a catholic follows the teaching of the roman catholic church, a christian doesn't necesarily do so, they follow the interpretation of the bible as given by the leader of whatever chuch they are part of, regardless of how far that interpreation is from that of the roman catholics interpretation of the bible - does your church use the king james version of the bible or another translation
2006-09-19 23:02:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ok in response to IDIOTS christianity came after the roman catholic church - it is a splinter from the roman catholic church - mainly it is an idea from puritans that got kicked out of england who in the words of robin williams "were to uptight"
2006-09-19 23:18:53 · update #1
thay both still have the same fake god
2006-09-20 02:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
The reason they think that way is because the Roman Catholic Church is part of the Christian Church. There is a direct link through the young Jewish church in Palestine and the Catholic Church, through the Apostle Peter (the first Pope) and other apostles. All protestant churches or any other offshoots that came afterwords are linked historically and spiritually through the Roman Catholic Church. There are very few Christians on this earth who believe that their brand of Christianity, which came years and years after the original Gospel first started to spread, is the only true Christianity. If anything, such a belief is a strong indication that the sect they have chosen to follow might not be a Christian sect at all.
2006-09-20 06:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually Christianity predates the Roman Catholic church by 1034 years. Chrsitianity began on the day of Pentecost. It was a sinble church located in Jerusalem at that time. Since then it has both spread and splintered on a regular basis.
The largest split happened in 1954, when the Roman half of the church and the Eastern half of the church each official excommunicated the other, forming the Roman Catholic and the Orthodox churches.
The next major "split" in the church came with the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s, begun by Martin Luther. Today, the number of non-Catholic churches is about equal to the Catholic churches.
Both groups have just as much right to call themselves Christians as they use the Bible and faith in Christ as the center of their religion. They do have some difference in doctrines.
2006-09-20 06:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your answer is hidden in your question "a christian doesn't necessarily do so, they follow the interpretation of the bible as given by th leader of whatever church they are part of". Christianity is a large spiritual umbrella that encompasses Catholics, Lutherans, Baptists, Presberterians, Mehodists, Congregationalists, Episcopalians and many others. The Catholic church has the largest membership among the christian denominations and that is probably the main confusion for most people. Hey, they may be slightly different flavors, but its all ice cream.
2006-09-20 06:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Magic One 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually there are more similarities than differences.
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.
2006-09-21 00:03:00 · answer #5 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Long before the Catholic Church was officially recognized by the Roman Empire, the word "CHRISTIANS" had been used to describe followers of CHRIST, according to Acts of the Apostles. In the following 2 or 3 centuries, the followers (i.e. CHRISTIANS) survived the suppression of the Empire and finally got even political power. They claimed PETER to be the origin of the CHURCH set up by CHRIST, and after centuries of changes that Catholic Church is still alive, so it "makes sense" to regard them as part of CHRISTIANS.
So despite the fact that the "Christians" from the Catholic Church still rely too much on the interpretation of the Pope instead of the BIBLE, there's no denying that their faith is closely related to CHRISTIANS all over the world.
I'm a Chinese and my Bible version is called Union Version, but I often refer to NIV for reference.
2006-09-20 07:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by Godsreallycool 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Those who worship Jesus Christ (PBUH), follow Holy Bible as the Religious Doctrine and recognise the leadership of Pope are called Christians. It was so happened till the arrival of Martin Luthar King Sr who protested and segrigated the followers as "Protestants" due to some irregularities noticed with Pope!
Original of Bible was one and is in Latin (the langauge of Romans), I believe. Time to time some rare adoptions and interpretations were given to upgrade the theological support to keep away religious preachers from other religions, being asking certain cunning funny questions!
It is often said by preachers, "King James collected all these and after referring certain important available authentic old plates under the guidance of Church of England, he issued a decree that all the old versions of Bibles will be replaced by the King James Bible version"!
Incase you have one very old Bible copy with anybody, you may borrow and compare it with King James version!
There, you will personally understand what went wrong and where? How the King James version was compiled?
2006-09-20 06:26:43 · answer #7 · answered by SESHADRI K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not different. It even follows your definition in that Catholics "follow the interpretation of the bible as given by the leader of" their church.
The version of the translation of your scripture shouldn't matter unless you're a philologist, an expert in ancient documents, a pedant or all three, or unless there is an "approved" version for your particular denomination of Christianity (such as Catholic and so on).
2006-09-20 06:15:06 · answer #8 · answered by Sincere Questioner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, while I agree that different denominations all interpret the Christian faith differently, the silliest part is that they all, theoretically, believe the same thing. Christ Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth as a human, lived a sinless life, died for our sins and was raised on the 3rd day and by grace, we can accept Jesus' report card in place of ours when time comes to present it. That's IT. That is the defining dogma of Christianity. Whether we believe the Pope is Christ incarnate or that we should eat fish on Friday or say Hail Marys or attend on Saturday vs Sunday is not the hottest topic in the religion. I wish Christians would stop fussing amongst themselves...makes them look childish.
2006-09-20 06:13:42 · answer #9 · answered by Arlene06 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
being catholic you do not have to eat fish on friday - during Lent yes, you're also taught to fast, during lent.
they do not worship Mary or pray to idols.
the pope is infalliable in matters of faith - which is done through various councils and such. the dude can't just say - monday is really wednesday and we believe him -- sheesh.
i have the "Rcc" bible and a KJV - i use them both as there isn't much difference.
i live in the south surrounded by a variety of parishes - they all have completey different teachings & versions of the teachings. whereas you can walk into any Rcc for mass and they will ALL be using the same readings & Gospel.
i prefer going to bible study with a group of people who've had years andyears to study, learn and grown in the Spirit of scripture versus a "one man band" who uses only his or her personal experiences for scripture.
2006-09-20 06:10:39 · answer #10 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What a stupid question,of course Catholism is part of Christianity,what do you think they base their religion on,the Koran?It's simply a matter of how different branches of Christianity interpret the Bible.
2006-09-20 06:12:52 · answer #11 · answered by michael k 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