Introduction Jesus Christ, the first celebrity, born of a virgin, performed miracles and rose from the dead. The great healer, savior and son of God. With a Following approximately 2.2 billion people worldwide (including 1.2 billion Catholics), Christianity is probably the most widespread religion in the world today. According to Christian teachings, God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days and rested on the seventh day Sabbath. Then God created the first humans, Adam and Eve. God flooded the Earth out of dissatisfaction with the human race, except Noah and his family were ordered to build an ark with 2 gods. each animal presented by God Moses with the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai The Catholic Church has had a leading role in Western history influencing culture, art and philosophy Introduction to Catholicism The sacred text of the Christian church, both Catholic and Protestant , is the Holy Bible. The Bible is made up of 2 parts; the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is a collection of religious writings of the ancient Israelites. The Catholic Old Testament consists of 46 books including Genesis, Isaiah, Job, Proverbs and Psalms. The New Testament is a collection of Christian literature. The life of Jesus is the main part of the New Testament. There are 27 books in the New Testament, including the 4 Gospels; Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Acts, Peter and Revelation. In the Catholic Church, priests serve as a direct link between God and the people. He is responsible for sacred rituals, such as performing masses, offering the Eucharist (symbolic body and blood of Jesus Christ), hearing confessions, and counseling. All priests are men because Jesus' apostles were all men and it is tradition. The lack of women priests has caused concern in the past, but for now no change is in sight.