what is are the differences between christians and catholics?

Answer 1

catholics are christians, but not all christians are catholics.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

The word catholic, means universal, in other words, the church, worldwide. Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, Maronite and protestant groups are all Christian. There is not much disagreement regarding the major issues. They all follow the teachings of Jesus. Most differences are based on various teachings that relate to cultural and historical issues. Examples would be should you be baptized as an infant or an adult? Should you be immersed or sprinkled? Are you saved forever, or can you backslide out of grace? Should we follow the leadership of the Pope, or your heart and other leaders?

Answer 4

Catholics generally believe that there is Heaven Hell and Purgatory. Purgatory is a place when Christians go when they die so finish paying off their sins before they can enter Heaven. They believe that other living Catholics and either pay for or pray for their relatives and friends who have passed in order to get them from Purgatory to Heaven. Hence Catholics believe in a very "works based" faith where your good deeds determine where you stand with God, so His view of you fluctuates. Funerals are not hopeful because they are never certain where that person will end up.
Catholics also tend to worship the Saints and Mary on a level as if they are deities (gods). They pray to them. Some Catholics believe that Mary was perfect in that she did not sin, nor did her mother sin. So she was perfect and she was born into perfection.
They are very big into relics like the crucifix (always with Jesus still on the cross), statues or pictures of the saints, pictures of Jesus, pictures of Mary.
Their faith is very liturgical and ritualistic. They have memorized prayers, recitations, and responses to certain things that the Priests say.
They also have confession. They go to their priest and confess their sins to him in order to receive forgiveness from God.

Answer 5

i always thought they still believed in the same God buht their belief is a LITTLE diffrent