2007-10-06 19:34:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why would they be cousins?
And while individual Catholics may have varying degrees of wealth, the Catholic church is one of the wealthiest organizations in the world.
2007-10-06 19:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Even Atheists and other non Christians know that Catholicism is a part of Christianity and that Catholics are Christians. In fact the Catholic Church is the first Christian Church while Fundamental/Evangelical Protestantism and everything else branched off of the Catholic Church. If anything some people show their ignorance and lack of understanding when they say things like that.
For those who spread lies about the Catholic Church: their ignorance is their lack of knowledge, their stupidity is their wisdom, and their truth is falsehood
Catholicism - The original Christianity...established in 33 A.D.
2007-10-07 04:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catholics would be the great grandparents of other christians, given that most christian sects broke off down the line from a religion that originated with Catholicism.
2007-10-06 19:38:24 · answer #3 · answered by cadisneygirl 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
What is the definition of a Christian? Someone who believes in Christ Jesus as the Son of God and the Messiah of all mankind. Catholics are Christians. Some of their beliefs are based on pagan traditions, and many centuries of persecution of true Christians has caused a great many people to feel a need to separate from them. Every church has true Christians among them. According to prophecy, God's true followers will come out of Babylon (a symbol of religious confusion) and unite as the remnant of His people. They are those who keep the Commandments of God, and the Testimony of Jesus Christ, which is the Spirit of Prophecy. Do you know of any church which keeps all of God's Commandments today? I know many who keep all but the 4th one...all because of tradition.
2007-10-06 19:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Jalapinomex 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess they're the older cousins, by about 1500 years.
"all other Christians" didn't come along until around 1530-something...unless you count the heretical Gnostics who changed things before the protestants.
No offense protestants....
2007-10-06 19:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Roman Catholic church is one of the richest organisations in the world
2007-10-06 19:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
A bit petty isn't this?
When Jesus saw his disciples talking down other healers , I believe he said, as long as they are not against me, they are with me.
We are all in this together.
Lets just call it different departments in a big corporation.
2007-10-06 19:44:01 · answer #7 · answered by Monah 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are a merger of early Christianity and pagan religion under Constantine.
Actually, I suppose they are more 1/2 brothers.
2007-10-06 19:39:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
Ahh.. I wouldn't call them cousins.
2007-10-06 19:36:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
no. Catholicism IS Christianity. other sects are just pitiful copy-cats.
2007-10-06 19:41:07 · answer #10 · answered by Perceptive 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