Are all Christian denominations based on Roman Catholicism?

All modern Christian denominations are said to have descended from the Jewish and Pauline Christianities, with Gnostic Christianity dying, or being hunted, out of existence after the early Christian era and being largely forgotten until discoveries made in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries. read more

Methodism, based on the teachings of John Wesley, also has its roots in Anglicanism. Those who remained within the fold of Roman Catholicism during the Reformation argued that central regulation of doctrine is necessary to prevent confusion and division within the church and corruption of beliefs. read more

It is inevitably partial and generally based on claims by the denominations themselves. The numbers should therefore be considered approximate and the article an ongoing work-in-progress. With about 2.42 billion adherents all over the world, Christianity is the largest religious group in the world. read more