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The Catholic Church recognizes three Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, who are mentioned in the canonical scripture.
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The Catholic Church's doctrine is based around tradition more than scripture. Neither Gabriel or Raphael are ever given the title of 'archangel' in scripture, and Raphael only appears in the book of Tobias, which is considered deuterocanonical. From the source you cited:
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The name "Archangel" is given only to Saint Michael, even though sacred tradition and the liturgy of the Church attribute the same title to Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael...
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As I said, there is only
one Archangel, and that is why he is called the
Archangel.
[ January 27, 2003: Message edited by: obloquy ]