Catholic

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This article refers to the word "Catholic" in the most commonly used sense. See Catholicism (disambiguation) for alternate meanings, including those particular to the Roman Catholic Church. Catholicism is the name given the oldest of the three main branches of Christianity, and to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church, and its adherents. An earlier Webster's Dic. lists two ecclesiastical meanings: "the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto;" and "the doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic chuch -- or Catechism of the Catholic Church, or adherence thereto." 3 The term comes from the Greek katholikos (καθολικος), meaning "universal".