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	ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - LoveToKnow Article on ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In doctrine the Roman Catholic Church is divided from the orthodox communions of the East mainly by the claims of the papacy, which the Orientals reject, and the question of the Procession of the Holy Ghost (see CHURCH HISTORY).
		Catholics, since it advertises their claim that communion with the see of Rome is of the essence of Catholicity, and to Protestants, since it serves to emphasize the fact that the religion of modern Rome differs widely in many important respects from that of the undivided medieval Church.
		Bishops and rectors were made elective, with salaries paid by the state; and all priests were required to take an oath of fidelity to the government: those who refused the oath rendered themselves liable to banishment.
	23.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROMAN_CATHOLIC_CHURCH.htm (20519 words)

	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As of 2003, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.
		The Diocese of Philadelphia, erected on April 8, 1808, was elevated to Archdiocese on February 12, 1875.
		The seat of the bishop is in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roman_Catholic_Bishop_of_Philadelphia (232 words)

	History of the Erie Diocese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		However, the project that consumed much of Bishop Trautman's attention for the first two and a half years of his tenure in the Erie diocese was the renovation of the interior of the Cathedral and the celebration of its centennial.
		Subsequently, the centennial of the Mother church of the diocese was celebrated on May 17, 1993 with Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadelphia as the main celebrant and John Cardinal O'Connor of New York as the homilist.
		Bishop Trautman's competent performance both in the diocese of Erie and on the national and international scenes has captured the attention of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
	www.eriercd.org /history6.asp (1345 words)

	Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris) is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Liguori.
		Bishop Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, C.Ss.R. Roman Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia (1852-1860)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Redemptorist (155 words)

	Olde St. Augustine Church
		Birthplace of The Philadelphia Police Department, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the forerunner of Villanova University.
		Bishop Francis Kenrick fanned the tensions by petitioning the Philadelphia school board to allow Catholic students to use a Catholic version of the Bible rather than the King James version.
		Bishop Kenrick whose call for a Catholic Bible in 1842 sparked the rioting, consecrated the church in 1848.
	www.ushistory.org /tour/tour_staug.htm (2205 words)

	Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston \| Episcopal Transition - Bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bishop Bransfield holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and the Master of Divinity degrees from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pa. On May 15, 1971, he was ordained to the priesthood by His Eminence, John Cardinal Krol for service in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
		In 1980, Bishop Bransfield was appointed assistant director and director of liturgy at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
		Bishop Bransfield is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre.
	www.dwc.org /bishop (270 words)

	Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen - History of the Diocese
		All the Catholics in America were the responsibility of the Bishop of Baltimore, the first American diocese, until 1808, when dioceses were established at New York and at Philadelphia, each including about half the territory of the State of New Jersey.
		Because of the providential growth of the Catholic population during the first decades of this century, Pope Pius XI established in 1937 a Diocese at Camden for the people of the six southern-most counties, and a diocese at Paterson for the three counties of the northwest.
		The Bishop of Metuchen is responsible for a flock of almost a half million Catholics, forty-two percent of the population of these counties, who gather for worship and fellowship in over a hundred parish communities.
	www.diometuchen.org /mainweb/history.htm (438 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Philadelphia
		The last evidence in Philadelphia of Bishop Kenrick's activity was the church of St. Malachy, the cornerstone of which he blessed 25 May, 1851.
		James Frederick Wood was consecrated in the cathedral of Cincinnati as coadjutor to the Bishop of Philadelphia.
		Bishop Wood was acknowledged by the financial world as thoroughly acquainted with every phase of the banking business, which had been the occupation of his earlier years.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11793b.htm (3609 words)

	Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston \| News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A Philadelphia native, the Bishop-elect is the third of four boys born to the late Vincent and Mary Jane (Granahan) Bransfield.
		Bishop Schmitt is an active member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and has served on several USCCB committees, including the Committee for Priestly Life and Ministry, the Committee on Family, as well as the Campaign for Human Development.
		Bishop Schmitt was the author of many pastoral letters to the people of the diocese, including letters on each of the seven sacraments recognized by the Church.
	www.dwc.org /news/newbishop.shtml (875 words)

	History
		John Nepomucene Neumann, C.Ss.R., the fourth bishop of Philadelphia, was consecrated on March 28, 1852.
		In 1857, Wood was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Philadelphia and, at Neumann's death, became the fifth Bishop of Philadelphia.
		Bishop Bevilacqua served in Brooklyn's Catholic Migration and Refugee Office and was Chancellor of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
	www.archdiocese-phl.org /history.htm (1996 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Roman Curia
		According to some authorities, from the seventh century, that is from the pontificate of Benedict II, the penitentiary of the Roman Church was a cardinal priest; this was certainly the case before Gregory X (d.
		Bishops assistants to the Throne (assistentes solio pontificio) are named by a Brief of the Secretariate of State, and in virtue of their office are members of the Pontifical Chapel (Cappella Pontificia); they wear the cappa magna and wait on the pope, assisting him with the book, and holding the candle (bugia).
		The domestic prelates are appointed as a rule by a Motu Proprio of the pope, occasionally at the petition of their bishops, and they enjoy several privileges, among which are the use of the violet dress, which is that of a bishop (without the cross), the ring, the violet biretta, and the cappa magna.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13147a.htm (6355 words)

