Why do some believ that the cathlic Church is not Christain?

Question

If it isn't why does the world see the Pope as the leader of th Chritain faith.

Answer 1

Catholics are Christians, and I'm not sure why some Protestant denominations do not see them as such. Don't quite get that.

And the whole world does NOT see the pope as the leader of the Christian faith. He's just another priest to many of us. I give him the same respect that I give any religious leader, whether it is priest, pastor, rabbi, etc., no more and no less.

Answer 2

They do? Really? Who? They must be pretty stupid since the Catholic Church was the first Christian Church in the world. What are they then? Buddhists? Hinduists? Muslims? Atheists? On a side note, I'm guessing these people must be American... Am I right? America (as in the US) is a strange place indeed and the entire - I mean entire - rest of the world is aware of that.

EDIT: Let me put it this way, if only you can understand... Europe, the cradle of civilization, is mostly Catholic. The Church of England is basically the same, only King Henry wanted to be in command. Other denominations only appeared very recently and have a short history. That having been said, protestantism is seen as cults and sects by many, especially weird protestantism such as the one that claims that the Catholic Church isn't Christian. That protestant thing and this weird polemic about Catholicism is basically an American thing, a one country thing, stop thinking the world revolves around your country cause it certainly does not. Now, give me thumbs down as you will, point my name to Yahoo, but you'll only be showing the rest of the world you're rednecks and peasants.

Answer 3

It's because they believe rhetoric of men rather than scripture. Chick Tracts replace a clear understanding of scripture.

Some point to past failings ofsome Catholics, thinking this disproves Catholicism; yet they are quick to point out that the failing of a particular Christian doesn't disprove Christianity as a whole. Many have strange and curious ideas of what Catholicism really is. Many don't really understand their own Bible.

Many Christians think tha the early Church was Bible Based, forgetting (or not knowing in the first place) that there was no Bible until about 400AD.

In the end, the reason for this is ignorance. Fortunately, there is a cure for ignorance for those who wish to accept it. If they put aside the rhetoric and actually open their eyes and ears, the truth usually wins out and people can understand that Catholics are Christians.

Answer 4

The Catholic Encyclopedia states Bible is Skeptic and Concocted
A. THE FORMATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON (A.D. 100-220)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03274a.htm
The idea of a complete and clear-cut canon of the New Testament existing from the beginning, that is from Apostolic times, has no foundation in history. The Canon of the New Testament, like that of the Old, is the result of a development, of a process at once stimulated by disputes with doubters, both within and without the Church, and retarded by certain obscurities and natural hesitations, and which did not reach its final term until the dogmatic definition of the Tridentine Council. ("Canon of the New Testament")
There is a lot of confusion about the earliest existing texts of the Bible. The oldest extant manuscript of the Bible is believed to be the Codex Vaticanus, (preserved in the Vatican Library), which is slightly older than the Codex Sinaiticus (preserved in the British Library), both of which were transcribed in the fourth century.
As for the story of Jesus, there were at least 50 gospels written in the first and second century CE. Four of them (Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John) were included in the official canon during the fourth century CE and are found today in every Bible. All of the original copies of the gospels were lost. What we have now are handwritten copies, which are an unknown number of replications removed from the originals.
Rudolf Bultmann, a prominent 20th-century professor of New Testament studies writes about the life of Jesus:
We can now know almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus, since the early Christian sources show no interest in either, are moreover fragmentary and often legendary; and other sources about Jesus do not exist. (Bultmann 8)

Answer 5

The Catholic church has a tendency to place Mary in the position of deity as if she is a god or goddess. This directly conflicts with the first commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me."
Some people view the reverence which the Catholics pay to the Pope in the same light.
Neither Mary nor the Pope are God. Why should we worship them as such?
I can have respect for an individual without worshiping them.
But to be taught that I must seek blessing from someone other than God Himself conflicts with the truth of His Word.
This is not to say that Catholics are not Christians. If a person looks to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and truly honors God above all, than how can anyone say they are not Christian.

Answer 6

we see that, not only is the Catholic faith biblical, Catholicism is Bible Christianity par excellence.

