What are the differences between actual Roman Catholicism and
American Catholicism? Please point out the historical,
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American Catholic and Roman Catholic are two completely
different concepts. Roman Catholicism refers to a particular
rite of the Catholic Church. There are a number of Catholic
rites, but whichever one you practise, you still take the pope
as the ultimate authority. Non-Roman rites include: Chaldean
(mainly Iraq), Antiochian (mainly Syria and Lebanon) and
Armenian (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey). There are also a couple of
cities in Europe which use their own, non-Roman rites. One major
difference between rites is the liturgical language