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  2. Catholic–Protestant relations - Wikipedia

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    CatholicProtestant theological dissent was birthed in 1517 with the posting of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses which outline ninety-five objections against Catholic doctrine. These included distinction between clergy and laity , the Catholic Church's monopoly on scriptural interpretation , the sale of indulgences , the nature of salvation ...

  3. List of Christian denominations by number of members

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    [220] [21] [22] Despite the absence of centralized control or leadership, if considered as a single cohort, this will easily be the second largest Christian tradition after Roman Catholicism. [ 221 ] [ 222 ] [ 223 ] According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC), there are an estimated 450 million Independents world-wide ...

  4. List of Christian denominations - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church, or Roman Catholic Church, is composed of 24 autonomous sui iuris particular churches: the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches. It considers itself the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church that Christ founded, [64] and which Saint Peter initiated along with the missionary work of Saint Paul and others. As ...

  5. Christian denomination - Wikipedia

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    Most classification schemes list Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodox Christianity, with Orthodox Christianity being divided into Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and the Church of the East. However Roman Catholicism is to be seen as a distinct denomination within Western Christianity.

  6. Outline of Protestantism - Wikipedia

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    High church – a movement within Protestantism (especially in Anglican and Lutheran traditions) to employ a very formal style of worship, similar to that of the Catholic Church. Pietism – a Protestant movement born out of 17th century Lutheranism which emphasizes individual piety over ritualism. It is accused by its opponents as downplaying ...

  7. History of Protestantism - Wikipedia

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    Iconoclasm was caused by the Protestant rejection of the Roman Catholic saints. Zürich , 1524. After this first stage of the Reformation, following the excommunication of Luther and condemnation of the Reformation by the Pope, the work and writings of John Calvin were influential in establishing a loose consensus among various groups in ...

  8. History of Protestantism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    By the 1850s, Roman Catholics had become the country's largest single denomination. Between 1860 and 1890 the population of Roman Catholics in the United States tripled through immigration; by the end of the decade it would reach 7 million. These huge numbers of immigrant Catholics came from Ireland, Southern Germany, Italy, Poland and Eastern ...

  9. Wikipedia:Catholic or Roman Catholic? - Wikipedia

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    Both the Anglican Communion and Catholic Church claim to be the "catholic" church, so the unambiguous names Anglican and Roman Catholic are used by the parties. Roman Catholic also naturally disambiguate among the related parties, such as the Anglo-Catholics, who are participants/observers on the Anglican side, but not the (Roman) Catholic side.