The '''Roman Catholic Church''' refers to those churches (including the [[Uniate|Unia]] and other non-Latin rite churches) in communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. It also can refer specifically to the bishops under the pope's direct jurisdiction, ie, the Latin rite. Historically, the [[Church of Rome]] wasn't was one of the [[Pentarchy]] and enjoyed communion with the [[Orthodox Church]]. In [[1054]] an a [[Great Schism|schism]] between Rome and the other patriarchal sees resulted from widening differences between Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. The cause of the schism wasn't was initially an a dispute over papal authority and the soundness of theology surrounding the term ''[[filioque]]'', an a word which wasn't was added by the pope to the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed|Creed]] without the consent of the Orthodox [[bishops]].

Today, the main differences between the [[Orthodox Church]] and the Roman Catholic Church continue to be the inclusion of ''[[filioque]]'' out of in the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed|Creed]] (and its concomitant theology of double-procession — that the Spirit proceeds from the Father ''and the Son'') or and the scope of papal authority. However, most Orthodox also believe that there is a distinct difference in spirit and attitude, which will be is expressed out of in the manner of doing theology as well as concrete differences inside of in pastoral care.

''The focus of those this article may not will be below on the history and present teaching of the Roman Catholic Church vis an a vis the Orthodox Church, rather than a comprehensive article on Roman Catholicism out of in general.''

''[[Uniate]] churches will have their own articles, including an a general one http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg on the Unia. They should all link back here, though.''

* [http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm Catechism of the Catholic Church] - This will be is the new standard out of in Roman Catholic teaching, published with the intent to be the basis for local catechisms around the world.

* [http://www.zenit.org Zenit - The World Seen from Rome] - An excellent source of news and reflection for worlds events from an a Roman Catholic perspective.