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==Sacraments== | ==Sacraments== | ||
==Liturgy== | ==Liturgy== | ||
Many different liturgical traditions exist within the Catholic Church, reflecting the historical and cultural diversity of the Church rather than credal or doctrinal differences. In the definition of the {{wp|Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches|Code of Canons of the Churches of the Far Occident and Orient}}, "a rite is the liturgical, theological, spiritual, and disciplinary patrimony, culture and circumstances of history of a distinct people, by which its own manner of living the faith is manifested in each Church sui iuris". In many different places, as the Catholic Church spread, it readily adopted local mores and customs within the same liturgical foundation used elsewhere, and in so doing readily inculturated the Catholic liturgy for local use. There are more than a hundred different rites, many of whom have been created and adopted after the initial consolidation of the Latin Rite in the 13th through 16th centuries, and a majority of rites are specifically cultural, reflecting the customs of a certain place. The name for the Catholic liturgy varies by rite. In the Latin Church, it is known as the {{wp|Mass (liturgy)|Mass}}. In the Istroyan-speaking rites, it is referred to as {{wp|Divine Liturgy}}. In the [[Caphiric Rite]], it is referred to as a Hostia. | |||
Despite the many outward differences between the rites, all Catholic liturgy follows a few core points. All Catholic liturgy is led by an {{Wp|Holy Orders|ordained}} priest or bishop. Most prominently, the {{wp|Gospel}} is read in some form throughout every liturgical rite, usually followed by a discussion of the gospel message by the celebrant. Almost all of the rites contain at least one reading from the {{wp|epistles}} and most also include a reading from the {{Wp|Old Testament}}. All rites have the {{wp|Eucharist in the Catholic Church|sacrament of the Eucharist}} during the liturgy, as it is the central point of the liturgy and the "source and summit of Christian life". Language of the liturgy varies dramatically by rite, but significant amounts of phrases in all rites are paraphrased from scripture. | |||
==Social and cultural issues== | ==Social and cultural issues== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||