CHRISTIAN EUROPE

From a historical viewpoint, for the first 900 years, if you were a Christian in Europe, you were a Catholic. With the exception of certain heresies that flared up and were stamped out, there was only one Christian religion and it was headed by the Pope. All the sovereign kings of Europe owed feudal allegiance to the Pope. The Holy Spirit did not convert to Lutheranism in 1517 or Calvinism later in the 1540s or any other Protestant denomination later on in history.

--- Chris                              

(Map of the spread of Christianity in Europe)

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CHURCH BELIEFS & ISSUES

Abortion Baptism The Bible Catalog Celibacy of the Clergy
The Church Church Attendance Contraception Degrees of Sin Divorce
The Eucharist Fasting During Lent Good Works Homosexuality Money for the Church
"Once Saved, Always Saved?" The Papacy Papal Infallibility Pre-marital Sex Purgatory
Quick & Easy Catholic Apologetics The Reformation Ritual Prayer The Sacrament of Penance The Saints
The Trinity The Virgin Mary      

WHAT THE EARLY CHURCH BELIEVED

BIOGRAPHIES OF THE CHURCH FATHERS QUOTED IN THIS SECTION
Abortion Against Heresy Apostolic Succession & Tradition The Catholic Church Contraception
Degrees Of Sin Divorce The Eucharist Good Works Homosexuality
Infant Baptism The Mass The Papacy Old Testament Canon Purgatory
Unity Of The Church The Virgin Mary      
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