2006-07-28 05:11:22 · 13 answers · asked by strictly_maggie 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nada, all Christians(,catholics )believe in The Christ.
2006-07-29 10:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by lovelostboys 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Almost all important doctrine is completely agreed upon between Catholic Christians and other Christians.
Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):
By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.
There are some minor doctrine issues and some major cultural traditional differences which, I believe, do not matter that much.
A Catholic worships and follows Christ in the tradition of Catholicism which, among other things, recognizes that Christ made Peter the leader of His new Church and Pope Benedict XVI is Peter's direct successor.
With love in Christ.
2006-07-28 18:34:17 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True Christians look to the Bible, with the help of God's Spirit, to guide them into truth. Most Catholics look to the pope or a priest.
Christians don't believe in baptising babies or confessing to a priest. They don't believe Mary was divine or someone we are suppose to pray to.
Also, they don't believe we can pray people out of hell or "purgatory". Most of all, we believe Jesus Christ is the only infallible One, not the Pope or "Mary".
As you can see there are some very big differences, and these are not all of them.
2006-07-28 12:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by tina c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic left the corpse of Jesus on the crucifix, the Protestant took it down and said it's too cruel to let him hang there for more than 2,000 yrs.
Catholicism says you don't go heaven directly but need to "filtering or cleansing" thru purgatory.
Protestantism says it is a direct flight and no stop overs.
Similarity? They killed one another for centuries over ritual practices and interpretations.
That's is Christianity!
2006-07-28 12:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by Ah Seow- The Mad Chimp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics believe in God, and in Jesus, but they worship the vessel that carried Jesus, and send all prayers to Jesus through her, much like you would ask a child's parent if he/she could come out to play.
There's no way they could be Christian if they didn't believe in God. All their creeds mention the Holy Trinity. They are just a very punitive branch of Christianity, they believe that we must all give penance for our sins every single day of our lives, or there will be dire consequences.
Their mantra is fear, atonement and punishment, not love, forgiveness and redemption.
2006-07-28 12:20:45 · answer #5 · answered by Z Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being christian is being saved. Being catholic is following religion
2006-07-28 12:16:07 · answer #6 · answered by Dragonfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being a Christian means you believe in Christ , so
Catholics are Christians, it's just that they may do
& believe different things then other Christians due
to the pagan ways that are mixed in w/ being
Catholic (such as praying to saints & Mary instead
of praying to God directly, saying the hail Mary &
going to confession instead of confessing their
sins dirrectly to God )
2006-07-28 12:27:15 · answer #7 · answered by start 6-22-06 summer time Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
christians believe in god but the catholic believe in Mary. I dont believe that it should be any difference if they love the lord and believe what the word of god said.
2006-07-28 12:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by adb6311 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics.
2006-07-28 12:14:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholism has just more strict in there guide lines.
2006-07-28 12:15:34 · answer #10 · answered by Janel Nelson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