Background :
John 10:9
"I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved."
The Catholic Faith, the true religion of Christianity. It is Believed that Jesus Christ appointed the apostle Peter to be the Leader of the Church,The first Pope.
Matthew 16:18-19
"Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”
Since Christ Time, the succession of Pope's have been passed down through the generations. The first split of the church happened after the fall of the Roman Empire and before the renaissance period. This became the Greek Orthodox or Eastern Church. The next Division came during King Henry the VIII reign in England. Other splits happened with John Calvin, and Martin Luther
Most Recent changes in the Catholic Church took place what is known as Vatican II. Vatican II started by Pope John XXIII in 1962 and completed by Pope Paul VI in 1965 Changed the order of the mass, replaced Latin with English, moved the alter toward the congregation, and many other changes. It recognized other religions world wide and modernized to the times.
The Catholic bible consist of 73 books, 7 additional books not found in the protestant version. The books found in the Catholic version: Baruch, Judith, 1st and 2nd Maccabees, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Tobit, and Wisdom. These books were added in the Catholic bible after series of debates during the early Church called councils.
A time line of sequence of events of the Catholic Church on a local level, the East Bay:
( borrowed from the Web site http://www.christthelightcathedral.org/ )
Hallmark Events of the Catholic Church in the East Bay
1772 Spanish Franciscan Friar Juan Crespi celebrates the first Mass in East Bay, near the swamp that becomes Lake Merritt.
1797 Mission San Jose is founded in present-day Fremont. The mission becomes renowned throughout California for its music, written for, played and sung by native converts.
1853 Pope Pius IX establishes the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which includes what is now Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
1850-1900 Immigrants from Ireland, then Portugal, Germany, and lastly Italy settle in the East Bay, making up the bulk of its Catholic population.
1900-1945 The population becomes more broad-based as African Americans migrate from the South to Oakland, especially for the war industries. During World War II, the U.S. bracero program attracts many Mexicans to the East Bay. At the end of the war, over a dozen priests, some survivors of Dachau prison, escape communist regimes and begin more than 40 years of service in the East Bay.
1962 Pope John XXIII founds the Diocese of Oakland, comprising Contra Costa and Alameda counties, naming the central Oakland church St. Francis de Sales as the Cathedral. Bishop Floyd Begin is named to lead the new Diocese.
1965 The Second Vatican Council, which emphasized participation by the laity and outreach toward other faiths, culminates in Lumen Gentium, which begins "Christ is the Light of all nations". This document is to be the eventual inspiration for the name, The Cathedral of Christ the Light.
1965-2000 Immigrants from Central America, the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and Africa arrive in significant numbers.
1977 Bishop Begin dies and Bishop John Cummins is appointed second Bishop of Oakland.
1989 The Loma Prieta earthquake irreparably damages St. Francis de Sales Cathedral.
2000 Parishioners, priests, and Diocesan leadership formally discuss a new Cathedral, reaching a consensus to go forward with planning to build a Cathedral Center.
2003 Bishop John Cummins retires and Bishop Allen Vigneron is named third Bishop of Oakland.
2005 Ground-breaking ceremonies are held and construction begins on the Cathedral Center of Christ the Light.
2008 The Cathedral of Christ the Light was dedicated on September 25, 2008.
I was born and raised catholic, I found always a sense of belonging growing up, practicing the faith, serving community, and helping people in need. The Catholic faith is Universal. A spiritual bond between God and with other catholics world wide.
I developed strong faith in Catholicism, The TRUE Church of our Lord Jesus Christ. A history, despite the down falls there is good, nobody is perfect.
Despite the economic times of our country, LIFE will continue on, and so well the Catholic Church.
Romans 7:15-18
" I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. "
I find the catholic faith helps me conquer the sinful nature.
God Bless
Tim K.
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