Just for your information: There is no such thing as the Roman Catholic Church. That is a term developed by the Protestant Church of England meant to denigrate the Catholic Church. There is just the Catholic Church and all those other non-Catholic religions.
Pope Saint Leo I (the Great) was promoted to Doctor of the Church in 1754.
No, in the Catholic Church (or Orthodox Church) women are not allowed to receive Holy Orders. A woman can become a nun but that is not Holy Orders. The only positions of the Church that are received through Holy Orders are deacon, priest and bishop.
Well, as for Christianity in Europe, the Christian church was the Catholic church. The first split happened in the 16th century when King Henry VIII wanted a divorce but the Catholic church did not allow divorces. So King Henry started the Church of England, the first protestant church. This led to the Protestant Reformation. This led to other church reformations in other European countries. Martin Luther of Germany began the Lutheran church after he posted The 95-Theses on the door of Castle Church. The Anabaptists and Calvinist were some of the other reforms. The Puritan movement was the Counter-Reformation of The Church of England. The Puritans sailed to New England to establish colonies as an escape from religious persecution in England. These are just a few of the reformations that took place in Europe. There were also some countries that chose to stay Catholic such as Spain. Hope this was a good start for you and hope it helps! =]
Francis was born into a devout Catholic family and was baptized soon after his birth as a Catholic.
St. Thomas was one of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time. He was canonized in 1323 and declared Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius V.
He was very much catholic. Henry the 8th created the church of England only to become head of the church to divorce his wife Catherine. The church of England had all the aspects of a catholic church except that the head of the church was the king of England and not the pope.
Not as far as the Catholic Church is concerned.
No, the Catholic Church is not Masonic. In fact, Catholics are not suppose to become Masons.
England officially broke ties with the Catholic church in 1529 when Henry VIII invoked parliament to enact statutes denying the pope any power or jurisdiction over the Church of England. He did this because of the papacy's refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. This effectively made the Anglican church the national church of England.
Kate Middleton is not Catholic. She is a member of the Anglican Church (The Church of England).
Yes, everyone is welcome in the Catholic Church