What the difference between Catholics and other Christians???

Question

and why do the different sects of Christianity hate each other so much?

Don't they all believe in Jesus and that he taught to love all men?

If they have to hate someone, shouldn't they hate people from other religions not their own?

Isn't the Christian goal in life to "save" as many people as possible by accepting Jesus as their lord and slavior and if so why aren't they content with all the other sects of Christianity believing in Jesus?

Why is there so much hate in Christianity?

Answer 1

There are several very important differences between Catholics and Protestants. While there have been some attempts over the last several years to find common ground between the two groups, the fact is that the differences remain, and they are just as important today as they were at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Following is brief summary of some of the more important differences.



One of the first major differences between Catholicism and Protestantism is the issue of the sufficiency and authority of Scripture. Protestants believe that the Bible alone is the sole source of God’s special revelation to mankind, and as such it teaches us all that is necessary for our salvation from sin. Protestants view the Bible as the standard by which all Christian behavior must be measured. This belief is commonly referred to as “Sola Scriptura” and is one of the “Five Solas” (sola being Latin for “alone”) that came out of the Protestant Reformation as summaries of some of the important differences between Catholics and Protestants.



While there are many verses in the Bible that establish it’s authority and it’s sufficiency for all matters of faith and practice, one of the clearest is 2 Timothy 3:16 where we see that “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” Catholics on the other hand reject the doctrine of “Sola Scriptura” and do not believe that the Bible alone is sufficient. They believe that both the Bible and sacred Roman Catholic tradition are equally binding upon the Christian. Many Roman Catholics doctrines, such as purgatory, praying to the saints, worship or veneration of Mary, etc. have little or no basis at all in Scripture, but are based solely on Roman Catholic traditions. Essentially the Roman Catholic Church’s denial of “Sola Scriptura” and their insistence that both the Bible and their “Sacred Tradition” are equal in authority undermines the sufficiency, authority and completeness of the Bible. The view of Scripture is at the root of many of, if not all, the differences between Catholics and Protestants.



Another major but closely related difference between Catholicism and Protestantism is over the office and authority of the Pope. According to Catholicism the Pope is the “Vicar of Christ” (a vicar is a substitute), and takes the place of Jesus as the visible head of the Church. As such he has the ability to speak “ex cathedra” (with authority on matters of faith and practice), and when he does so his teachings are considered infallible and binding upon all Christians. On the other hand, Protestants believe that no human being is infallible, and that Christ alone is the head of the church. Catholics rely on apostolic succession as a way of trying to establishing the Pope’s authority. But Protestants believe that the church’s authority does not come from apostolic succession, but instead is derived from the Word of God. Spiritual power and authority does not rest in the hands of a mere man, but in the very Word of God recorded in Scripture. While Catholicism teaches that only the Catholic Church can properly and correctly interpret the Bible, Protestants believe that the Bible teaches that God sent the Holy Spirit to indwell all born again believers, enabling all believers to understand the message of the Bible.



This is clearly seen in passages such as John 14:16-17: “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.” (See also John 14:26 and 1 John 2:27). While Catholicism teaches that only the Roman Catholic Church has the authority and power to interpret the Bible, Protestantism acknowledges the biblical doctrine of the priesthood of all believers, and that individual Christians can trust the Holy Spirit for guidance in reading and interpreting the Bible for themselves.



A third major difference between Catholicism and Protestantism is how one is saved. Another of the “Five Solas” of the reformation was “Sola Fide” (faith alone), which affirms the biblical doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-10). However, according to Roman Catholicism, man cannot be saved by faith alone in Christ alone. They teach that the Christian must rely on faith plus “meritorious works” in order to be saved. Essential to the Roman Catholic doctrine of salvation are the Seven Sacraments, which are: baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, Penance, anointing of the sick, Holy Orders, and matrimony. Protestants believe that on the basis of faith in Christ alone, believers are justified by God as all their sins are paid for by Christ on the cross and His righteousness is imputed to them. Catholics on the other hand believe that Christ’s righteousness is imparted to the believer by “grace through faith,” but in itself is not sufficient to justify the believer. The believer must “supplement” the righteousness of Christ imparted to him with meritorious works.



