The religion of Catholic Christianity was established just after the death of Jesus, near the beginning of the Common Era. Jesus, the Son of God and Messiah, was born a Jew. Early Christianity was therefore a strand of Judaism and it wasn't until later that Judaism and Christianity were separated. One of the main components of the Christian religion is the rituals that members of the church participate in such as Mass, the Sacraments and the Sign of the Cross. The structure of the church is a hierarchy, the leader of the Catholic Christianity being the Pope, supported by cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests and brothers and nuns. Christianity has many stories, such as those in the Bible, those of the Saints and the story of the history of the church.
Rastafarianism is a relatively new religious and political movement, established from the "Back to Africa" movement led by a Jamaican nationalist, Marcus Garvey, in the 1920's and 1930's. Garvey prophesised that a black king would be crowned in Africa and that he would be the real Messiah foretold by the Catholic Christian's Bible. Rastas believe that this was fulfilled when Ras (Prince) Tafari was crowned Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. …
