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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.

2006-08-29 17:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1 0

The Catholic Church became depending through Jesus Christ in 33 ad. all the Protestant denominations got here about after Martin Luther broke faraway from the Catholic Church contained in the year 1517. a good internet website to teach even as the different branches of Christianity got here into being is linked. the grey bar on the a ways left shows the upward push of the Catholic Church over the years. you could also click on the names of the founders of the different church homes to get advice on them. So.....the biggest distinction is who depending the Catholic Church - Jesus Christ in 33 A.D., and who depending the Baptist Church - John Smith contained in the early 1600s.

2016-12-05 22:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by drona 3 · 0 0

Baptists believe in Sola Scriptura. Catholics realize that no where in the Bible does it say that the Bible is all that you need and that Jesus didn't come in to this world and write the Bible. He founded a Church. It is the Catholic Church that assembled the books that became the Bible. Sola Scriptura is a man made doctrine.
http://www.scripturecatholic.com/scripture_alone.html

Baptists believe in Sola Fide and Once Saved Always Saved doctrines. They claim that Catholics are trying to work their way to heaven. Catholics realize that Faith and Works can't be separated. If you live for Christ, you will do his work. If you aren't concerned about living a life of faith, turning away from sin, and helping out those around you, what makes you think that you are saved?
http://www.scripturecatholic.com/justification.html

Baptists say that Catholics pray to Mary instead of praying in Jesus name. Catholics realize that we are all a part of the Communion of Saints, and just as we ask our brothers and sisters on this earth to pray for us, we also ask our brothers and sisters in heaven to pray for us. We can and do pray to Jesus ourselves, but frequently we will ask the saints to pray for us. It is not an either or option, but a richness in spirituality that is pleasing to God.
http://www.scripturecatholic.com/saints.html

I converted to Catholicism after having been raised as a Baptist, and I can attest that everything I had been "taught" about the Catholic Church at my Baptist Sunday School was not accurate (to put it lightly). I recently had the pleasure of having my Baptist cousin vist and go to mass with me. She commented on how surprised she was to see how Christ centered and Biblical the mass was.

2006-08-29 09:53:53 · answer #3 · answered by anabasisx 3 · 0 0

About 25 issues

2006-08-29 09:48:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Catholics worhsip the Virgin Mother Mary, and believe that they have to go through a Priest to confess their sins. Baptist on the other hand worship Jesus, and believe that they can pray directly to Jesus and God for forgiveness of their sins. These are the major diversities. There are several more minor ones.

2006-08-29 09:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by HoodRat 2 · 0 1

Same as the difference between a cactus and a cucumber

2006-08-29 09:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0 0

Transubstantiation.

2006-08-29 09:41:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

for the love of pete...too many to list here.

2006-08-29 09:44:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

there's soooooo many

2006-08-29 09:43:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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