Whats the difference between being catholic and christian?

Wts the difference between being catholic and christian?

The amount of guilt...

Catholicism is one of many strands of Christianity. The two are not actually separate religions, although Catholics and Protestants sometimes consider each other as such.

The main differences between Catholicism and the Protestant denominations are: belief in the sanctity of the virgin Mary, the role of baptism and the catechisms in salvation, belief in the intercession of the saints, belief in the authority of the Pope, and the role of the priest vs. pastor in the Christian congregration. There is also some dispute about social vs. individual Christianity, the role of the church in society, and the nature of sin and human's relationship with God, although not as much as in the past.

I am shocked and surprised every time I see people implying that Catholicism is not Christianity. (The people above are not doing that, but they do recognise that sometimes it happens.) A Christian is someone who acknowledges Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, having a personal relationship with Him through prayer, worship, Bible reading and fellowship with other Christians. In any church you will find some people who just 'go along' and don't actually have that personal relationship.

My experience of Catholic churches, Methodist churches, Anglican churches and evangelical churches is that there are committed Christians in all of them. Some churches do make it easier to 'be churchy' without that personal relationship with Jesus. Sometimes I feel that the amount of ritual and what I would consider 'extraneous belifs' (like Marianism for example) makes it easier to be a 'good Catholic' without actually being a Christian. But I could pick on other churches too, because it seems to me that each church has within it its own barriers to Christian living (believe it or not).

I have known wonderful Christian Catholics. Some of them were part of the Renewed Catholic movement which is extremely similar to many protestant movements. Others were 'mainstream'. I personally find some Catholic beliefs difficult to cope with, but so long as we are united in Christ I am happy to call them sisters and brothers in faith.

catholicism worships and reveres the saints and apostles. they pay homage to the roman catholic church in rome also known as the vatican. the pope is the spiritual leader of the catholic religious belief.

christianity is a belief system that later got turned into a religion. they follow the practices and teachings of jesus. aren't supposed to worship in a church but most do anyway.

catholicism is a branch of judea christian beliefs as are mormon, pentecostal, baptist and so on.

Catholicism is the most virulent strain of Christianity, in terms of worldwide success.

Catholic:
Their authority is Scripture AND tradition
Salvation is received at baptism, may be lost by mortal sin regained by penance
Priests are mediators between God and man
Purgatory
Prayers to saints

Protestant:
Scripture alone
Salvation is the result of divine grace and is unconditional
God saves anyone with faith, regardless of Church membership
Priesthood of all believers

Protestantism was a political rather than a religious invention. King Henry VIII had originally married Catherine of Aragon. In the mid-1520's, he met and fell in love with Ann Boleyn. He wished to annul his marriage to Catherine and marry Ann.

When the pope wouldnt do this, Henry did what every other king would do. He fired his closest advisor Cardinal Wolsey, the Lord Chancellor of England. The negotiations with the papal court were largely carried out by Wolsey. When he failed, Henry dismissed and arrested him and replaced him with Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell. Both these men were sympathetic to the new ideas of Martin Luther.
They gave the king some radical advice: if the pope does not grant the annulment, then split the English church off from the Roman church. Rather than the pope, the king would be the spiritual head of the English church.

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The Catholic Church was started by Jesus

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EVERY WHERE that the educated man / woman BEHOLDS ~They see the OBVIOUS apparent CHANGE .. in the PUBLIC attitudes IN the colonies packs mobs of pagan Catholics across this disgusting planet.

This is The complete CHANGE .. towards the NON Catholic.

