西方文化导论-chapter4.pptVIP

Catholicism ——Katherine Introductions of Catholicism The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church; the largest Christian church; with more than 1.16 billion believers worldwide; among the oldest religious institutions in the world ; has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilization. The history of Catholicism Catholicism is the one true church founded by Jesus Christ in the 1st century AD. Need of politics, the early Christian（基督教徒） was persecuted（迫害） cruelly by Roman Emperor. In 313, the struggles of the Early Church were lessened by