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<br>2.[[Orthodox Church]], and [[Coptic]] churches consider themselves to be part of the catholic church but not Roman Catholic.   

<br>2.[[Orthodox Church]], and [[Coptic]] churches consider themselves to be part of the catholic church but not Roman Catholic.   

<br>3. In [[Western civilization|Western societies]] the term has evolved, however, to refer to the [[Roman Catholic Church]] specifically. '''see also''' [[American Christianity]]  

<br>3. In [[Western civilization|Western societies]] the term Catholic has evolved, however, to refer to the [[Roman Catholic Church]] specifically. '''see also''' [[American Christianity]]  

<br>4. it can also be used to refer to [[Independent_Catholic_churches | Independent Catholic churches]] which have broken away from the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. It is used in particular to refer to those groups which while breaking away maintain much of the Roman Catholic church's traditions - as opposed to [[Protestant]] churches, which rejected much of the Roman Catholic Church's position when they split from it

<br>4. Catholic can also be used to refer to [[Independent_Catholic_churches | Independent Catholic churches]] which have broken away from the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. It is used in particular to refer to those groups which while breaking away maintain much of the Roman Catholic church's traditions - as opposed to [[Protestant]] churches, which rejected much of the Roman Catholic Church's position when they split from it

<br>5. it also refers to a tendency in [[Anglicanism]] ([[Anglo-Catholicism]]), which sees the Anglican church as nearer to the Roman Catholic Church than to Protestantism, and thus adopts many of the Roman Catholic church's tradition. A similar tendency also exists in the [[Lutheran]] churches.

<br>5. Catholic also refers to a tendency in [[Anglicanism]] ([[Anglo-Catholicism]]), which sees the Anglican church as nearer to the Roman Catholic Church than to Protestantism, and thus adopts many of the Roman Catholic church's tradition. A similar tendency also exists in the [[Lutheran]] churches.

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