Can catholics and protestants ever get along in cross denominational services.?

Question

Do you think people can just accept that there is a mutual faith in christ and the rest is just details that may not be relevant to salvation.

Answer 1

Of course, it is a requirement. Because when JESUS returns you'll do what JESUS wants. Why not get a step up on that and start doing what JESUS wants now? Or will many not do what JESUS wants when JESUS returns. Let's face it, GOD's people didn't do what JESUS wanted when JESUS came to them. And though JESUS taught them, they rejected some of HIS teachings, they still reject these teachings, and do not obey every jot and tittle of the law. And then when they didn't like some of the things he taught they accused him of sin and blasphemy and killed GOD . .. choosing a murderer in HIS stead to be released . .. poor guy . .. a humble servant of THE ALMIGHTY FATHER . .. who chose of HIS own free will to die the death that we might LIVE . .. do what GOD wants . ..

LOVE your neighbor as yourself.
Amen.

:editorial response: You'd better start getting used to some ideas, that these teachings of the Catholic Church are TRUE. As you will soon discover. and when JESUS returns will you tell JESUS what is TRUE and what is not. Who's make the rules around here anyway. JESUS IS GOD.

:editorial response: JESUS is the CHIEF CORNERSTONE in the TEMPLE which JESUS built. The Saints make up that TEMPLE as SPIRITUAL STONES. How can you leave out the Saints who the CHURCH TRIUMPHANT in HEAVEN and make up the BODY OF CHRIST IN HEAVEN. How can you leave out THE MOTHER OF ALL THE LIVING? How can you leave out the Vicar of CHRIST on Earth in succession to the Apostle Saint Peter JESUS' most trusted servant. Won't be done. The closer Protestants are to core Catholic Teachings the closer they are to the TRUTH of what JESUS has instructed through the APOSTLES and through THE CHURCH.

:editorial response: I'm not being snobbish here. I do my best to be a humble man. I'm repenting my own sins before THE LORD. But as i am telling you, i am witnessing in that CHRIST has brought me here, for the salvation of my soul. I tell you these things because they are TRUE. Even as i stand before the LORD in HIS SIGHT i tell you it is TRUE. Amen.

Answer 2

Christianity is based on the authority of the Bible.
Catholicism is based on the Bible and tradition.
The Catholic service is called the sacrifice of the mass.
Jesus is being offered as a sacrifice again---in a real sense.
The Bible teaches that Christ died once for all.
That is one big reason that we cannot have cross denominational services.

Also, the Catholic Church teaches of a place called Purgatory.
If a believer accepts Christ's payment for their sins, going to Purgatory would mean that Christ's payment was not enough.
Purgatory is not accepted in Protestantism.

Answer 3

What on earth is Bruce 7 talking about?
Consubstantiation? Lutheran!!!! Is that not a Protestant denomination? Some Anglicans, especially High Church are quite at home with Transubstantiation!
Lots of Anglicans pray (like Roman Catholics and Orthodox) THROUGH Mary. Erm, what denomination are Anglicans again?
Get your facts right!

Answer 4

Sure. I'm a Catholic church musician. I work with the music at my church, but have done music for many Protestant churches, as well. So I've attended a lot of Protestant services, and have been generally been treated quite nicely. Also, there are many interfaith charities regionally, where Catholics and Protestants work side by side. I've gone to services where both Catholics and Protestants were in attendance, and there were no problems.

Answer 5

Wouldn't that be extremely difficult since Catholics as far as I know have a lot more to their services than Protestants. We have The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, and that's it. Would Catholics be willing to leave out Mary, the Saints, and the Pope?

Answer 6

Your question is like asking if McDonalds and Burger King can just accept a mutual burger. Or if Coca-Cola and Pepsi can agree on a mutual soda pop.

Yes, it's conceivable that Catholics and Protestants could have a sort of corporate merger but I don't see any signs of it happening. Mergers have to serve the interest of all parties and I don't see any advantage to the churches of such a merger at this time. Time will tell.

Answer 7

I've seen many inter-denomination prayer services work very well. The trick is in the preparation - everyone must have a say and everyone must be willing to speak up and, more importantly, LISTEN.

Answer 8

When we set the Apostles and Nicene creeds as the norms and leave out what is not "mere Christianity" or traditional Chrisrtian morality,indenominational Christian services can run very smoothly and fruitfully like Taize' Services.

I think ignoring differences or trivializing them does nobody any good and nor does magnifying or inventing differences

Answer 9

No, not as long as catholics look down their noses at other religions they have decided are "not true religions" as the pope says. The wall was built by catholics, it'll have to be taken down by catholics. they want you to attend their services, but won't attend yours, and at the same time, deny you communion because you're not baptized catholic, and act as if you're incapable of understanding what transubstantiation is. i guess the idea is that we'll have a revelation of the one true faith, but what they don't realize is that revelation has already happened.

Answer 10

The truth is too important for us to go around pretending that our differences don't matter. We can and should "get along" but that doesn't mean a Baptist and a Catholic can play like there are no disagreements between them. There are disagreements and they are quite significant.