Church of Verdusa

Catholic Church
Ecclesia Catholica
Montemera Basilica, the largest Catholic church in the world
Classification	Catholic
Scripture	Bible
Theology	Catholic theology
Polity	Episcopal
Pope	Marcellinus II
Government	Montemera
Headquarters	Montemera
Origin	1st century Yerusalahm, Verdusa
Members	1.345 billion (2019)

The Church of Verdusa, also known as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide. As the world's oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution, it has played a prominent role in the history and development of human civilization. The bishopric of the Holy See is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See has its principal offices in Montemera, a small city state in central Euronia, of which the Pope is head of state.

The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor to Saint Peter, upon whom primacy was conferred by Jesus Christ. It maintains that it practices the original Christian faith taught by the apostles, preserving the faith infallibly through scripture and sacred tradition as authentically interpreted through the magisterium of the church. Catholic social teaching emphasizes voluntary support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Among its other social services are numerous charitable and humanitarian organizations. The Catholic Church has profoundly influenced philosophy, culture, art, music and science. Catholics live all over the world through missions, diaspora, and conversions.