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    The document discusses the origins and meaning of the word "Catholic". It comes from the Greek word "Katholikos" meaning universal. The document provides evidence from numerous Church Fathers dating back to the 1st century that demonstrate the Catholic Church was referred to as such from its earliest origins. It also refutes claims that the Catholic Church ended with Constantine or began with him, citing biblical passages and writings from the Church Fathers as proof of the Church's continuity and perpetuity since being founded by Jesus Christ.

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    The document discusses the origins and meaning of the word "Catholic". It comes from the Greek word "Katholikos" meaning universal. The document provides evidence from numerous Church Fathers dating back to the 1st century that demonstrate the Catholic Church was referred to as such from its earliest origins. It also refutes claims that the Catholic Church ended with Constantine or began with him, citing biblical passages and writings from the Church Fathers as proof of the Church's continuity and perpetuity since being founded by Jesus Christ.

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    Q. Where did the word originate? A. It comes from the Greek word Katholikos, which was later Latinized into Catholicus. Q. What is the meaning of the word? A. It means 'Universal', which in itself means, 'of or relating to, or affecting the entire world and all peoples therein'. It means, all encompassing, comprehensibly broad, general, and containing all that is necessary. In summation, it means all people in all places, having all that is necessary, and for all time. Q. But is it Biblical? A. Yes it is. It is in Matthew 28:19-20, "Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations...teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; And behold, I am with you all days, even unto the consummation of the world." That is a statement of Universality, Katholicos, Catholicus, Catholic. Q. I have heard that the word 'Catholic' did not come into use for hundreds of years after Jesus Christ founded His Church. A. Not true. The first recorded use of the word that I could find, is in St. Ignatius of Antioch's letter to the Smyrneans, paragraph 8, of 107 A.D., "Where the Bishop appears, there let the people be, just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." Undoubtedly the word was in use before the time of this writing. Q. Some say the Catholic Church ended with Constantine (285-337), with the "Edict of Milan" which he issued in 313, which allowed the Church to practice openly. Others say that is when the Church began. Who is right? A. Neither is right. The Catholic Church is the true Church founded by Jesus Christ and He guaranteed its perpetuity, Matthew 28:20, and its unfaltering truth, 1Timothy 3:15. Now if either of the arguments in the question were true, than don't you think the Church Fathers would have mentioned it somewhere? Instead, the Church Fathers mention the Catholic Church by Name in hundreds of their writings and spanning many centuries.

    Ask the ones who say these things to show you documented proof. In the Apostles Creed, the word "Catholic" is clearly written within: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Many non-Catholic sects also recite the Apostles Creed during their services. However, several of those who do, have substituted the word "Universal", for "Catholic". Thus they have substituted the meaning of the word for the word itself.

    Here is what Church Fathers had to say. In every case the word "Catholic" is used. Notice the dates, as they span over a century before and after Constantine. The JXXXX refers to the paragraph numbers in "The Faith of the Early Fathers", by William A. Jurgens.

    Catholic Church... Ignatius, Letter to the Smyrneans 8:1-2. J65. 106AD Martyrdom of St. Polycarp 16:2. J77,79,80a,81a, 155AD Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435, 202AD Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4-6. J555-557, 251AD Cyprian, Letter to Florentius 66:69:8. J587, 254AD Lactantius,Divine Institutions 4:30:1. *J637, 304AD Alexander of Alexandria, Letters 12. J680, 324AD Athanasius, Letter on Council of Nicea 27. J757, 350AD Athanasius, Letter to Serapion 1:28. J782, 359AD Athanasius, Letter to Council of Rimini 5. J785, 361AD Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 18:1. J836-*839, 350AD Damasus, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u, 382AD Serapion, The Sacramentary 13:1. J1239a, 350AD Pacian of Barcelona, Letter to Sympronian 1:4 J1243, 375AD Jerome, Against the Pelagians book 1-2 417 A.D. Augustine, Letter to Vincent the Rogatist 93:7:23. J1422, 408AD Augustine, Letter to Vitalis 217:5:16. J1456, 427AD

