Who started the Catholic religion?

Answer by  kayteeq (39)

Catholics believe that Jesus started Catholicism and that it is the original form of the Christian religion. Jesus chose the apostle Peter to lead his church.

Answer by  Anonymous

It was at the Council of Nicaea that a formal Catholic Relegion emerged and the bible was written.

Answer by  wallaby78 (2293)

The Catholic religion, also called Christianity, began about 2,000 years ago with a Jewish man named Jesus and his twelve disciples.

Answer by  posttribnetwork (13)

Simon Magus aka Simon the Sorcerer was the first pope.

Answer by  shiv (12)

catholic religion was not started by anyone but founded by the Jesus. The Orthodox and Catholic Churches were one and the same until they separated from one another in 1054.

Answer by  TZ16 (367)

Jesus' disciple Peter was the first recognized leader of the church. Peter traveled to Rome and was martyred. His followers and successors evolved into the (Roman) Catholic Church.

Answer by  diane23 (1167)

The earliest beginnings of the Catholic Church are believed to have their roots with Christ's original disciples, with Saint Peter as its first leader. They spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. It wasn't until centuries later, during the Reformation, that shifts in theological and political thinking brought the development of other religious groups such as Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyterians.