Roman Catholicism vs Protestinism?

Question

Hi. I was just wondering what the differences between these two religions were and when I say "differences" I mean differences in history, beliefs, ceremonies like marriage, funerals, myths, etc. Also, what are some common rituals that occur during a Protestant service opposed to a Catholic service?

Answer 1

I can only speak of what Catholics believe in. You will have to ask Protestants what they believe in.

Roman Catholicism is a Christian denomination. The name "Catholic Church" originated in 107 AD when Ignatius of Antioch used the phrase to describe Jesus' "Church.
Most of what Catholics believe can be found in the Nicene Creed. But there are other definite core beliefs that stand out for Catholics, e.g. the Trinity, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, Sacraments and more.
A core belief of the Catholic Church is the Blessed Trinity. The Trinity means one and the same God in three distinct Divine persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Ten Commandments:
The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, consist of ten moral commands which, according to the Hebrew Bible, were written by God and given to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of two stone tablets. The religions that follow the Ten Commandments are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They serve as a guideline on how to live our lives given by God. The Commandments give us structure.
Sacraments and Virtues:
A Sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace. There are seven Sacraments.
Virtues
The Cardinal Virtues are four character traits that people strive to reach in order to be moral. The Cardinal Virtues date back to Greek philosophers and are meant for anyone seeking a moral life. The theological virtues are specific to Christians as written by Paul in The New Testament.
The Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance and Justice
The Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Love

Sins:
Sin is anything we do that leads us away from God.
The Seven Capital Sins
·PRIDE ... Unrestrained appreciation of our own worth.
·GREED ... Immoderate desire for earthly goods.
·LUST ... Longing for impure pleasures.
·ANGER ...Inordinate desire for revenge.
·GLUTTONY ... Unrestrained use of food and drink.
·ENVY ... Sorrow over another's good fortune.
·SLOTH ... Laxity in keeping the Faith and the practice of virtue, due to the effort involved.
There are two types of sin: venial and mortal. Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, our sins are forgiven.
Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit is God, and the third Person of the Blessed Trinity. He is a Person that is filled with love, wisdom, and grace. He lives within us. He came down to us on Pentecost after Jesus ascended into Heaven.
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit:
Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, Fear of the Lord.
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit:
Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Long-suffering, Humility, Fidelity, Modesty, Continence, Chastity.
Works of Mercy:
The Works of Mercy, or Acts of Mercy, are actions and practices which the Catholic Church expects to be fulfilled by believers.
Spiritual Works of Mercy - These deal with needs of the spirit.
·To counsel the doubtful.
·To instruct the ignorant.
·To admonish the sinner.
·To comfort the sorrowful.
·To forgive all injuries.
·To bear wrongs patiently.
·To pray for the living and the dead
Corporal Works of Mercy - These deal with needs of the body.
·To feed the hungry.
·To give drink to the thirsty.
·To clothe the naked.
·To shelter the homeless.
·To visit the sick.
·To visit the imprisoned. To bury the dead.
Holy Days of Obligation:
Holy Days of Obligation are days when Catholics are obligated to attend Mass.
Holy Days of Obligation Include:
Every Sunday
The Octave of the Nativity: Mary, the Mother of God - January 1
Ascension Thursday - 40 days after Easter
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary -August 15
All Saints Day - November 1
The Immaculate Conception - December 8
Christmas Day - December 25
Laws of the Church:
·To assist at Mass on all Sundays and holy days of obligation.
·To fast and abstain on the days appointed.
·To confess our sins at least once a year.
·To receive Holy Communion during the Easter time.
·To contribute to the support of the Church.
·To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage.
Beatitudes:
The Beatitudes mean happiness in Latin. It's the name given to the well-known, definitive and beginning portion of the Sermon on the Mount of the Gospel of Matthew. Some are also recorded in the Gospel of Luke.
·Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
·Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
·Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
·Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
·Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
·Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
·Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
·Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 2

Well, I am Baptist and we believe that all believers are saints not just a few that have been approved by the church to sainthood.

We believe that we confess our sins to our Father in heaven, not some earthly being who is called father in the church.

We do not have fathers, or priests in our church, we call them pastors.
These pastors preach from a text in scripture, usually something that would be instructional to the believers.

We have communion, but not every week. Different Baptist churches have communion on different schedules. Some more frequent, and others less frequent. We have small disposable communion cups that we use so that no one has to sip from a cup after someone else has sipped from it.
Our communions are often on Sunday nights and not on Sunday mornings.

We have no robes for the pastor, only the choir. The pastor usually wears a business suit.

Our church has a large choir of about 100-125 members and a full symphony orchestra, a pipe organ and a couple of grand pianos as well.

We have a separate chapel for weddings, and it is a traditional wedding with the regular wedding vows unless the couple have written their own as I did for my second marriage. I survived one marriage and am now in another one.

We have a few funeral services in the church, but they are often done at the funeral home next to a cemetary where they will be buried.

We do not have myths in our church unless you subscribe to the theory that any belief in a God is a myth. Many on this forum do believe that. I certainly don't.

