If there is a belief in the "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" couldn't that be considered polytheistic?
2007-01-20 18:02:02 · 17 answers · asked by eldeeder 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity in which the one true God is made up of three separate but equal persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, is shared by most Christian denominations including Roman and Orthodox Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals and Episcopalians.
All of these groups would state that they are monotheists.
Some non-trinitarian religions like Islam occasionally accuse Trinitarians of polytheism.
With love in Christ.
2007-01-21 12:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All Christians believe in the Father Son and Holy Spirit not just Catholics
God Bless You
2007-01-20 18:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Monotheistic. The Holy Trinity represents three parties in one divine being, thus Catholicism is monotheistic. If the three persons were considered by the religion as individual Gods, then it would be a polytheistic religion. But because the religion worships one God, it's unarguably monotheistic.
2007-01-20 18:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
for sure no longer...in accordance to Catholic preparation Catholic Christians are forbidden to worship all of us or some thing yet God. to do different sensible might want to be idolatry that's adverse to the preparation of the Decalogue. Mortal sin does excommunicate a Catholic Christian so the incontrovertible actuality that you're bearing pretend witness it is also forbidden contained in the Decalogue does excommunicate you. in case you've been really a Catholic you would possibly want to recognize tht what you declare are lies.God bless! In Christ Fr. Joseph
2016-12-02 20:13:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a hard one. It depends on how you define "is." I'm not joking.
See, the Christians believe in one God as three aspects. That's what they believe, and there's no reason to disbelieve what they say.
On the other hand, the aspects of the trinity are very clearly distinct from one another. The Holy Spirit is even referred to as female in some parts of the Bible. So technically this is polytheism.
2007-01-20 18:20:38 · answer #5 · answered by Huddy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monotheistic-- Catholics believe in one Holy Being, but with 3 parts of the whole, called the "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
However, it's all a matter of faith.
2007-01-20 18:10:08 · answer #6 · answered by just_the_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the three divine persons of the Holy Trinity share the very same uncreated godly "essence" and proceed from only ONE source, the Trinity is most certainly monotheistic.
2007-01-20 22:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three in one. They
are all God. As can be seen in John, Jesus said "I and my
father are one". One would mean monotheistic. I would
add that the Catholic Church does not have a monopoly on
God.
2007-01-20 18:09:10 · answer #8 · answered by Northwest Womps 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is one God. There are 3 aspects, but ONE essence. And it is the Christian Trinity, not just the Roman Catholics. Christianity is a monotheistic religion.
2007-01-20 18:04:49 · answer #9 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Monothestic.
Thats why people have such difficulty with it.
In Him with Him in unity with the Holy Spirit.
Saint Patrick used the shamrock(3 leaves but one leaf)to explain it in the 5th centuary.
a bit vague and i'm not saying this is the case but only saying that such a things comprehensible but if you think about it you can be 3 persons in one.
You are who you know you are,
you are what other people think you are
and your who God says you are.
Its down as a glorious mystery (i think)in the church.
2007-01-20 18:06:39 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