The short answer: Yes, Catholics are Christians. Many, including me, use the term “Catholic Christian” to confirm which of the thousands of divisions of Christianity we belong to.
The short answer: Yes, Catholics are Christians. Many, including me, use the term “Catholic Christian” to confirm which of the thousands of divisions of Christianity we belong to. And here’s a bit more if you care to bear with me a bit: Here is a bit of history that I hope you will find helpful. In apostolic times, the Christians were simply called Christians and Christ’s Church was called “The Church”. About the year 110, Ignatius (an early Church leader) wrote “…even as where Jesus may be, there is the universal [katholike (catholic)] Church.” This word caught on – and The Church became commonly called the catholic Church. Note that it is a descriptive word, not a Name. This remained true for many hundred years. Around 1100, when the Church split East and West, the Western Church continued to be called the catholic Church, and the Eastern was called the Orthodox Church. This remained true for another few hundred years until the Reformaton – and the subsequent splintering into the t
