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| - | The main thing to remember about Catholic Christianity is both its similarities to and differences from Orthodox Christianity. Both are noticeably and obviously different from Islam, as both spring from the same roots and even a century previous the major differences are cosmetic more than anything else. The best way of understanding it is as a series of both theological and tradional differences that individually are not necessarily too different, but together add up to a big difference. | + | The main thing to remember about Catholic Christianity is both its similarities to and differences from Orthodox Christianity. Both are noticeably and obviously different from Islam, as both spring from the same roots and even a century previous the major differences are cosmetic more than anything else. The best way of understanding it is as a series of both theological and traditional differences that individually are not necessarily too different, but together add up to a big difference. |
| - | Roman Catholic (also called Latin) Christianity is defined most obviously geographically, being the religion of the former Western Roman Empire including the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany Holland, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy), the Kingdoms of England, France, Scandanavia, the "Two Sicilies" (Modern Southern Italy and Sicily) and Northern Spain, as well as the Holy Land itself (following the 1st Crusade). It is centred on the seat of the Pontiff, Rome as the point from which the faith of the church flows out to all her children. | + | Roman Catholic (also called Latin) Christianity is defined most obviously geographically, being the religion of the former Western Roman Empire including the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany Holland, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy), the Kingdoms of England, France, Scandinavia, the "Two Sicilies" (Modern Southern Italy and Sicily) and Northern Spain, as well as the Holy Land itself (following the 1st Crusade). It is centred on the seat of the Pontiff, Rome as the point from which the faith of the church flows out to all her children. |
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