Mark P. Shea
Mark P. Shea (born August 5, 1958) is an American author, blogger, and speaker working in the field of Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Christian apologetics, apologetics. Born on August 5, 1958, and raised in Everett, Washington, Shea describes himself as a "double-jump convert[,] raised more or less as an agnostic pagan, [who] became a non-denominational Evangelical in 1979, and entered the Catholic Church in 1987". Blogging Since June 2020, Shea has maintained the ''Stumbling Toward Heaven'', blog. From April 2002 until May 2020, he wrote the ''Catholic and Enjoying It!'', blog. Books *''This is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers the Real Presence'' (Christendom College, Christendom Press, 1993) *''By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition'' (Ignatius Press, 1996) *''Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did'' (Basilica Press, 1999) *''Shaken by Scandals: Catholics Speak Out About Priests' Sexual Abuse'' (Charis Bo ...
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ...
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