Catholic Church (disambiguation)

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Catholic Church most often refers to:

• The churches in communion with the Pope, also referred to as the Roman Catholic Church
• The Christian Church in general (in English the uncapitalized form of "catholic" is often used in this sense^{[citation needed]})
• Those churches which, collectively, claim apostolic origins and historical Catholic traditions, in contrast to Protestantism

It is also used with special reference to:

In Eastern Christianity:

• The Eastern Orthodox Church
• Oriental Orthodoxy
• The Assyrian Church of the East
• The Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with the Holy See

In Western Christianity:

• The Old Catholic Church
• The Polish National Catholic Church
• The Orthodox Catholic Church
• Independent Catholic Churches
• The Anglican Communion
• The Continuing Anglican churches^{[citation needed]}
• The Mariavite Church
• Holy Catholic Church of Japan (Anglican)

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