Catholics and Protestants also disagree on what it means to be justified before God. To the Catholic, justification involves being made righteous and holy. They believe that faith in Christ is only the beginning of salvation, and that the individual must build upon that with good works because “man has to merit God’s grace of justification and eternal salvation.” Of course this view of justification contradicts the clear teaching of Scripture in passages such as Romans 4:1-12; Titus 3:3-7, as well as many others. On the other hand, Protestants distinguish between the one time act of justification (when we are declared righteous and holy by God based on our faith in Christ’s atonement on the cross), and sanctification (the ongoing process of being made righteous that continues throughout our lives on earth.) While Protestants recognize that works are important, they believe they are the result or fruit of salvation, but never the means to it. Catholics blend justification and sanctification together into one ongoing process, which leads to confusion about how one is saved.



A fourth major difference between Catholics and Protestants has to do with what happens after men die. While both believe that unbelievers will spend eternity in hell, there is significant and important differences as to what happens to believers. From their church traditions and their reliance of non-canonical books, the Catholics have developed the doctrine of purgatory. Purgatory, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, is a “place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God’s grace are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions.” On the other hand, Protestants believe that because we are justified by faith in Christ alone, and that Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us – when we die we will go straight to heaven to be in the presence of the Lord (Corinthians 5:6-10 and Philippians 1:23).

Answer 2

Question # 1 - One is Christian and the other is not.

Question # 2 - No Christian hates another Christian individual or group.

Question # 3 - Some so-called Christian groups that are not Christian at all believe in a Jesus that doesn't exist because they have created an image of Him that is contrary to the Bible. ( ie; the Mormon or JW Jesus ) The Mormons believe he is the "spirit brother" of Satan. JW's - Michael the archangel - Both fictional because they can't be proven..

Question #4 - Christians don't hate anyone. It is the habit of people in this generation to associate disagreeing on the important things scripture teaches with hating. They are not even close to the same things. We can disagree without hating the person we disagree with.

Question #5 - Real Christians do have the goal of reaching the lost before it is eternally too late for them. We however must of necessity be like David in the book of Psalms. He said, "Oh Lord how I love they law, BUT I hate every false way." NOTICE HE DID NOT SAY HE HATED OTHERS BUT HE DID HATE FALSE WAYS OR TEACHINGS. If you were to believe as Christians strongly believe that false teachings will send men into Hell and then the Lake of Fire and you have
a love for all men; doesn't it stand to reason that you would hate that which is destroying those you love?

Question # 6 - There is no hate in real Christianity! The Bible makes it abundantly clear to those who love the Lord that we are to love everyone including our enemies. Those who are obedient to the Lord follow this implicitly.

Answer 3

It would be a REALLY long post to go through all the differences between ALL the protestant denominations and the Catholic Church! There are some 33,000 or more of them...(Protestant denominations which keep splitting even from each other)

I went looking for the Church Jesus Founded --that I read about in the Bible and found in the early Christians writings. Hence I went from a protestant denomination to the Catholic Church. And I tell you it is wonderful! Praised be Jesus Christ!

Of course there is still much that unites us --best of all our Love for Jesus Christ!


By the way we worship only One God! (dispite what some said above)--see the Catechism to find out what we really believe.

Answer 4

I don't think that there is hate in Christianity , I do believe that people get confused on the way they understand other people's opinions, on what they read or are taught , the belief in God is always the same , People do not hate unless they are taught to belief that the way that they practise religion is better than the way others practise religion .

Since we were children we were taught right from wrong . To be a good person is what count not what church we belong to , at the end of the day if we have helped someone one way or another we have done a good deed ,and if we follow the path not only we have saved ourselves but we have saved another human being.

Answer 5

Catholics believe what Our Lord told them,they do not interfere with what was said.

Non catholic christians on the other hand are far more liberal,they have been accused in the past of "interpreting"things to suit their own human natures.