MOST Catholics don’t know what the Catholic church Really HISTORICALY Teaches. /\ ~~~OR Catholics continue TO PLAY along in the incurably servile slavish FOUNDATIONAL - PILLAR of all Romes, Roman~tic games. { THE Game of catholicism …which is.~~{ worship of IGGY~NORANCE }

The catholic church Teaches the following, in documentation historical creed

The catholic church Teaches THAT A HERETIC IS ANYONE Who DOES NOT BELIEVE Every Article of CATHOLIC Faith

That A HERETIC is Anyone WHO IS NOT A MEMBER of the CATHOLIC Church

That HERETICS CANNOT GAIN ETERNAL LIFE Unless They GIVE UP Their FAITH BE United With the CATHOLIC Church

The catholic church Teaches HERETICs Are NOT CHRISTIANS DO NOT Worship the True GOD or Jesus Christ

HERETICS Are to Be CONDEMNED PUNISHED, Even Just ON SUSPECION Alone, Are DENIED ANY DEFENSE

ALL LAWS Statues of ANY COUNTRY Which Prevent the CONDEMNATION EXECUTION of Heretics ARE Null Void

The Catholic Church Declares ALL HERETICS Anathema HERETICS Are to BE BURNED

The catholic church Teaches

“HE IS A HERETIC who does NOT believe what the Roman Hierarchy teaches.” American Textbook of Popery, p 164 (quoting from the “Directory for the Inquisitors”).

HERESY consists in a STUBBORN DENIAL of truths which have been DEFINED proposed by the CHURCH as divinely revealed DOCTRINES.

Any baptized PERSON who...obstinately DENIES or DOUBTS any of the truths PROPOSED for belief by divine CATHOLIC FAITH, is a HERETIC. Canon 1324-1325 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/heretic.htm

“He is a HERETIC who dEVIATES from any article of FAITH.” The American Textbook of Popery, p 143, (quoting from the “Directory for the Inquisitors”).

Whoever 'obstinately' DENIES these (Catholic) truths, the DOCTRINAL commentary of Pope John Paul II says, falls under the censure of HERESY. Our Sunday Visitor, Analysis, July 19, 1998.

A HERETIC is Anyone Who IS NOT a Member of the CATHOLIC Church

Whosoever will DEPART { From the CATHOLIC Church } must NEEDS be FOUND with HERETICS. St. Cyprian, The Epistles of Cyprian, Epistle LXXIII, #11.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/PATRISTC/ANF5_8.TXT

So the Christian is A CATHOLIC as long as he LIVES IN THE BODY: cut off from it he becomes A HERETIC-the life of the spirit FOLLOWS not the amputated MEMBER. St. Augustine, Sermon cclxvii., # 4 (Quoted by Pope Leo XIII in Satis Cognitum (On the Unity of the

Church), Encyclical promulgated on June 29, 1896, #5.
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/leo_xiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_29061896_satis-cognitum_en.html

Heretics bring SENTENCE upon themselves since they by THEIR OWN CHOICE withdraw from the CHURCH, a withdrawal which, since they are aware of it, constitutes DAMNATION.

St. Jerome: Commentary on Titus 3:10–11.
http://www.catholic.com/library/Salvation_Outside_the_Church.asp

MISGUIDED PEOPLE attempt TO PERSUADE themselves others THAT MEN ARE NOT SAVED ONLY IN THE CATHOLIC RELIGION, but that even heretics may attain eternal life.

Pope Gregory XVI, Summo Iugiter Studio (On Mixed Marriages), Encyclical promulgated on May 27, 1832, #2.

Heretics CANNOT Gain ETERNAL LIFE Unless They GIVE UP THEIR FAITH BE United With the CATHOLIC Church

All OUTSIDE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Jews or heretics CANNOT SHARE IN ETERNAL life will GO INTO THE EVERLASTING FIRE which was prepared for the devil his angels, UNLESS THEY ARE JOINED TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Eugenius I've, in Bull of Union with the Copts, Council of Florence, Session 11, on February 4, 1442.

Heretics DO NOT Worship the TRUE GOD or Jesus Christ

Heretics (those who are NOT MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH or who DO NOT HOLD TO CATHOLIC DOCTRINE) worship a GOD WHO IS A LIAR, a CHRIST WHO IS A LIAR.

St. Augustine, (quoted in Patrologiae Cursus Completus: Series Graca, by Fr. J. P. Migne, Paris: 1866, 42:207).

A MANIFEST HERETIC is NOT a CHRISTIAN

St. Cyprian, St. Athanasius, St. Augustine, St. Jerome, others. St. Robert Bellarmine, On the Church Militant.

