Do Christians and Catholics worship the same God?

Question

When I ask about Catholic opposition to the death penalty, the other Christians were adamant about their support for it and against Catholic teachings, why?

OK, I know Catholics are Christian, I didn't think I had to explain that. All I want to know is; If Catholics and Other Christians worship the same God, how is it possible to be so opposed on a monumental teaching as the death penalty. All respect and love, I appreciate your time and answers, but I am thinking these Other Christians are missing something or not being Christian.

Answer 1

"What separates us as believers in Christ is much less than what unites us." (Pope John XXIII)

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.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

+ Death Penalty +

Jesus, in John 8:1-11, spares a women guilty of adultery whom the Mosaic Law said should be stoned to death.

If the guilty person's identity and responsibility has been fully determined then non-lethal means to defend and protect the people's safety from the aggressor are more in keeping with the common good and the dignity of the human person.

The Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives.

However in today's modern society, the capability of rendering the offender incapable of doing harm - without definitively taking away from him the possibility of redeeming himself - the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity are very rare, if not practically non-existent.

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2267

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 2

You bet. There's a sad division between SOME Protestant churches and the Catholic Church, but we have 1.) the same Scriptures (with minor differences in inclusivity and translation); 2.) a common belief in a Creator God and his sacrificial, messianic son; 3.) a common belief in the endtimes, especially prophecies of the messianic son's return to the earth; 4.) a common belief in the salvific death and resurrection of Jesus. If I may say so myself, an educated Catholic wil be a bit more open minded about things - we don't read just one book, you know - so we can accept that people of other religions (or of no religion at all) can have the same salvation opportunity that we do. Some Christians don't ... but then, they're the kind that don't get along with anyone on earth, so of course they'd want an afterlife where they don't have to put up with anyone but themselves! (Frankly, an entire cosmos populated by rude bigots sounds more like hell than heaven to me, but hey ... to each, their closed minded brainwashed bible thumping own.) Oh, and before anyone brings it up - Catholics don't worship the Virgin Mary. If someone told you that, then they're wrong. And so are you.

Answer 3

Because there are organized religions who's congregation believes based on what they are told they are expected to believe. I am not trying to bash any particular religion, but its the truth. I was brought up Catholic, until I realized that they didn't even have a Bible up at the pulpit during mass, just the quarterly printed by the Catholic Church. Its a real good idea to listen to God, simply because man will foul you up every time.
A Christian, who is not involved with a church system per se, but who is disiplined in the true Word of God (the Bible teachings) knows that the Bible is very direct in the order of God being that if someone commits premeditated murder (not killing ie; self defense, or war combat, etc) then that person is to be executed and sent directly to the Father where he can be judged with the victims present.
So, basically what i am saying is that the stuff taught by many of the churches is not necessarily what is in the Word of God. It should be, of course, but unfortunately it is not.

Answer 4

No, amazingly they don't. Christians worship the God who's real name is Big Budda Butter Pants; that God lives in South Philly and is the God of Cosmic Economics, the most favorite thing a Christian loves next to the fairy tale about Jesus and Crucifixion and such!!!! The Catholic God is a God who's real name Sammy the Spiteful Smiter; that God is all about the pain; Hooo weee; don't be pissing that God off!!!!! The Christians want to keep their money for themselves and the Catholics want to build more solid gold Cathedrals with the Christians money; real bad; so there lay the problem. I hope this helps, oh if You need to cross reference this just read the Bibley according to Cosmic Economics!!!!!

Answer 5

Christians and Catholics worship the same God, only in different ways!

Answer 6

Catholics are Christians.

Many non-Catholics have a lot of misconceptions about Catholicism. That's just a fact of life.

Christians' views on the death penalty are quite varied. Some favor it, some oppose it, and some say it depends on the case.

Catholicism generally is against the death penalty, but does allow for the possibility that it may be necessary in some cases. Those cases, though, would be quite rare.

So Catholicism generally condemns capital punishment, but stops just short of condemning it across the board.

This is not the case with abortion, which in Catholicism is definitely condemned across the board.

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Answer 7

The Catholic church is a non-Christian cult that teaches dogma that contradicts the Word of God.

The Catholic church teaches Mary was sinless.

God's Word says..

Romans, chapter 3 verse 23

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;


The Catholic church is calling God a liar.

Answer 8

Catholics ARE Christians. But not all Christians are Catholics. Doesn't matter what religion you believe in we all have differing beliefs as to the death penality. Religion doesn't really have anything to do with it.

Answer 9

I am Christian and Catholics are Christians...However I am protistant but yes the God is the same and it is the same Christ and by the way I am not in favor of the death penalty.

Answer 10

NO, Catholics are not Christians because
1)they go to an earthly man for forgiveness
2)they re-crucify Jesus every mass (eucharist)
3)they pay homage to their saints (idol worship)
4)the Papacy changed the day of worship from the Sabbath(Saturday) to the pagans day of worship Sunday.
5)they believe that the Pope is Christ on earth
Plus add infinitum