Ahhh Ewwwww!!!!!...what are we 'ewwing'?

Even though the term Catholic means universal, there are some things about the church that I was able to pick out in St. Peter's Basilica that were a direct Roman influence as well as somethings that applied to or were influenced by people all over the world. To begin with the artwork within the church is Roman. If you were to go to Spain or France or anywhere else in the world the artwork and decorations would be slightly different because of the different styles from each region. St. Peter's specifically is hardcore Roman because of it's direct tie to the Vatican and the Vatican's direct tie to Rome. Whenever I think "Vatican" the following thoughts are always "Catholic, Pope and Rome." The way I see it, Rome is one of the oldest cities on earth and the Catholic church is pretty dang old obviously. So these reallllllly old churches like the Pantheon are Roman because they are so old not to mention in the Pantheon's case there are important Roman figures tombs located within it.

I see the universalness (I make up words) in the simple Catholic nature of the churches. Not to mention that no matter what faith you follow, a church is still a gathering place for believers which makes it universally appealing. The statues and paintings of Saints seem universal to me because the Saints aren't just Roman but they are a Catholic thing more or less. I'm having trouble spitting out what I'm trying to say. Basically all the basic religious stuff is universal for anyone because it's all about the life and sacrifice of Jesus. So whether you believe he was a prophet or the Son of God or just a cool dude who spread some good ideas, you still appreciate his having existed whether you live in Rome, Italy or Rome, Ohio.