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Catholicism

Also known as Catholic

Catholicism is the faith and practice of the Roman Catholic Church, headed by the pope in Rome. It was the official religion of the Spanish Empire and of most of the Holy Roman Empire, and the faith of the majority in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Religious conflict with Protestant powers, including the Swedish Empire, shaped the Thirty Years' War, while in the German Empire Catholics faced Bismarck's Kulturkampf.

Catholicism
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Catholicism. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/catholicism
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“Catholicism.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/catholicism. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Catholicism.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/catholicism.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Catholicism’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/catholicism (Accessed: ).

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