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Wikipedia:Proposed naming conventions (Catholicism)

This is a failed proposal. Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use the talk page or initiate a thread at the village pump.

Not to be confused with Wikipedia:Proposed naming conventions (Catholic Church).

This page in a nutshell: The terms Catholic Church and Catholic are acceptable names for the worldwide church in full communion with the PopeinRome. Although branch theory-derived objections tend to be rejected along WP:FRINGE lines, what settles the WP:CONSENSUSisWP:PRIMARYUSAGE. Article names, and by consequence its content, should not be changed from this convention without strong reason.

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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.

The background of the former draft was summerised as below, on the situation across Wikipedia with inexisting, centralised naming convention. Until a more accurate understanding is proposed, this is what is offered:

The article name Catholic Church was set in 2009. Branch theory-derived and theological neutrality-appealing WP:POV/WP:PRECISION (ambiguity) objections tend to be dismissed along WP:IDONTLIKEIT/WP:POINT/WP:FRINGE lines. However, what has nevertheless settled the WP:CONSENSUS since 2009 is interpretation of WP:COMMONNAME/WP:PRIMARYUSAGE; both echoing preeminent self-designation. Generic articles since followed suit per WP:CONSISTENCY until all generic Catholic Church-related content pertained in 2017 (notably excluding episcopal conferences, provinces, dioceses, and some independent organisations). A naming conventions mirroring this consistent, arguably de facto convention, was drafted here in September 2017 with background in User:Vaquero100/CC vs. RCC from 2006, in turn a mix of an essay and a naming convention proposal previously referred to in discussions. While in a drafted state, a formal admission proposal by voting was initiated by a user but failed after a few days 6 October 2017. It has since been renamed and maintained in a failed proposal state. Though, a follow-up discussion includes a derived Cuius regio, eius religio-styled convention. In 2018, a new proposal was drafted at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Catholicism).

After Wikipedia:Proposed naming conventions (Catholic Church) failed, discussion about it went on at 1) Wikipedia_talk:Proposed_naming_conventions_(Catholic_Church)#Cuius_regio.2C_eius_religio, and 2) User talk:andrewa/Roman or catholic#Possible new proposal name.

To refocus the discussion again, this naming convention draft article emerged as a centralized location where on the talk page there is room to discuss the possible revival or modification of a new proposal, suggestibly taking into account the former failed proposal.

To be settled.

The universal Catholic Church[edit]

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Catholicism[edit]

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Particular churches sui iuris[edit]

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Latin Church[edit]

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Eastern Catholic Churches[edit]

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National polities[edit]

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Ecclesiastical provinces[edit]

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Episcopal conferences[edit]

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Dioceses[edit]

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Dioceses of the Latin Church[edit]

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Dioceses of the Eastern Catholic Churches[edit]

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Individuals[edit]

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Related subjects[edit]

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Disambiguations[edit]

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Redirects[edit]

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Categories[edit]

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• Wikipedia:Proposed naming conventions (Catholic Church), a former proposed such naming convention which failed consensus but can still serve as a background for the new proposal