What are the primary differences between catholic and luthern.and what are the differences.Origin of lutherns?

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.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Here are four biggies:

1) Lutherans have no Bishops and no Apostolic Succession.

2) Lutherans put Scripture above everything (Sola Scriptura) - Catholics value Holy Tradition as well.

3) Lutherans believe in only the Dominical Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion - Roman Catholics believe in all Seven.

4) Lutherans believe that Christ is present in the Eucharist by "consubstantiation" - Roman Catholics believe in "transubstantiation"

Answer 3

Protestants being thus impious enough to make liars of Jesus Christ, of the Holy Ghost, and of the Apostles, need we wonder if they continually slander Catholics, telling and believing worse absurdities about them than the heathens did? What is more absurd than to preach that Catholics worship stocks and stones for gods; set up pictures of Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and other saints, to pray to them, and put their confidence in them; that they adore a god of bread and wine; that their sins are forgiven by the priest, without repentance and amendment of life; that the pope or any other person can give leave to commit sin, or that for a sum of money the forgiveness of sins can be obtained ? To these and similar absurdities and slanders, we simply answer: "Cursed is he who believes in such absurdities and falsehoods, with which Protestants impiously charge the children of the Catholic Church. All those grievous transgressions are another source of their reprobation."

"But what faith can we learn from these false teachers when, in consequence of separating from the Church, they have no rule of faith? ... How often Calvin changed his opinions! And, during his life, Luther was constantly contradicting himself: on the single article of the Eucharist, he fell into thirty-three contradictions! A single contradiction is enough to show that they did not have the Spirit of God. "He cannot deny Himself" (II Timothy 2:13). In a word, take away the authority of the Church, and neither Divine Revelation nor natural reason itself is of any use, for each of them may be interpreted by every individual according to his own caprice ... Do they not see that from this accursed liberty of conscience has arisen the immense variety of heretical and atheistic sects? ... I repeat: if you take away obedience to the Church, there is no error which will not be embraced.

Source(s):
Against the Reformers
Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible online

Additional Reading

St Alphonsus Mary De Liguori (1696-1787)
Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Answer 4

There's really not much difference.

Lutherans are a part of what today is called Protestants! That is to say- they are a part of those who in PROTEST removed themselves from the Catholic church membership.

But in reality, they still succumb to the power, teaching and doctrine of the catholic church.

The catholic church changed the TRUE Sabbath day of God from the seventh-day (Saturday) to the first day of the week (Sunday) and Protestantism follows!

The catholic church did away with God's Holy Days and instituted pagan holidays into the church such as Christmas and Easter and the protestant world follows!

The catholic church allows the eating of pork and other unclean meats and the protestant world follows!

Is it any wonder that this Church is known as the "Mother of Harlots"

Rev 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,
Rev 17:5 and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

So not much difference! The Catholic church is the mother of all of these protestant churches, INCLUDING Lutherans!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

They are a little similar, and a lot different. Lutheran would be more associated with the more conservative and sensible faction of Catholicism. Their origin is from martin Luther who was a Catholic priest.

Answer 7

Martin Luther

Answer 8

Catholic: in full communion with Successor of Peter (Jesus left Peter in charge; see John 21:15-17).
Lutheran: not in full communion with Successor of Peter.

Catholic: Apostolic Succession (Acts 1:15-26).
Lutheran: no Apostolic Succession.

Catholic: founded by Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Lutheran: founded by a man with mental problems:

"A 16th-century Augustinian monk named Luder for some reason left a very detailed diary. This is a man who grew up with an extremely brutal father, had a very anxious relationship with him, was very psychosomatic-illness-oriented... One day he was out walking in the field. There was a thunderstorm, and he got a panic attack, and vowed, 'If I'm allowed to survive this, I will become a monk and devote the rest of my life to God.' He survives, becomes a monk, and throws himself into this ritualism with a frenzy. This was an order of monks that was silent 20-some hours a day. Nonetheless, he had four hours worth of confessions to make every day: 'I didn't say this prayer as devoutly as I should have. My mind wandered when I was doing this, doing that.' The first time he ran a mass, he had to do it over and over because he got the details wrong. He would drive his Father Superior crazy with his hours and hours of confession every day: 'God is going to be angry at me for doing this, because I said this, and I didn't think this much, and I didn't do this the right way, and I...' until the Father Superior got exasperated with him and came up with a statement that is shockingly modern in its insight. He said, 'The problem isn't that God is angry with you. The problem is that you're angry with God.' The most telling detail about this monk was, he washed and washed and washed. As he put it in his diary: 'The more you wash, the dirtier you get.' Classic OCD. The reason why we know about this man Luder is because we know him by the Anglicized version of his name: Martin Luther." -- Robert Sapolsky, a professor of neurology at Stanford University

Answer 9

Catholics say the bible is too difficult for common people or the laity. Whereas Luther claimed it is God's word meant for everybody. Lutheran believes you are saved because of your faith in Christ. You don't work to go to heaven. It is a grace from God if you are accepted because of your faith. Catholics if you don't work or perform duties prescribed for followers, your salvation is not guaranteed. Follow Lutheran will make your following Christ much easier. But then, human nature is no work no pay or no salvation. It is too good to be believed that salvation is by faith of Jesus alone. That is the prime difference.

Answer 10

Martin Luther was a catholic priest who nailed a thesis on the Church Door - basically saying that he disagreed with the Clergy, the Pope, the whole Religion at that time.

He was against the 'selling' of forgiveness (one could buy forgiveness) . . and he also wanted the Bible printed for the masses to read for themselves.

There is so much more to this story . . .