	Roman Catholic Salvation and Justification
		So Roman Catholic theology teaches that justification is obtained by receiving grace through baptism, and is maintained through the sacrament of penance, the mass and the works of sanctification which in turn merit eternal life.
		The error of Roman Catholicism is that it equates sanctification with justification stating that the two are interchangable terms resulting in a perversion of the biblical teaching of justification.
		There are similar statements made by the Bishops of Rome in their decrees on Mary, as well as numerous anathemas which have accompanied the doctrinal promulgations of Trent and Vatican I on the sacraments and the papacy on papal rule and infallibility.
	www.christiantruth.com /RCJustification.html (6417 words)

	Tourscher
		The Bishop arranged during this visitation that St. Basil’s mission was to be under the charge of Father John Vincent O’Reilly at St. Joseph’s and Silver Lake in Susquehanna County.
		The Bishop was on the road from the eighteenth of June to the twelfth of September.
		The corner stone of the new school was laid by Bishop Hoban of Scranton, May 21, 1924, and the rooms were occupied for school purpose at the beginning of the term in 1925.
	www.rootsweb.com /~pasulliv/churches/Tourscher.htm (6064 words)

	Roman Catholic Church on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		“Roman Catholic” is a 19th-century British coinage and merely serves to distinguish that church from other churches that are “Catholic” (see catholic church).
		Roman Catholics may be simply defined as Christians in communion with the pope.
		The Roman Catholic hierarchy: putting the squeeze on politicians; the Catholic Church is pursuing a new policy of aggressive interference in lawmaking and elections.(Cover Story)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/RomanC1at.asp (611 words)

	Roman Catholic Divorce Issues
		It is the joy and curse of being Roman Catholic that your faith remains in a fishbowl.
		The Pope and the Bishops have emphasised this.
		The gist of the article is that, though many Catholics disagree with the teachings of their church when it comes to sensitive issues like divorce or birth control, they must deal faithfully with those teachings and cannot simply laugh them off or ignore them.
	www.divorceinfo.com /catholic.htm (690 words)

	Philadelphia native to lead Richmond Roman Catholic Diocese (phillyBurbs.com) \| Pennsylvania News
		He said he plans to work to restore faith in the Catholic Church, which has been beset by scandals involving sexual abuse by priests, saying that "we all have our family problems" and that the church shouldn't be judged by the actions of a few.
		The new bishop said his top priority is to uphold the church's anti-abortion stance and to promote social justice issues with parishioners and government representatives.
		DiLorenzo, a Philadelphia native, served in educational and pastoral assignments in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, including stints as an associate professor at Immaculata College and vice rector and rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where he was ordained in 1968.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/103-03312004-274468.html (681 words)

	Roman Catholic Church News
		Roman Catholic Church News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		ARIZONA: MONSIGNOR ARRESTED ON MOLESTING CHARGES The former vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix was arrested on charges of molesting seven boys and young men.
		A NSW priest excommunicated from the Catholic Church has been stripped of his holy orders and responsibilities by the Pope because of his association with William Kamm's religious sect.
	www.topix.net /religion/catholic (1196 words)

	Bishop of Scranton retires; succeeded by Philadelphia official (phillyBurbs.com) \| Pennsylvania News
		Bishop James C. Timlin, who has led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, Pa., for nearly two decades, announced his retirement from the position Friday and introduced his successor, Joseph F. Martino, a Philadelphia auxiliary bishop for the last seven years.
		Timlin, who was ordained in 1951 and previously served as the diocese's auxiliary bishop, submitted his retirement letter last year, saying he wanted to remain in priestly duties while moving away from diocesan administration.
		A Philadelphia native, he prepared the case for Katharine Drexel's beatification in 1988; the pope declared Drexel, founder of an order of nuns, a saint in 2000.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/103-07252003-130849.html (804 words)

	Catholic Home Schooling - Seton Home Study School - Baltimore Catechism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A committee of bishops recently issued a report saying that there are grave and widespread deficiencies in most catechetical materials in use today.
		The bishops identified ten areas of grave deficiency, including such fundamental areas as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the nature of sin, and the Christian moral life.
		Teaching the Catholic Faith is not like teaching many other subjects, such as medicine and science, that have rapid and continual advancements in knowledge.
	www.setonhome.org /resources/baltcat.stm (2471 words)

