What's the difference between Catholics and Christians?

[packerssuck]

[ThomWV]

1. Thats Stupid

Catholics are Christians. What do you think they worship, cows?

[RC]

2. No, the Virgin Mary.

[daveskilt]

4. wow what other religions dont you like?

[eablair3]

5. Catholics are Christians

what do you mean when you use the term "Christians"?

Catholics are Christians. In fact, Catholics were Christians before many of the so-called Christians that you may be referring to were around. You do know that some like Luther and Calvin protested the Catholic church dogma and broke off from the Catholic church forming what became to be known as the "protestants" (Lutherans, etc), don't you? If not, you should read up on the history of the church, the protestants, the protestant reformation, and such figures as Martin Luther and Calvin, etc.

I did a very quick search .. and I'm sure there are a ton of sources and better links, but here's a real simplified one from some school that I found right away:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/change/ref.cfm

[TheDebbieDee]

3. The difference is..........

All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics. Christianity is a group of several religions that attempt to follow the teachings and social reforms of Jesus Christ. Among these religions are Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists and many, many others.

[Trajan]

6. "catholic" ...

"Universal" ..

The "Catholics" were a particular sect in early christendom who grew to mighty power after their adoption by the roman emperor Constantine, and their further ingratiation in the roman system during the years of Theodosius ...

Yes: .. the same Theodosius who proclaimed ALL non christian literary works anathema, and who executed the destruction of the Great Library at Alexandria by fire: losing many of the greatest works of mankind ...

AS the prevalent 'christian' sect, catholics held control of the organs of church doctrine, and dictated which dogma would be 'official' as authorised canon, and which would not ... Hence: the catholics were responsible for the "Holy Canon" used today by all christians ... Hence the prevalence of Catholicism as the primary christian movement for many centuries ...

When a sect is protestant, it is 'protesting' against catholic pre-eminence in establishing christian dogma ...

[packerssuck]

7. Wow, thanks for the info everyone and no I don't pray to cows.

And Thom, I don't think that someone from West Virginia should be calling anyone stupid.:P

[REP]

8. "Protestants" Protested Certain Church Practices and Beliefs

The biggest schism between Protestants and The RCC is over transubstantiation; The RCC maintains that the bread and wine of communion actually changes to the flesh and blood of their god; Protestants believe that it merely symbolic.

Other debates over doctrine involved the selling of indulgences (a way of pre-paying for sins to be commited later), divorce, alcohol, etc.

[Disturbed]

10. Canalabism

"the bread and wine of communion actually changes to the flesh and blood of their god."

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Two words: The Pope.

Assuming you are interchanging "Protestant" for "Christian" as a term.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

11. yeah, it seems like that sometimes...

...what with the sort of "Im Christian & you're not" vibe coming from the fundys.

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