what is the difference between the Catholic Church and the other Churches ?

Question

what is the difference between the Catholic Church and the other Churches when they say that the Church is apostolic?

help me please. give it as detail as you can

Answer 1

"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 2

Apostolic means having origins with the apostles that Jesus taught. The only church that can claim and prove apostollic origin in the Catholic Church. The other churches you mention are offshoots of the Catholic Church. They result from the Protestant Reformation which happened 500 years ago in the year 1500. Before then, there was only the Catholic Church.

Answer 3

The Catholic Church has preserved the Fullness of the Gospel, as preached by Jesus the Lord, and handed down through the centuries by the Apostles and their successors.

All other Christian Churches preach watered down versions of the Gospel.

Answer 4

The Catholic Church is based on the mass. It is based on ritual. It is based on sacraments.
The Bible readings are limited to a few, pre-selected...you don't get the complete Word of God.

Answer 5

No
you do the study !
your talking about the original founders of the group.
every thing else is a disagreement in leadership, translation, or meaning.. I am catholic and will not participate ..
But not foolish enough to accept any other nonsense..
Detail ????
the reward here is too small...

Answer 6

I would like to address swiss Guard

The was a church before the catholic church. The one started by Christ himself in 33 AD.

It began before his death with the 12 apostles and began growing in Jeruselum after his crucifixtion.

Catholisism began when the emporer constintine was converted to Christianity by his mother.

Answer 7

Apostolic means there is an unbroken line of succession from the current Pope Benedict XVI back to St. Peter. We Catholics hold that St. Peter was appointed by Jesus Christ as his successor on earth.

Answer 8

There are three branches of Christianity:
1 Catholic
2 Protestant (includes 1000's of sub-denominations)
3 Eastern Orthodox

If you are a Christian, you are one of those.

Every Christian church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches broke away and were established during the protestant revolt, which began in 1517. Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing. The line of popes can be traced back, in unbroken succession, to Peter himself (see list at: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm ).

Key doctrinal differences between protestants and Catholics include:
Transubstantiation, the Communion of Saints, Apostolic Succession (Authority), and Sacramental Theology

For more info, go to:
http://www.catholic.com/library/Pillar.asp

Answer 9

The Episcopalians don't recognize the pope, Catholics don't recognize Bingo is gambling, Jewish don't recognize Christ, Mormons don't recognize only a millionaire can afford more then one woman at a time and Baptists don't recognize each other in the liquor store.

Answer 10

Catholics claim that their priests have apostolic succession. That they can trace their calling back to specific apostles. They claim this gives them all the authority and power of the apostles. Quite frankly I find these claims to be of doubtful authenticity.

As to differences between Catholics and other Christians. Most Christians tend to rely on the Bible as their sole guide. Catholics hold tradition to be equal to the Bible. Basically this means the Catholic church has a lot more pomp and circumstance than most protestant churches.