Church of Cattala

The Church of Cattala, also known as the Cattalian Catholic Church, is the officially established Christian Church in Cattala and is in partial communion with the Catholic Church.

Prior to 1592, Cattala had been an essentially Catholic state with the Roman Catholic Church being the centre of all religious and spiritual life in the country. However during the Roman Inquisition, the Bishop of Celestine fell out of favour with the Vatican and was removed from office. This led to an outcry in Cattala and the King personally intervened, by reinstating the bishop. The monarchy was excommunicated by Pope Clement VIII and the King and Bishop formally separated from the Catholic Church and withdrew all cardinals and officials from the Roman Catholic faith.

Since the 1592 Schism, the Church of Cattala has undergone significant reform, with factions in the Church taking control over long periods of term and alternating between traditional, Catholic expressions and more modern post-Enlightenment belies. Despite these changes and reformations, the Church has remained similar to the Roman faith through celebration of Mass, belief in the Trinity, follows the Catholic Bible and also has Seven Sacraments. However it has it's own Magisterium and Divina Anima Della Chiesa, or head of the faith.

In recent decades, the Church has become closer diplomatically and spiritually to the Catholic Church and is now in partial communion with its fellow Christian denomination. The Church of Cattala is limited in size mostly to Cattala, Roumeli and Ionia, and currently has 3.7 million members in Cattala and overseas.

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