Why do Catholics insist on calling me Protestant? How about we start calling them Protestant because they are not teaching the True Bible, instead Man-made doctrines?
2007-10-10 02:10:56 · 15 answers · asked by Rudy P 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, if you are not protestant, what shall we call you? I do agree with you that the catholic church is man made doctrine.
2007-10-10 02:16:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Christian world and religious world use that term for most non-Catholic Christians. It is not a label created by the Catholic Church.
Many, in fact most of the Christian Churches today were part of Luther's PROTESTANT reformation either directly or indirectly. When Martin Luther posted his 95 Treatises on the Church door, they were known as his protests of things he saw wrong in the Catholic Church. He was a priest in the Church, eventually excomunicated.
Many churches further protested, eventually and that is why there are so many different denominations.
My Church, The Episcopal Church was formed when King Henry the VIII of England wanted a divorce and the Pope refused. The King began his own church, so although our church was not a part of the reformation, it was started out of a protest to Catholic Church rules.
Some Churches are not Protestant, like the Greek and Eastern Orthodox, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and some scholars say the Episcopal Church (since it was not part of Luther's protest, nor grew from it). These are just a few. It is a perfectly appropraite term for most of non-Catholic Christianity.
I believe all or almost all faiths are valid from Catholic to Pentecostal and more.
Yurhinus: Henry VIII did protest, but did not start the reformation. Martin Luther did.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/C_Transp/C11_Protestantism.html
http://history.hanover.edu/early/prot.html
http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture3c.html
2007-10-10 09:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by rumbler_12 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Protestant" is not an insult. It's an umbrella term for the various denominations that emerged during and after the Reformation. The word Protestant is derived from the Latin 'protestatio,' meaning 'declaration,' which refers to the letter of protestation by Lutheran princes against the decision of the Diet of Speyer in 1529.
There are only a few non-Protestant Christian denominations, such as Catholicism (which, despite certain protests, is Christian), Oriental Orthodoxy, Gnosticism, and Eastern Orthodoxy.
2007-10-10 09:24:32 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny Sane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first church was named "The way" There should not be any denominations. The first century church practiced in homes and had no one appointed above another. They shared the duties of giving communion, prayer, and lessons of the gospel. The true church is the individual believers in Jesus Christ it is his church It does not belong to the Catholics or the protestants they are man made names those denominations do not give the honor and glory to Christ by naming their church anything other than the church of Christ that is who's church it is and that should be the name.
2007-10-10 09:25:43 · answer #4 · answered by budleit2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just as a guess, because -- at least from your questions and answers here -- "protesting" everything Catholic seems to be your mission in life.
2007-10-10 09:50:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being called a Protestant isn't an insult, it's just a distinction to say that you're Christian and not a Catholic.
2007-10-10 09:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Pointing out how un-Christian anyone is is non-Christian. Everything isn't in the bible. There are traditions passed down through the appostles that the church has upheld.
2007-10-10 09:14:39 · answer #7 · answered by King of Babylon 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Why don't I start calling "pigs"..."chickens" ??
Why not call "ducks" ...."aardvarks".
Because words have meanings, my deluded friend. Words require definitions in order to effect proper communication.
If you knew that, then perhaps your theology would not be so screwed-up.
Theology - Theos (God) Logos (Words) - "Words about God".
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
It's a Protestant.
2007-10-10 09:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Anyone who is not a Catholic is a Protestant. It goes back to when Henry the VIII formed the Church of England so he could divorce one of his wives.
2007-10-10 09:14:47 · answer #9 · answered by Yurhynis 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It's not meant as an insult. It only means Christians who are not catholic
2007-10-10 09:20:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