What is the difference between catholic and chirstion?

Answer 1

Well...Did you Catholic and Christian?

If that was suppose to be your question...here we go (the quick version).

Catholics are more religious (ceremonies) and believe you need to confess to a priest.

Christians believe in a relationship with Jesus Christ and He is the one you confess you sins to. (No middle man).

However with the Christian faith there are many denominations, I suppose Catholic could also be put into that category. Some of these denominations get caught up in "religion" (playing church) or legalism (taking something common and treating it Holy is the very definition of legalism). Such as...you must read this version of the Bible or you must go by this set of rules, etc. God / Jesus LOVES you...He just wants you to have faith. It's that simple.

I don't worry about the denominations. I'm more concerned with my relationship with Christ. I don't want to "play" church. I want to grow and learn more about Jesus and follow his teachings.

Grace to you and God Bless!

P.S. Some Catholics believe they gave us Christianity...Not true, Christ gave us Christianity. Christians were first in Antioch not Rome.

Answer 2

I believe what you're really asking is what's the difference between Catholic and Protestantism.

There are 3 main branches of Christianity: Catholicism, Protestantism, and Greek Orthodox. All are "Christian," but differ based on emphasis on authority of the church vs the Bible, and other doctrines. Catholicism and Greek Orthodox are more similar in terms of doctrine and traditions, as well as church hierarchy. The following is a list of main differences between Protestantism and Catholicism:

"(1) Rule of faith: Protestants accept the Bible alone as their main rule of faith. Roman Catholic place the Bible as one among several authorities.

(2) Head of the Church: Protestants do not accept any man on earth as being head of the Church. Catholics look to the Pope as having that role.

(3) Mary: Protestants do not accept Mary or the saints as having a special intercessory role for believers. Catholic believe just opposite and place great value upon the intercessions of Mary and the saints.

(4) Communion: Protestants believe that the Lord's Supper is primarily a memorial meal. Catholics believe the bread and wine actually turn into the body and blood of Jesus. (Transubstantiation.)

(5) Sacraments: Catholics have a number of sacraments that will not be found in Protestant Churches. Protestants generally hold to two rituals to be observed, which are water baptism for believers, and the Lord's Supper

(6) Auricular Confession: Catholics believe that priests have the power to remit sins through the priestly confessions. As a rule Protestants believe in the priesthood of all believers.

(7) Church: Roman Catholicism teaches that they alone are the true Church. Protestants believe that all Christian believers make up the true Church.

(8) Purgatory: Catholics believe the soul enters purgatory upon death, for a time of purging or cleansing. Protestants believe the soul goes directly to heaven at death.

(9) Immaculate Conception: Catholics teach that Mary was born
without sin. Protestants do not believe this.

(10) Infallibility of the Pope: Catholics believe that when the Pope
speaks ex-Cathedra (Officially, or 'from the chair.') that his words are infallible, or the same as God speaking. Protestants allow this for no man." (Link 1 below)

The 2nd link below gives brief summaries of information, such as history and specific doctrines. I am a Protestant Christian, so I cannot vouch for the veracity of the information contained in the 2 links regarding Catholicism, though the info jives with the general knowledge I have regarding the two. I just did a search on ask.com, typing in, "What is the difference between Catholic and Protestant?" You can run your own search, too. There's a ton of information out there.

Either way, Catholic or Protestant...you have some that are truly Christians in both denominations/branches, and you have some that are nominal only. To know the difference between nominal and a true believer, you'd have to study the Holy Bible. I'd start with the gospels, especially the book of John.

Answer 3

in my experience (i was raised catholic) christians seem to give the old testament much more weight than catholics do. catholics use the old testament but mostly for the parts that supposedly predict the coming of christ. mosaic law is not really part of the catholic dogma. the reason being is that catholics live by the beatitudes; the sermon on the mount where jesus basically laid down what it is to be a follower of him (as opposed to judaism which followed mosaic law). the gospel of st. matthew has a good version of the beatitudes if you're interested.
many people forget that what we know today as 'christians' did not exist until the protestant reformation. up until that time there was only catholocism. there was also gnosticism and orthodox but that's really a seperate issue. christians tend to be more socially conservative than catholics. possibly due to the fact that catholics believe that any life can be saved if one truly repents one's sins. christians don't usually buy that arguement.
but what some others have said here is true. catholics are christian in that they are followers of christ. but christians are not catholic because they have no allegiance to the catholic church or the pope.
there's about a billlion other differences but these are the main ones in my opnion. i hope this helps.