	Saint John Neumann -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		bishop of Philadelphia, a leader in the Roman Catholic parochial-school system in the United States.
		New York (1836–40), as far west as Ohio (1842–44); appointed vice-provincial of Redemptorist order 1847; bishop of Philadelphia, Pa., 1852; first ecclesiastic to organize a diocesan school system in the U.S.; canonized as the first American male saint...
		A Roman Catholic, all-male institution, it was founded in 1857 and is sponsored by the Benedictines of St. John's Abbey.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9055371 (690 words)

	South Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parishes
		Since the property was held in Bishop Conwell’s name, there was a long legal battle after Conwell’s death.
		In 1905 the property was sold, and the bodies were removed to Holy Cross and buried in Section 13, ranges 11, 12 and 13.
		The Philadelphia newspapers carried this story in June and July 1905, requesting that relatives of those buried in the Bishop’s Burial Ground claim the remains, or they would be removed to Holy Cross in August.
	www.jasche.com /parish.html (1017 words)

	John Henry Hopkins
		Francis Patrick Kenrick, Roman Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia.
		A Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Rev. Alonzo Potter, D.D., as Bishop of Pennsylvania.
		Pastoral Letter addressed by the Bishop to the People of His Diocese on the Subject of his Correspondence with the Rev. William Henry Holt.
	anglicanhistory.org /usa/jhhopkins (569 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Titular See of Philadelphia
		One of the seven letters of the Apocalypse is addressed to the Bishop of Philadelphia (Apoc., i, ii, iii, 7-13).
		This bishop was highly commended, and while the writer recognizes that the community is small, he tells us that the Jews who tried to disturb it were valiantly resisted by its faithful pastors.
		Ignatius of Antioch later sent to the Christians of Philadelphia an interesting letter warning them against the Jews (Funk, "Die apostolischen Vätter", Tübingen, 1901 pp 98-102).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11793a.htm (496 words)

	Bible in America Museum - Houston Baptist University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Francis Kenrick, Roman Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia and later Archbishop of Baltimore, published his revision of the Douay version of the Bible in six volumes between 1849 and 1862.
		To many I may appear bold, in the emendations which I have suggested; but as my work is in the nature of a literary essay, for examination by my venerable colleagues, I hope I shall escape the censure of temerity.
		To the judgment of the Chief Bishop it is most unreservedly submitted.
	www.hbu.edu /Pages/comcon/centers&institutes/bible_museum/reprints-kenrick1860.html (1774 words)

	Goodbye! Good Men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He also filed a federal racketeering suit accusing the Catholic Church in the United States of a pattern of illegal activity—a systematic cover-up of sexual crimes by Catholic priests.
		Such an analogy isn’t off the mark considering that Bishop James Quinn of Cleveland, in response to the racketeering suit, suggested that Church leaders should hide records of abusive priests at the Vatican embassy, which has diplomatic immunity against subpoenas.
		Law’s attitude seemed characteristic of far too many American bishops, who often seem to believe that they and their priests are answerable to no greater authority than themselves.
	www.goodbyegoodmen.com /introduction.html (1144 words)

	catholic home schooling Philadelphia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Kate from Philadelphia: The life of Saint Katharine Drexel for Children...
		The Neumann Press is named after Saint John Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia...
		Study School is an accredited Catholic home schooling apostolate under the Roman Catholic bishop of...
	101parenting.com /city/philly/catholic-home-schooling-Philadelphia.html (759 words)

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		The air was crisp and the sun smiled as the Slovak Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael the Archangel was dedicated by the Rt.
		John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, located just across the street, offered the use of their church to celebrate the Holy Liturgy, which was gratefully accepted.
		Michala 1908-Roman Catholic Slovak Church, St. Michael 1908" was laid by the Most Rev. Edmond Prendergast, Bishop of Philadelphia.
	www.rc.net /allentown/st_michael_the_archangel (1571 words)

	Bible in America Museum - Houston Baptist University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When in 1842 the Roman Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia, Francis Patrick Kenrick, petitioned the city officials to allow school children of his faith to hear readings from the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible instead of the King James Version, the city's Protestants rioted and tried to bum down Philadelphia's Catholic churches.
		Spanish Franciscans were translating biblical liturgies and Catholic devotional literature for the Rimucuan Indians of Florida in the sixteenth and very early seventeenth centuries before permanent English settlements ever existed in New England.
		Shortly after 1800, Weems wrote from Virginia to his publisher in Philadelphia: "I tell you this it the very season and age of the Bible.
	www.hbu.edu /Pages/comcon/centers&institutes/bible_museum/influence-culture.html (2493 words)

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