Comments on: Bautista My friend asked me the difference between Catholicism and Christianity?

By: cave man

cave man — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

The Catholic faith is the dominant faith who prays to Mary only. The Bible says clearly that the only way to heaven is through Jesus Christ. It also prevents the prayer to anyone but God. Moreover, the Catholic faith is the only dominant religion, which does not allow the clergy to marry, why so many cases of priests, child abuse. The Bible says: "To be fruitful and multiply." If the chosen men of God were allowed to marry, why not allow priests to marry. I have another question for you, there was a recent survey indicating that almost 70% of Catholics do not attend church regularly, but feel they are still in good standing with God. It seems truly amazing. Why is that Catholics are not encouraged to read the Bible and study on their own. Most Catholics do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Once dated a woman who was Catholic and never went to church. I was gonna go to church once said to me until they learned that our service was an hour and a half (1 hour 30 minutes) long. In his words "was too long to be in the church." This lady out of six-figure salary, has a big house, big car, and considers that to give God 90 minutes of his team is too much trouble. You can keep Catholicism, because I'm not buying. However, do not take my word for it, when was the last time you read and study the Bible on their own? Peace and God bless.

By: Plato's Theologian

Plato's Theologian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

I think your friend might be a little confused about what Catholics mean by the "early church" because when he says that the early Christians that is probably referring to those who read in the Scriptures - the disciples, apostles, Catholics etc. referring to an entirely different "from the early Church, so you might want to explain that to him because I'm betting that's confused about it.
Since the Baptist, probably based on the Bible for evidence of how Christians are expected to behave in the faith. Since there is very little - if any - Biblical evidence of Jesus' disciples or the apostles asking Mary and the saints to pray or establishing a hierarchy, or even a literal interpretation of the Body and Blood, your friend is probably wondering how it all got started.
So you may want to explain why the early church adopted these practices, but none of the disciples of Jesus or the Apostles established. If you just explain a little more detail I could understand it better.

By: Dixie

Dixie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

You're right. Catholics are Christians. Baptists are Christians. Catholics came first.

By: Rallie Florencio C

Rallie Florencio C — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

There is no difference. Both are Christians, referring to Jesus Christ.
One is Catholic and the other is the group protesting against the Catholic Church calls the Protestant ..
They do not want to be identified as Protestants (Since most of them do not really join the first Protestants) that addressed themselves as Christians. And true to the words of Jesus. "I came to bring peace, but I come to bring" divisions "

By: Isaac F

Isaac F — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

Both believe in God, Jesus, and believes the Cathlics Ghost.But Holy Virgin Mary as a kind of saint.

By: Eric.

Eric. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

Catholics are Christians

By: tebone03

tebone03 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

I think it means that the difference betwee friend Catholics and Protestants. Catholics are Christians, in fact, were the first Christians. Baptist has not come along until 1608

By: reverseh

reverseh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

I had a similar experience with the mother of a friend who is a Baptist. She said that Catholicism was a cult and that the Baptist faith was the true Christian religion. I found that interesting as it predates Catholicism Baptist faith and Catholicism for centuries course is / was the foundation of Christianity.

By: jaantoo1

jaantoo1 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

The churches have become the clubs. "You can` t in my club if you get to do, "" you can `t be part of my club, if you eat meat on Fridays," "You Can` t in my club, if you long hair and a tattoo. They have so lost touch with God is amazing.
God is not Catholic or Baptist or Methodist. "He does not care what club you belong to. He cares about your essence (your inner self) .. He loves you and wants to have a personal relationship with you .. "He does not need you to be perfect. He never asked to perfection .. He only asks that you love and believe Jesus lived and died to cover their sins .. That is, in a nutshell ..
My Bible says to bow to anyone. N where my Bible to kiss the Pope's ring. My Bible says to pray through Jesus. No mention or pray through Mary to everyone. My Bible does not say that the nuns should wear a wedding ring and marry God .. My Bible doesn `t even mention nuns, bishops, popes, priests or Catholicism, and about the man's confession, it says to confess to God .. And only God ..
I can go on and on and on .. I can not find even a tenth of 1% of what Catholics do, in my Bible .. My Bible says that if a 2 is fulfilled in Jesus' name is the Church ..
My Bible does not say that making child molesters and move them to other churches and approves of the trash .. My Bible says that what makes the lowest of these (children) that have made me (God) .. So really, I'm running so far from the Catholic faith that I can .. I will not be part of the apology child molesters (((abusers of God))) .. My Bible says Mat 28:19 Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit:
It doesn `t say a word about Mary .. My Bible says in Leviticus 18:22 "Thou shalt not be with mankind as with woman: it is abomination." And much less to be with the children ..

