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Christian Church - Source: Wikipedia
The term Christian Church, or Catholic Church, as it was known beginning
in AD 314, expresses the idea that organized Christianity (the Christian
religion) is seen as an institution. The phrase "The Church" in its
widest sense (as "the Body of Christ") has a similar breadth. In
traditional Christianity, the term translates ecclesia (in Greek,
εκκλησια).
In historical context, the term may refer to the Catholic Church as the
oldest and most established institution of Christianity claiming
apostolic succession from the apostles (in the Pope's case from St
Peter). The Catholic Church remained dominant in the West after the
Great Schism of 1054, and it was not until the Protestant Reformation of
the 16th century (~1517) that the current divisions between
Protestantism and Catholicism existed, although there were earlier
movements considered heretical by the Catholic Church. The Orthodox
Church claims the same origins as the Catholic Church, and this term is
often applied to it as well.
The term Christian Church may also refer to particular denominations
within Christianity, such as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ or the Christian
Church of North America.
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