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[[Image:Hands of God and Adam.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Hands of God and Adam]]'' ([[1500s]]) is a detail of the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling ]] by [[Michelangelo]]. It is a detail from [[Adam and Eve on the Sistine Chapel ceiling|Adam and Eve cycle]]]] | [[Image:Hands of God and Adam.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Hands of God and Adam]]'' ([[1500s]]) is a detail of the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling ]] by [[Michelangelo]]. It is a detail from [[Adam and Eve on the Sistine Chapel ceiling|Adam and Eve cycle]]]] | ||
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with 1.2 billion members worldwide.
It is also the largest single religious denomination in the world.
It traces its origins to the Christianity founded by Jesus Christ.
See also
- Art in Roman Catholicism
- Saeculum obscurum
- Criticism of the Catholic Church
- Anti-clericalism
- Catholic guilt
- Catholic Legion of Decency
- Catholic theology of the body
- Catholic–Protestant Schism
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum
See also
- Magisterium
- Theology
- Secret Vatican Archives
- Catholicism and sexuality
- Folk Catholicism
- Anti-Catholicism
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