the term roman catholic church was first used in ad 380.
the term roman catholic church was first used in ad 380.
when was the term roman catholic church first used?
ad 380
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the terms "catholic church" and "roman catholic church" are names for the entire church that describes itself as "governed by the successor of saint peter and by the bishops in communion with him." in its formal documents and pronouncements the church most often refers to itself as the "catholic church" or simply "the church" (written in documents with a capital "c"). in its relations with other churches, it frequently uses the name "roman catholic church", which it also uses internally, though less frequently. some writers, such as kenneth whitehead and patrick madrid, argue that the only proper name for the church is "the catholic church". whitehead, for example, states that "the term roman catholic is not used by the church herself; it is a relatively modern term, and one, moreover, that is confined largely to the english language. the english-speaking bishops at the first vatican council in 1870, in fact, conducted a vigorous and successful campaign to insure that the term roman catholic was nowhere included in any of the council's official documents about the church herself, and the term was not included."
roman catholic (term)