Can anyone describe the differences of Baptist and Catholic?

Question

Trying to explain to someone

Answer 1

there are lots,...

try here

http://www.carm.org/index.html

Answer 2

There are really so many. You might be better off focusing on the things they both believe in first. Both believe that Christ was born of the virgin Mary, is the Son of God, died on the cross for our sins, rose from the dead and ascended into heaven. They both believe that salvation is through Jesus Christ.

The differences come in the fact that Baptists are a bible-based religion. They believe that everything must be in scripture or it isn't valid. They also believe that each and everyone of them has the ability to infallibly interpret scripture...that is why there are so many different groups claiming to be Baptist. (ie Westboro Baptist Church).

Catholics believe that sacred tradition, sacred scripture and the authority of the Catholic Church given by Christ himself, are of equal value in teaching and following the word of God.

I'm Catholic, so here are some good apologetics sites if you're interested:

http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/index2.htm
http://www.catholic.com
http://www.ewtn.com
http://members.aol.com/johnprh/index.html

ADDED: - Catholics do not believe it's okay for a man to marry a man...in fact Catholicism is the one faith who stands consitently firm in the understanding that homosexuality is disordered and not of God.

Answer 3

Yes, Catholics are the original Christians. They directly start with Jesus Himself and go to the pope today. Baptists came from Anabaptists who came during the Protestant Reformation. Catholics have priests, sacraments, nuns, holy sects, history, holy architecture, believe in saints, believe in the Blessed Virgin Mary being everyone's heavenly mother, have the rosary and set prayers, and have a sort of hierarchy in the church. Baptists are a fairly new sect of Christianity with pastors and organizational skills. So yeah, that sums it up. OH, and Catholic baptize around the time of birth while Baptists baptize when a person is old enough to accept the faith and understand it.

Answer 4

"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 5

I can only really tell you about the 1 billion Catholics.
We pass down an apostolic succession of ministry.
There's a heirarchy of ministers, responsible to the Pope.
Bishops administer & oversee a diocese (area).
Priests are pastors of the people, deacons minister charity.
We have a sacramental system of worship, there are 7:
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation,
Matrimony, Holy Orders, & Anointing.

Answer 6

Yes, I have a degree from a Baptist seminary and am a former professor at a Catholic seminary. You can go to my blog and ask the questions and I will try to answer. Click on my profile the yahoo 360 then from that page my blog.

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-S6YMuFYyaa9ESBoW5DFwEjL_HhqA;_ylt=AtHS7U_vmu_59_F4H5EhHYq0AOJ3

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 7

to Grayhound and to that Pastor Art, that's just an outright lie you just spewed against Catholicism.

to answer the question, I would be concise, the Catholic Church has the fullness of truth, baptist don't.

Answer 8

Baptists believe the Bible.

Catholics believe the Pope.

I have a five page long Mircosoft Word document which compares the Bible with the Roman Catholic Catechism.

If you or anyone else for that matter, would like a copy, contact me offline with your regular E-mail address.

The document is too large to post here.

Pastor Art

Answer 9

Catholics sprinkle, Baptists dunk
Catholics use wine, Baptists use grape juice.

Answer 10

Catholic's believe that it doesnt matter if you marry a man if you are a man but the baptists dont. If the baptists are very strong bleivers the weomen arent allowed to wear anything besides dresses and long skirts every day of the year.

Answer 11

Baptists believe the Bible is their authority (sola scriptura)

The phrase sola scriptura is from the Latin: sola having the idea of "alone," "ground," "base," and the word scriptura meaning "writings" - referring to the Scriptures. Sola scriptura means that Scripture alone is authoritative for the faith and practice of the Christian. The Bible is complete, authoritative, and true. "All Scripture is 'God breathed' (given of inspiration of God) and is profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness..." (2 Timothy 3:16).

Sola scriptura was the rallying cry of the Protestant Reformation. For centuries the Roman Catholic Church had made its traditions superior in authority to the Bible. This resulted in many practices that were in fact contradictory to the Bible. Some examples are prayer to saints and/or Mary, the immaculate conception, transubstantiation, infant baptism, indulgences, and papal authority.