Category:Roman Catholicism

Roman Catholicism is the structure and belief of the Ecclesia Catholica, Catholic Church, held by the faithful to be the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church, founded by Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and following the lineage of the Roman Episcopate from Saint Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, Bishop of Rome, whose seat, the Bishopric of Rome (the Papacy), is held to be the primary authority of the church entire. The fundamental beliefs of the Roman Catholics are based on the accepted dogmatic interpretation of the canonical Holy Scriptures and the holy traditions of the Church, including the teachings of the Church Fathers, being in part expressed as the Nicene Creed.