Why do Catholics believe the Catholic Church is the one true Church, founded 2,000 years ago by Jesus Christ Himself?
Catholic Basics Series (Post #1) The Catholic Church is the only church today that can claim to be the one church founded by Jesus Christ 2,000 years ago. Other denominations (collectively known as Protestants) can trace their origins back to various human founders at a later date in history (as early as 16th century with the exception of Eastern Orthodox in 1054) . Nice to know stuff: Catholicism is the largest faith community in the world (more than 1.2 billion) The Catholic church is the one that collected and compiled the Bible. For 2,000 years, the Catholic church has fed, clothed, and housed more people in need than any group or institution in history. The Catholic church founded the first school/education system. The Catholic church founded the first hospital/health care system. The church has been the largest benefactor of arts. The church remains the world's premier institutional defender of human rights. Peter is the very first Pope, appointed ...