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Question

as much as i know,there r 3 types of christians- orthodox,catholic and protestants..so,whats the difference between them?

Answer 1

You are basically correct.

For centuries, there was only one church. Then there was a fight over who got to be Pope -- the bishop of Rome or the Bishop of Constantinople. Okay, they found some insignificant detail in the creed to argue over to make it look legitimate, but really it was just a power struggle, which historians call the "Great Schism" resulting in two separate churches with essentially the same beliefs: Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox.

There are various rites of the Roman Catholic Church -- in the U.S. we have mostly the Latin rite, but there are also the Coptics, the Ruthenians, the Melakites, and some others. They all follow the Pope and that's what makes them Catholic, even though some of the little rules are different (in the Ruthenian and Melekite rites, priests are allowed to marry) and some traditions that have evolved over the centuries.

The orthodox do not follow the Pope, but rather, the various Archbishops, depending on where they are -- so you have the Greek orthodox, the Russian Orthodox, etc. Although some traditions have evolved differently over the many centuries that have passed, the beliefs are very much the same as the Catholics.

Then you have a long list of Protestants. The Protestant Reformation began in reaction to pervasive corruption in the Catholic church. Some, like the Lutherans and Anglicans, are still very similar to the Catholics both in doctrine and in practice -- you almost can't tell which church your in if you attend the service. Others are quite different, having given up many of the traditions. Some believe the Bible is a direct dictate of God, word for word, and others believe it must be interpreted in context.

So yes, there are three main types of Christians, but this describes three main groups, each with various sub-groups.

Answer 2

Christianity is actually a much more complex tree than that. In addition to the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and any number of Protestant sects, you have Druse, Copts, and numerous other offshoots that stemmed from the original but are not now properly styled as members of any of the three main divisions. As for Protestants, you have separate divisions established by Luther (Lutheran), Henry VIII (Episcopal), Wesley (Methodist), and numerous others. The differences are more in the methods of administration than in the particular beliefs and rituals, which have a fair amount of commonality.

Answer 3

The roman catholic have the pope as guide of their church.Their priest ca not marry

The orthodox have more oriental guides as main ruler. For Russian, the metropolite of Moscow. For the Greeks the metropolite of Athens. For Syrian catholics metropolite of Antioch's. The priests called popes can marry.

The protestant have more branches. They have certain number of differences between them.

Answer 4

There are more types of Christians than just 3 - here is a great chart which compares them:
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/denominations_beliefs.htm

Answer 5

catholic are not prodestant.
church of england, prodestant, and born again christians are the same. catholic totally different

Answer 6

The Catholic Church is the one true Christian Church.

Answer 7

you forgot Lutherans, Baptists, Amish, Episcopalians, Assyrian, Mormans, Jehova Witness, Presbyterian, Methodist...


thats all i can think of, basicly the differences is that they each hate each other in the name of God.