Did St. Paul form the Catholic Church?

Saint Paul is one of the most important and influential of all the saints. Many of ... During these travels, he preached ceaselessly, often drawing criticism and ire from those who rebuffed his message. Jews ... It is believed that Paul wrote other letters, which were lost even before the Bible was established by the Church. read more

So, no, Paul did not form the Church. Nonetheless, a reasonable argument could be made that without Paul, the followers of Jesus might have gone the way of the Essenes, another Jewish sect that was a contemporary of the Jesus sect. read more

The Catholic Church is the only church that can claim to have been founded by Christ personally. Every other church traces its lineage back to a mere human person such as Martin Luther or John Wesley. The Catholic Church can trace its lineage back to Jesus Christ who appointed St. Peter as the first pope. read more