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These naming conventions were drafted in September 2017 out of User:Vaquero100/CC vs. RCC as background, in turn a sort of a mix of an essay and a naming convention proposal that hade already previously occationally been both referred to and also applied in discussions. Following the name set for the Catholic Church in 2009, generic articles and contents pertaining to the Catholic Church have since gradually followed suit per WP:CONSISTENCY until all generic Catholic-related articles pertained de facto in 2017 (notably excluding episcopal conferences, provinces, dioceses, and some independent organisations). A naming conventions mirroring this state was initiated but failed a formal admission proposal while in a drafted state by a voting after a few days 6 October 2017. |
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These naming conventions regarding the Catholic Church is a collection of guidelines on how to name Wikipedia articles about the Catholic Church, as well as associated people and entities. It is offered as a central point of reference. For articles' respective very text contents, please refer to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Catholic Church.
The guiding principles of naming articles relating to the Catholic Church are as follows, in order of relative priority:
- Follow all general Wikipedia policies, including the policies on Wikipedia:Article titles (WP:Concise), WP:Neutral point of view, WP:No original research, and WP:Verifiability, as perceived through WP:Consensus
- Subject to WP:Consistency for convienience
Guidelines
The universal Catholic Church
Articles that apply to the Catholic Church in general should use the phrase "Catholic Church" or the adjective "Catholic". Such articles should be recognisable, natural, precise, concise, and consistent with other Catholic Church-related titles, and should reflect a neutral point of view. For example:
- History of the Catholic Church
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic theology
- Catholic liturgy
- Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites
Catholicism
Articles that apply specifically to Catholic things, but not necessarily the entire Catholic Church, should use the phrase "Catholic". In some cases where confusion might arise because of the presence of multiple particular churches sui iuris the phrase Roman Catholic may be used as a disambiguator for the Latin Church based on local consensus.
The term Catholic or its derivatives such as Catholicism are appropriate when referring to organisations, doctrines, and practices that have a historical connection to the Catholic Church and/or Catholicism. For example:
The scope of the term Catholicism might differ from the term Catholic Church, in that Catholicism might be perceived as reflecting a broader spectra, including beyond that of the Catholic Church in an ecclesiological sense.
Particular churches sui iuris
Articles about Catholic particular churches sui iuris should use the full name. For example:
However, one exception is:
Latin Church
There has been active discussions on the names of entities related to the Latin Church. There is currently not an overarching consensus as to whether or not Roman Catholic should be used in reference to distinguish entities particular to the Latin Church, such as dioceses.
National polities
Examples:
Ecclesiastical provinces
Example:
Episcopal conferences
As for episcopal conferences - often but not always equivalent to sovereign national territories - the WP:Consistency is as follows:
- "Episcopal Conference of X", for instance:
Other alternatives have been refuted on the following grounds:
- "Spanish Episcopal Conference": Because not all episcopal conferences follow one nation, and it would be inconvenient to name all of these as adjectives
- "Bishops Conference", "Bishop's Conference", "Bishops' Conference": Too much inconsistency
Dioceses
Notably, for article names of Catholic dioceses, particularly those located in historically Catholic-minority, Christian regions, Roman Catholic is often used, though, consensus on its use seems unclear.
Individuals
Titles of articles relating to people should generally follow Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people). However, it is a recurrent practice within the Catholic Church to sometimes indicate leading figures with a prefix, for example:
Exceptionately also sobriquets apply, such as Albertus Magnus.
Saints follow MOS:SAINTS.
As for most cases in ordained people commonly referred to by their Latin names, this use is generelly discouraged, but rather their native name or its prevalent equivalent in English language is advocated.
Disambiguations
If necessary for disambiguation, articles that apply broadly to the whole Catholic Church should preferentially contain the ending in the Catholic Church. For example:
Redirects
- Articles containing "Catholic", "Roman Catholic", "Catholicism", and similar phrases should redirect to pages pertaining to the Catholic Church.
However, disambiguation pages are also due:
Kategorien
Top: Category:Catholic Church, with WP:Consistency generally applied also in subcategories, as indicated here inter alia.