what is the difference between catholic and roman?

Question

could someone tell me about the catholic faith.
Do they pray to mary ,jesus,angels etc
what does father ,son and holy spirit mean?
just curious?

Answer 1

the catholic church or roman catholic church is the christian church in full communion with the bishop of rome, currently pope benedict xvi. it traces its origins to the original christian community founded by jesus and spread by the 12 apostles, in particular st. peter.

the catholic church is the largest christian church, representing around half of all christians, and is the largest organized body of any world religion. The church's worldwide recorded membership is 1.1 billion, approximately 1/6 of the world's population.

the worldwide catholic church is made up of one western or latin and 22 eastern catholic autonomous particular churches (ukrainian, greek, greek melkite, maronite, ruthenian byzantine, coptic catholic, syro-malabar, syro-malankara, chaldean, and ethiopic rites), all of which look to the pope, alone or along with the college of bishops, as their highest authority on earth for matters of faith, morals and church governance.

catholicism is monotheistic: it believes that god is 1, eternal, all-powerful (omnipotent), all-knowing (omniscient), all-good (omnibenevolent), and omnipresent. god exists as distinct from and prior to his creation (that is, everything which is not god, and which depends directly on him for existence) and yet is still present intimately in his creation.

catholicism is also trinitarian: it believes that, while god is 1 in nature, essence, and being, this 1 god exists in 3 divine persons, each identical with the 1 essence, whose only distinctions are in their relations to one another: the father's relationship to the son, thesSon's relationship to the father, and the relations of both to the holy spirit, constitute the 1 god as a trinity.

catholics are baptized in the name (singular) of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit — not 3 gods, but 1 god subsisting in three persons. while sharing in the one divine essence, the father, son, and holy spirit are distinct, not simply 3 "masks" or manifestations of 1 person. the faith of the church and of the individual christian is based on a relationship with these 3 persons of the 1 god.

the catholic church believes that god has revealed himself to humanity as father to his only-begotten son, who is in an eternal relationship with the father: "no one knows the son except the father, just as no one knows the father except the son and those to whom the son chooses to reveal him.

catholics believe that god the son, the divine logos, the second of the three persons of god, became incarnate as jesus christ, a human being, born of the virgin mary. he remained truly divine and was at the same time truly human. in what he said, and by how he lived, he taught all people how to live, and revealed god as love, the giver of unmerited favours or graces.

after jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, his followers, foremost among them the apostles, spread more and more extensively their faith with a vigour that they attributed to the presence of the holy spirit, the 3rd of the 3 persons of god, sent upon them by jesus.

catholics pray with the saints, not to them.

catholic means general, universal
roman refers to rome, the seat of the pope

Answer 2

We worship the Trinity. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We ask The Virgin Mary, the Saints, and the entire Heavenly Choir of Angels to pray for us to the Lord just like people here ask each other to pray for them and we do not worship anyone but God. The Roman Catholic Church is all of the Catholic Church's or Orthodox Churches that are in union with the Pope.

Don't listen to the garbage about the Church starting in 300 AD or anything like that. Jesus started this Church and St. Peter was the first Pope. They have to try to belittle the Catholic Church to make their lack of obedience look acceptable to themselves.

Answer 3

There is no difference. A person who calls himself Catholic should believe in the following.

First, they must be baptized. Second, they must accept the 10 Commandments as the model for their life. Third, they must subscribe to the beliefs expressed in the Apostles' Creed (or Nicene Creed). Finally, they must accept the dogmatic statements issued by the ecumenical councils and the popes as true and binding upon their faith. Obviously, all this doesn't happen all at once when an infant is baptized, but this is what is expected of an adult believer, whether they are a convert or a cradle Catholic.

The Apostles' Creed is a brief statement of the fundamental Christian beliefs. It is a profession of faith, like the Nicene Creed used at Mass. Tradition tells us that the Apostles' Creed was handed down from the Apostles themselves. It is likely that it was first written down, however, sometime after the Apostolic age.

The Apostles' Creed

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 arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, sits 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.

