whats the different between christian and catholic religion?

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

There are many denominations or "sects" of the Christian faith, Roman Catholicism is but one of them, all those who claim to be followers of Christ are Christians....probably the reason for your question is that you see, or have heard of a difference between the two. The most obvious problem is simply the interpretation of holy scripture. Each sect interprets scripture with some differences and is unwilling to compromise(who is, willing, by the way....to compromise what they believe ? ) Seldom is it heard that there are mysteries yet to be revealed, ......but would God reveal them to a closed minded and hard hearted people who believe they are Gods chosen few, ....and all others are wrong ?
Nationalism is a kind of arrogant and ignorant "Pride" in one's own nation ( I'm an American...or...I'm a Swede ), there is a similar type of "Pride" in the sects of Christianity, wherein the "correctness" of my faith lies with the sect that I'm part of, and I chose this sect. Are all these sects Gods Plan? If I were born into a catholic family, it's more likely that I might be a Catholic than a muslim: likewise if born in an islamic family, I'd more likely be of the islamic faith. Think about these things.........don't we all believe that the others are wrong, and if not, wouldn't we surely join with their ranks?
I think a good question for us all to consider is, ( assuming that we can each say to ourselves " my doctrine makes the most sense to me) why do others of a different sect feel as strongly as I do about the things that we believe? And if we traded places, could he convert me?

Answer 3

It is apparent that many of the Protestant answerers to this question do not know much, if anything, about the Catholic Church. I found the list of supposed errors and inventions from "Dr." Boettners book "Roman Catholicism" to be especially amusing/sad. That book has been shown to be of poor quality, to be badly researched, and a product of an uninformed bias against Catholicism. I believe that Beottner and the rest like him think that they are doing good, but they are simply wrong. Look into history, these doctrines were not "invented" at the times listed, and some of them (like priestly celibacy) are not even doctrines but rather practices or disciplines. It is helpful to know the difference.

Answer 4

There are a million.a million BILLION Catholics in the international, variety of a million/2 of all Christians are Catholic. even although, interior the hot Age Born returned dogma, Catholics are the Whores of Babylon and Satanists and a team of alternative rubbish that their deluded minds got here up with. all of them look to think of what they have discovered from Jack Chick tracts are the certainty, at a similar time as those issues are packed with lies and distortions. yet do not tell the non-denominational "Christians" that. it form of feels that simply by fact they are non-denominational, that all of them at once have a patent on the notice Christian and their Jesus can beat up the Catholic Jesus. Non-denominational Christians additionally refuse to settle for the divinity of Mary, even although a reliable element of Luke financial ruin a million exchange into committed to her divinity and the various Hail Mary comes from there.

Answer 5

I agree with Libh J, Catholic are christians its just another division. Though Catholics pray to Mary, which non catholic Christians don't do because we should only pray to God. It says in Exodus 20:4-5

4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God...

Answer 6

Nothing apart from the fact they go to a different building, at a different time, on different days, using different language at times. The point is they believe the SAME God Have the same salvation, and if we do his SAME will we will unite in heaven with those and all other Jesus fanatics, what's it all about?, it doesnt matter, we love, is all.

Answer 7

The differences are in the written doctrine of various denominations of Christians. Many of the members of those denominations believe the same basic teachings of the Bible.

Answer 8

"Catholic" is an interesting word. It comes from the Greek and means "universal." There are the Orthodox Catholic and the Roman Catholic denominations, which are both Christian.

Answer 9

when did the catholics stop praying to anyone other than Mary? I would love to know how this rumour started. as far as i know the catholics have one pray for Mary and i thought that was a kind of thank you for providing Jesus. anyway catholics are Christians

Answer 10

Catholics are the original Christian church.
Some Protestant groups try to claim that they aren't in some sort of point scoring exercise (Evangelical Baptists seem to be the usual suspects) but for outsiders Catholics are the archetypal Christians.