We don't mind if you borrow our title as "catholic", it's in the Creed. The reformers were forced to change the context, by isolating the title apart from the other 3 divine attributes, or characteristics. They are also known as
The Four Marks of God of the true Church
. By extracting the title from the other three, "catholic" automatically means a description, an adjective, NOT a divine quality. They were built in
before the first NT letter was written. The Four are not textual add ons, not adjectives, but inseparable NOUNS.
Changing the language of the Creed was essential for the reformers because they could change it's meaning without changing the text, still call themselves catholic, and still feel justified in breaking from Rome. One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic is the
house of God that Paul talks about, the pillar and foundation of truth. It was Catholic at Calvary, whole world - (John 3:16) before St. Ignatius sat spellbound at the foot of the Apostle John. Where was this "house of God" found? Wherever there was a bishop, before and after the text of the New Testament was written.
There are different senses the prefix "Rome or Roman" is used. It can refer to a person, a document, a city, an ethnic group, a rite or
centrality of doctrine. Anti-Catholics use it only in the derogatory sense. It's being mean and ugly.
Find out more about the Four Marks of God.