Answer 4

We only worship God. Father ,Son and Holy Spirit is the Trinity, God the Father, god the Son (Jesus is God in the flesh)and God the Holy Spirit = Jesus Christ God Almighty. We do not pray or worship Mary or the saints we, ASK Mary and the saints to pray for us. The Catholic Church is the church Jesus founded in 33AD and placed into Peter's hands the church and the keys to the kingdom. The Catholic Church preaches and teaches the complete fullness of Jesus Christ and has done so for over 2,000 years

Answer 5

Rome is a city and Catholicism is a religion. Catholicism's head of the church (the pope) is in the Vatican (a country) which is in Rome, that's why they call it Roman Catholic.

They believe in Jesus and follow what he taught. They don't worship Mary but think she is really special. They believe in angels. The father is God the son is Jesus and the holy spirit is the holy spirit. The father son and holy spirit is the holy trinity. Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. Christians are any religion that follows Jesus's teachings.

Answer 6

roman catholic is a branch of catholicism, which is a branch of Christianity. There's also orthodox, but I am not familiar with that, sorry.
Yes, they pray to Mary, Jesus and the angels. They also pray to the saints.
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit is, in short, the Holy Trinity. Also, they are considered to be the same entity as well. God is who they worship and he sent his son, who is also him, down to earth as a savior and teacher to man. Man had long gone astray. The Holy Spirit has come in many forms, but is also God. I'm not sure how to explain the Holy Spirit. lol He is also called Father because he created us all. I know it's confusing. It's hard to just describe catholicism in just a few sentences, as it is to explain and belief system in just a few sentences. lol

Answer 7

Sandy, i be attentive to a magnificent group of Charismatic Catholics. that's the version I actual have observed: They make the main of the Holy Spirit in worship,compliment and in prayer. They examine scriptures plenty greater beneficial than the classic Roman Catholic. They place their faith in Jesus, for healings and such. they do no longer pray rote prayers....they communicate to God from their hearts! some communicate in tongues jointly as others produce different presents such as interpretation. many times, the Charismatics are actually not popular "fondly" interior the Roman Catholic church yet, their faith is physically powerful adequate to stand up to any tongue lashings that would take place. i'm hoping my own wisdom can help you to understand. God Bless

Answer 8

+ "Roman" Catholics +

The Catholic Church has consistently referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 C.E., when the term appears in the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch

The term "Roman" Catholic is rather recent.

The new Anglican Church in England started using the term “Roman” in the 1500s as one of many ways of demeaning and demonizing Catholics.

Catholics accepted this late coming adjective without too much protest. Today “Catholic” and “Roman Catholic” are interchangeable terms. Both terms are even used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

To add a little more confusion, some apply the term “Roman Catholic Church” only to the Latin Rite Catholic Church, excluding the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches that are in full communion with the Pope, and are part of the same Church, under the Pope.

Eastern Rite (non-Roman) Catholic Churches include:

Alexandrian liturgical tradition
+ Coptic Catholic Church
+ Ethiopic Catholic Church

Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition
+ Maronite Church
+ Syrian Catholic Church
+ Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Armenian liturgical tradition:
+ Armenian Catholic Church

Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition:
+ Chaldean Catholic Church
+ Syro-Malabar Church

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition:
+ Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church
+ Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
+ Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
+ Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci
+ Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
+ Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
+ Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
+ Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
+ Melkite Greek Catholic Church
+ Romanian Church
+ Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
+ Ruthenian Catholic Church
+ Slovak Greek Catholic Church
+ Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The term “Roman” neither increases nor decreases the faith, hope and love of the Catholic Church.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13121a.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic

+ Catholic Beliefs +

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 9

around 660 AD the two roman empires (the bysantine empire, and the old roman empire) had a fight over who was the leader of the church. The pope was in rome and in constantinople the emperor took on that title.

One day they totaly stopped getting along and excommunicated eachother and virtually split into two religions. Eastern Orthodox and Catholosism. Catholosism was centered in rome around the pope and eastern orthodox stayed in the eastern empire (bysantine) and was watched over by their emperors.

Answer 10

They pray to Mary, dead saints and statues. The statues are idols, forbidden by scripture but, they call them "icons". They don't call it prayer but that's what it is; talking to the dead. All you really need to do is pray to Jesus directly. His line is always open for you.