CATHOLICS:Explain your religion?

Question

Im a christian i know we have our differences.Id just like to know them all.On my street there is a catholic church and then a baptist church next to it lol.

Answer 1

A summary of Catholic beliefs is contained in the Nicene Creed (from the year 325):

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

For a complete description of what Catholics believe, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

The primary difference between Catholicism and other branches of Christianity is that we don't believe in "Sola Scriptura," the way that most Protestant denominations do. Most Protestant churches claim that their doctrine is based purely on the Bible, rather than a combination of Scripture and tradition. They accuse us Catholics of relying on the "traditions of men" more than on the Bible.

The reality is that Protestant churches also rely heavily on tradition, but most don't admit it. For example, Lutheran and Episcopalian services are very close to the Mass from which they were taken, and much of their doctrine is also derived from their Catholic orgins. Some Protestant faiths make me think of spiritual cafeterias: "I'll have a little of that doctrine and some of those hymns, but that Virgin Mary and the Saints stuff -- forget it!"

Catholicism freely admits that we have sacred traditions which have been passed down from the earliest days of the Church and the Apostles to the present. These traditions have their basis in Scripture, or else they would have been discarded long ago.

What we do have in common is our belief that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and that no man comes to the Father except through Him. The rest of what we believe can be summed up in the Apostles Creed.

Answer 3

Catholic is the grandmother of Baptist and they have more in common than not. Look up a Catholic Apologetics site and buy yourself the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Answer 4

This is our creed, showing what we believe:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Amen.

Here’s a good website that explains Catholic beliefs: www.catholic.com and www.scripturecatholic.com.

God bless.

Answer 5

Can I just start my own religion? Does that still count? I think I'd like that. My main doctrine would be the golden rule, and everything else would be totally flexible. We'd have lots of religious holidays, celebrated with beer, football, and Mexican food. Anyone could join, and you'd never have to pay me any money. Just BYOB. Is that cool? If not, I guess I'd probably pick pantheism or Taoism or something.

Answer 6

What's to explain? The Catholic Church is the one true Christian Church founded by Jesus Christ for all mankind, and the only Christian Church that existed for more than 1,000 years after His death and Resurrection. The Catholic Church teaches the fullness of Christian truth, as it has done for 2,000 years, and will do until the end of time. Jesus promised that whatsoever the Catholic Church binds upon earth is bound in heaven. He guaranteed that the Holy Spirit would guide the Catholic Church into all truth. He never made such promises to any other church. We see the effects of those divine promises - 2,000 years of continuous, unchanging doctrinal truth. We also see the effects of the absence of those promises, in the doctrinal chaos of manmade denominational religion. Jesus Christ never authorized the founding of any other churches in His name. In fact, He warned against the effects of doing so. His stated will was and still is "that they all may be one". The founding of manmade denominational churches is a direct violation of His will, and the effects of that are obvious and sad - thousands of denominations, all claiming to teach the truth, but all conflicting with one another, which demonstrates that they are in fact teaching untruth. Truth cannot conflict with truth. Jesus said the truth would set us free. That's why He gave us one means of knowing the truth with certainty - a Church which teaches the truth completely and infallibly. Which is why the Holy Bible tells us that this one Church founded by Christ is "the pillar and foundation of truth".

Answer 7

locate a catechism of the catholic search,using your search engine you should find one for free on line.aslo try www.askmeaboutgod.org

these other sites will help you out

www.scripturecatholic.com
www.fisheaters.com
www.catholiceducation.org
www.newadvent.org
www.salvationhistory.com
these should help you out, it is hard to condense 2000 years of the catholic faith into such a short space. the basics can be found in the apostles creed and the nicene creed,easily found in your search engine.

Answer 8

Nothing is wrong with that!! We do not have a problem with other Chrurches standing next to a Catholic Church, we love to be with people they are all our brothers and sisters in one GOD the Father of all.

We love all even you.

GOD bless you and peace be with you.

You want to know all? I can share answeres among your many questions.

Please ask?

Answer 9

most palpable are: they have icons of saints and virgins ( all kinds of types, there seem to be like 2000 personifications of the virgin), they have confession (dont know if that s unique), priests dont get married, women are second class citizens as far as officiating as priests, (as in other religions as well), condoms are not permitted, nor pill, etc, the dogmas are of less importance. i think the differences are more of an outward nature.

Answer 10

That's a big questions with long answers.
Research it! Its a beautiful and misunderstood denomination of Christianity. It has a long and interesting history as well. Their Christmas masses are beautiful. I still like to go and I'm Pagan. :)