andros_rex@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 10 days agoPope Francis was a great Christian pastorlemmy.worldimagemessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down113
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minus-squarebeejboytyson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down9·10 days agoChristian is actually a fairly new all encompassing word. Like Muslim there’s actually a ton of different “Christians”
minus-squareOrganicMustard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·10 days agoFairly new meaning almost two millennia? Early greek christians already called themselves Χρῑστῐᾱνός (christianos)
minus-squarebeejboytyson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·9 days agoLemme get this straight, 2 millenia they’ve been praising a guy before he was born??? Just asking…
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoThere are several different denominations within Christianity but they are all Christians.
minus-squarebeejboytyson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·9 days agoThat’s the point. When they first started they started as catholics. When then church was first established.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoNo, when they first started they were called Christians as Christian means follower of Christ whereas catholic means universal. The church now referred to as The Roman. Catholic Church got that name after the Great Schism.
minus-squarebeejboytyson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 days agoThat is an English word. You have no evidence put forth buy legitimate historians.
Christian is actually a fairly new all encompassing word. Like Muslim there’s actually a ton of different “Christians”
Fairly new meaning almost two millennia?
Early greek christians already called themselves Χρῑστῐᾱνός (christianos)
Lemme get this straight, 2 millenia they’ve been praising a guy before he was born??? Just asking…
There are several different denominations within Christianity but they are all Christians.
That’s the point.
When they first started they started as catholics. When then church was first established.
No, when they first started they were called Christians as Christian means follower of Christ whereas catholic means universal. The church now referred to as The Roman. Catholic Church got that name after the Great Schism.
That is an English word. You have no evidence put forth buy legitimate historians.