Why is it that if one asks, let's say a Lutheran, what his faith is, he will respond to you, " I'm christian." An evangelical will most likely do the same thing. However, I have noticed this with a lot of catholics. If one were to ask the same question to a catholic, he would respond, "I'm catholic." Catholics are christians too. Why are a lot of cathlocs so specific?
2006-12-27 18:56:50 · 10 answers · asked by Sapphire-by-the-sea 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is a good questions! I can't believe when you ask Roman Catholics, Methodists or Lutherans what faith they are and they respond with a denominational tag. Their religion or faith is Christianity, their denominational and theological affiliation is Lutheran, Baptist or Greek Orthodox. Now the use of the terms like "Catholic" and "Orthodox" don't give me the heart burn when people respond to this question. Catholic and Orthodox are adjectives that describe the Christian faith in the name of certain Churches. Kind of like Free Will describes the type of Baptist that you are.
To respond to the answer before mine:
Doug, if Catholicism was the only Christianity practiced from the 2nd to 16th century, your statement excludes the Eastern Orthodox Christians.
2006-12-28 03:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by Martin Chemnitz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word Catholic means Christian and a lot more. Therefore the word is true and more descriptive. It tells more of the story.
Many Catholics might even use the term Catholic Christian.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-28 23:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Catholics have been known as such since the early 2nd century.
And until the 15 th century there was no other form of Christianity existent on the planet.
Catholics also accept all that God has revealed for the purpose of our salvation, which most Protestants do not.
That's reason enough to be specific.
2006-12-28 04:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics are by no means the only ones who do this. I've had lots of people answer that question with "I'm Baptist" or "I'm Lutheran" and so on.
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2006-12-28 03:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
because Christianity originated from Catholicism and saying that they are Catholics only means one thing, they are Christians, so they might as well say they are Catholics, and supposedly they are already understood to be Christians. that's the reason why Catholics say they are Catholics instead of "we are Christians".
2006-12-28 03:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Many Catholics believe the Catholic Church to be the original "Christian" church (yeah, right), and this can unknowingly set a sense of unneeded pride within 'em.
2006-12-28 03:43:48 · answer #6 · answered by Ben Yehovah 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe in the Catholic Church and all its teachings
God Bless You
2006-12-28 03:09:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's a slight difference between the two.
I ask my mother, "Isn't papa a Christian too?" and she says "No, he's Catholic."
*shrugs* One of those things?
*atheist with Christian/Catholic parents*
2006-12-28 03:01:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Catholics dont want to be lumped in with Protestants becuse that religion was founded by a man who wanted permission to kill his wife. Would you want to be lumped into that group?
2006-12-28 03:02:04 · answer #9 · answered by Tim H 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pride in their religion, I guess.
2006-12-28 03:01:41 · answer #10 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