The modern denominations of the protestant church are a result of the reformation. IOW, they split from the Catholic Church. That said, why do most protestants deny that Catholics are Christian and why if they have such disdain for Catholics were they so pleased with passion by Gibson? Let us see how long it takes them to remove this question.
2006-08-10 02:35:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Most protestants are like catholics they keep the same day ,same holy days they came from catholics they if would keep the commandments of G-D, G-D could have a use for them but the way it is ," he going to say away with you , you workers of inequities= LAWLESSNESS Strong's concordance
2006-08-10 02:48:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think Christians can be Catholic or protestant or any denomination, since it's based on an individual walk with God.
However, from what I can tell, protestants who claim catholics are not Christians usually have at least two points in mind:
1. Some had experiences growing up as catholic and felt that it was mostly just a social convention / bunch of rituals, where people did whatever they wanted during the week, then went to Mass to get absolved of their purposeful sin. It was less of a faith, more just a cultural group with its own particular list of traditions. So they were disillusioned with their faith.
(Note that many people now can look at protestants in the same mindset: Many of us were disillusioned with the inconsistencies between faith and belief there as well.)
2. Some of the specific beliefs of Catholicism run counter to Protestant thought about the nature of God and humanity.
For example, venerating Mary to be "immaculate" is a heresy to prostestants -- since only Jesus and/or the Trinity is perfect, and Mary was a mortal woman and thus sinful.
For protestants who believe that "correct theology" is the determination of salvation, such a belief is tantamount to idolatry.
2006-08-10 02:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jennywocky 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No! Catholics are most certainly Christians. I am protestant, and my best friend is Catholic. I admit I did have a lot of problems with the way he worshiped at first (mainly because he didn't worship). One day we got in an argument about the Virgin, and so I picked up the bible and started reading. At 22 years of age, he didn't even know what chapters and verses were! I had to explain to him how to find scriptures! He thought he was on the right track spiritually because he had memorized a lot of Latin prayers in school, but the fact is, he had never even read the Bible. He got so mad at me after that day that he vowed to prove me wrong. And he did it by reading the Bible. He now knows WHY he believes what he believes, and I respect him. I even attend mass with him sometimes.
1. To outsiders it seems that modern Catholics are more indoctrinated in the practices of men, rather than God (the Bible). It seems that many of their rituals and rites have no Biblical basis.
2. The fact that many are Catholic in name only, and not practice, is confusing and makes many practicing protestants wonder why they even bother.
3. The great Catholic cathedrals of Europe are almost always empty except for tourists.
Satan has pitted us against each other, when really we should all be together. I doubt that Christian unity can ever be achieved on earth, but one can dream.
2006-08-10 02:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is really simple. The Catholic church bases what they believe on 2 things 1. the Bible and 2. Church tradition Protestants reject the second one as church tradition can be whatever we do for a number of years even though it has no bible base.. Many things that the Catholic church approves of the Bible says not to do, hence we disagree with the doctrine of the catholic church..
Christians base what they do on the Bible alone..
You should see the movie on the life of Martin Luther,, I haven't seen the new one but the old one explained it very well.
2006-08-10 02:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Christian and I don't hate Catholics. Nor do I insist that they aren't Christians at all. They believe the same thing I do, go the same heaven and read the same Bible.
It's a tough call to generalize Christians into a lump category and to be honest, a lot of Catholics I know say that they don't consider themselves Christians. History wasn't forgotten, but it did change the world and the views of the people in it.
2006-08-10 02:45:06 · answer #5 · answered by just sam 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is so true that we did decend from the catholic church however we as a nation also decended from england yet you don't see many people wanting to defect from america to go back...but I think we spend too much time looking at the ways we are different and not enough time trying to work toward a common goal...are we not all attempting to do the same thing???
2006-08-10 02:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by jeanette98070 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it is the memory of the history of the inquisition that makes them hate the Catholics so much
2006-08-10 02:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yawn. For the one hundredth time. Religion was created by man because men think too much. Each religion thinks it's "the only one". All we have to remember is that there is ONE God. Only ONE. How people worship should be their own business but they shouldn't criticize or fault others, but of course they do because men have such stupid ideas.
2006-08-10 02:42:55 · answer #8 · answered by blondee 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hi, don't know didly about this question, just droping in for a couple of points. Bye.
2006-08-10 02:44:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