The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one true church founded by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the Pope is the successor to Saint Peter.The Church maintains that the doctrine on faith and morals that it declares as definitive is infallible.n the account of the Confession of Peter found in the Gospel of Matthew, Christ designates Peter as the rock upon which Christ's church will be built. The Catholic Church considers the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, to be the successor to Saint Peter.
The Ozarks. The Saint Francois Mountains, viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain, are the geologic core of the Ozarks. The Ozarks (also referred to as Ozarks Mountain Country, the Ozark Mountains or the Ozark Plateau) are a physiographic, geologic, and cultural highland region of the central United States.
Community Census Data. Ozark is part of the Springfield Metro Area located in Greene and Christian Counties, Missouri. The Springfield Metro Area is comprised of Greene, Christian, Webster, Polk, and Dallas counties and has a population of over 430,000 people. Since 1990 the metro area's average growth rate has been 2.3%. Christian County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state, which can be seen in this graphic from the Columbia Missourian newspaper. The data, originally from the U.S. Census Bureau, shows national and local growth in America.