What are differences between Catholics,Orthodox and Protestants ?

Question

Are they having one faith and belief but worship in different ways ?

Answer 1

You are essentially correct.

Catholics, orthodox, and protestants split over minor religious issues. Minor, at least, when compared to the issues which divide christians from other faiths.

They all subscribe to basically the same bible and the same creeds. It is interesting to note that the King James bible (which the protestant fundies swear by) is a catholic oriented revision of the protestant Geneva bible. At this point, when it comes to the mainstream, it is more a political pissing match than any real theological dispute and even those areas which are in dispute are often also disputed within each of the three groups as well as between the groups.

Note that hard core fundies (protestant, catholic, and orthodox) are more likely to consign the other groups to the lakes of fire along with Atheists like myself. All I can say is "there goes the neighborhood."

Answer 2

Protestants believe they are saved by faith alone. They believe the bible is the primary authority for their faith, and they accept nothing else.

Catholics and Orthodox know that God saves, and that he does so through the work, worship, sacraments, and devotions of the only church Jesus ever founded, for the purpose of our salvation.

Catholics and Orthodox split over some very unfortunate political differences between east and west, during the early 11th century. Otherwise, their core beliefs and practices remain essentially the same.

Answer 3

All three major sects of the Christian faith would consider each other Trinitarian.

The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions spawn out of the primitive church and were developed over time from simple bishoprics or seats of the faith to major institutional sites, namely Rome and Constantinople. Over time Rome viewed itself as the primary seat of the church and made the claim that the supremacy of Peter as an apostle gave the Pope the headship of the faith. Eastern Orthodoxy denied this and has multiple seats of power. The eastern and western traditions split over centuries of strain finally with the filioque, or the Nicean Creed's definition of the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father alone (Eastern Orthodoxy) or from the Father and the Son (Western).

Protestantism is a rejection of the corruption and autocracy of the western papal power. Protestants view the Bible as the sole source of authority for the church, whereas Rome teaches that the Pope and the church define Christian doctrine.

Protestants are viewed similarly by Roman Catholics and Orthodox as being heterodox. Protestants would deny any authority of an ecclesiastical power from either the east or the west.

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Answer 4

+ Christians +

"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

+ Orthodox and Catholic +

Orthodox and Catholics separated from one another in 1054. There are very few theological differences. The main difference is that the Orthodox Churches (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm) use the Byzantine Rite (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04312d.htm) and the Catholic Church use the Roman or Latin Rite.

Pope John Paul II said of the Orthodox Churches in Orientale Lumen, "A particularly close link already binds us. We have almost everything in common." (see http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_02051995_orientale-lumen_en.html )

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

orthodox priests marry, they still have the holy of holies & no females on the altar - more strigent service/mass adhearance.
catholics - priests don't marry (generally but there are about 250 married ones now). mass is similar to the orthodox
protestants have services not mass, they are considered catholic lite - martin luther protested (hence the name protestant for those not Catholic/orthodox) various tennants of the Catholic church and removed them.

someone said they had different Jesus....

they all have the same God who sent His only Son through the Virgin Mary. He lived, died on the Cross and Rose.... HE WILL COME AGAIN.

the rest is all semantics!

Answer 6

Catholics are not saved and are not Christians. Catholics believe a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell.

Bible teachers that said that the Vatican and the catholic cult are an antichrist:

John Bunyan, John Huss, John Wycliffe, John Calvin, William Tyndale, John Knox, Thomas Bacon, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, Samuel Cooper, John Cotton, and Jonathan Edwards

Answer 7

Far too many to list here... you must do your own research...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_catholic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_orthodox

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant

Answer 8

They all believe in Jesus, but I don't think they all believe in the same Jesus.