The Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, the largest Christian church, characterized by its episcopal hierarchy headed by the Pope, its historical role as a major religious and administrative institution, and its doctrines and historical actions, including its suppression of scientific ideas and condemnation of Modernism.

Claims that use this term

• The Catholic Church blended diverse historical, religious, and administrative traditions for strength
• The Catholic Church suppressed rational science for centuries.
• The Catholic Church condemned Modernism in 1907 for engaging modern science and sociology
• The Catholic Church violently suppressed scientists and Enlightenment reason it now claims to champion