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Why were the catholic churches and protestant churches so different?
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∙ 9y ago
they worship this way because they believe in The Bible and what happened differently
The main difference is that the Roman Catholic Church believes in the 'Apostolic Succession'. This is a belief that Jesus appointed St. Peter to be his representative on Earth and that Peter had the authority to appoint people after him. The people he appointed are called Popes, hence each Pope can be considered to be appointed by God. The Catholic Church belives that that gives the Pope (in counsel with his cardinals) total authority over what the Church believes. For example a Pope once decided that Mary (Jesus' mother) was born without sin, he has it put in The Catechism of the Catholic Church which means that Catholics are supposed to believe that Mary was born without original sin.
This is a very useful system because the pope can dictate doctrine based on the Bible but is not restricted to the Bible. For example the Bible says nothing about abortion but the Pope and his cardinals have decided (based on various scriptures) that abortion is wrong. The Bible also says virtuous people should not eat pork, but the Pope decided that that doesn't apply any more. Because of this authority there is no dispute within the Church about morals or beliefs.
Many people (including Martin Luther) thought that this system was immoral and that people should be allowed to interpret the Bible for themselves. It was this kind of attitude which means the Bible isn't printed exclusively in Latin any more. This cuts out the 'middle man' but leads to conflict within the religion (but that can sometimes be a good thing). Without the Pope in total control many protestant Churches sprouted off from the others, leading to the multi-denominational Christianity we have today.
The multitude of different protestant Churches makes it hard to give a proper answer but all the doctrinal differences can be traced to the difference between what the Popes and leaders of various protestant Churches think about how the Bible should be treated and interpreted.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThey are really different because the Protestant only base in the Bible alone,but the Catholic were more broad theology.The Catholic based on the Sacred scripture which is the Bible,Apostolic tradition and the Church Magisterium or the Law of the church.It is like that the Protestant base on faith alone according to Luther is the basis of salvation,but the Catholic also base on Faith but there is an action abide in it.
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∙ 11y agoOne follows the scripture and traditions of the early church and the other abandons what he/she chooses. Protestantism is in itself a heretical movement against the early church and her traditions. Essentially they both believe in the Trinity,Divinity of Christ,Atonement ect.. They however do not agree on the means of how one is "saved" nor on the books in each others bibles. Many times, protestantism dillutes the truth to add credability to their claims. With a little research you will see that their notions crumble under the weight of Tradition. Im not Catholic nor do i agree 100% with them either. They atleast have Historicity to 90% of their claims.
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Is protestant church plain or Catholic?
Protestant churches are just that: protestant, not Catholic. There are currently (2014) over 40,000 denominations in the United States, so different from each other that there is no way to compare them, except in that all of them are not Catholic.
Difference Catholics protestants?
There is more in common betwen the Catholic Church and most Protestant churches than there is different, especially in the most important things, like our faith in God as Trinity, faith in Christ, the Resurrection, baptism, the importance of the Bible, etc. There are many different Protestant churches and communities, each is different from the other, and so each is different from the Catholic Church in different ways.
When and why did religion first cause a problem for the Tudors?
Tudor religion was a problem to the Tudors since there where protestants and Catholic's when Henry VIII came on the scene it all went wrong cause he was a Catholic which means he was against the Protestants so he then shut all protestant churches down since he wasn't a protestant and then made them all catholic churches so that ment them that there wasn't a church for the protestants so the catholic's didn't like the protestants and the catholic's didnt like the catholic's !
What is the difference between protestant catholic and orthodix Christianity?
