I’m going to have to call “foul” here.

The Catholic Church. Ignatius calls the Church by that name a full 162 years before Constantine is born and 213 years before the Edict of Milan. That alone makes saying Constantine invented the Catholic Church as ludicrous as me saying I invented baseball.
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I’m going to have to call “foul” here. That’s not completely accurate. “Catholic” was no more a proper name during the time of Ignatius any more than “church of Christ” was a proper name during the time of Paul (Romans 16:16) or “Baptist” during the time of John the baptizer.


“Catholic” merely means “universal”. At that time it was not a proper name.
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Has worked in non-profits for 40 years and is currently a Regional Director for an international non-profit. He holds an MA in Biblical text.
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