Because the Old and New Testament Scriptures are the divinely-revealed, written Word of God, Catholics venerate the Scriptures as they venerate the Lord's body. But Catholics do not believe that God has given us His divine Revelation in Christ exclusively through Scripture. Catholics also believe that God's Revelation comes to us through the Apostolic Tradition and teaching authority of the Church.

What Church? Scripture reveals this Church to be the one Jesus Christ built upon the rock of Saint Peter (Matt. 16:18). By giving Peter the keys of authority (Matt. 16:19), Jesus appointed Peter as the chief steward over His earthly kingdom (cf. Isaiah. 22:19-22). Jesus also charged Peter to be the source of strength for the rest of the apostles (Luke 22:32) and the earthly shepherd of Jesus' flock (John 21:15-17). Jesus further gave Peter, and the apostles and elders in union with him, the power to bind and loose in heaven what they bound and loosed on earth. (Matt. 16:19; 18:18). This teaching authority did not die with Peter and the apostles, but was transferred to future bishops through the laying on of hands (e.g., Acts 1:20; 6:6; 13:3; 8:18; 9:17; 1 Tim. 4:14; 5:22; 2 Tim. 1:6).

By virtue of this divinely-appointed authority, the Catholic Church determined the canon of Scripture (what books belong in the Bible) at the end of the fourth century. We therefore believe in the Scriptures on the authority of the Catholic Church. After all, nothing in Scripture tells us what Scriptures are inspired, what books belong in the Bible, or that Scripture is the final authority on questions concerning the Christian faith. Instead, the Bible says that the Church, not the Scriptures, is the pinnacle and foundation of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15) and the final arbiter on questions of the Christian faith (Matt. 18:17). It is through the teaching authority and Apostolic Tradition (2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6; 1 Cor. 11:2) of this Church, who is guided by the Holy Spirit (John 14:16,26; 16:13), that we know of the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, and the manifold wisdom of God. (cf. Ephesians 3:10).

Answer 7

While I cannot speak for all Catholics, for the most part Catholics cannot be considered Christians as they have beliefs that are either unbiblical or extra-biblical. Christianity is founded upon everything in the Bible; believing that every word of the Bible is true and that going beyond it is pride and sin. The Catholics have blatantly violated this fact by adding their own traditions and texts when none are required or permitted, according to the Bible. The Roman Catholic church started out well, but mutated into a wholly unbiblical sect founded upon wrong teachings.

For instance, Catholics believe in prayer to Mary, Jesus' mother. However, no where is it stated in the Bible that the dead can hear the living; in fact the only reference to this in the bible is witchcraft, specifically necromancy (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10-13). Also, God is omnipotent and omniscient and therefore needs no intercessors as he can hear all our prayers... even before we say them. Some Catholics will also claim that prayer to Mary will have their prayers heard more loudly since Mary was indeed Jesus' mother, but the flaw in this is that Catholics then reduce Jesus to a mere human who must obey his mother. Jesus was above his mother since Jesus is God. Jesus may be human, but he is still divine. Also, Catholics state that Mary was sinless, when this is blatantly false. The ONLY human who is sinless is Jesus Christ; to say that another person was as holy is blasphemous and insulting to God.

Also, some Catholics believe that entrance into heaven depends on good deeds. This utterly downplays the significance of Jesus' death as his sacrifice meant the salvation for all mankind. Believing that Jesus died for our sins is the one and ONLY thing a person needs to get into heaven; it is the reason why God became human and died on the cross in the first place-so that we didn't need anything else. All good deeds or acts done according to God's will should be done not so that we can get into heaven, but because we want to so as to reciprocate God's love. It's just an added bonus that these good deeds mean rewards whether here on earth or in heaven.

Thus, the Catholic faith has warped and strayed from the true teachings of the Bible. Though, this in no way means that some Catholics aren't saved (that is only between the individual and the Almighty). And the aforementioned examples are only a few that lead Christians to think that the Catholicism is not Christianity.

Answer 8

they are misinformed and find it hard to understand/comprehend. most have been taught this by people they love and respect and who would ever want to admit/believe that someone we love was wrong.

he top 10 most common misconceptions of the Catholic Church are: 


1. Catholics worship Mary. No, we pray to Mary for her intercession, just as you would ask a friend or family member to pray for you. The traditional “Hail Mary” prayer recited by Catholics is a mirror of the words spoken by the Angel Gabriel in the first chapter of Luke.


