Was Jesus Christ the founder of the Catholic Church?

Question

No offense if you aren't a Christian. Don't just answer 'Yes' or 'No' because I need some proof! Please I need some sources that have proof that he is the founder of the Catholic Church! Help me! This is my homework for 'Christian Living' subject in school.

Answer 1

Catholics wrote about the founding of the Catholic Church in the book of Acts but the entire New Testament is testimony to His Church. One can also reference the works of the ante-Nicene fathers as a source. There are even secular sources from first century historians that record the formation of the Church such as Josephus. some of the strongest proof is historical as study proves that ther was only one Church founded by Jesus and the apostles. Jesus prayed that we would be one within this Church which He said was the "bulwark and ground of the truth". God bless!

In Christ

Fr. Joseph

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Jesus set up the structure of the Church by selecting the twelve Apostles as the first bishops and Simon Peter as the first pope. In about 33 C.E., the early Christian Church was created at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and Disciples.

This same Church has referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 C.E. (about 10 years after the last book of the New Testament was written), when the Greek term "Katholikos" (meaning universal) appears in the Letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans:

"Wherever the bishop appear, there let the multitude be; even as wherever Christ Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church."

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/te...

We do not know how long they had been using the term "Catholic" before it was included in this letter.

All of this was long before the Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed from 325 C.E. which states, "We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07644a.h...

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

Another solid reason is that the Catholic Church has the traditions of the Apostles, the Priestly hierarchy as appointed by the Apostles, and the Saints.

"O Timothy, guard the truth (trust - consignment) that which is committed to your trust... the precious treasure committed to your trust by the Holy Spirit, who dwells in us; "That you (Titus) should set in order the things that remain to be done, and should ordain Presbyters [Priests] in every city, as I also appointed you". Timothy and Titus were among those commissioned by the Apostle Paul, as also the other  Apostles commissioned their successors, to guard and preach the Doctrine and ordain Presbyters and impart to them the gifts of the Holy Spirit - Greek Presbyteros, Not Elders as translated in many end times Bibles, a member of the governing body of the early Christian Church, a member of the order of Priests of the Episcopal hierarchies that include Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. "Let the Presbyters who rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine... If a man desire the office of a Bishop, he desires a good work. It is therefore a must for a Bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher, not given to wine, not aggressive, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous; one who rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity... Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy gain; holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved, and so let them minister, having no crime... Neglect not the grace that is in you, which was given you by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the Presbytery". "Brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle... And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the tradition which they have received of us".

See St Paul Epistles to Timothy and Titus.

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