What is the difference between...............?

Question

What is the difference between christan and cathlic? What religon did most irish practice?

Answer 1

All christian or protestant sects branched off from Catholicism at some point in the past.

That is why they are called protestants. They were protesting something about the catholic belief system that they saw as wrong.

A lot of the Irish in the USA were catholics but not all.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 2

I grew up in the Catholic church in Australia and I'm descended from Irish ancestry.

Most Northern Irish are "tykes" - the affectionate name for Catholics.

The way I understand it is that Catholicism and Catholics believe that theirs is the first church - the one that Peter began (Jesus said something along the lines of "upon this rock I shall build my church"). As someone above said, the other Christian churches branched off at some point. This was after Henry the eighth decided to start the Church of England as a protest because he wanted to divorce (i think) his second wife, Anne Boleyn, but the Pope at the time said "no way, dude...it's wrong"> Good old Henry thumbed his nose at the Pope and said "right...i'm going it alone...who else wants to join me?" Most of the Poms said "yep! sure!"

Every other section of the Christian church in the west began from these roots. Not sure about the eastern ones like Greek Orthodox etc. I think they may have sprung from a difference to the Italian Catholic church...

Also, to the person who said that the Irish are Roman Catholics, they're not. the Irish are "Irish Catholics". The only "Roman" Catholics are those folk who live in Rome. As in if you live in the US and are a Catholic, then you're an American Catholic.

Love and Light,

Jarrah
btw. I left the Catholic Church after coming down off my first LSD trip when I was 21. I'm now a Buddhist. Much less guilt-ridden and anarchistic (as in it says that we should all Take Full Responsibility for ALL our actions, which invariably leads to happiness and peace) to my way of thinking.

Answer 3

Protestant Christians are the ones who do not believe the supremacy of Pope over all people as the direct representative of God where as the Roman Catholic do.
The R.C. also believe 13 extra books to the 66 books of the Bible where as the Protestants believe in only 66.
The R.C. believe in idol and worship of Saints the Protestants do not.
In the Northern Ireland there are R.C. majority where as South is dominated by the Protestants.

Answer 4

well christianity is simply the belief that christ is your savior, there is no real christian church per say (not that im aware of at least) Catholics practice catholism, which is the same beliefs, but with a lot of structure and ceremony (pope at the top followed by a hierarchy to the lowliest alter kid). Most irish are Roman Catholics

Answer 5

Almost every Irish person on the planet is Catholic. Christian is a word that means you believe in Jesus. That is, you believe that he was here and he shed his blood for all. Catholics are Christians. Being a Christian may not be cool to some of you...but it is completely cool to me. I love the Lord.

Answer 6

Catholics are Christians. The first followers of Christ (Peter, Paul. etc) were called Christians. After time men decided that they didn't want to follow the pope any longer because it didn't suit their own lifestyle (I guess Christ's teachings were too strict for them) so they broke away from the Church and formed their own. They still called themselves Christians, though, because they believed that Christ died and rose for their sins. The Church eventually called itself the Catholic Church because 'catholic' means 'universal', meaning that it is for everyone, that Christ died for everyone and this is THE church that Christ gave authority to Peter to start for everyone to follow.

Now there are over 2000 denominations to Christianity. Meaning that these churches believe that Christ is the Son of God and died for their sins. But many don't believe that Christ is also on the Trinity and that we are not just automatically saved by His dying. We still have to live a righteous life and have faith. Christ still is the final judge of our eternal life after our earthly death. Many Christians believe that they will do directly to Heaven after they die not matter what, as long as they believe in Him. This is not so. They no longer follow the pope either. The Catholic Church is the church that has the guidance of the Holy Spirit that Christ sent down to us. The pope is infallable when it comes to scripture teachings. The Catholic Church has the blessings from Christ to perform the 7 sacraments. The Catholic Church is the only church that still follows the original start of the first church by St. Peter, who Christ selected Himself ('you will be the rock on which I will build my church').

Many Christians will debate this with me but history proves this all. All the Irish that I know are practicing Catholics.

Answer 7

Primarily it's where we place our faith. Catholics practice a lot of religious 'stuff' like saying the hail mary prayer, lighting candles, praying to mary and saints that Christians do not. They believe one must keep certain 'sacraments' in order to be saved. They believe when one dies, they go to purgatory where there is a second chance to get into heaven and that the pope and other catholics can help pray you out of purgatory. Catholics believe that they still have to pay, in some way, for their sins and many will 'offer up' their pain to God as payment for their sins.

The Christian believes Christ paid it all. Our best efforts at appeasing God are dirty rags. It is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgement. Mary is just another sinner, however blessed she was to have given birth to Christ. Christ taught us to pray to God.

So I would say a catholic believe Christ allows them to do works that keep them saved and a Christian has faith in Christ alone.

Now there are some non-catholic groups that call themselves Christian who still add some work or another to their faith, but that's the exception.

Many Christians are unaware of the theological differences. Many catholics assume Christians are just wayward catholics.

Answer 8

Catholics have the pope, and you would have to ask specific denominations to hear the differences, like Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostal.....whatever.

Not all Irish are Christians, look at what they do in the name of the Lord........they are making a spectical of Christ. Well actually i've not heard of their antics lately.

Answer 9

Catholic is just a "flavour" or Christianity

As for Ireland, mainly Catholic in the south, a mix of Catholic and Protestant in the north.

Answer 10

Christian is an umbrella term for all those who believe that Jesus is their saviour
so Catholics are Christian ... they doctrine differs slightly that's all
and in Ireland north and south are divided by Catholic and Protestant Christians