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by maria mandina on January 1st, 2005

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Where does the word Catholic come from?

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  • by Phil9000 on October 16th, 2006

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    The word Catholic was used prior to the year 107 by St. Ignatius of Antioch. Catholic means universal, and it was used to describe the church which was meant to be universal, all over the world, as well as to all people. We know it was used prior to 107, because this is the normally accepted year of Ignatius's death, although he may have died later or earlier than this by maybe 10 years either way.

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