What's the difference between christian and catholic?

Question

I can't tell if i'm a christian or catholic. I say i'm both, but i get confused between the two. I know they are about the same. What's the difference between christian and catholic?

Answer 1

Woah , a lot of varied response to your question there.

You should understand that there is religions that call themself Christian, but by their beliefs and their works prove that they are not.

If a religion follows teachings such as the trinity , hellfire or the immortal soul then immediately they prove that they are following pagan and un-Christian teachings.

The Bible condemns such actions and rejects these churches , and the individuals in them.

What you need to do is examine what you have been taught and compare that to what the Bible really teaches , and abandon anything that is of a filthy Satanic origin.

For more Bible based info please feel free to email me.

Answer 2

All believers in Christ are Christian, Catholic or not. You question actually points to a more precise distinction - Catholic and Protestant. This is because these are the two main categories that Christianity divides into. I approach the differences from a historical viewpoint instead of doctrinal because I think it’s pointless to try to explain ALL the different doctrines.

The reason is because there are just too many in Protestantism. With Catholicism, the historical data shows that it is the original Church founded by Christ, which has professed, taught, and protected one faith, one baptism, one doctrine for 2,000 years.

Protestantism, as everyone knows, was a protest against the Catholic Church around the year 1500. An attempt to spell out the different doctrines of Protestantism in order to compare them to Catholicism is pointless, as I’ve said earlier, because 1) there are too many existing now, and 2) more form each day. This is because their doctrines are based on personal interpretation of the bible which allows anyone to form whatever beliefs they want to at any time. For this reason, thousands upon thousands of denominations can and have developed, and will continue to do so.

This is why I invite people to look at the historical roots of Christianity when trying to find the true Church, because the doctrinal approach leads to endless confusion, and confusion isn’t what Christ is about.

God bless.

Answer 3

Though some would disagree I believe that Catholism is just another denomination of Christianity much like Baptist or Prespyterian. Some of the main difference in Catholics VS Protestants is things such how we view communion. Catholics believe that by some miracle the wine and bread are literally the body and blood of Christ while Protestants view it as simply symbolic. Another difference is praying to the saints, Protestants don't pray to anyone other then God.

Answer 4

A Catholic is a type of Christian.

Answer 5

You are both.
If you are a Catholic that means you are Christian. Our Church is called Catholic because we are the Universal, "The One" Church which has reigned and never fall for 2007 year already since Christ.

Don't be confused by the other religions.

We are the same with them as Christians. Followers of Christ.

God bless.

Answer 6

Catholics are Christians, so I presume you are asking what makes a Christian a non-Catholic.

Let's put it in popular cultural terms. A non-Catholic Christian dines at McDonalds, perhaps a cheeseburger, fries and a Coke -- super size it, if you want.

The Catholic Christian dines at Stuart Anderson's Black Angus Restaurant, feasting on 12-ounce prime rib, bake potato, green salad with a choice of dressing, fresh baked bread, fine vintage wine, and a choice of dessert.

Answer 7

A Catholic is a type of Christian. Not all Christians are Catholics, but all Catholics are Christians.

Answer 8

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church, representing around half of all Christians, and is the largest organized body of any world religion.

All Catholics are Christians. Not all Christians are Catholics.

Answer 9

There isn't except that Catholic is the name of a particular prance of christian.

Answer 10

Christians are all followers of Christ, both those who are members of the one true Church He founded, teaching the fullness of truth (Catholic), and members of unauthorized manmade churches teaching partial truth (Protestant). Christians also include the Orthodox Churches, which teach essentially the same truths as the Catholic Church, but reject the God-given authority of the Vicar of Christ, the Pope.