Some protestant churches recite the Apostles Creed, ours doesn't.

We have about twenty minutes of congregational singing of hymns, and one number by the choir only, before the sermon.

As to history, the Baptist churches were not involved in the Crusades.

grace2u

Answer 3

Roman Catholicism evolved as the early Christians began to acquire political power. It was not actually Christianity in its purest sense, although Catholics did try to follow Scriptures and to be Christians as Christ taught us to be.

Protestantism grew out of Catholicism during the Reformation and the political quarrels of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries. Some Protestants were groups that were trying to be closer to the early Christians and some were groups that obviously spun off from the Catholics.

So you will find some Protestant churches such as the Lutheran that are highly ritualized, as are the Catholics and you will find others that are much less formal.

Some non-Catholic churches consider themselves to be neither Protestant nor Catholic. The Eastern Orthodox is considered by most religious historians to be a form of Catholicisim.

Answer 4

Well there are a lot of differences. I am protestant, and I went to a Catholic church a couple of times just to see what I thought. Historically, Catholics, started the crusades. It was a huge black spot on Christianity. They killed many people just because they thaught they were not Christians or they were Jewish. They also believe in the saints and that the saints can do miracles, marriages no clue,funerals no clue either. They also have more books in the Bible. Very different from my church. We are a non-denominational church, we just believe the Bible we don't add any certain beliefs or rituals to anything. We are very open, no body gets excommunicated just because some couple got a divorce or anything. Our typical Sunday rituals go like... meet and greet, praise and worship, communion (every sunday),offering, The main message, praise and worship again, Then ending prayer. And thats it.

Some Catholics don't like Protestants for some reason, I was basically told by a Irish Catholic woman that because I was Protestant I wasn't taking communion every week and that I was going to hell for it. Needless to say I told her we my church takes communion every sunday, and that it was horrible to judge me. and recited John 3:16 and told her that it didn't just say catholics or people who pray to mary and the saints, but it said "who so every believed in him." She got quiet. It's sad that there can be conflicts between the two.

Answer 5

The Protestant Churches teach Scripture, with no traditions added to it.
The Bible teaches that Scripture alone is the supreme and infallible authority for the church and the individual believer. This is not to say that creeds and tradition are unimportant, but the Bible alone is our final authority. Creeds and tradition are man made.
Jesus said, "Scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35). He said "I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished" (Matthew 5:18). He said, "It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the law" (Luke 16:17).
Jesus used Scripture as the final court of appeal in every matter under dispute. He said to some Pharisees, "You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down" (Mark 7:13). To the Sadducee's He said, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God". (Mat 22:29). To the devil, Jesus consistently responded, "It is written..." (Mat 4:4-10). So following Jesus' lead, the Scriptures alone are our supreme and final authority.
The Protestants broke from the Catholic church because they did not agree with the traditions that were being held as the authority, rather than God's word the Bible.

The most crucial problem with the Roman Catholic Church is its belief that faith alone in Christ is not sufficient for salvation. The Bible clearly and consistently states that receiving Jesus Christ as Savior, by grace through faith, grants salvation (John 1:12; 3:16,18,36; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10,13; Ephesians 2:8-9). The Roman Catholic Church rejects this. The official position of the Roman Catholic Church is that a person must believe in Jesus Christ AND be baptized AND receive the Eucharist along with the other sacraments AND obey the decrees of the Roman Catholic Church AND perform meritorious works AND not die with any mortal sins AND etc., etc., etc. Catholic divergence from the Bible on this most crucial of issues, salvation, means that yes, Catholicism is a false religion. If a person believes what the Catholic Church officially teaches, he/she will not be saved. Any claim that works or rituals must be added to faith in order for salvation to be achieved is a claim that Jesus’ death was not sufficient to fully purchase our salvation.

Answer 6

This really would take a lot more to answer than on the R & S. I know Protestants vary a lot in worship style and have difference in some beliefs.
Catholics share a lot of the beliefs Catholics have.

Answer 7

i'm Catholic yet went to a Lutheran grammar college so I have been given a powerful style of the two religions. they are greater comparable than maximum Catholics will admit. the main variations I observed have been that the Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary and have her statues around ---the Lutherans do no longer. The Catholics additionally pray to the Saints and have their statues around---the Lutherans do no longer. The Catholic monks can not marry---the Lutherans can. The Catholics partake in the Communion ritual weekly---the Lutherans do no longer. The Lutherans additionally ok delivery administration and that i beleive you may get married in the Lutheran Church after divorce---the Catholics can not. I additionally felt greater doom and gloom and guilt from the Catholic church.

Answer 8

Protestants are nothing more than a bunch of holy roller fanatical wannabe Christians, but cannot because they are not catholic.

Answer 9

For this answer, you will have to do a search for Catholic teachings and traditions, followed by a study of Martin Luther and his door posting.


blessings :)

Answer 10

Rule Number One on R&S - "we will NOT do your homework for you!"

Rule Number Two: "see Rule Number One"