your analogy is wrong eden, christianity is the flower, catholicism is the rose.
Originally posted by Dai ryuujin
[b]Uh…no. Catholics believe in the same God, but they don’t believe that Jesus is God. That’s kinda why it’s called Christianity. Because Christians believe Jesus Christ is God. Yeah.And uh…Catholics are NOT Lutherans. I have no idea as to how you could confuse them like that since Lutherans were created when Martin Luther posted his 100 theses about what the Catholic church did to displease him, and that’s what created all the denominations like Lutherans, Calvinists, Baptists, and so forth.
And Catholics aren’t considered Christians. Christians came from Catholics. You can’t group a religion into the group that came from it. [/b]
Actually, I believe it was 95 theses.
And I say that Catholics are Christians. The Catholic religion is basically right on with Christianity, except that they believe you must participate in the sacraments to be saved. And technically, Christianity didn’t branch off of Catholocism, but Lutheranism did. So does that mean that Lutherans are Catholic? No. Christianity didn’t come from Catholocism, it existed from the beginning of Catholocism. Just because it wasn’t called Christianity at the time doesn’t mean that it wasn’t Christianity.
And I guess I’m an agnostic. I was raised a Lutheran, but there are just some things that don’t fit for me, so I’d put myself in the Agnostic category.
all protestant and orthodox relgions branched off from catholicism.
True, true. Lutheranism WAS first, wasn’t it (just making sure)? My point is, though, that it doesn’t matter that the NAME of Catholocism came before the name Christianity, but the idea of both originated at the same time, and Catholocism meets all the requirements of Christianity.
i’m the third from down. i can’t really see how a god of some sort is possible
You should’ve included Gnostic Christianity. I see see some people here being that.
personally, none. I’m a Red.
A red? Your a communist?
Unless I’m misstaken, communism has nothing to do with religion.
It doesn’t, but it is my belief system.
EDIT: And anyway, aren’t the systems of sharing and all being equal basic principles in Christianity also?
As it is with most religions…
I didn’t mean it like that. I just chose Christianity as an example, not as the only one that does it. I probably should of worded that better, huh?:too bad;
I’m Christain, And I DO believe that Catholics are Christains. Jesus Christ started our religion 2000 yeaes ago, and we’ve had unbroken leadership for 2000 years.
That’s cool. The only reason English Protestants are here is becaue Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife and the Pope wouldn’t let him. Catholics have solidarity others should.
What’s a Lutheran though?
You people have already heard from one Catholic at least, now here’s two: Catholicism is a division of Christianity. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches both excommunicated each other at the same time way back when in the middle ages. Martin Luther began Protestantism with the 95 Thesis. I can answer further questions if there are any. Not all, but most.
They excommunicated each other? At the same time? Harsh.
I thought Protestantism (here at least) was formed because when Henry wanted to divorce his first wife the Pope wouldn’t let him, so he split ties with Rome and declared himsel head of the Church Of England, also know as Protestants. Is this right? I’m not sure now.
Protestants includes a very large group of denominations. Essentially everything that isn’t Orthodox or Catholic. From what I know what you said about the Anglican Church is right, but that didn’t happen until a while later. Ironically, Henry VIII kept the title “Defender of the Faith” given to him Pope for his arguments against earlier Protestants.
Really? I always thought the title ‘defender of the faith’ was a self-proclaimed thing after he split off. Guess not.
That’s what I get for having a vicar as a father. #_#
I’d just like to point out that christianity existed before jesus christ did…
Really? I wouldn’t have expected that, what with ‘Christ’-ianity, and all.
Well, if I can remember, his name was Jesus Christ because thats what Gabriel called him.
Anyway, if memory serves, christianity was in its infantile stages when jesus came along.