catholics are not Christians?

Question

everytime I see someone say this ... it just confuses me more
Catholicism can be traced back to at least Constantine , and is thought to be even traceable to the disciples
this was the first church and seemed to be the only Christian church for some 1700 years

so when a born agian Christian claims that Catholics are not Christian ... does their religion only begin from the time of the seperation ?
doesnt that make it a very young religion ?
and if not ... then do you just blank the history of Christianity all together from your minds ?
that is a lot to blank out

awe Chris you messed up there ...
I am not Pagan , so does that disprove your prophecies ?

Answer 1

Never ceases to amaze me when 20% of the world's Christians state that 80% of the world's christians are not really christian.

Answer 2

Ok I am a born again Christian. I was raised a Catholic all my life. The term "born again" can only be confirmed by God Himself. It doesn't matter whether or not your a Catholic, Protestant, Lutheran or any other type of Christian. God knows who are His (Christians). If you read your bible you would see that Jesus said we must be "born again". These are not my words-but His. For those who are born again, the bible and the teachings of Jesus become a way of life. Its more than just doing good deeds. So you see the difference? The Catholic church teach a little about Jesus but allot about THEIR doctrines. I think that the only reason some may say that Catholics are not christians is because they see so many people being lead astray- and I'm not saying this to be mean. I say it because I care--but I'm sure that none of you will understand. God Bless you all.

Answer 3

Thank you for your kind and logical statement.

Most non-Catholic Christian denominations accept Catholics as Christians. A very few do not.

The World Council of Churches which brings together more than 340 churches, denominations and church fellowships in over 100 countries and territories throughout the world, representing some 550 million Christians accepts the 1.1 billion Catholics as Christians. http://wcc-coe.org/wcc/who/faq-e.html#07

A dictionary would say that a Christian is someone professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

Catholics would fit this definition.

In the Nicene creed, from 325 C.E., Catholics profess:

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father.

Through Him all things were made.

For us and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried.

On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We are baptized as Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:19, "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

We truly are spiritually "born again," we just don't usually use those words.

For a complete description of what Catholics believe, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

They are NOT Christian by any sense of the word. A christian is suppose to admit wrong doing and learn from there mistakes. Catholics to this very day denies any wrong doing when it comes to The Salem Trials, The Crusades and there participation in the Execution/Martyrization of Jesus Christ, Yes the Jews decided his fate but the Romans drove the nails into his hands and delivered the killing cut to his side..... Catholics are the Opposite of Christian, cut and dry.

Answer 5

All are Christians who believe in Christ
I am a Catholic and will always stay a catholic, Yes we have committed errors in our history' but who wouldn't; if you were a big leading religious force with thousands of years of history
What great Empire is without sin, think about that?
Islam has divisions in their ranks, one Shi'ite says that the other is false, hence civil war
,like we did in the middle ages
and reading some of the above stories about Catholic beginnings, is so misleading that it will feather the prejudices of the less read christian
We do not think less of other Christian faiths, we try to reconcile and bring together at every opportunity ,
There are on this site' some malicious silly people
who say all manner of untruths regarding Catholicism
Thanking you for the opportunity to share my thoughts

Answer 6

I think every person who believes in Jesus Christ is Christian. Unfortunately, there are several diversity among them, but every religion that preaches Jesus' words can be called Christian, it is not a privilege to one or the other. The biggest problem I see on fundamentalists is the fact they think they are the only one saved and that makes me sick. I feel sorry for them, because I know God is bigger than that.

Peace!

Answer 7

Yeah that is funny huh?

I'm not Catholic but they believe in Jesus, YHWH, and all that just like any other christian. They may do things or have interesting doctrines but then so do a lot of protestants.

As a matter of fact the only difference I see is the authority structure. Instead of Popes they have conference presidents etc.

They have more in common then they would like to admit I guess. Kind of like a teenager rebelling against their parents.

Oh and, ((Pangel))

Answer 8

Since when are Christians and Catholics slightly different?

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church, representing around half of all Christians, and is the largest organized body of any world religion.[3][4] According to the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, the Catholic Church's worldwide recorded membership at the end of 2005 was 1,114,966,000, approximately one-sixth of the world's population.[5]

BTW- I have accepted Jesus as my personal Savior..not the Pope.

I also believe in evolution, Science and Religion can go hand in hand.

P.S. We do NOT worship Mary or pray to her or the Saints... if you are going to criticize at least know the facts. When some Catholics pray for intercession from the Saints, that is like asking your mother or sister to pray for you.

We say the Apostle's Creed at every mass. As for the version I have provided, it states that it uses Universal as inclusive of all Christian. See Last Link.

*The word "catholic" refers not to the Roman Catholic Church, but to the universal church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Answer 9

I think Catholics are Christians besides there are diffent types of Christians or something

Answer 10

Bless you Pangel for seeing 'the born again christians' for what they are
Just asked a similar question about them

well said Terry

Answer 11

The period for which there is no discernible trace of Christianity is about 1000 years, from the reign of the Emperor Theodosius to John Wycliffe in the 14th century. In that period the total population of Europe was tiny in comparison to later times, impoverished, astonishingly ignorant and superstitious. The Roman 'church' presided over and controlled a very scruffy 'empire' that really did not count for much, even in comparison to Arabs and Chinese. It really was a tin-pot affair. And remember, there was no gospel anywhere else, either, and there still isn't in sharia countries and parts of China, and there was no gospel anywhere for 200 000 years before Christ. So one might say that a brief 1000-year gap in a pitiful Europe makes little difference.

We know today much more about the Bible and its languages and the cultures it arose from than perhaps even many early Christians knew. Now is the best opportunity for knowing what the Bible really says and means, opportunity bought with the blood of martyrs and the research of many devoted academics. Now is the time.
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