while i was perusing them i could not find out if they were official mouthpieces for the rcc. i did not find a nihil obstat or imprimatur (do they still use those?) so i was wondering if they were “official” or if just put up by well wishers.
You can learn quite a bit by actually reading the web sites in question …
Only Catholic Online, located at www.catholic.org , gives the largest and broadest population of Catholics worldwide easy access to comprehensive, educational and timely information about Catholicism, and provides a range of easy methods to integrate their faith into their daily lives. The mission of Catholic Online (COL) is to accurately represent the Catholic religion: its’ “past” and present.
Source: http://www.catholic.org/about/about.shtml
The address is registered to Catholic Online.
Catholic Answers is one of the nation’s largest lay-run apostolates of Catholic apologetics and evangelization. Its mission statement explains its purpose:
Catholic Answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world. We help
Source: http://catholic.com/home/about.asp
The address is registered to a private individual.
Only 0.30 seconds with google found the answer you are seeking – http://www.vatican.va/
curses, must learn to type faster than the Other Duck
AFAIK the only “official” Catholic church website is http://www.vatican.va/ All the various dioceses and archdioceses tend to have their own websites.
Well, this duck has two syllables while yours has three. Maybe that’s it.
Gee, with that, even AFLAC would still beat you, DDG .
