Primates

[RVF500]

Yes, but the church has been around longer than they have been called 'apes'.

Just out of curiosity. What's the Latin for ape?

Edit: Don't bother I already did it. 'Simia'. No link there then.

[schmunk]

Simia - giving Simian, meaning apelike.

In modern times, apes are of the family Pongidae.

[RVF500]

Of course the word isn't ape, it's primate.....wonder when they [apes] were first referred to as 'primates'