what's the difference between catholic & baptist?

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

Baptist are a protestant sect, Catholics aren't.

Baptists don't approve of drinking alcohol, Catholics do.

Baptists believe in full immersion baptism, Catholics don't.

Catholics believe that the Pope can make divinely inspired rulings and his edicts tend to be followed by the entire Catholic church. Baptists have no such leadership.

Catholics believe in confession to a priest. Baptists don't.
Catholics have priests and monastics, Baptists only have preachers.

Catholics are less likely to say something idiotic than Baptists.

Answer 3

Real Presence in Eucharist - Lord's Table is a rememberance, or symbolic

Prayers to Saints passed on - no prayers to saints passed on

Baptists believe you are saved indeed - Catholics believe you don't know if your saved?

Mary was immaculately conceived - Baptists do not believe this

one has popes, other does not

one has Tradition, other does not have the same

...this is the major differences

Rad, yes Baptists will have a couple of drinks....i should know my whole family is Baptist. And Lutherans believe in Real Presence.

yes Baptists do dance...but usually not in church

Answer 4

Roman Catholicism is #1 in the major branch of Christianity



Christianity began in the 1st century AD as a Jewish sect, and shares many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament (see Judeo-Christian).

There is a diversity of doctrines and practices among groups calling themselves Christian. These groups are sometimes classified under denominations, though for theological reasons many groups reject this classification system.Christianity may be broadly represented as being divided into three main groupings:

1) Roman Catholicism: The Roman Catholic Church, the largest single body, includes the Latin Rite and totals more than 1 billion baptized members.

2) Eastern Christianity: Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches, the 100,000 member Assyrian Church of the East, and others with a combined membership of more than 300 million baptized members.

3) Protestantism: Groups such as Anglicans, Lutherans, Reformed/Presbyterians, Congregational/United Church of Christ, Evangelical, Charismatic, Baptists, Methodists, Nazarenes, Anabaptists, Seventh-day Adventists and Pentecostals. The oldest of these separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century Protestant Reformation, followed in many cases by further divisions.

Estimates of the total number of
Protestants are very uncertain, partly because of the difficulty in determining which denominations should be placed in this category, but it seems to be unquestionable that Protestantism is the second major branch of Christianity (after Roman Catholicism) in number of followers.

Answer 5

Baptist are not allowed to dance and Catholics are!

Answer 6

They are both Christian, but the baptists are simply another denomination of the protestant group, like lutherans, penecostals, mormons, etc. They do not believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, which is against scripture.

Answer 7

Those Baptist Women can fry chicken like no one else, it's awesome, if You've never been to one of their church dinners!

Answer 8

Catholicism is the church Our Lord Himself started ,therefore its something no man can undo.

All other christian faiths on the other hand,while possibly well intended are at the end of the day DIY efforts.

Answer 9

Don't see any they both believe in heaven and hell and eternal torment and the earth will burn up. Seens pretty bleak to me.
They all believe in bringing pagan customs into religon.
Such as Easter rabbits and fake men who give gifts.
Crosses and every other pagan idea.

Answer 10

One is true the other is not but I love and respect their love for Gods Word