You know I've never asked any Catholic that question because I never get that personal with people about their beliefs, at least in person. Perhaps here we will find out.
Could be a clarification rather than a correction. They want it clear what kind of christian they are.why do all Catholics always correct me saying "catholic, not christian" anytime i call them christians?
Could be a clarification rather than a correction. They want it clear what kind of christian they are.
, Catholisim is just the strict rule abiding one that others may find to be a bit to "uptight" I suppose.
When I went to a Christian school it was always "I'm Christian, not Catholic" I was raised Catholic and it seemed that Cathoilcs do consider themselves Christian, but Christians want to make the distinction between Catholisim and Christianity. I remember my teachers saying something about worshiping Mary, but she obviously had no understanding of the Catholic faith, so I'm not sure what the reasons are. As far as I can tell all Christain religions are the same they just nit-pick at the Bible differently. There are only minor differences between all of Christian religions, Catholisim is just the strict rule abiding one that others may find to be a bit to "uptight" I suppose.
Mary, you're a little off. There are MANY christian sects that are far more strict. What you don't see in them that you do in "Catholism" is the large number of abuses of power. IE, wars, sexual abuse of children, taxation and violence.
As I have already said, Catholics consider themselves in the priveliged position of belonging to the One True Church. Mary and the hierarchy of saints are beside the point.
Mary is neither here nor there, thats just what my teacher said. She was just making up an answer to explain why my school didn't like the Catholic religion when one of the girls in my class asked. What traditions do certain Christian sects practice that is more strict or uptight than Cathoilcs?
Mary is neither here nor there, thats just what my teacher said. She was just making up an answer to explain why my school didn't like the Catholic religion when one of the girls in my class asked. What traditions do certain Christian sects practice that is more strict or uptight than Cathoilcs?
She was not making up an answer. Among the many differences between Catholics and other Christians is that Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary and the saints, Protestants are against this because they believe one should pray only to god.
Thee are numerous other doctrinal differences that seperate Catholics from other Christians.
Yes, thats true I think Catholics do feel a certain kind of pride because they are the original Christian church and the other Christian sects that have developed since their break with the Catholic church, like what 400-500 years ago are like rebellious teenagers.
1 and a half Christian religions isn't many. I've never lived with the Amish, so I can't speak for their religion. I did live with Mennonites (which are an off shoot of the Amish) and their religious practices are no where near as tedious as Catholisim. Most Catholics today are not very strict, unorthodox if you will. But in orthodox Catholic churches which I have painfully been subjected to is very strict. Women do have to wear dresses or skirts and the head is supposed to be covered with a hat or veil. Mass is hours long and (not when I went) can be in another language... aka Latin. So no one knows what the priest is saying. Not only do you have to the Bible you have to know the Catholic Bible. All of the saints, and go through a long grueling process just to have reconciliation and holy communion. This then leads to conformation and this has nothing to do with lifestyle this is just within the church. Other Christian groups may have more strict requirements for the way one lives, but in church Catholics certainly have more rules. To abide by while you're there. I actually didn't mind sitting through a Mennonite service.
there are older sects of christianity
why do all Catholics always correct me saying "catholic, not christian" anytime i call them christians?