use of capital letter
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If I am talking about the catholic church as an institution, should iglesia be written with a capital letter: La Iglesia?
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updated Aug 28, 2010
posted by quimera
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Reading this article it would seem that Iglesia is capitalized and católica is not unless it is part of the official name (see first sentence).
updated Aug 28, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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Qfreed is correct. The institution is written "Iglesia", while the building is "iglesia". You write that the people in a Catholic "iglesia" (church) are "católicos", but the official name of the religious order would be "Iglesia Católica".
updated Aug 28, 2010
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
