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As such, the Catholic Church does not consider itself a denomination, but rather considers itself pre-denominational, the original Church of Christ. [65] [66] Continuity is claimed based upon apostolic succession with the early Church. [67] The Catholic population exceeds 1.3 billion as of 2016, [24] making up the majority of Western Christianity.
Charismatic Christianity is a form of Christianity that emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts as an everyday part of a believer's life. [1] It has a global presence in the Christian community. [2] Practitioners are often called charismatic Christians or renewalists.
The Catholic Church refers to itself simply by the terms Catholic and Catholicism (which mean universal). Some Catholics, based on a strict interpretation of extra ecclesiam nulla salus ("Outside the Church, there is no salvation"), reject any notion those outside its communion could be regarded as part of any true Catholic Christian faith.
Christian values historically refers to values derived from the teachings of Jesus Christ. The term has various applications and meanings, and specific definitions can vary widely between denominations , geographical locations, historical contexts, and different schools of thought.
Traditional Catholicism is often more conservative in its philosophy and worldview, promoting a modest style of dressing and teaching a complementarian view of gender roles. [3] A minority of Traditionalist Catholics reject the current papacy of the Catholic Church and follow positions of sedevacantism, sedeprivationism, or conclavism.
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland – 0.01 million [330] Old Catholic Church of Austria – 0.005 million [331] Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic – 0.003 million [332] Union of Scranton – 0.03 million Polish National Catholic Church – 0.03 million [333] Nordic Catholic Church; Palmarian Christian Church – 0.002 million [334]
Christian Family Movement: a U.S. movement of parish and small groups of families that meet to reinforce Christian values. Christian fundamentalism: sought to assert a minimal set of traditional Christian beliefs against the influences of Modernist Christianity; became a movement of separation from the "mainline" Protestant churches.
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is a movement within the Catholic Church that is part of the wider charismatic movement across historic Christian churches. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Renewal has been described as a "current of grace". [ 3 ]