what is the difference between a catholic and a roman catholic?
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Technically, “Catholic” (when capitalized) refers to the Christian Church founded by Our Blessed Lord on the Apostle Peter, and his successors (the Popes in Rome); while “Roman Catholic” only refers to a Catholic in the diocese of Rome.
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Another difference between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church is the language. The Catholic Church services are in Latin while the Eastern Orthodox Churches services are in native languages. ... The Western church became what we know today as the Roman Catholic Church.
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Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually turns into the body and blood of Christ. Protestants believe it stays bread and wine and only represents Christ.
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Catholicism claims 1.28 billion and Protestantism claims 900 million. On the fundamental tenets, they have similarities such as the creator God, the redeeming Son, the guiding Holy Spirit. Roman Catholics tend to define the church as the bishops, and Protestants speak of the priesthood of all believers.
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The Roman Catholic faith is organised and is governed by the canon law while the Chaldean Church is not. The Roman Catholics and Chaldean Catholics both do not aquire fully immersion when being baptised. The Roman Catholics and Chaldean Catholics both believe that the Pope is their earthly leader.
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The difference between ANY religious school and a “Catholic” school is simply which religion owns and runs the school. ... PLUS they teach religion from the Catholic perspective. An Anglican school does the same - with religion taught from the Anglican perspective.
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In Catholicism, a bishop runs a diocese. An archbishop runs a metropolitan province which conists of several diociese (of which the one that the archbishop runs personally is called an archdiocese). A cardinal is a bishop, usually an archbishop, who is also a member of the College of Cardinals.
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The main difference is the Maronite is an Eastern church that shares many attributes with the surrounding Orthodox churches. But the Maronite is in full communion with Rome and accept all the Popes' teachings and dogmas etc. ... So yes, any Roman Catholic can attend a Maronite mass because they are also Roman Catholics.
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Another difference is that the Episcopal Church – unlike the Catholic Church – rejects the idea of the Bishop of Rome — the Pope — having supreme authority over the Universal Church. They also do not have a centralized authority figure like the Pope is for the Catholics; instead, they have bishops and cardinals.
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One of the biggest, something shared by Catholics and Orthodox but not by Protestants, is a belief in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Another major difference is hierarchy. The Catholic Church is headed by the Pope. ... Protestants also don't use all of the books of the Bible.
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Main differences between Christian and Catholic schools Denomination: Catholic schools are affiliated with Catholicism and the Roman Catholic church. Christian schools (the way we use this term) are either associated with a different sect of Christianity (e.g., Baptism) or are non-denominational (within Christianity).
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Protestants means Calvinist / Presbyterian, while Anglo-Irish are (often) Anglicans. ... The other difference is when your ancestors came to Ireland and from where. Catholics were either the people St Patrick found there or arriving Normans, after these (or Vikings too, between above).
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Irish Catholics are members of the Catholic Church living in, or who are from, Ireland. It is often also applied to their descendants as long as they keep some kind of Irish identity. Roman Catholics are members of the Catholic Church living in, or who are from, the city or the local Church (diocese) of Rome.
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A Christian refers to a follower of Jesus Christ who may be a Catholic, Protestant, Gnostic, Mormon, Evangelical, Anglican or Orthodox, or follower of another branch of the religion. A Catholic is a Christian who follows the Catholic religion as transmitted through the succession of Popes.
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Catholics believe that the Catholic Church is the original and first Christian Church. Protestants follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as transmitted through the Old & New Testament. ... Protestants believe that there is only one God and that be has revealed himself as the Trinity.
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Catholics believe that Scripture can only be properly interpreted by the Church, which is guided by the Holy Spirit to not err in teaching. Catholics have seven sacraments; Methodists have only two, baptism and communion. ... Catholics, on the other hand, believe baptism, (at least in desire), is essential for salvation.
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Originally Answered: What's the difference between Syrians Catholic and Latin Catholic? They are both Catholics, the only difference is that one uses the West Syriac Rite OR East Syriac Rite for their Mass and other sacraments, and the Latin Rite uses Latin (often celebrated in the vernacular in most areas).