how are Catholic different then christens?

Question

what i seen is that chatholics are more religious then christens

are christens only those who have the name chris is that the reason they are others

Answer 1

"What separates us as believers in Christ is much less than what unites us." (Pope John XXIII)

Almost all important doctrine is completely agreed upon between Catholic Christians and other Christians.

Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):

By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_31101999_cath-luth-joint-declaration_en.html

There are many minor doctrine issues and some major cultural traditional differences which, I believe, do not matter that much.

A Catholic worships and follows Christ in the tradition of Catholicism which, among other things, recognizes that Christ made Peter the leader of His new Church and Pope Benedict XVI is Peter's direct successor.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Catholics are Christians although some Protestant groups have very weird, nasty, and utterly stupid ideas about what Catholics believe and why.

Catholics do not "worship" the Pope; they regard the Pope as the spiritual leader of the religious organization.

Catholics believe that "salvation" is based on merit--that is, on good works, following the example of Christ, and also (but this is somewhat antiquated) participating in the sacraments of the Church (baptism, communion, confirmation, etc.) . Protestants believe that "salvation" is primarily based in believing that Jesus is the "son of God" according to the dictates of their particular congregation (That is, if you believe that Jesus is the Son of God and whatever that is interpreted to "mean" within the congregation, you are "saved." If you don't; you're damned--a reason why some Protestants don't think Catholics are Christians.).

Answer 3

To many to list here but I will answer this short and accurate. Catholics are probably the most religious of all beliefs. Religion saves nobody and neither can the church as Catholics believe. The only saving comes from a relationship with Jesus Christ Himself. Do some research and you will find out the truth. Funny how the first guy answered Peter as the first pope. Thats funny Catholicism wasnt around then and Peter was Jewish. If you do some research you will know. This probably isnt the best place to learn about religion. Y/A is great for many questions but religion is not one of them. Peace out...........

Answer 4

Catholics are authentic and complete Christians who enjoy all the blessings and divine truth that God provides to his people.

Other Christian groups pick and choose what they want to believe, and so miss out on much of God's authentic truth, and even more of his grace.

Answer 5

All catholics are christian, yet, not all christians are catholics.

Catholics differ in more conservative views, whereas protestants do allow women to do the mass, wear condoms, married priests, ...

Answer 6

CJ! WHERE is this false Gospel you keep ranting about? Quote it to me, chapter and verse! You keep foaming at the mouth about this, but you cannot bring any documentary evidence! The Catholic church only teaches four gospels: Mathhew, Mark, Luke and John! WHICH of these is the false Gospel of works, and which of these do you reject? If you keep saying this without any evidence, people quickly realize that all your raving amonts to simply "Ya-ya-ya-ya . . . "

Answer 7

Catholics are Christians. They are simply another branch of Christianity.

Answer 8

Christianity is mostly catholics and protestants (more then that, but we fight SO much) and the main thing is catholics have way more rules that we believe without a doubt Jesus Christ Himself gave to us. We follow them and protestants believe without a dobut that they are not Christ's teachings.

Answer 9

As a Catholic, I am not a 'Christian' because I believe in more than just Christ. Christ was a gift of the Church and is no more or less important than any other aspect of the Church.

Answer 10

There are three branches of Christianity:
1 Catholic
2 Protestant (which includes hundreds of denominations)
3 Eastern Orthodox

If you are a Christian, you are one of those. People who think otherwise delude themselves (and they are probably protestants).

Every Christian church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches were established during the Reformation, which began in 1517. (Most of today’s Protestant churches are actually offshoots of the original Protestant offshoots.)

Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing. The line of popes can be traced back, in unbroken succession, to Peter himself. This is unequaled by any institution in history: Even the oldest government is new compared to the papacy. The Catholic Church has existed for nearly 2,000 years, despite constant opposition from the world. This is testimony to the Church’s divine origin: Any merely human organization would have collapsed long ago. The Catholic Church is today the most vigorous church in the world (and the largest, with a billion members: one sixth of the human race), and that is testimony not to the cleverness of the Church’s leaders, but to the protection of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus’ Church is called catholic ("universal" in Greek) because it is his gift to all people. He told his apostles to go throughout the world and make disciples of "all nations" (Matt. 28:19–20). For 2,000 years the Catholic Church has carried out this mission, preaching the good news that Christ died for all men and that he wants all of us to be members of his universal family (Gal. 3:28). Nowadays the Catholic Church is found in every country of the world and is still sending out missionaries to "make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:19). The Church Jesus established was known by its most common title, "the Catholic Church," at least as early as the year 107, when Ignatius of Antioch used that title to describe the one Church Jesus founded. The title apparently was old in Ignatius’s time, which means it went all the way back to the time of the apostles.

If you want more info, go to:
http://www.catholic.com/library/Pillar.asp