Catholics vs protestants?

Question

I prefer the catholics to the protestants. All the cathlics i have met are nice people and the protestants are im not going to say it to horrible basiclly. I like cathlics more them protestants. Im not a catholic and im not interested in converting. But i do think your doctrine makes more sense then the protesant one.

I'm not saying that all cathlics are nice just the one i met. Read the queastion properly and also all christians woreship jesus so they kind of woreship people too.

Answer 1

The Catholic Church as been around since Christ founded her 2,000 years ago. She has preserved, taught, and protected His teachings from the beginning.

Most Christians - catholic and protestant - have the same basic beliefs: that Jesus is our Lord and Savior, in His life, death and resurrection, repentance and forgiveness of sins, and the hope of eternal life. After this, it's difficult to explain.

Protestantism is a break from the Catholic Church around the year 1500, and includes all non-Catholic Christian churches.

When one tries to understand what Protestants teach, they soon discover that there are as many different beliefs as there are protestants. The reason is that Protestantism fractures every time there is a difference of opinion about belief. This is why we have over 54,000 different protestant denominations. When faced with this daunting number, someone trying to find the true teachings of Christ would feel this is impossible. Ironically, while each denomination is different from the other, they each claim to have Christ's true teachings and each condemn the other. It's crazy.

For the fullness of Christ's teachings and to be part of the Church He originally set down, we must study and live our Catholic Christian faith. If our doctrine makes more sense, maybe you should take the time to explore it more. Maybe God is calling you to His Church?

God bless and take care.

Answer 2

yeah, I'd be confused too, if I was you. And when the others say "troll" I think what they really mean is "poe". There's nothing confusing about it. Catholics are taught that Jesus is the "Way the Truth and the Life". I heard this so many times growing up you would be proud. I'm surprised you didn't hear about it too when you were growing up "as a Catholic" And trust me, Catholics get emotional as well. It seems dry and hard at times, always about duty and doing what's right, but I'll tell you this right now what Catholics have that protestants DON'T have: and that's the Holy Eucharist. There is nothing more personal, once you realize what the words mean, and pay attention to them, than Jesus being received into your body every Sunday (and you can go there every day of the week if you want), and understanding that everything in His Life, His Spirit, His Way, is shared with you in this mystical experience that seems, on the surface, to be nothing at all....an experience so unappreciated and undervalued, that when you finally realize the great gift you have been given, you will fall flat on your face an weep with gratitude. That will end the confusion. The rosary is not the issue. Works is not an issue. What is important is Jesus, you and God. That is all. Protestants can't give you that. Emotion is not truth. Truth is truth. Here is truth: Protestants would not have a bible if Catholics had not preserved it. There were no protestants before the Reformation, there were heretics. (wrong doctrine) There are no recorded miracles in the protestant churches. The Catholic church thoroughly investigates every claim and records it. Before the reformation and even for a long while afterwards ALL CHRISTIANS believed in the Immaculate and sinless nature of the Blessed Virgin. And the devil is the Lord of Confusion.

Answer 3

I used to be a Protestant and converted to Catholic. There were things I liked about both groups:

Protestant churches have better youth programs, better singles groups, better fellowship in general. Protestants sing better. Protestants can pray better, and know their Bible better.

Catholics know more about history, symbolism, and ceremonies. They see all Catholics throughout the world as a sort of extended family. Their doctrines go back to the apostles, and they can trace their pope back to Peter. Catholics were the first Christians and they can prove it by researching the ancient Christian authors.

Catholics are more inclusive than Protestants. They will not try to change you. I became a Catholic because I found that all the Protestant beliefs - - the Bible is the sole authority, once-saved-always-saved, all you have to do is accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you don't need "priests" etc... these beliefs all started in the 16th century and cannot be traced back to the apostles. The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus and the apostles.

Answer 4

I am a Catholic. Glad as I am for your appreciation, I'd like to say being judgmental toward other denominations is by no means beneficial. Striving for Christian unity is a basic commandment. Because Jesus prayed, before His passion "That they may be one"(John 17,22).His wish is our command! And elsewhere Jresus, says: "amongst you there is but one teacher, Christ, and you are all brothers" (Mt. 23,8).Therefore we should rather look to that which unites us, as is the Church's teaching. The communities issued from the Reformation should be commended for their reverence to the Word of God, and for their sincere pursuit of moral rectitude. I only wish some Protestant fundamentalist would understand that these are times when Christianity as a whole is challenged and bigger issues are at stake;therefore the energies spent in attacking each other would be far better used in defending fundamental values together. God bless us all!

Answer 5

I'm in the exact opposite situation. I grew up around a lot of Catholics and found them to be rude and snobby. I have since met some that are very nice; in fact several of my friends are Catholics. So, I think you are generalizing. I know nice Protestants and rude ones as well. It depends upon the individual, not the religion.

Answer 6

Catholics and Protestants are both Christian and you can't say all Catholics are nice people and Protestants aren't. Catholics are trying to make the last Pope a Saint and it takes two miracles. Ironically a nun comes forward last week and said the Pope cured her Parkinson's. She never mentioned it when he did it! I found Catholicism to be too earthly oriented because it worships people instead of God.

Answer 7

Is this really a question?

I suppose if I were forced to choose (although I can't see why I would be), I'd prefer modern-day Catholics to modern-day Protestants. The reasons have more to do with art and music than religion.

Answer 8

I have met both of them and fortunately both of them are my gud friends too.And I don't think a religion plays any influence on the personality of a person.If u saw a person nice or mean doesnot make his group like him too.In the end I wud say that I think both of the groups r correct in their own point of views.

Answer 9

I don’t mind the average Catholic myself. What I like about them is they don’t take it all too seriously. My line of work happens to involve lots of Catholics (and no I don’t work in a church forget about it), and they usually rock. Protestants on the other hand are too serious and I can’t stand the JesusFreaks they’re so annoying. The most ridiculous ones are those that faint when you touch them on the head (they are lunatics for sure, completely insane). Now what I like about Catholic doctrine is that they are above dogmas. Sure they have a bible (they invented the NT after all), but they don’t worship it. And I love their churches, they’re beautiful works of art. Well they used to burn my brothers & sisters alive, true, but they have changed! Go catholics.

Answer 10

It sounds like you're basing religious doctrine on who you like and who you don't. God isn't interested in that, and my personal experience is exactly the opposite of yours. The Reformation occurred because of the adulteration of the Word of God by the Catholic Church. Most Catholics don't even understand their history, and if you'd actually take a look at both faiths I think you'd find Catholicism doesn't really follow scripture.