Heretics Are to Be CONDEMNED PUNISHED, Even Just ON SUSPECION ALONE, Are DENIED Any DEFENSE

“ALL SECTS OF HERETICS ARE CONDEMNED various PUNISHMENTS are appointed for them their ACCOMPLICES.”

Pope Alexander I've, The American Textbook of Popery, p 135 (quoting from the “Directory for the Inquisitors”).

“For the SUSPICION ALONE OF HERESY, purgation is DEMANDED.”

The American Textbook of Popery, p 156 (quoting from the “Directory for the Inquisitors”).

“All defence is denied to heretics.” The American Textbook of Popery, p 153 (quoting from the “Directory for the Inquisitors”).

ALL HERETICS, are assuredly to BE PUNISHED with suitable penalties OVER ABOVE the PENALTIES imposed At the council of Ferrara*, ALL HERETICS, together TO receive their DESERVED PINISHMENT with Korah, Dathan ...… note ~~~{ THESE GUYS were swallowed alive up in a pit died }

Pope Eugenius I've, in Decree of the Council of Florence Against the Synod at Basel, Council of Florence, Session 7, on September 4, 1439.

(* The Penalties of expelling HERETICS who have not left the city within the said thirty days ARE TO BE EJECTED OUT OF THE CITY... DENIED them all COMMERCE all articles NEEDED FOR HUMAN USE..

..If there are SOME WHO IGNORE these ORDERS of ours, DARING perhaps TO CONVEY ………, since it is written that THE RIGHTEOUS PLUNDERED THE UNGODLY, such persons may be DESPOILED without penalty by any of the faithful tHEIR GOODS SHALL BE CEDED TO THE FIRST TAKERS.

Pope Eugenius I've, in Ecclesiastical Penalties Against Members of the Basel Synod, Council of Ferrara, Session 31, February 15, 1438.

...schismatics, blasphemers as HERETICS, to BE PUNISHED as TRAITORS, to have incurred the aforesaid censures PENALTIES, others TO BE INFLICTED, according as it shall seem good justice shall persuade...

Pope Eugenius I've, in Monition of the Council of Florence Against the Antipope Felix V, Session 9, on March 23, 1440.

Heretics bring SENTENCE upon themselves since they by their own choice WITHDRAW from the CHURCH, a withdrawal which, since they are aware of it, constitutes DAMNATION.

St. Jerome: Commentary on Titus 3:10–11.

A GENUINE CATHOLIC who CONTINUES steadfast in the catholic FAITH, who beleives - ONLY THOSE THINGS - which THE CATHOLIC CHURCH holds UNIVERSALLY

It is therefore an INDISPENSABLE OBLIGATION for ALL CATHOLICS to adhere to the faith of the Fathers, to preserve it, to die for it , on the other hand, to DETEST the profane Men, [ any NON CATHOLIC ] to dread them, TO HARASS THEM, to ATTACK THEM.

St. Vincent of Lerins, Commonitoria, PL 50:637, (quoted in The Apostolic Digest, by Michael Malone, Book 6: The Book of Sentimental Excuses, Chapter 4: The Dogmas of Faith Admit No Alteration Whatsoever).

All Laws Statues of Any Country Which Prevent the Condemnation Execution of Heretics Are Null Void

“Statutes THAT IMPEDE the EXECUTION of THE DUTIES which appertain to the office of INQUISITORS are NULL VOID.”

Pope Urban I've, The American Textbook of Popery, p. 106 (quoting from the “Directory for the Inquisitors”).

The Catholic Church Declares All Heretics Anathema

“Cardinal (Of Lorraine). Anathema to all heretics.
“Answer Anathema, anathema. The Council of Trent, Acclamations of the Father at the Close of the Council, Edited translated by J. Waterworth (London: Dolman, 1848).

Heretics Are to Be Burned

She ( THE Catholic Church) DOES NOT CONTENT HERSELF with persuasion, ARGUMENTS of an INTELLECTUAL MORAL order appear to her INSUFFICIENT, SHE has recourse to FORCE, to CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, to TORTURE.

The Rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris, H.M.A. Baudrillart, quoted in The Catholic Church, The Renassance, Protestantism, p 182-183.

[Martin] Luther, never burned a heretic.'..This is the ignorance or impudence of Luther.

Luther is convicted of impudence falsehood,--for that heretics were often burned by the [Catholic Church may be proved from many examples.

Jesuit Robert Bellarmine, in Disputationes de Controversiis, Tom. II, Lib. III, cap. XXII, 1628 edition.

There are many unquestionable cases of Protestants punished as heretics in NEARLY ALL THE LANDS WHERE ROMAN CATHOLICS HAVE HAD POWER, right down to THE FRENCH REVOLUTION [of 1798].

Catholic author G.G. Coulton, in The Death-Penalty for Heresy, Medieval Studies, No. 18, pp. 62, 1924 edition.

“A HERETIC MERITS the pains of FIRE...By THE GOSPEL, the canons, CIVIL LAW, CUSTOM, heretics MUST BE BURNED.”

The American Textbook of Popery, p 164 (quoting from the “”).

HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE of HELL we find another BEAST ON THE...

SCATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SECOND EDITION # 841... The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the creator...,.IN THE FIRST PLACE amongst whom ARE '''THE MUSLIMS;...

...MUSLIMS; profess to hold the faith of abraham, and together WITH US [CATHOLICS]...THEY ADORE the ONE, merciful GOD,

..thats why the pope can kiss and stroke BOW DOWN TO the unholy quran

Popes claim in catholic catechism 2 and ed 841 that''

muslims;...these profess to hold the faith of abraham, and together with us [catholics]...they adore the one, merciful god, mankind's judge on the last day

MAY 1985 SATANS POPE John Paul II repeats ROMES DECLARATION TO AUDIENCE OF THOUSANDS

THE POPE said: “CATHOLICS Muslims, WE have MANY THINGS IN COMMON as BELIEVERS and as human beings...WE BELIEVE IN THE SAME GOD

http://www.letusreason.org/RC25.htm http://focusonjerusalem.com/tiesthatbind.html
,,,THE CATHOLIC GOD IS THE MUSLIM GOD

THATS WHY YOUR POPE CAN KISS STROKE AND BOW TO THE UNHOLY QURAN

http://images.google.com/images?q=photos%20%20of%20pope%20kissing%20quranhl=enlr=sa=Ntab=wi

The catholic sect….Damns….and condemns…the BIBLE BELEIVER / non catholic Christ ian…… as LOST. Headed for hell…

The catholic sect….Damns….and condemns…the BIBLE BELEIVER / non catholic Christ ian…… ~~~as DESERVING of whatever punishment the POPES can manipulate their frenzied mobs of Catholics to perform…~~~at whatever point or bowel of history at any given time…possible.

The catholic sect….Damns….and condemns…the BIBLE BELEIVER / non catholic Christ ian…… as serving ANOTHER EVIL JESUS….

Rome SAYS

Heretics / NOT MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ….. DO NOT HOLD TO CATHOLIC DOCTRINE) worship a GOD WHO IS A LIAR, CHRIST WHO IS A LIAR.

BUT Muslims ISLAM //OOH they ALL SERVE OUR GOD…..and we Kiss and BOW down to their QURAN
* service ALLAH

THIS IS ROMES …ATTACK ON THE BIBLE AND ITS believers,,, [ CHRISTS CHURCH ‘ ]]] contradiction,,,IS,,manifested

You can be a Catholic and a Christian, but being A Christian does not imply you are a Catholic. A car is Crhistinity. Catholics are Toyotas. Replace that in the previous sentence to bring the point home.

Catholics follow the Pope, worship God. the bible, tradition, hold mass, a bit of sacraments, and intercession of Saints.

Christians as a religion is usually a sect other than catholic. they follow (for the most part) the Bible, pray, and hold mass, and worship God.

