[Ryan29520]

In South Louisiana the Catholic church is known as the Roman Catholic church. If the Romans killed Jesus, why is this so?
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Name : Ryan29520, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 18, City : Rayne, State : LA, Country : United States, 

[Ed-M25550]

The Catholic Church wasn’t called “Roman” until the Protestant Reformation. As a matter of fact, the only places where it’s called “Roman” are in countries settled or controlled by England. The Anglican Catholic Church dubbed the Catholic Church “Roman” in order to distinguish itself from churches whose earthly head was the Pope, as opposed to the king or queen of England. Since the early power brokers in the United States were Episcopalians (Anglicans), the Catholic Church has been referred to as “Roman” Catholic. Most Catholics in the United States go along with it simply because of custom.

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Name : Ed-M25550, Religion : Catholic, City : Walden, State : NY, Country : United States, 

[Tomas S.]

Actually the appellation ‘Roman Catholic’ is also used in Germany (the official name for the denomination is ‘roemisch-katholisch’, or ‘rk’ for the tax forms). This is to distinguish it from other churches which also consider themselves Catholic, notably the Old Catholic church that broke away after Vatican I (1870) – for further information see e.g. http://www.alt-katholisch.de/index-e.html . There are also other Catholic churches, especially in East Europe – see http://www.tboyle.net/Catholicism/Cath_Links_Various_Churche.html

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Name : Tomas S., Gender : M, Age : 37, City : Tübingen, State : NA, Country : Germany, Occupation : electrical engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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