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In some languages, for example, German, the Latin "catholica" was substituted by "Christian" before the Reformation, though this was an anomaly<ref>See footnote 12 in ''The Book of Concord,'' Translators Kolb, R. and Wengert, T. Augsburg Fortress, 2000,p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8006-2740-9</ref> and continues in use by some Protestant churches today. Hence, "holy ''catholic''" becomes "holy ''Christian''."<ref>For example, see Lutheran Service Book. [[Concordia Publishing House]], 2006, p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7586-1217-5</ref>
 
Roman Catholics believe the title "one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church" only to be applicable to the [[Roman Catholic Church]], as they believe it was directly founded by Christ in the [[Christianity in the 1st century|first century]]. Further, they maintain that the Catholic Church, under the [[Pope]] as the [[Bishop of Rome]], is "the one, true Church of Christ" that does not include those groups that had emerged from the [[Protestant Reformation]]. They are considered by Roman Catholics to be "false" claimants.<ref name=Brien>Brien, Richard P. "The marks of the church (Nicene Creed)." ''National Catholic Reporter,'' August 8, 2008</ref>
 
== The Four Marks ==
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