Why do people confuse...?

Question

Why do people confuse christianity with catholicism. Don't get it twisted. Some people think they have it all figured out and say they ARE the same when they are absolutely not.
In Catholicism they have some idoltry. They worship the virgin Mary is if she was queen of heaven but she is not and God just used her to deliver Jesus to this world. Then they uphold the pope as if he were God, but the pope is absolutely nothing but a mere man himself. No man is holier or righteous than another. The rever him as God on earth but he is just an idol who gets worshipped basically. They also believe they can have sins forgiven by "confessing" to a priest which is not true because that is just a man and only God can forgive sins like it says in the bible. They used those booths to black mail people before.Christians believe in worshipping GOd only through Jesus and excepting the Holy Spirit and being saved by confessing to God and having sins washed with blood of jesus and repenting.

Answer 1

You are right. Catholics are taught many things that contradict the Bible. There are many passages in the Bible to back this up, such as the verse that speaks of "one mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ". I hope that's close as I don't have a Bible handy. How many different "saints" to the catholics pray to hoping for intercession?

Joey120746 - I thought you were a devout atheist. Remember you saying it was your "holy" way to be? You sure seem to think a lot of religion because here you are defending one.

Answer 2

You certainly don't know a thing about Catholicism--which is the religion that Jesus founded! Catholics do not "worship" Mary, they honor her. (And, yes, she IS the queen of Heaven.) The Pope is not worshiped, either. Catholics believe that through the blessings and grace of God, in all three manifestations (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), the duly elected Pope cannot make an error on matters of the Catholic faith/dogma. He can, of course, make any other sort of error. Catholics also believ e that Jesus died for their sins, and that they are forgiven through the blood of Christ. When in Confession, the priest takes the place of Jesus, so that man can receive an aural confirmation of his forgiveness. (Remember Jesus said, "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; whose sins you shall retain, they are retained", giving the priests the latitude to perform the Sacrament of Conciliation.) "Christians" like you seem to follow some very strange teachings: God IS!

ps--Catholics ARE Christians. There is no "two religions" about it. Catholics follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, and believe that they are saved by the Blood of Jesus--that He died for all mans sins. What "Christian" religion are YOU talking about? There are many of them.

Answer 3

actually, ALL religions are the same...just another way for a few to control many. its all about money and power and has nothing to do with god.

Answer 4

Only those who do not attend church or read the Bible will confuse both of these religions....Respect other people's belief's as you would like yours to be respected...

Answer 5

why did you feel the need to preach to us. sunday isn't for two more days yet. not only that,...but OMG cut back on the caffeine! talk about an incoherent diatribe.

Answer 6

Ur right, christians and catholics aren't the same. peole don't understand that catholics are doing a lot of things wrong.

Answer 7

Same reason people confuse any two things: ignorance.

Answer 8

and you have pretty much just said why martin luther revolted and started the protestan reformation

Answer 9

Catholics are Christians.

Answer 10

it's like different kinds of grapes, green, red, seed, seedless, doesn't matter what they look and taste, they are still grapes :)