Answer 4

Catholics are Christians too and we should focus on what we have in common and not on what we disagree about. However since you asked...these are some of the differences.
Most Catholics have statues in their churches that they genuflect to...bow and cross themselves.
Some Catholics believe Mary the mother of Jesus can answer prayer. And also that they can pray to saints, and to dead family members.
Some Catholics believe in a place called purgatory where souls go who don't make it to Heaven.
Most Catholics believe the bread and wine of communion is actually really the body and blood of Jesus.
Most Catholic priests do not marry but in other denominations the minister or pastor or priest may marry.
Most Catholics believe The Pope is infalliable- that is that he cannot be wrong in his decisions.
However all denominations have imperfections and it is faith that pleases God and God loves and blesses unity in all His family of believers. Jesus is the Head of the Church.

Answer 5

The short answer is that Catholics were the orginal Christians.

The Long answer is:
Catholicism is technically the oldest form of organized Christianity. In the 1000s the Eastern Orthadox split from the Catholic Church and in the 16th century Martin Luther started nailing his thesis (ideas, not the name of a Italian stripper) to the doors of St. Peter's bas... (Christ I can't spell it). Then with the protestant reformation came every other sect of Christianity being practiced today.

Answer 6

Catholics are Christians. Lutherans are Christians. If you believe in Jesus, then you're a Christian. Catholicism is a sect of Christianity.
A retard asked me once if I was a Christian or Catholic???
It was kind of funny to hear a guy that attends church every Sunday, aske me a stupid question like that.

Answer 7

Henry Voes and John Esch, being apprehended as Protestants, were brought to examination. Voes, answering for himself and the other, gave the following answers to some questions asked by a priest, who examined them by order of the magistracy.

Priest. Were you not both, some years ago, Augustine friars?

Voes. Yes.

Priest. How came you to quit the bosom of the Church at Rome?

Voes. On account of her abominations.

Priest. In what do you believe?

Voes. In the Old and New Testaments.

Priest. Do you believe in the writings of the fathers, and the decrees of the Councils?

Voes. Yes, if they agree with Scripture.

Priest. Did not Martin Luther seduce you both?

Voes. He seduced us even in the very same manner as Christ seduced the apostles; that is, he made us sensible of the frailty of our bodies, and the value of our souls.

This examination was sufficient. They were both condemned to the flames, and soon after suffered with that manly fortitude which becomes Christians when they receive a crown of martyrdom.

Answer 8

technially nothing. catholics are Christian and vis-versa. it's some of the people who say they are different. there are just different rituals that are used. that in both catholism and protestism that i disagree with. some that i don't see that they make any difference and most that i see are just plain pointless. but it is the basic belief in Christ as God and messiah that makes them all Christians. so in that way they are they same. now if your wanting to get more detailed. to be a Christian comes down to the individual person in if they truelly believe that Christ dies to completly free them from the punishment of sin and erase the sin in their lives. if you'd like you can message me or email me and we can talk more on it. it's one of my favorite subjects...well pretty much anything dealing with chruch history, culture and theology. so yeah

Answer 9

Christian describes all religions that profess a belief in Jesus. Examples of Christian religions include Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Protestant, etc. The Jewish religion is an example of a religion that is not Christian, because they believe Jesus was just another prophet and not the Christ.

Answer 10

Christians do not pray to statues and do not confess. Priest cannot forgive, only God can do that. There is no priest in Christianity, it does not say in the bible you have to abstain from sex, so in Christianity there is a minister, he can get married. When Christians get baptized, they are totally submerged in water, just like Jesus was, it also symbolizes death and resurrection( eternal life and forgiveness of sins). Baptism itself is done when a person consciously acknowledges the religion and understand what they are doing, not an infant like in Catholicism that has no clue what's going on. There are other differences, too many to mention here.