Christianity: Difference between revisions

'''Christianity''' is a monotheistic religion that originated in what is now Israel in the 1st century A.D. as an offshoot of [[Judaism]]. It is based on the teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus of Nazareth]], a Jewish rabbi whose followers identified Him as the ''Messiah'' promised in the Old Testament, and who was executed by Roman and Judean authorities for His heresy. Christianity teaches that a day will come when the world will end and all of mankind will be judged by God, and that only those who follow Jesus and accept His sacrifice on their behalf will be spared from eternal punishment. Christianity spread throughout the [[Roman Empire]], despite systematic persecution of Christians, and in the 4th century became the official religion of the Empire, and thereafter the dominant religion throughout Europe and the western world.

The world's biggest single religious group{{verify}} tends to be a bit misunderstood at times, even by its own adherents. Since only one-in-three people worldwide describe themselves as Christians, it follows that at least [[Two Out of Three Ain't Bad|two out of three people]] are a little vague on what it is all about.

We're going to define the Catholicism type as Churches in communion with the Roman Catholic Church as well as those churches that broke off recently, as in the last couple centuries.{{when}}

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