By: cristoig

cristoig — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000

Why did the Protestants hate the Church of Christ, but Catholics Protestants love?
We Catholics would never say to non-Catholic Christians what they believe, but accept their assertions of their beliefs, but, unlike the Catholic faith, usually no source to verify their beliefs as it is with Catholics, where one can go to catechesis and see exactly what Catholics believe. Therefore, in this modern era of instant information through the computer, there is no excuse if you have a false testimony against the Church of Christ and the faithful. These actions must, if one uses reason, prevarification intentional. There is simply no other explanation, other than laziness. In fact right when he says that one can be Catholic wannabe but probably not the deliberate desire, but the result of drawing Holy Spirit to the Church of Christ and stirring up trouble in your soul disobedient. His fighting spirit tells them to find fault with the Church of Christ, even when it is created in his own imagination, or is apparent that the original church and all that Christ has created is the true Church, with all the promises that Christ gave His Church. Obviously, if there is delivered to these facts, then it would be in the will of God and obedient to the one true God. It seems that ignoring this obvious conclusion is illustrated by their unwillingness to even check out their beliefs about the Catholic Church to know if their imagined faults some accuracy. What will happen, as thousands can testify who have come home to his Church is that he hated and spoke out against is not at all the Catholic Church, but an enemy of his own creation.
The question is asked, "realize the Protestants look to their pastors as we Catholics with our priests" This is a very good question and points to a key difference in the leadership of the Protestant churches, in contrast to Catholic churches. Many times in the Protestant churches there is no supervision of non-denominational churches calls that are becoming so popular. This allows all sorts of false teaching and apostasy. Any minister can teach you everything you want without hindrance. Often the pastors of these churches have no training at all in understanding the Bible and the use of a methodology for proof text in the presentation of their doctrines to their congregations frequently causes errors heretical. Only the congregation has anything resembling oversight, but more often put blind faith in their pastors, really puts them on pedestals representing a man of God. Congregations imagine their pastors to be free from sin and example of justice. This is why there was a scandal when they fail and sinful humanity is revealed. Their churches actually have recourse to the justice of his pastor for his veracity as a church. Since it is a man of the church, where else can that truth and justice come? Therefore, when the Catholic Church teaches that evil exists is nowhere else for these faithful to appeal to the truth as their confidence in their pastor.
We Catholics are our priests and bishops in different ways. The Church teaches that the priest is a servant of the people and the bishop is the chief pastor and delivery of the spiritual needs of the flock through the Sacraments. The priest reminded the congregation of our lack of righteousness, as a person and a child of God, confessing our congregations that we too are sinners in thought, word and deed. If there was a tendency for the congregation to believe that the priest is godlier or have less than a sinful nature that confession should remove all doubt. There is no pretension in a priest to have one that is fairer or less tempted by sin. If a pastor confessed his sins to the congregation, even in a general sense, like the priests who probably would be released from his position. The Catholic Church, of course, receives the righteousness of Christ and the truth of his promises and not the example of men inherently sinful. In the Catholic Church is not necessary or even expected that the priest would be any different than anyone else in the tendency to be tempted into sin. For example, the sacraments are equally valid from a sinful priest, as a most pious priest, because the holiness of the sacraments are the result of Christ's righteousness and not the priest as the priest acts "in persona Christi" where justice can never be doubted.
These fundamental differences are in how the clergy perceived Catholic and Protestant communities, I think because the Protestant pastors are perceived as fair, saints and holy men there is greater opportunity for the false teaching that leads to heresy and apostasy. The congregation is hungry for the Word of God and is often filtered through the unique interpretation of the theology of a man. Because of this is that it is not surprising that there are thousands of different sects within Protestantism schismatic each with its own truth and heresy. Trust only those parishioners have in their pastor, not a church founded by Christ with its promise of accuracy.
Christ used the vernacular reads:
On this rock I will build my Church speaks to San Pedro.
Christ is the cornerstone and the 12 disciples are the basis
He says that He is with His Church
He says the church will last until the Parousia
He says the church will be free of apostasy
He says that He is with His Church for all time and does so by sending the Holy Spirit to guide the Church and to share his Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity with His Church through His miracle of the Eucharist.
He said that His Church is the "bulwark and foundation of truth."
Can a pastor from making such promises to start his church? Of course, not just promises of Christ are truthfully, regardless of intent or sincerity of any man.
As Catholics we are commanded to love others. We are not only to love those who love us or the Church but also our enemies. This is one of the hardest lessons in all of Scripture, because it goes against our natural tendencies of our being sinful to hate. We are called to pray for these people who hate us and His church and desire the same blessings we receive. But, more importantly, we pray that God will take place and that may come into full communion with the Church by sharing the fullness of faith, worship and truth that Catholics received in his church.
In Christ
Fr Joseph