christian/ catholic?

Question

just what is a chrisian/ catholic
i allways thought i was church of england but i believe i could be a christian / catholic

Answer 1

Wow, joehorse, some of these answers are frighteningly incorrect and misleading. I used to be Church of England (also called Anglican) and converted to being Catholic, and I'll cite Wiki so you know you can believe me.

First the good news: both Anglicans and Catholics are Christians, and they are actually both fairly similar, since the history is that King Henry VIII of England (initially a Catholic along with much of England) decided he did not want to take orders from Catholic Popes any more. So he declared the beginning of the Church of England, with minimal initial differences in doctrines other than destroying the line of authority from the Catholic Pope. As compared with most Protestant religions (e.g. Baptists and Evangelicals), both are doctrinally fairly conservative, meaning they believe in not the literal word of the Bible, but its intent plus the traditions believed handed down from Jesus and his disciple Peter, who was the first Pope. These include Sacraments and such.

Frankly, you would be hard pressed to find the differences in the ceremonies of these two modern churches, and most Sacraments of one are still honored by the other after a minor rite of initiation to switch between the two.

Now the better news: to find out which you were baptised into, just find out what church you were baptised in, then look it up online. Most say what they are right there in the name. Or you can ask your parents, godparents (both churches have those) or a local office of either church. They can help you do some basic research. If all else fails, you can go through a fairly simple process to be baptised anew into either church and continue your spiritual journey from there.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I take it then that you are, what they call a "nominal" member of the Church of England, by law Established. The Church of England is an extremely broad church. Historically it claims to be the Catholic Church in England, with unbroken Apostolic succession (though this is only a claim). The High Church is almost identical in liturgy and dogma as the Roman Catholic Church, though Anglicans do not generally regard the Pope with having any authority over them.

Answer 3

The word catholic means universal, Catholics and Church of England are both Christian denominations of the Christian Church. Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church because the Pope would and could not grant him a divorce from his first wife as she was still alive. this was in order to marry Ann Boleyn.

Answer 4

some Christians do no longer evaluate Roman Catholics to be real Christians, and those are generally protestants. yet relatively, Roman Catholics are Christian yet no longer all Christians are Catholic. Roman Catholics are lead with tips from the Pope in Rome. Protestants do no longer understand the Pope's authority and are prepared into 1000's of diverse denominations. The jap Orthodox(Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox) additionally do no longer understand the Pope, in spite of the undeniable fact that their teachings and ceremonies are very equivalent to the Roman Catholics. The Eucharist is meant to be Jesus's physique and Blood, that's a Holy Sacrament, a significant area of Catholic church ceremony. i've got not got faith in it. i will form of understand the belief yet i'm no longer Catholic or Christian. on no account be worried of asking questions of your priest or fellow parishioners.

Answer 5

"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.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

christian is a broad classification for all people who believe in jesus as the messiah. catholic, church of england, methodist, lutheran, etc are all denominations of christianity. all denominations other than catholic are under the classification of protestant.

determining your denomination depends on what you believe in. because i am only methodist and not a scholar of other sects, i don't want to go into detail on what others believe incase i were to offend someone.

go to different churches and find one you agree with the most. then talk to the pastor there about the values and ideas of that church. depending on what the values and ideas are, you may or may not still want to go to that church. finding the right church is CRUCIAL to maintaining your faith.

Answer 7

Catholics are the original Christians. History shows all other Christians have broken away from the Catholic Church (or broke away from a break-away).

Answer 8

I can't believe that you don't know what kind of a christian you are!!!!!!!

For those who say Catholicism is different from Christianity, I suggest you do MAJOR RESEARCH first. Of coarse that's not true. Catholicism is a branch - the largest, of Christianitry. It is the Oldest and most accurate.

Anglicanism is a branch of Christianity formed when Elizabeth I joined Protestantism and Catholicism.

Answer 9

If you were Baptized in the Church of England, you are most assuredly Catholic. Not Roman Catholic....but "Catholic" means "according to the whole" - "KATH" = "according to" - - "HOLOS" = "the whole".

Since the Creeds know of only One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, you are a member when you receive Baptism "for the remission of sins"

Answer 10

Ok . . .

A Christian and a Catholic aren't the same thing. Christians believe the Bible is God's inspired Word. Catholics believe the Pope is God's inspired Word.

This is why Catholic doctrine (teaching) differs on every central point.

Church of England is a break-away from the Catholic church, but is not Protestant. In other words, their church structure is very much like the Catholic church, but they have a different heirarchy.

If you want my advice, dump the whole thing and just believe what the Bible says and worship God as He prescribes.
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