Is there any difference between Roman Catholic and catholic?

Question

I am Protestant so I really dont know.

Sorry
I did not want to mean stupid... but this was bugging me... LOL
Thank you all

Answer 1

Sorry to give you a question for your question but don't you find it strange that if it were the truth that they want you to believe that it is, the answer to that very basic question is no where to be found in the Bible?
What do you think of that?
I think you aren't the only one with a reason to "protest" against the catholic church and that is exactly how protesting churches got their roots. Isn't that interesting? Protestants had at least enough brain-power and heart to know for themselves that the truth had to be found in the inspired word of God and not at the Vatican.
OK, to answer your question (since there are no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid answers...) whether it's Roman Catholic or catholic, there's no difference except for the different view points any of their parishioners will be inclined to offer as an answer to just about every aspect of their beliefs as to what constitutes the definition of a "good catholic", roman or otherwise.

Answer 2

Most Reform Churches use the term catholic. Roman Catholic is a form of Catholicism that follows the bible, Jesus, and the Vatican City. Catholic is a term meaning "universal". When people say: "I'm Catholic"... and they try to make it out like it's something other than being a Roman Catholic. Most likely it's some reform of Catholicism with a different price tag. Whether they follow the pope or not is another story.

Answer 3

Pastor Billy says: I can see you've been presented with some answers which only add to the confusion

answer Roman Catholic and Catholic and catholic are all the same.

Some Protestant groups pretend they are also Catholic or catholic but they are not as they have changed the original meaning of the word.

Contrary to what some posters will present universal is a poor representation of it's meaning. Catholic in English comes from the two Greek words cata and holos meaning according to the whole. As Roman Catholicism has never agreed to denominationalism it is the only Church which teaches Oneness in faith and doctrine hence "according to the whole"

Someone else has claimed the Byzantine Church is catholic but not Roman Catholic what he neglects to explain is that Byzantine Catholics are fully united to the Latin (Roman) Catholics of the west and Byzantine Catholics accept the Bishop of Rome, the Pope as the head of the Christian Church. These Eastern Christians are very similar in worship and practice to the Eastern Orthodox but are not in full communion with them.

Finally Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic are really not very good titles as both groups see themselves as fully Catholic(no little c catholics here) and fully Orthodox.

Anglicans are not catholic or Catholic neither are any other Protestant denomination even though they like to think so.

Answer 4

there was a time when the word "catholic" meant universal. Today it catholic and roman catholic are one in the same. It is an organization, not a church because a Church is where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached, the catholics teach a different gospel which is not the gospel (means good news) at all.

Sad but true! for those who will be offended by my answer, send me an email and don't be wimps who report me for abuse, all I did was share the truth which is the clear and honest answer to the question that has been asked. I get tired of people who don't agree, just reporting me, be real and send an email.

Answer 5

"Catholic" merely ability "all." All Christians are catholic, yet in basic terms some (properly, plenty) are Roman Catholic. There are numerous different church homes that use the be conscious "catholic" of their call, incluidng Ukrainian Catholic, Anglo-Catholic, or perhaps Lutheran Catholic. some are reminiscent of the RC church, some in communion with it, at a similar time as others are distinctive, and not in communion. The "Roman" in Roman Catholic ability you're under the Latin Church, of which the Bishop of Rome is the pinnacle. it is named Roman because of the fact the Pope is the Bishop of Rome, and the authority is focused in Rome. different church homes paintings incredibly in yet differently, and assorted have not got a correct authority determine because of the fact the RC's do.

Answer 6

The Catholic Church has consistently referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 AD, when the term appears in the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch

The term "Roman" Catholic is rather recent.

The new Anglican Church in England started using the term “Roman” in the 1500s as one of many ways of demeaning and demonizing Catholics.

Catholics accepted this late coming adjective without too much protest. Today “Catholic” and “Roman Catholic” are interchangeable terms. Both terms are even used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

The term “Roman” neither increases nor decreases the faith, hope and love of the Catholic Church.

With love in Christ.

Answer 7

When you see the word 'catholic' (not capitalized) in older writings, yes, it's simply used to mean 'universal.' That's where the Catholic Church's name came from. Before the split, it was the Christian Church available to everyone. Now we have Catholic and Protestant, but before Luther's time, there was only the catholic Christian Church.

If you see Catholic, (capitalized) yes, that generally means the same thing as Roman Catholic.

Answer 8

Roman is a type of Catholic, the most common in the Western world. There are Eastern rite Catholics who are equally in communion with the Pope. (Some Protestants, particularly Anglicans, like to call themselves "Catholic", but sorry folks, if you are not in communion with the Pope, you are not Catholic!)

http://www.ewtn.org/expert/answers/catholic_rites_and_churches.htm

Answer 9

Not really, at least in the common usage. The word "catholic" means "universal", that is, the Church was not just for one people as Judaism was, but for all people. It is Roman because that is where the Roman Catholic church is headquartered.
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Answer 10

Catholic spelled with a capital C means the Catholic Church, catholic spelled with a small c means universal