If people stuck with catholism we wouldnt have the 1001 DIY religions we have now and we wouldnt as a consequence be moving further away from the truth.

In short.
Catholics = hopes and dreams
protestants=ways and means.

Very important difference is the different views on human nature,catholics believe people are basically good and that if you are genuinely sorry then God will forgive you your sins.

Luther on the other hand believed mans nature to be inherently flawed and he maintained that because God made man that way man shouldnt have to apoligise for his actions,hence no confession

Answer 6

Catholicism and Christianity aren't the identical faith.Most men and women generally tend to believe and say that they're the identical.Catholicism isn't the department of Christianity.It is one more faith.There are Christians,Roman Catholics, Independents, protestants, Orthodox and Anglicans.These are the 6 leader/essential 'religions' that worship the Christian God or Jesus Christ or each.I have no idea so much approximately different religions I most effective recognize approximately Catholicism.So it isn't effortless to factor out the truly variations.

Answer 7

One of the major differences is that the Catholic religion is based around doing good things to earn your way into Heaven. The Bible specificaly speaks against this idea. "We are saved by grace, through faith, it's not of your works, so that no one can boast"

There is no hate in a true Christian, the problem is that there are so many people who claim to be Christians, who are really just hypocrites.

True Christian care for everyone. and one of the ways we are supposed to share our love, is to share this crucial truth with those who don't unerstand. Please read this. I do care about you and where you will spend Eternity.
Think about the Ten Commandments - Think of how much you've lied, stolen, lusted, hated, disobeyed your parents etc. Then understand that God will judge you by this standard when you die. If your found guilty on that day, God will send you to Hell. Then think of how kind God is that He sent Jesus Christ to take your punishment while dying on the cross. What you must do is Repent, which means to apologize to God and turn from your sinning ways, and put your complete Trust in Jesus Christ. Only through this can you be Forgiven, Saved, and Accepted into Heaven.

Answer 8

The principle difference between Catholicism and the rest of Christianity is that catholics believe that in the Mass, the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church also has 7 sacraments - Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick. Other Christians may have similar sacraments, but the understanding of the sacraments is different.

Yes, all Christians believe jesus taught to love all men. We should not hate anyone, even people of other religions.

The Christian goal is not to save as many people as possible, but to build the Kingdom of God in this life.

There is no hate in Christianity. There is hate in the hearts of some Christians who have been have let themselved be led astray by the evil one.

Answer 9

Catholics are Christians. Some Christians are Catholics, some are Protestant.

I hope that we don't hate each other. We disagree, but I think hate is a strong word. There are some very blind people who have latched on to one denomination or another and spread lies about Catholics in order to feel superior. But I think that has more to do with the individual then it does with that particular denomination.

Personality plays a big roll in how a person behaves, then when you tack on a certain belief, their personality traits appear to be part of that belief. But it's really not.

I am a convert to Catholicism. I was raised Methodist. I can tell you there are many people who love and follow Christ in both denominations...and there are those who do not.

Answer 10

"What separates us as believers in Christ is much less than what unites us." (Pope John XXIII)

Almost all important doctrine is completely agreed upon between Catholic Christians and other Christians.

Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):

By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.

There are many minor doctrine issues and some major cultural traditional differences which, I believe, do not matter that much.

A Catholic worships and follows Christ in the tradition of Catholicism which, among other things, recognizes that Christ made Peter the leader of His new Church and Pope Benedict XVI is Peter's direct successor.

Most Christians follow the teaching of Jesus Christ and love both their neighbors and their enemies.

The few so-called "Christians" who hate this group or that group or, even worse, say that God hates this group or that group do not understand basic Christianity.

With love in Christ.

Answer 11

There's not a lot of difference. Catholics follow the Pope. Other Christians are the results of the Protestant Revolution, in which they no longer wanted to follow the Pope. Being that each Protestant group differs from one another, your question is difficult to answer - there is no one answer. Catholics have similarities with one type of Protestantism but can differ from another.

And I don't know why there's so much hate in Christianity. If they would stop stabbing at each other so much, maybe we'd have a chance at real peace..