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What is the meaning for "Vicarius Filii Dei"? The name Vicarius Filii Dei is not an official title of the Pope and never has been. The pope has dozens of titles, but not this one. The closest one to this is Vicarius Christi. The reason the title Vicarius Filii Dei was invented was because Protestants wanted to use a deceitful way to make the pope look bad because if you add up the Roman letters, you get the number 666. But this number...

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Where does the word Catholic come from? 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...

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When you are baptised at a Catholic Church, can you switch religions? Of course, no matter what denomination you were originally, you can feel free to enter any Catholic Church and they will welcome you with open arms.