Protestant Reformation split a large part of the church away at the same time it was being extended to the Americas. In the 17th century, warfare between Catholics and Protestants continued, and mutual persecution continued longer. In the 18th century I lack details of events. In the 19th century, the growth of secularism became an increasing threat to Catholicism. In the 20th century, I lack detail specific events in the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, or late 20th century, or early 21st century. The early 21st century including the early 2000s and late 2000s can be examined. The future has not yet been examined.

Specific connections to science, and personal studies will be explored as this site develops. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. This has a rich culture including material, conceptual, and behavioral elements.

This is connected to families, education, economics, and government. Religious belief, practice, and organization are significant. Other religions are also important.

Links to other sites: Not yet developed.

Connections to sociology including social structure and change and communities may be examined. Its influence and presence among various peoples of the world including Asiatic peoples, Western Civilization, African peoples, and American Indian peoples will be explored. Particular nations such as the United States, China, India, and Indonesia will be useful in examining Catholicism.

Its history begins in classical and medieval times. It originated in the late classical period, and in the early medieval period was one of the chief unifying forces in Europe. It was for a time divided in late medieval times, but reunited. In modern times , protestant churches split away from it. In the 16th century, The Protestant Reformation split a large part of the church away at the same time it was being extended to the Americas. In the 17th century, warfare between Catholics and Protestants continued, and mutual persecution continued longer. In the 18th century I lack details of events. In the 19th century, the growth of secularism became an increasing threat to Catholicism. In the 20th century, I lack detail specific events in the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, or late 20th century, or early 21st century. The early 21st century including the early 2000s and late 2000s can be examined. The future has not yet been examined.