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roman_catholic_church
has definitions from the fields of Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity
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[ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity) the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)The Roman_Catholic_Church , however , sanctions a much more liberal policy on family_planning . The Roman_Catholic_Church sanctions only abstention or the rhythm_method , also_known_as the use of the infertile or safe period . The Church considers this to be the method provided by nature and its divine Author : It involves no frustration of nature 's laws , but simply an intelligent and disciplined use of them . With the exception of the Roman_Catholic and the Orthodox_Catholic_Churches , most churches make no moral distinction between rhythm and mechanical or chemical contraceptives , allowing the couple free choice . The grounds for the Church 's position are Scriptural ( Old_Testament ) , the teachings of the fathers and doctors of the early Church , the unbroken tradition of nineteen centuries , the decisions of the highest ecclesiastical authority and the natural_law . Related terms Catholic_Church Roman_Catholic Rome Society_of_Jesus curia Sacred_College Mass bishop cardinal Doctor seminarian confession dean spiritual_bouquet Paternoster pax gradual novena stations_of_the_Cross ultramontanism vicar-general monstrance Aquinas Sacred_College pallium beatification Divine_Office Gregory beguine sursum_corda Holy_Year canonical_hour Rota internuncio Monsignor nuncio penitent mass_card Sister curia breviary canonization provincial Augustine Becket Francis_of_Assisi basil postulator apostolic_delegate athanasius baeda domingo_de_guzman ignatius_of_loyola domestic_prelate gregory_nazianzen ambrose bruno apostle_of_germany eusebius_hieronymus john_chrysostom Brother Vulgate missal Solemnity_of_Mary placebo indulgence |
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