{"id":5091,"date":"2026-05-21T18:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=5091"},"modified":"2026-05-24T14:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:52:32","slug":"the-catholic-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=5091","title":{"rendered":"The &#8222;Catholic&#8220; letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5091_4ddbf6-50{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5091_4ddbf6-50 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5091_4ddbf6-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5091_4ddbf6-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5091_4ddbf6-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5091_4ddbf6-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">In this context, \u201cCatholic\u201d has no denominational meaning; the Greek word katholik\u00f3s means:<br> \u201cgeneral,\u201d \u201cuniversal,\u201d or \u201ccomprehensive.\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These letters are so named because they generally do not specify a particular congregation or individual as the recipient, but are addressed to the entire Christian body.<br>They were first referred to as katholik\u00f3s by Eusebius of Caesarea in his Church History around 300 AD. 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