Home›Christian Festivals›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups holidays by the religion whose adherents keep them. Wikipedia notes that "a religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every holiday from one religious tradition together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHolidays & Festivals 1TraditionFilter Results1 entryAdherents Today MaximumAll1,406,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll1,406,000,000 (1)Bankruptcy FilingsAll28 (1)Basis of the Education Facility CountAllThe Body's Own Published Statistics (1)Basis of the Health Facility CountAllThe Body's Own Published Statistics (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (1)Basis of the Wealth FigureAllAudited Annual Report (1)Church FamilyAllRoman Catholic (1)Date of Separation End YearAll1204 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll1054 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllAffirms the Filioque: the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (1)Chalcedonian: two natures in the one person of Christ (Chalcedon, 451) (1)Trinitarian: one God in three persons (1)Documented Accused CountAll19 (1)21 (1)237 (1)800 (1)1670 (1)1880 (1)2900 (1)4392 (1)Education Facility Count As OfAll2023-12-31 (1)GovernanceAllEpiscopal: governed by bishops (1)Universal primacy of a single bishop (1)Health Facility Count As OfAll2023-12-31 (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllObligation to Support, No Set Rate (1)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (1)The vernacular (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2007-01-01 (1)2014-01-01 (1)2024-01-01 (1)OrdinationAllCelibacy required of the ordained (1)Married clergy permitted (1)Restricted to men (1)Origin Period End YearAll1100 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll30 (1)Place of OriginAllRome (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be a lifelong, monogamous, indissoluble union; remarriage after divorce is not sanctioned while a spouse lives (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Relation to the StateAllVaries by Province (1)Settlement TotalAll1,500,000,000 (1)5,590,000,000 (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Wealth Figure As Of YearAll2024 (1)Show ResultsRoman CatholicismTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.