the word catholic

the word catholic Question from on 06-08-2007:

my son is Catholic and his wife was raised Baptist and are wanting to come back to the church. She wants to know, where did the word Catholic come from? I have already explained to her the mass and the rosary to the best of my ability, but I don't know the answer to this one. HELP! Your sister in Christ Linda

Answer by Richard Geraghty on 06-09-2007:

Dear Linda, The word "Catholic" means "universal" in Greek. It seems that it was used by St. Ignatius in the second century to refer to the Christian Church. Dr. Geraghty

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