what do catholics believe in?

Question

like how do christians and catholics differ?

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

First, Catholics ARE Christians. This "catholic and christian" label is incorrect. It is more properly referred to as Catholic and Protestant.

First, we are all Christian - catholic and Protestant. In general we believe the same things: the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, salvation in Him name, and the hope of eternal life. After that, it gets sticky.

Why? It's nearly impossible to go into any real detail about Protestantism because there are so many different denominations with so many different beliefs, yet each one claiming to have the "true" teachings of Christ. Endless confusion.

If someone wants to know what Catholics believe, it's very easy and very simple: pick up a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Everything the Church believes and teaches can be found there, with biblical references to back it up.

Hope this helps. God bless.

Answer 3

Catholics believe in one God (obviously).
Catholics believe that Jesus was Christ (they ARE christians)
The Eucharist (Communion) is the actual Body and Blood of Christ through the miracle of Transubstantiation
Abortion is abhorrent as well as the euthanasia of humans, and embryonic stem cell research
God is always ready to forgive sins
Not all religions are equal. If you believe that one religion is as good as another you may be falling into the sin of indifferentism
We believe that we may never know God completely
God is omnipotent and everlasting... He cannot be defined by time or size
God is all-knowing
Capital Punishment should not be the first and only option
Mary was the Virgin Mother of God (Jesus)
Mary was conceived without original sin
Jesus was both God and Man (hypostatic union)
They follow the Pope. He is the vicar of Christ and acts infallibly when talking about faith and morals.
Adoration and Worship is intended ONLY (ONLY ONLY ONLY) for God and God alone
Catholics do NOT worship Mary. They simply VENERATE HER.. (BIG DIFFERENCE)
It is asked of all Catholics to attend Holy Mass every Sunday and on all Holy Days of Obligation
Catholicism was the first form of Christianity
You are only considered married if you are married within the church
Legal divorce is not considered the end of a marriage in the church (you need to get an annulment)
Priests can not get married
many other things

Other Christians do not believe that Jesus was God and Man
They do not believe that Mary was conceived w/o original sin
They do not follow the Pope
*****Especially**** They do not belive that the Eucharist is the actual Body and Blood of Christ!!!!

Catholic Creed (Nicene):
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, light from light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son],
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen

Answer 4

Catholic and Christian have many different in each other. First of all Christian based their faith solely in the bible (which the doctrine of Jesus Christ was written) but the catholic is basing their doctrine mostly on the tradition of man and in their catechism which formulated by their early catholic leaders. Christian does not believe in the following: trinity, original sin, purgatory, limbo, praying to saints, praying the rosary, the holy week, that Christ born on the 25th of December, and too many to list.

Answer 5

catholics are christains. catholics dont believe that priests can get married, they have the pope as a leader, other christain ministers can get married and i think there are other differences in beliefs too. but all religions have some differences.

Answer 6

Catholics believe in Alcohol.. I'm Catholic and trust me when I say that you'll see a Catholic person drinking alcohol in front of a church before a baptism/wedding/anything.. Good people, but they're way hard on the alcohol.. but then again, not everyone's the same. I believe that if you believe in God, religion shouldn't really be an issue. Good luck. *hugz*

Answer 7

They believe in God.
But I'm not really sure how they differ from Christians.
=)

Karebear Out <33

Answer 8

They don't really. One difference is catholics tend to worship the Virgin Mary while other donominations don't do that. I'm catholic.

Answer 9

Well there are many sects of Christianity so there are a lot of differences. Pick a sect to compare it to and we'll talk.

Answer 10

The pope