WESTERN CHURCH Definition & Meaning

Western Church

noun

the Roman Catholic Church, sometimes with the Anglican Church, or, more broadly, the Christian churches of the West.

Western Church

noun

the part of Christendom that derives its liturgy, discipline, and traditions principally from the patriarchate of Rome, as contrasted with the part that derives these from the other ancient patriarchates, esp that of Constantinople
the Roman Catholic Church, sometimes together with the Anglican Communion of Churches

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Origin of Western Church¹

First recorded in 1620–30

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The Western Church I believe is silent on the matter.

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A portion of bishops still push back against the notion that abuse is a global problem, saying it is instead contained within the Western Church.

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On the severance of the Empire, the Western Church came in contact with rulers of another type.

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The ultimate verdict, so far as the Western Church was concerned, was delivered by the Council of Carthage in the early part of the fifth century.

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Then followed the crusades, that wonderful and providential means by which the civilization of the East was brought into the service of the Western Church.

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