Many people (particularly Protestants) refer to the Catholic Church and Catholics as “Roman Catholic.” As Justin Hibbard explains in this episode doing so is a misnomer because it excludes 17 million Catholics who are part of the Eastern Catholic Churches. In continuation on our series on One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, we look at the 6 rites and 24 sui juris churches that make up the Catholic Church.

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SHOW NOTES:

* Ascension: The Other 23 Catholic Churches and Why They Exist

* Catholic Answers: The Rite Not to be Roman

* Catholic Education Resource Center: The Other Catholics: A Short Guide to the Eastern Catholic Churches

* Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches

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