what is the difference btwn catholic and christian?to us you are the same.?

Question

whats up with the dis?are you not all followers of christ?

i have heard many times on this forum that catholics are not christian.i want to know why they believe that.

esther has proved my point

and so has adyghe.you have shown that there are differences.my ignorance?

Answer 1

christian has a bunch of categories under it doesn't just represnt just one group of peole....there's alot of differences between them, Christian means that you're accepting Christ as our savior, but notice that catholics and just regular other christians are very different in the way they serve God...i'm a christian but i don't agree with what the catholics parctice because mostly everthing they do goes against the bible like gay marriges,worshing status and praying with a cross when in the bible God forbids all of those and trust me there's a whole lot more...and the whole pope thing and the priests rapping young boys...i find all of that disturbing but i'm a christian not catholic.

Answer 2

At the root, catholic and christian (protestant) are the same.
We believe at the same God, we believe that Jesus is the son of God who came to earth, die on the cross, and rise from the death.
That's the root statement for all of them who say that he/she is a christian.
At the same time, yes there are many difference.
Catholic have many rituals and traditions which have been practiced for many years. Is it biblical? maybe there are some not biblical, but to make it as a practice in the Catholic it need a long process. We also give many tolerance for other pagant traditions, so instead of forbid people of doing something, we adopt that traditions so we can be more relevant to them. Beside of that Catholic have one big hierarchy of the leader, starting from the pope at Vatican, until the pastor at the chuch.
While at Protestant, we don't have many traditions like in Catholic. We are using more "free" rituals, i mean, we don't have a rules saying at that part all the people have to bow, at that part you have to stand up, etc. At protestant, we have many denominations, and all have them have different doctrine, just as an example, all who work for the church will be paid and the other says the opposite. Or for the song, it must be 3 fast songs and 1 slow songs, while the others says just play any songs.
My point is, yes we have many difference, but also remember we are as a part of the body of Christ, where Christ is the head. If we want to debate about the difference it will only hurt ourself, and it will be neverending. The good thing to do is put aside our difference and work together as a whole body of Christ.

Answer 3

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 many 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 4

Did you mean Catholic and Protestant?

Here is why. Catholics highly value tradition and the teachings of the Church. Protestants believe that no person has authority, only the Word of God.

Therefore, if the Pope says something that a Protestant doesn't agree with, for example, then the Protestant will say that it's not Biblical.

When a Protestants encounters someone that they believe is in error, they will sometimes say that they aren't "Christian." I personally don't think this is very nice.

Why can't we all get along?

Answer 5

you need to identify the what sect of christianity you want to compare to catholics first.
its like saying whats the differnece between shiite and muslim
its like saying whats the difference between a parrot and a bird.
get my drift?

whereas you might ask what is the difference between bornagain christians and catholics or 7th day adventists and catholics etc.
or sunnis and shiites
or a crow and a parrot.
christian is a base belief system that has been exagerated to its specific sects just like any other religeon
like any rock
or plant
or animal
there are details
people are quick to notice the devil in the details of others beliefs and vest only faith in thier own. this is the world of monotheism in a nutshell. nevermind what jesus would have you do.

Answer 6

Ummm, I believe many people relate many of the pagan rituals of old time catholism. However, a believer in Christ is a Christian. Accepting him as the son of God is what a Christian is. It does not mean catholics are not Christian.

Answer 7

Catholicism is still Christianity, that will not change. *like a square is always a rectanagle but a rectangle isnt necessarily a square* Catholicism is the beginning of Christianity however and holds on to the traditions that Jesus started, such as the Eucharist. Other denominations of Christianity began as people broke away from Catholicism.

Answer 8

You could say that Catholics, Protestants, Evangelicals, Orthodox, and Coptic all fall under the term "Christian." They all claim to be followers of Jesus Christ, but each has its differences, some of them significant.

Having said all that, I believe that, no matter what you call yourself, you're not truly a Christian unless you've followed the command of Jesus to be born again.

Answer 9

some differences are that in the catholic church we pray the rosary, worship Mary the mother of Jesus and the saints as well, these are things Christians do not. But its all the same God and we read from the same Bible. Hope this helps.

Answer 10

Catholics are Christians.