First, there is more in common betwen the different Christian churches and communities there is different, especially in the most important things, like our faith in God as Trinity, faith in Christ, the Resurrection, baptism, the importance of the Bible, etc.It is also important to remember that there are many different Protestant churches and communities, each is different from the other, and so each is different from the Catholic Church and Orthodox Church in different ways.Briefly, though, differences include:The Catholic Church is a communion of 23 autonomous churches, present throughout the world, all of which are in communion with the pope (the bishop of Rome).The Orthodox Church is a communion of 25-30 autocephalous and autonomous churches in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarch (the bishop of Constantinople). There are also the six Oriental Orthodox Churches which are in commmunion with the pope of Alexandria, and the Assyrian Church in communion with the Patriarch of Selucia-Ctesiphon.There is no Protestant Church, per se, only a variety of protestant churches, and each can differ as much from the other as from either of the above two groups. The main thing they have in common is that they are not Catholic (or Orthodox).Read more: Differences_between_Catholic_and_protestants
What problems did Edward VI face?
Edward faced the problems of Changing the churches from Catholic to Protestant, then after Edward died at the age of 15 his sister Mary I (bloody mary) Chnaged the churches from Protestant back to Catholic, When Mary died after just a small reign, Elizbeth I was a Protestant but didn't want to take the Catholic religion away so she was stuck with the decision of changing it to Cathoic or Protestant...... She then decided to split the churches to Protestant and Catholic so everybody was happy. He also didn't marry to geet any allies or make an heir to the tthrone and didn't make much money
Who wanted to make England Catholic?
The first churches in Britain (and Ireland) were not connected to Rome, they were independent, and known as the 'Celtic' churches. Then in 597AD, the Roman Catholic church sent a monk called Augustine (not the famous Augustine of Hippo) who began to spread the Roman Catholic influence. Eventually the Celtic Churches agreed to follow Roman customs. So the Church of England was Roman Catholic until the time of Henry VIII, when it broke away during the Protestant Reformation. The Catholics have always wanted England to return to Roman Catholicism, and this almost happened during the reign of Queen Mary, Henry VIII's daughter - she was a Catholic and had many Protestant leaders burned at the stake. But she was succeeded by her sister Queen Elizabeth I, who was a Protestant, and the Church of England has been Protestant ever since. Eventually the Roman Catholic church realised it could not win the Church of England back, so it started planting new Catholic churches in England. So there are now churches, ministers, cathedrals and bishops of both denominations.
Is the Catholic church the name historians gavce formation of many protestant churches during the 16th century?
The name "catholic" means universal, so the "catholic church" is all the believers in Christ all over the world. The organized church was more (or less) one church until the Eastern Orthodox church split from the Roman Catholic church, which was (and is) headquartered in Rome. At the time of the Protestant Reformation, the Protestant churches left the rule of the Roman Catholic church and formed their own denominations (such as Lutherans, Baptists, Presbyterians). Sometimes people use the term "catholic" when they really should use the term Roman Catholic, so things can get confused.
Why are the Catholic and Protestant churches considered apostate?
By whom? They do not consider themselves to be apostate, certainly not as a whole. So your question needs to tell us who is considering them to be apostate.
Who is not a protestant group?
The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.Also:those who are now called Baptists were around before the Catholic church was formed, called by different names, so were not of the official protestant movement of the 1500s.
Was Charles a Catholic or a Protestant?
He was a Protestant. His wife was Catholic. Many people accused him of being a catholic because he wore extravagant clothing and Catholics were known to like extravagant things.
Are all the denominations of Catholic Churches under the Pope?
There are no "denominations" of the Catholic Church. One is either a Catholic or not. A Catholic is under the authority of the pope as the pope is the head of the church. There are other sects of the religion which are closely aligned theologically, but they are not Catholic and they are connoted as "Orthodox", such as the Russian Orthodox or the Greek Orthodox. Catholic Answer As the above answer points out, there are no denominations in the Catholic Church. However, there are historically different "rites" which are also know as Churches, although they are all Catholic Churches. Most of these Rites, particularly in the East, split in the eleventh century, so there is a Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Uniate Church. The Greek Uniate Church is a "rite" in the Catholic Church under the Pope. A protestant might think these were denominations, as they appear very different, but they are not, and are all under the Pope.
Why are there so many protestant churches?
because Christianity is the biggest religion.
