Why the heck to people think that Catholics aren't Christians?

Answer 1

Because the people who do not think that Catholics are not Christians are ignorant and barely educated. They do not know the truth about what Catholics believe, and just go by rumour and anti Catholic slander.

Answer 2

Because it is the biggest branch of Christianity.

*EDIT* Here's the branch populations from 2005. There are the other branches too.
Christian 2,133,806,000 -
Roman Catholics 1,118,991,000
Independents* 425,170,000
Protestants 375,815,000
Orthodox 219,501,000
Anglicans 79,718,000
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Muslims 1,308,941,000
Hindus 860,133,000
Chinese Universists 404,921,000
Buddhists 378,808,000
Sikhs 25,377,700
Jews 15,073,000


(So basically if you add every other branches of Christianity you will have the same number of Catholics.) So out of Christianity, HALF are catholics. And it kinda makes it seem that it is it's own branch.



And they are more gunho than everyone else. So you always hear of them.

Also the education thing plays a big part.

Answer 3

Anyone who says that Catholics are not Christians may be referring to some individual Catholics who claim to be ones, but do not follow the practises or go to services or pray. Some may not even believe in God. Christians are people who believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and who try to follow His example.
Some even read the Bible to see what He has to say. Although my daughter is a Catholic and I am not, She is most definitely a Christian. Blessings on you.

Answer 4

Catholicism is considered a Christian religion, however they follow so many unbiblical teachings that many Catholics are not Christians in the true sense of the word. Many Caths think if they go to church every Sunday and go to confession and communion they'll go to heaven, but I've met many who don't even believe in Jesus. Not all Catholics are like this, but there are a great many who are. In the immortal words of Keith Green, going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to MacDonalds makes you a hamburger.

Answer 5

Because they've never looked into history or Catholicism. I'm not Catholic, but I know my history and I understand that the Catholic Church is one of the oldest surviving Christian institutions, and that Protestant denominations are offshoots from it. Catholics actually arranged the Biblical canon that Protestants used...

And Catholics don't worship Mary or the Pope or the Saints.

Answer 6

I think it's because when you ask a Catholic what their faith is, they don't say "I'm a Christian." They say, "I'm a Catholic."

There are tons of Christian Catholics and Christian Jews [Messianic Jews]. As long as anyone accepts Jesus Christ as their Savior; they believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; that he was sent by the Heavenly Father to be born of a virgin, suffer, die, and be raised from the dead in accordance with the scriptures; and, if they believe that Jesus Christ is the only name under heaven by which one can be saved; and, that you must confess your sins to God, ask for forgiveness, and live your life--although a sinner---at the direction of the Holy Spirit. Then they are Christians.

Answer 7

For over a thousand years the Catholic Church was the only Christian Denomination in existence. Jesus commissioned His Church, the original, authentic Christian Church--the Catholic Church, to teach all things whatsoever (not merely out of the Bible--the Catholic Church gave birth to the Bible, not the other way around). He promised to remain with His Church forever, until the end of time.

The Catholic Church is the only Christian Denomination that can trace its roots back to the time of the Apostles when Christ promised to remain with His Church for all time.

The spirit of rebellion, which is not the spirit of God, entered and the Protestant Reformation was born. Other denominations of Christianity came. How do they justify their rebellion? They say that the Catholic Church became corrupt and was no longer 'Christian.'

What of Jesus' promise to remain with His Church forever? If Protestants are the 'true Christians,' what of Christ's promise to His Church before the advent of the protestant movement?

Catholics are Christians. The 'Bible Christians' came later, that's all.

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Answer 8

they are not

this is why and check yourself.

1. Take out a Bible, any Bible.
2. Take out the Catholic Catechism.
3. Compare the teachings in the Bible with the teachings in the catechism.
4. Any discrepancies int the catechism that are not in agreement or from the Bible are why Catholics are not Christians.

Answer 9

I answered this question the other night, but I don't feel like doing all that typing again. Let's just say that anyone who thinks Catholics are NOT Christians is sadly, completely, totally mistaken. Catholics are directly descendant from Jesus Christ, Who renamed the apostle Peter, which means "rock",, and said, Upon this rock, I shall build My church". That Church IS the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church--the Catholic Church!!!!

Answer 10

Thirty years ago the word Christian was commonly taken to mean all the different denominations of Christianity from the Catholic Church through to Jehovah's Witnesses. It still means that, but the word has also been co-opted to a degree.

Those extremist, fundamentalist Christians who have arisen from the evangelical side of things, especially the televangelist side, have taken to calling themselves CHRISTIANS!! with the implication that to deserve that name you have to accept their version of the faith which is infantile, judgemental, presumptuous and narrow-minded.

Anyone who still holds to another, more nuanced, more thoughtful and spiritual version of Christianity now uses the word with some trepidation and often hasten to offer a proviso that they are not "that kind" of Christian.

It has diminished the faith's reputation.