Two Churches Are Named Catholic

There are two Churches named Catholic.

1. The Vatican Catholic Church, a/k/a The Roman Catholic Church.
   
2. The Catholic Church
   

The first one is more accurately named Vatican than Roman, because the Holy See is contained within the walls of the tiny enclave officially designated The State of Vatican City, 110 acres approximately, set on Vatican Hill, just across the Tiber River from the City of Rome.

Although 80 years old, the Vatican City-State is very modern. It was created by the Lateran Treaty of 1929.

The Catholic Church, of course, has been in existence since the First Century. The Bishop of Rome is also the Pope of the Church. And that is why it is usually called Roman.

With the creation of the Vatican City-State in 1929, it is no longer accurate to use Roman as part of its official name.

Some of the Bishops and Cardinals -- a/k/a Hierarchs -- of The Vatican Church are not shepherds. Several of them are martinets.

Under such Hierarchs, The Vatican Catholic Church has become vindictive.

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Oxford English Dictionary

†"martinet¹

Forms: 5 mart(e)net, mertenet(te, mertinet, 5–6 martynet, martnette, 7–9 martinet.  [a. F. martinet, dim. of the proper name Martin: see martin¹.] 

   1. A name for the martin and the swift. (Cf. martlet² 1.) bank martinet, the sand martin.

   2.
Hist. (See quot.)

†martinet2

[ad. mod.L. martWnettus, martWnellus (Grillandus), dim. of MartWnus Martin.] 

   The demon who had the office of summoning witches to their assemblies. (Cf. Martinist 4.)

martinet³

("mA;tInIt)  Also 5 martymette, 6 martynette, 6–9 (sense 4) martnet.  [a. F. martinet in various unconnected senses, possibly belonging to etymologically distinct words.] 

   1. A military engine for throwing large stones. Obs. exc. Hist.

   †2. A water-mill for an iron forge (Cotgr.). Obs.

   †3. (See quot.) Obs.

      4.
Naut. One of the leech-lines of a sail.

   5. A kind of cat-o'-nine-tails formerly used in French schools.

martinet⁴

("mA;tI%nEt)  [From the name of General Martinet, a French drill-master of the reign of Louis XIV.] 

   †1. The system of drill invented by Martinet. Obs.

   2. A military or naval officer who is a stickler for strictness of discipline; hence in wider sense, a rigid disciplinarian.

      ¶b. One who drills with precision.

      3.
attrib. passing into adj.

   Hence "martinet
v., to act the martinet; "martinetdom, "martinetship, the system of government by martinets; "marti%netism, the spirit or action characteristic of a martinet; "marti%net(t)ish
a., having the characteristics of a martinet; whence martinet(t)ishness.

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vindictive,
a. and n.

(vIn"dIktIv)  [f. L. vindicta vengeance, revenge + -ive.] 

   
A.
adj.

   1. Of persons: Given to revenge; having a revengeful disposition. (Cf. vindicative a. 1.)

      b. Of actions, qualities, etc.: Characterized by a desire for, or the exercise of, revenge.

   2. Involving retribution or punishment; punitive, retributive; avenging. Now rare.  a. As an epithet of justice. (Cf. vindicative a. 2b.)

   b. In other contexts.

   c. Of deities: Inflicting punishment for wrong-doing.

   3.
vindictive damages, damages awarded not only as compensation to the plaintiff but also as a punishment to the defendant.

   †B.
n. An act of punishment. Obs.^—1

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The second Church mentioned above is the one mentioned in the Nicene Creed, from the Fourth Century.

"We believe in one, holy, catholic

and apostolic Church."

The word "Roman" does not appear. The word "catholic" stands for the universal church of Jesus Christ and cannot be limited to a Roman one.

Church itself is an assembly of the people of God. It is a community of those who come together to worship God, to be community.

As Catholics, we love our Church which cares for its own, urges its shepherds to go out and search for lost sheep and bring them home on their shoulders.

We are a Church that loves its people, respects the human dignity of all persons, is as merciful as just.

We call it The Catholic Church.

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