People I have a very important question.?

Question

What's the difference between christains and catholics.

Answer 1

Catholics are Christians. Christianity is a religion; Catholicism is a subset within that religion, as is Orthodoxy and the many, many, many splinter groups of Protestantism. The only reason this question keeps coming up--and it comes up a LOT--is because lately many Protestants have decided that they and they alone are the only ones worthy of the title "Christian". Given the span of time Catholics and Protestants have been around, I'd imagine that to most Catholics that would be like an upstart teenager declaring himself to be an adult and knowledgeable in all things to his parents... but that's merely speculation of course. Look at the internationally accepted definitions of the terms you're referring to.

Answer 2

All Catholics are Christian, by definition. Orthodox also means the same thing.
The terms mean the correct 'Apostolic' teaching which everyone believed from the beginning.
There is a third group, Protestants, which disagree with some few points of teaching, & don't accept the organization.
Then there are some independent Christians;
& a number of sects & cults which claim to be Christian, but bear little resemblance.

Answer 3

Catholics are christians and that should mean that there's no difference at all between them. In fact christian sects (non catholic) differ in aspects that we can consider small and not very important, such as the virginity of Christ's mother and the celibacy of priests. Well, there's more in common between them than otherwise, but people always find that the differences are abyssal no matter how small they are.

Answer 4

Well, Christians are Christ - followers who believe that Christ died for their sins. There are different denominations within the Christian religion, including Catholics. Catholics believe in saints and are very strict in their traditions. There is more to the Catholic religion that I do not know, but I have been to Catholic church. Instead of a sermon...it is very structured - and you say certain prayers.

Answer 5

That's not quite a correct question. It goes first by religion: Muslim, Jew, Christian, etc. Then Christianity divides into Catholic and Protestant. Then it divides into different denominations and sects from there. A Chrstian is a follower of Christ. A Catholic technically fits this bill whether or not you think they are going to heaven.

Answer 6

We as Christians, pray directly to Jesus. Catholics, if my understanding is correct, use Mary as an intermediary,,,but the Bible says only Jesus should be that...also, they call their priest, Father.....the Bible says, we only have one Father,,our heavenly Father...it says to call no man your Father.....in a spiritual sense....but God....We, don't believe in a purgatory,,a place where people go when they die, so you can pray for them....the Bible tells me that "to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord"...I can find no halfway house in the Bible.....these are just my pitiful way of trying to explain my understanding of the difference..I am sure Catholics will see it a different way...

Answer 7

There are many denominations, types of churches that would be classified "Christian," such as Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran and so on. But obviously there are members in each one who genuinely have a relationship with Christ, and those who don't.

So, the real issue isn't what church a person belongs to, but whether the person individually has Jesus Christ living inside of him or her...if they really have a personal relationship with God.

Answer 8

Catholics believe that...

when the host is blessed it actually turns into the body and blood of christ.

mary was also free of sin.

they do the sign of the cross.

they pray through saints and mary.

And, from what I've experienced, Catholics are a lot more laid back about a lot of things. They're less conservative.

Answer 9

Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholic. Compare Catholic to Protestant or Methodist. (There's more to the breakdown of the branches than that but that's the basis of it.)

Catholics follow the Pope, among other things.

Answer 10

Christian just means that they follow / believe in the teachings of Christ. Catholics are christian. There are many different Religions that include the life & teachings of Christ (Christianity)