    Augustine, Psalms 88:2:14, 90:2:1. J1478-1479, 418AD Augustine, Sermons 2, 267:4. *J1492, *J1523, 430AD Augustine, Sermon to Catechumens on the Creed 6:14. J1535, 395AD Augustine, The True Religion 7:12+. *J1548, *J1562, J1564, 390AD Augustine, Against the Letter of Mani 4:5. *J1580-1581, 397AD Augustine, Christian Instruction 2:8:12+. *J1584, J1617, 400AD Augustine, Baptism 4:21:28+. J1629, J1714, J1860a, J1882, 411AD Augustine, Against the Pelagians 2:3:5+. *J1892, *J1898, 421AD Innocent I, Letter to Probus 36. J2017, 417AD Fulgence of Ruspe, Forgiveness of Sins 1:19:2, J2251-2252, 517AD The following writings attest to the antiquity of the Catholic Church. Church Antiquity... Hermas, The Shepherd Vis 2:4:1. J82 Anonymous 2nd Letter of Clement to Corinthians 14:2. J105 Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435 Augustine, Letter to Deogratias 102:15. J1428 Augustine, Psalms 90:2:1. J1479 Augustine, Predestination of Saints 9:18. J1985 Gregory I, Letter to John 5:44:18. J2295 595AD The following writings support the perpetuity of the Catholic Church. Church Forever... Clement, Letter to Corinthians 42:1,64. J20,29a 80AD Anonymous, 2nd letter of Clement to Rome 14:2. J105 Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556 Cyprian, Letter to the Lapsed 33:27:1. J571 Hilary, The Trinity 7:4. J865 Augustine, Psalms 90:2:1. J1479 Augustine, Sermon to Catechumens 6:14. J1535 The following writings tell of the founding of the Catholic Church. Church Founded... Clement, Letter to Corinthians 42:1. J20 Hermas, The Shepherd Vis 2:4:1-3:5:1. J82-84 140AD Anonymous, Letter of Clement 14:2. J105 Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:16:6. J217a Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 9:3. J289 Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435 202AD Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556

    Cyprian, Letter to the Lapsed 33:27:1. J571 Hilary of Poitiers, The Trinity 7:4. J865 Augustine, Homilies on John 9:10. J1814 The following writings attest to the fact that the Catholic Church was seated in Rome. Church Seated in Rome... Clement, Letter to the Corinthians, Address. J10a 80AD Ignatius, Letter to the Romans, J52 Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:3:3. J210-211 Cyprian, Letter to Cornelius 59:55:14. J580 Council of Constantinople, Canon3. J910d Damasus, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u Optatus of Melvis, Schism of Donatists 2:2. J1242 The following writings tell of the unity of the Catholic Church. Church Unity... Didache 4:3. J1b Ignatius, Letter to the Philadelphians 3:2. J56 Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 20:4. J292 Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556 The following writings attest to the 'Universality' of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is truly 'Universal' as its name implies. Church Universal... Didache, 9:1,10:1. J6,7 Clement, Letter to Corinthians 5:1. J11 Ignatius, Letter to the Ephesians 3:2. J38 Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, Address. J77,79,81a Hermas, The Shepherd Par 9:17:4. J93 Anonymous, Letter to Diogenetus 6:1. J97a Aristides of Athens, Apology 15. J112 Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho 110. J144 Irenaeus, Against Heresies 1:10:1. J191,192,215,257 The Muratorian Fragment. J268 Tertullian, Against the Jews 7:4. J320a Clement of Alexandria, Exhortation Greeks 10:110:1. J405 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 18:23. J838 Damasus, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u

    Written by Bob Stanley, October 9, 1998 Updated December 3, 2003 Updated March 22, 2008

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