Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church Question from on 06-01-2007:

Dear Fr. Mark, You keep writing that there is no such thing as the Roman Catholic church. Yet, all the churches I have seen in North America associated with the Latin ritual catholic church have big signs in front announcing that they are Roman Catholic. You might keep writing this but the rest of us are lead to believe that it is called the "RC" church.

Answer by Rev. Mark J. Gantley, JCL on 06-02-2007:

I know. But really, the term "Roman Catholic" is a term that has been imposed upon us by non-Catholics. In any case, in this forum, I try to always use precise canonical terminology. It is, after all, a canon law forum.

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