what is the difference between catholic and christian?

Question

i've always wondered because i am catholic and my pastor told me that they are not the same because catholic was born the year 33rd its all i remember...do you know?

Answer 1

Christian is the follower of Christ it means the person who follow the doctrine of Christ is a Christian. The Catholic is not a Christian because there are not following the doctrine of Christ. You, yourself can prove it. read the bible and you will know that the catholic is not a christian community.

Answer 2

Catholics are certainly Christians. I think you mean the difference between Protestant and Roman Catholic? This varies because there are more flavors of Protestant than Baskin Robbins has flavors of ice cream, and each of them have distinctives, too many to list. What they do not have is a belief that the Bishop of Rome is anyone special or has any more authority than any other bishop, let alone authority to appoint all bishops. Also, offices like Priest, Monsignor, Arch-Bishop and Cardinal as well as Pope are not New Testament Biblical and most protestants except the Episcopalians (Church of England) don't recognize the offices. Protestants do not revere Mary or consider her a co-redemptrix with Jesus or in fact to have any role in the salvation process whatever, or anything else for that matter. They do not revere the saints Catholics revere and they generally reject ceremony of any kind before statues of religious figures as idolatry and a violation of the commandment against idols. They generally do not practice confession to a religious authority or penance and most (except Lutherans, Episcopalians ) think communion is just a rememberance, not a sacrament. In fact they consider baptism an ordinance, not a sacrament, do not consider marriage a sacrament, allow their ministers to marry, some accept divorce and remarriage, allow birth control, a few accept homosexuality and even ordain practicing homosexuals. Many ordain women. There's more, but that will get you started.

Answer 3

Why is this question asked so often?
The Roman Catholic Church did not exist until Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire. Before that, the center of Christianity was not Rome, and all bishops were equal. It was later that the Roman bishop tried to take control of all Christianity.
Non-Catholic Christians think it is wrong to have a pope and also it is wrong to have statues in chruches and to bow down in front of them. Baptism is for people who can freely choose to believe; not infants.

Answer 4

Catholic is a man-made religious sect. Christianity began in AD 33 with the first church that Jesus built himself, The Church of God. The Church of God was standing for truth, living right according to the word of God, The Holy Bible. Rome during that time was ruler over the world as far as government and religion. When the "Real" Christians came forth with the word of God, putting judgement on Catholicism for their man-made teachings (where you can sin and then repent to a man other than God himself). Then there was a lot of conflict. Christians live like Christ, he is our perfect example that we should follow. Real Christians want to obey God and live for him. Catholicism came to destroy Christianity for their rightful teachings but because they could not beat them they joined them in saying we are Christians too. But in name only, the catholics were not converted from their sinful ways and non-biblical teachings as were the real christians. Catholics had a profession without a possession. And still do today. Catholics serve man and have no biblical foundation. Christians serve the one true God which art in heaven, teaching and living by God's word, The King James version of the Holy Bible. That is the difference.

Answer 5

As a Catholic myself, I think when your pastor gave you the date of 33 A.D., he was most likely referring to the establishment of the first Papacy under Saint Peter. This was done almost immediately after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus (according to catholic tradition). As to the difference, while all Catholics are christians, not all christians are Catholics (it's kind of like all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares).

Anyway, there are certain traditions and rituals that are part of the Catholic religion that are not shared by other christian religions, such as the doctrine of trans-substantiation (communion host and wine physically transform into the body and blood of Christ), as well as the infallibility of the papacy (limited to matters of faith and morals). Intercession from the saints and the virgin Mary are also doctrines that are not generally shared by other christian religious traditions. As it was explained to me, why ask someone to ask God for help when you can ask God yourself?

All christians believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and came to Earth to die for our sins, the Catholics have a slightly different way of showing it.

Answer 6

Well, I think the primary difference is that Catholics do not see the need for salvation. They think you can confess your sins and pay for them, and then you will get to heaven. Unfortunately, this is totally wrong. The only way to get to heaven is through believing in Jesus Christ. He Himself said this in John 14:6- "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." If you are a Catholic who believes you can pay your way to heaven, I'm sorry, but the Bible clearly states that is not true.
Another thing is that Catholics pray to the virgin Mary. Nowhere in the Bible are we directed to worship the mother of Jesus- only God is worthy of our praise.
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Answer 7

First of all, I don't think you are catholic. If you were, you would call him a priest. Catholics don't have pastors. Secondly, he would tell you that they are the same thing. They have a belief that Christ is God's son, killed for ones sins. They also believe in God. Protestants and Catholics are the same thing - Christians.

Answer 8

I'm an atheist born into a Presbyterian family and so I'm more used to there stuff. Catholics were taught to be like another religion for some reason. Most likely because of it’s past that wasn’t so great. Like killing people that taught gravity or a heliocentric model of the solar system. All that corruption is what caused so many denominations.

Answer 9

I think everyone who believes in Jesus should be called Christian, no matter what "religion" he/she follows. However, there is a big difference between catholics and protestants and baptists and jehovah's witnesses and assembly of God followers... That's my ultimate doubt. Why so many differences if the Bible is the same, right?

Answer 10

All Catholics are Christian, but not all Christians are Catholic.

In the Christian realm there are also Methodists, Baptists, Lutheran's, Jehovah Witnesses, Episcopalians ... the list goes on and on.

All of us are Christians because we follow the path of Jesus Christ and believe He is the Son of God ... but other than that, we differ in theology.