catholic

derived from the Greek word meaning “universal,” and was originally used to identify orthodoxDerived from a Greek term meaning “right belief” and also “right worship.” When the term is not capitalized it typically refers to teachings i... more beliefs and practices that were universally accepted by all legitimate Christian churches. This term is often used to identify the Roman Catholic Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more, even though many Protestants and Eastern Orthodox churches claim that they are part of the universal “catholic” church.