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Date: 2018-08-13

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The Catholic Church , also known as the Roman Catholic Church , is the
largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics
worldwide, as of 2016. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the
world, it has played a prominent role in the history and development of
Western civilisation. The church is headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the
Pope. Its central administration, the Holy See, is in the Vatican City, an
enclave within Rome, Italy.

Catholic theology is based on the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches
that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church founded by Jesus
Christ, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the
Pope is the successor to Saint Peter to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus
Christ. It maintains that it practises the original Christian faith, reserving
infallibility, passed down by sacred tradition. The Latin Church, the Eastern
Catholic Churches, and institutes such as mendicant orders and enclosed
monastic orders reflect a variety of theological and spiritual emphases in the
church.

Of its seven sacraments the Eucharist is the principal one, celebrated
liturgically in the Mass. The church teaches that through consecration by a
priest the sacrificial bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. The
Virgin Mary is venerated in the Catholic Church as Mother of God and Queen of
Heaven, honoured in dogmas and devotions. Its teaching includes sanctification
through faith and evangelisation of the Gospel as well as Catholic social
teaching, which emphasises voluntary support for the sick, the poor, and the
afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The Catholic
Church is the largest non-government provider of education and health care in
the world.

The Catholic Church has influenced Western philosophy, culture, science, and
art. The Catholic Church shared communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church
until the East–West Schism in 1054, disputing particularly the authority of
the Pope, as well as with the Oriental Orthodox churches prior to the
Chalcedonian schism in 451 over differences in Christology. Catholics live all
over the world through missions, diaspora, and conversions. Since the 20th
century the majority reside in the southern hemisphere due to secularisation
in Europe, and increased persecution in the Middle East.

From the late 20th century, the Catholic Church has been criticised for its
doctrines on sexuality, its refusal to ordain women, and its handling of
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