what is the orgins of the religion?
what were the beliefs about sin and salvation?
what were that beliefs about the ultimate source of authority?
what were the rituals and worship?
what was the community life like?
these are the questions i need to know for both churches.
thank you! god bless you all!
2007-04-15 12:49:41 · 6 answers · asked by Strawberry 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-04-15 13:16:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous Lutheran 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't answer anything about Protestantism. I only know the basic information about them (and they're all different). But I can answer some for Catholicism. My whole family are Catholics but me.
Catholicism is the original Christian church. It was a branch from Judaism that took on a life of its own. Catholics believe in Jesus (yes they actually do). However, they also have several people that have been Sainted over time (such as Mother Teresa). They DO NOT worship the Saints or Mary, but they do pray to them in the hopes they kind of.... put in a good word for them with Jesus and the Christian god.
Sin and Salvation.... well Catholics believe that you can confess your sins to a Priest and can thus be foregiven by doing penance (usually in the form of prayer) as the Priest is viewed as a mouthpiece to the Christian god. Salvation can be had by doing good works as well as belief in Jesus.
The ultimate source of authority is the Vatican and the Pope who are the leaders of the church.
Too many rituals to name. All as ridiculous as the last. They believe you should go to church.
I'm not one to talk about the community life. I think its all crap and left it so long ago I don't really remember anything.
The Catholic church has undergone some very major upheavels in history. At one time, it even had TWO Popes that were... competing with one another.
You should really study up on it. No other religion, and followers, in history has had such a major impact on the world.
Protestants don't like any of it. They broke off from the Catholic church about 500 years ago. As you can see, they can't even get along with each other, much less other religions. They fracture into new Denominations, from each other, very easily while the Catholic church has, for all intents and purposes, always remained the Catholic church. Though the Catholics are losing members, they are actually more stable than the Protestants in that they don't fracture into a different denomination at the drop of a hat.
2007-04-15 20:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the orgins of the religion?
Catholic- founded by Jesus Christ and the apostles at Pentecost.
Protestant- founded by those opposed to Christ's Church in the sixteenth century. Now is divided into some 30,000 separate sects.
what were the beliefs about sin and salvation?
Catholic- Sin separates us from
God for eternity.
Protestant- various beliefs based on the founder of their individual sects.
what were that beliefs about the ultimate source of authority?
Catholic- Jesus Christ
Protestants- The Bible and their various founders and leaders.
what were the rituals and worship?
Both Catholics and Protestants have too many rituals to list in the space provided but much of this information can be found at www.catholic.com.
what was the community life like?
Catholic- The New Testament is written by Catholics about Catholic life, faith and practice in the first century.
Protestants- they were not in existence until the sixteenth century.
God bless you also!
In Christ
2007-04-15 20:10:09 · answer #3 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the orgins of the religion?
Acts of the Apostles is the record of the church's origin. (both)
what were the beliefs about sin and salvation?
We are all sinners in need of salvation. (both)
what were that beliefs about the ultimate source of authority?
Protestants:Jesus Christ is God, and the ultimate source of authority for all aspects of life.
Catholics: The Pope and the Vatican are the ultimate authority on matters of faith.
what were the rituals and worship?
For Catholics, the rituals evolved into the celebration of daily mass.
For Protestants, regular reading of God's Word, regular prayer time, and regular church attendance are its hallmarks.
what was the community life like?
WIDE variety, but fellowship is in both..
2007-04-15 19:59:03 · answer #4 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is the orgins of the religion?
Catholic - oldest Christian group besides Orthidox (they split in half)
Protestant - started in 16th century
Beliefs about sin and salvation
Catholic - believe in Venial and Mortal sins - Venial can be forgiven - Mortal; you have to spend some time in Purgatory - saved by faith in Jesus AND their deeds (they believe you have to be baptised to go to heaven
Protestant - mainly all sins can be forgiven if you change your ways and repent - only faith can save you
Beliefs on Ultimate source of Authority
Catholic - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - Mary is a lot of times looked upon as equal to Jesus
Protestant - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Rituals and Worship
Catholic - MUST be baptised - MUST take communion every Sunday - must go to Confession (tell your sins to a Priest) - hymns are sang out of a book
Protestant - no set "musts" - mix of current day music (Christian Rock/Pop) and hymns
2007-04-15 20:21:48 · answer #5 · answered by Petina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be better off doing a google search on such a long question.
Many differences to be noted.
Jesus is Lord
2007-04-15 19:56:03 · answer #6 · answered by carpentershammerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