What Does the Word "Catholic" Mean?
A brief description of the origin and meaning of the name "Catholic". See links in the description for additional information.
Music: "Pavane pour une infante défunte" by Maurice Ravel, 1899. Public Domain.
Additional Information
Read The Catechism of the Catholic Church: www.vatican.va/…/p123a9p3.htm
What "Catholic" means. CCC 830-831
What makes a particular church fully Catholic? CCC 832-835
Who belongs to the Catholic Church? CCC 836-838 The Church and non-Christians. CCC 839-845 "Outside the Church, there is no salvation". CCC 846-848 Missionary nature of catholicity. CCC 849-856 How the Church got her name: www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/churb3.htm Essay on what the name "Catholic" means: www.catholic-convert.com/…/what-does-the-w… What "Catholic" means (early church quotes): www.catholic.com/tracts/what-catholic-means The Letter of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans: www.newadvent.org/fathers/0109.htm All seven letters of Ignatius: www.catholicculture.org …More