OK guys...if you can take the time to scroll through the stuff above...a SHORT history lesson:
Around the year 0 (though actually, according to most biblical scholars, in the year 6 A.D.), this guy named Jesus was born.
At that time, that region of the world (Europe and the Middle East) was ruled by the pagan Romans, but Jesus was born into a Jewish community. Got that? JEWISH COMMUNITY.
Jesus, I believe, was the son of man (but that's beside the point). He walked around preaching, and when he died, some Jews, who believed that Jesus had been the long-awaited Messiah, split from the Jewish Temple and formed Christianity. Those who weren't very impressed with Jesus went on being Jewish. (Later, a guy named Muhammad came along, and asked the Jews to change their ways again, although he never claimed to be the Messiah. Muhammad's followers split from the Jewish Temple and formed Islam. And the Jews are STILL waiting for that Messiah).
Christianity grew rapidly. After the fall of the Roman Empire (which was Christian itself at the end), all of Europe was Christian. EVERYONE was CATHOLIC, but they weren't CALLED Catholic, because there weren't any PROTESTANTS. Everyone was just Christian.
But this monk, Martin Luther, disliked the amount of power the church had. He hated how corrupt the Church was--selling indulgences (a piece of paper you could buy from a church official that would supposedly keep you out of Hell) in order to pay for the costs of building places like the Vatican. He also thought the church's worship of relics was silly, as well as the fact that only priests were allowed to read the Bible. So Luther, in short, began forming the Protestant church. Those who didn't become Protestant came to be called Catholic, with the Pope as their head. But everyone was Christian, because everyone believed that Jesus Christ was the Messiah.
Part of the whole point of Protestantism was that everyone could read the Bible for themselves. As soon as people started doing that, they all started arguing about how the bible should be interpreted, and so they all split into a million little Protestant churches with a million names and a billion differences. ANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH THAT ISN'T CATHOLIC IS PROTESTANT.
Some of the things that Luther disliked about the Catholic Church have changed, but many are still there. Catholics still operate under the Pope, as well as a hierarchy of canons, archbishops, bishops, cardinals, priests, etc. Some Protestant Churches have similar hierarchies.
Anyway, I hope this helps y'all understand where all these dang churches came from.

Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. It isn't a different religion but the practices are different. If Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King Jr.'s dad) didn't start Protestantism, then everyone would probably be Catholic. Some of the practices are alike and different. If you are a Catholic, when you sin, you go to confession. And most Catholics do the sign of the cross on their chest (or sometimes their face) other Christians don't.

Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. It isn't a different religion but the practices are different. If Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King Jr.'s dad) didn't start Protestantism, then everyone would probably be Catholic. Some of the practices are alike and different. If you are a Catholic, when you sin, you go to confession. And most Catholics do the sign of the cross on their chest (or sometimes their face) other Christians don't.

Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. It isn't a different religion but the practices are different. If Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King Jr.'s dad) didn't start Protestantism, then everyone would probably be Catholic. Some of the practices are alike and different. If you are a Catholic, when you sin, you go to confession. And most Catholics do the sign of the cross on their chest (or sometimes their face) other Christians don't.

Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. It isn't a different religion but the practices are different. If Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King Jr.'s dad) didn't start Protestantism, then everyone would probably be Catholic. Some of the practices are alike and different. If you are a Catholic, when you sin, you go to confession. And most Catholics do the sign of the cross on their chest (or sometimes their face) other Christians don't.

Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. It isn't a different religion but the practices are different. If Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King Jr.'s dad) didn't start Protestantism, then everyone would probably be Catholic. Some of the practices are alike and different. If you are a Catholic, when you sin, you go to confession. And most Catholics do the sign of the cross on their chest (or sometimes their face) other Christians don't.

Catholicism is a branch of Christianity. It isn't a different religion but the practices are different. If Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King Jr.'s dad) didn't start Protestantism, then everyone would probably be Catholic. Some of the practices are alike and different. If you are a Catholic, when you sin, you go to confession. And most Catholics do the sign of the cross on their chest (or sometimes their face) other Christians don't.

HORNY PRIESTS

well catholics and considered the same but have few differances like catholics confess sins to the priest an chirstians just pray to god so he will forgive them