Universal Doctrines

Acts 9:31 (Greek Bible), "ai men oun ekklēsiai kath olēs tēs ioudaias kai galilaias kai samareias eichon eirēnēn oikodomoumenai kai poreuomenai tō phobō tou kuriou kai tē paraklēsei tou agiou pneumatos eplēthunonto" EKKLESIA KATH'OLES.

The term "Catholic", derived from the Greek word καθολικός (katholikos), which means "universal" or "general", was also used to describe the Church in the early 2nd century. The term katholikos is equivalent to καθόλου (katholou), a contraction of the phrase καθ' ὅλου (kath' holou) meaning "according to the whole". Thus the full name Catholic Church roughly means "universal" or "whole" church.

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My opinion is that the doctrines of Jesus is universal. Not the church. The churches add traditions (titles, names, among others) that is suited to their locality, ethnicity, country and culture as long as the traditions have the essence of love which is faith, hope and charity. Of course, the foundations are the doctrines of Jesus.

There is a young man who did not follow Jesus because his possessions are great. It means the religion has similar teachings than that of Jesus and he chose it because it is closer to his heart. Jesus is actually happy to meet and be friends and neighbors with like-minded people.

1 Corinthians
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 

13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Love is faith, hope and charity. Charity is communication. In Love, the greatest is Communication. Inter-Religious dialogue is the most important of all.

Religion is taking good care of each member in the flock. Its not about the numbers but rather the Love you give to members.

Luke 15
4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.