I'm a Muslim so I might be wrong but I always thoungt that Catholism was a denomination of Christianity just like Methodists, Protestants or Orthodox.
Why is it I see that there are many people who say that Catholics aren't Christians? They all beleive that Jesus Christ was the son of God , don't they?
2006-08-14 07:17:45 · 74 answers · asked by Baaad Dokhtar 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A Christian is one that has asked for forgiveness, and accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Period.
There are Christians that pray in tongues, and those that don't..
Man should never judge man.. yet we do. We forget that only God can see into a man's heart..
The person above me.. it pointing out the differences. If we keep doing that, we'll never get along
2006-08-22 02:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by sassy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
catholics are christians although they have a slightly different mesage than protestants. In a completely not secarian way, the protestant religion is the only "denomination" which is truely Christian and follows the word of the Holy Bible to the very last letter!
Catholics have many things in their faith which they have mysteriously just made up!!! Even though it explicitly says in the Bible that you should pray to God through his son Jesus the Catholics for some strange reason pray though Mary!! It also says in the Bible that there should be no female religious leaders...so why do they do this?...no-one knows! Recently (believe it or not) they have also claimed that God has destroyed Hell and therefore you do not require Faith anymore as you will not go to hell even if you are a rapist or a child molester!!!
These are just some of the things the Catholic Faith invents, although there are a lot more these are some of the extreme!
Extreme Christians throughout the years have been very anti-catholic! Some would say that it has been tempted too much by Satan and Sin.
2006-08-14 08:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Michael W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question. A lot of Christians differ on their views of what a Christian is. By this, we mean how a person receives salvation. For some denominations, we believe that salavation is through a personal relationship with Jesus, others believe it is through baptism or good works, It varies. So, for those Christian beliefs they beleive that anyone who comes to Christ through a different route cannot be Christians.
Another definition is like what you mentioned; there are two main classifications in the Christian faith. Catholics and Protestants. Catholics are Roman Catholics (Pope in Rome) and Orthodox Catholics (I think that's primarily the Greek version). Then you have the bigger denominational structure which is the Protestant Christians. There are a LOT of deonominations and independent churches. Some of the main denominations are Presbyterian, United Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Church of God, Assembly of God, Mennonite, Episcopalian, and in some cases, you can also consider some of the offshoots in there as well like the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Latter Day Saints (Mormons).
Hope this helps!
And for those of you who say that a Catholic is not a christian, you might be very surprised to see who will be up in Heaven!!
2006-08-14 07:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by Searcher 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are. Though they do believe many different things to protestants.
And though they believe that Jesus is the son of God, that is not the only thing that we believe!
Catholics believe more in Mary than in Jesus, I find this wrong and hard to understand, but will not question it as it is not really my business to. They also believe in having to work for forgiveness, which is also not part of what I believe in. I believe that I can confess to God, via my own praying, and that He will forgive me.
Catholics will always have a cross pictured with Jesus on it. Protestants will have just a Cross. That is a key difference, and I hope you understand it.
2006-08-21 23:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Catholic faith the Virgin Mary is gaining as much popularity as Jesus, which is wrong. Jesus said "through me to the Father, no one one else". There was no additional and forgotten bit about "oh yes, except Mum".
This goes for Priests and Saints too, only through the Father, which is the way in Christianity. The differences are subtle, to the naked eye. However, there are those, and they might be right, who say that the Catholic Church, putting Mary forward as 'the way', is disracting from the word of Jesus, thus leading many Catholics to hell.
2006-08-20 08:39:19 · answer #5 · answered by manforallseasons 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are correct. Catholics are Christians.
Most non-Catholic Christians fully accept Catholics as Christians.
A very few anti-Catholic groups insist that Catholics are not Christians.
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.
2006-08-15 17:29:33 · answer #6 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The thing most people don't realise about Christianity is, it is not a religion among many religions. It is about a father with his children.
Only those who are born of God are in his family. However, it is so easy to be born of God that many people in the world already are and don't know it.
The word Christian comes from the first century in Antioch. The first century believers were always going around talking about Christ in, Christ in, so the people started calling them 'Christ ins'.
It was a form of insult. Eventually it became Christian.
The Christ in aspect refers to the gift of holy spirit that Christ made available by his death. This Gift of God is spiritual seed that makes the one who receives it a child of God.
Anyone who does not have the seed of God is not a child of God (Sorry, I didn't write the book).
So, are Catholics Christians? Not all of them, some might be.
And not everyone that claims to be a Christian is one, just claiming to believe is not enough, especially when there are nine manifestations of holy spirit that can be utilised in this world to prove the point altogether.
2006-08-15 11:45:16 · answer #7 · answered by ManoGod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Catholics are Christians. And yes, they all believe that Jesus Christ is/was the son of God. However, I think what you are hearing, are some our newest more evangelical Christians who define themselves as separate from the more traditional forms of Christianity. I have come across it a number of times lately and it puzzled me, too. I suppose I will ask the next time but I have more or less avoided that discussion because it often leads to proselytizing. Still I might learn something.
2006-08-18 15:44:19 · answer #8 · answered by Siri 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Catholics truly are Christians. Some Christians do not approve of the major focus of Mother Mary over Jesus, but they still believe in Christ's teachings.
2006-08-14 07:28:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes catholics are Christians. Anyone who believes Jesus is the Christ is a Christian.
2006-08-20 18:48:31 · answer #10 · answered by # one 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