What it means to be Catholic, and the meaning of Catholicism.

Being Catholic means living a totally Christian life and having a catholic perspective. To Catholics, all people are basically good, but sin is a spiritual disease that wounded humankind initially and can kill humankind spiritually if left unchecked. Divine grace is the only remedy for sin, and the best source of divine grace is from the sacraments, which are various rites that catholics believe have been created by jesus and entrusted by him to his …showed first 75 words of 478 total…

…showed last 75 words of 478 total…matter and spirit. The physical world is considered part of God's created and is, therefore, inherently good until and invidual miuses it. Catholics belong to their own churches, called parishes, which are local places of worship. The catholic daily and weekly church servie is the Holy mass, a reenactment of holy Thursday, when jesus celebrated the last supper, and good Friday, when he died to purchase the rewards of eternal life in heaven for humankind.