Marymog
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I will help you with the history of YOUR Christian faith since you have decided not to teach yourself.You cannot show the the Catholic Church at the time of the apostles.
The Church has always been catholic (small "c") which means universal. In the Letter of Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans VIII (107AD) the word catholic was first used to describe The Church. Around the year 155 AD Polycarp also used the word catholic when describing The Church. When they wrote that word they did not explain what they meant by catholic so it can be assumed that all Christians knew what they were talking about when they used the word. Both men were CLEARLY Catholic (big "C") in their teachings and both men are said to have been students of the Apostle John.
In general over the years when other "churches" started popping up the Catholic (big "C") Church had to distinguish itself by name and eventually by it's seat of authority when it started associating itself to Rome.
So the history of my Church goes back 1900+ years. What is the history of your Church?
Historical Mary