Catholicism By: Blake Redding, Gabe Wilson, Jon Melrose, and Jun Kang

Origin ● Originated in the Roman-Latin Empire ● During 1st-5th centuries C.E. ● Thought that the disciples of Jesus Christ formed the Catholic Church but, no one is sure; some say Jesus Christ himself

Beliefs ● Existence in the Holy Trinity: God the Father, Spirit and Son ● Follows the 10 Commandments of God ● Follows the Bible and believes it is error- free. ● Baptism is mandatory for salvation ● Believes in Hell and the forgiveness of sin through confession

Universal Religion ● Not separated to a specific region or area ● World Wide distribution ● Most followers in the world ● Largest branch in Christianity

Structure ● Hierarchical System ● Pope ● Major archbishops ● Bishops ● Priests

Diffusion ●Founded upon the teachings of Jesus ●Started in Jerusalem ●The ways this diffused were hierarchical and contagious diffusion o The Roman Emperor embraced this religion o Kings learned and spread o The spanish came into South America and spread it there ●Relocation diffusion was also used o Missionaries o People in commercial towns and military settlements were directly by the communications network o Migrants

Current Distribution ●Europe: 280,144,200 ●Africa: 130,018,400 ●America: 519,391,300 ●Asia: 107,302,000 ●Oceania: 8,202,200 ●World Total: 1,045,058,100

Sacred Places ●Cathedrals ○ Places of worship ●Vatican City ○ Ruled by the Pope

Sacred Places ● Notre Dame Cathedral ● Altars in homes for worship

Sources ibution_of_Catholics.png catholic-home/ %20Religion.pdf “The Cultural Landscape” By James Rubenstein