2. Catholics think works get them to heaven. No, we believe, as it says in the Book of James, that faith without works is empty. We further believe that we are saved by the death and resurrection of Jesus and that He paid the debt for our sins. Our good works show that our faith has merit.


3. Catholics worship the Pope. No, we believe that the Pope is a human being, capable of sin, just like all the rest of us. We do believe that he is the successor of St Peter on earth as it says in the Gospel of Matthew and that when he speaks from the Chair of Peter, on a matter of faith or morals, he speaks without error. As a matter of point, Pope Benedict has never done this.


4. Catholics pay to get their loved ones out of purgatory. No, we ask that masses be said for our dead loved ones just as St Paul reminds us to pray for the living and the dead. A small donation ($5) might be made to pay for the card that we then send to the family to let them know that a mass was said in honor of the deceased.


5. Catholics do not read the Bible. Yes, we do. John Paul II declared the year 2000, the Year of the Bible, and Catholics around the world read the entire Bible during that year. Virtually all Catholic Church’s have a bible study program. At every Sunday Mass, there are three readings from the Bible. Catholics are required to attend Sunday and thereby hear the Word of the God.


6. Catholics think the Sacraments get them to heaven. No, we believe that only the death and resurrection of Jesus get us to heaven. We believe the Sacraments, such as the Eucharist Jesus instituted at the Last Supper, give us grace to help us follow God's will for us. 


7. Catholics belong to a cult. No, our church has been around for 2000 years, much longer than any other Christian church. At more than one billion members, the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian denomination. Many people join and some (sadly) leave the Catholic Church every day of their own free will. 


8. Catholics don't baptize. Yes, we do and our Church started baptism. Whether a person is immersed or sprinkled is a man-made technicality. It cannot be believed that Jesus would condemn someone to hell for all eternity because of the rite of Baptism they received. There are countless historical Christian texts, of reliable authorship, that speak of sprinkling in the very early Christian Church.


9. Catholics are not Christians. Yes, we are and we profess with our lips and believe in our hearts that Jesus is Lord, the Messiah, the Son of God come down from heaven to save men from their sins. We pray the Apostles Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus name is mentioned in some form more than 50 times at every Sunday mass. We strive to follow the two great commandments of Jesus to love God with our whole heart and our neighbor as ourselves. 


10. Catholics have a different Bible. No, we have the Bible approved by the Universal Christian Church since the year 380. During the Protestant reformation several books were taken out of the Bible in the late 1400s. Martin Luther even took the Book of James and Revelation out of the Bible as well, before they were restored. The Catholic Bible has been the most consistent of all translations for more than 1600 years.

Answer 9

Because that is what they have been taught. But that in itself does not make it right. The Roman Catholic Church contends that its origin is the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ in approximately 30 A.D. The Catholic Church proclaims itself to be the Church that Jesus Christ died for, the Church that was established and built by the Apostles. Is that the true origin of the Catholic Church? On the contrary. Even a cursory reading of the New Testament will reveal that the Catholic Church does not have its origin in the teachings of Jesus, or His apostles. In the New Testament, there is no mention of the papacy, worship / adoration of Mary (or the immaculate conception of Mary, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the assumption of Mary, or Mary as co-redemptrix and mediatrix), petitioning saints in Heaven for their prayers, apostolic succession, the ordinances of the church functioning as sacraments, infant baptism, confession of sin to a priest, purgatory, indulgences, or the equal authority of church tradition and Scripture. So, the origin of the Catholic Church is not in the teachings of Jesus and His apostles, as recorded in the New Testament.

Answer 10

show me one verse in the bible that states that catholic is the choice of faith! and I will call you a liar, just one! but this I will reveal to you , (for my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!) please! READ (REVELATION 17: 4, 18: 4, 6: 1-8 shows me who you guy's really are!!!catholics) the pope couldn't lead you out of a paper bag so please!! if anything he is going to be one of the 1st ones GOD throws into the LAKE OF FIRE!!---why does the world see the pope as a leader? FEAR!---FEAR!---FEAR! so tell me this, whose really running the show GOD or the pope? if you said the pope you then already have his mark on your forehead get it!