What's the difference between the two, whenever I ask people, they can never tell me a good enough answer.
2007-04-12 13:52:06 · 9 answers · asked by Michelle I 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
"Irish" Catholics are "Roman" Catholics from Ireland.
Just as Italian Catholics are "Roman" Catholics from Italy
and American Catholics are "Roman" Catholics from America.
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.
To add a little more confusion, some apply the term “Roman Catholic Church” only to the Latin Rite Catholic Church, excluding the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches that are in full communion with the Pope, and are part of the same Church, under the Pope.
The term “Roman” neither increases nor decreases the faith, hope and love of the Catholic Church.
With love in Christ.
2007-04-12 19:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Roman Catholics are called that because they follow the Pope in Rome. Irish Catholics are Irishmen who are Roman Catholics. Orthodox or Eastern Catholics would be the opposite of Roman Catholics.
2007-04-12 14:00:16 · answer #2 · answered by Norman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay... it all started when the Church of England pulled away from the Catholic Church. The Irish were then cut off from the Vatican and the Irish Catholic was born. Now days... there really is no difference, both are under the rule of the Vatican.
2007-04-12 13:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by Aunt Bee 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as an "Irish Catholic Church." Your family is Roman Catholic who are of Irish nationality.
2016-05-18 22:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are from Rome and the others are from Ireland.
2007-04-12 13:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by redflite 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They both have faith in god.
Just traveling there,on different roads.
Thats about all i know.
I am not that religious
2007-04-12 13:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Moanika 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Irish drink more
2007-04-12 13:55:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Both are the same. Same beliefs.
2015-01-28 15:40:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is no difference.
2007-04-12 16:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by glasgow girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