Are Catholics Christians?  How about Jehovah's Witnessses? Davidians?
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If you follow the teachings of Jesus and believe he died as a ransom sacrifice for your sins then you are a Christian. Catholics profess to be Christians. Jehovah's Witnesses profess to be Christians. Davidians I do not know.
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I truly agree with you. I am catholic, and when someone asks me about my religion i answer them that i am christian, because my Lord is Jesus Christ, i follow Him, and that makes me a Christian. And sometimes, when i get specific that i am Christian-Catholic people surprises, but they get rational and get it all. Because it is as u say, we are christians too, our Lord is not the Pope, our lord is not Mr. Catholic 2006, our Lord is JESUS CHRIST and no other one, and people who truly belives in Christ and follow what He came to teach us, are then Christians. \nGod bless u all!
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ALL Catholics are CHRISTIANS...\n\nin the same way as all dogs are ANIMALS.\n\nPeople who say Catholics aren't Christians...\ndon't understand the meaning of both words.
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Catholicism is a sect of Christianity.  All Christians are the same in that they believe in Jesus as the Savior.  Catholics and other sects will have their own way of worshiping.  Catholics celebrate mass every Sunday where the most important part of the mass is the Liturgy of the Eucharist where we receive Holy Communion.  Here is another difference.  It is in the form of a small circle called a host, but we believe that the priest changes it into the real body (and the wine into blood) of Christ just as Jesus did at the last supper.  Other Christians may only receive Communion 1 time a month or on certain occasions ( I think Lutherans may recieve weekly).  Other Christians may also believe that the communion is only a representation of Jesus.  We also see the Pope as the head of the church.  Catholics believe in saints, but not all Christians do
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yes, they are just christians.
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Catholicism is a religion of idol worship.  The Bible does not support worshipping or praying to Mary.  She was a human being like all of us.
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A Christian is someone who believes in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and is baptized. A Catholic is a specific kind of Christian, one who also believes the Catholic Church was founded by Christ and accepts it as possessing the fullness of Christian truth and the means of salvation\n\nThe words Catholic and Christian were once interchangeable. The first Christians called the Church Catholic or universal, to distinguish it from heretical splinter groups that denied necessary Christian truths. Thus the early Christians came to be known as Catholics.
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There are alot of confused people in this world. Catholicism IS a Christian denomination, just as Protestant, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, etc. are.
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Not exactly a true statement; The Catholic church as it exists today has only existed since the eighth century or so.  It started to form with the emperor Constantine.  So therefore, we should probably all be Jews in your mind as they were here first.  The original Christians were Jews!  Read the Bible and find out.
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I am Protestant, but I prefer to just think of myself as Christian - there are many denominations of Protestants that I do not agree with. I don't think that all Catholics are going to hell, and I can't say that all Catholics think I'm going to hell. \n\nIt's difficult to classify Catholics vs. Protestants today, owing to the fact that there are so many Protestant denominations with so many different doctrines and practices. I can therefore only offer the difference between myself and the Catholics (Roman) as I knew them at the school I went to. \n\nCatholics pray to Mary and the saints, I do not. \n\nCatholics christen infants (some Protestants do this too), I don't think that a person should be baptized until they are saved.\n\nCatholics have celibate priests and nuns, I find no basis for that. \n\nCatholics confess to priests/fathers, I do not believe I have to confess to anyone but God in order to be forgiven.\n\nCatholics believe in mortal sins and other kinds of sin (in other words, they "rank" sin), I do not believe that God ranks sin. I believe that they affect us differently on earth, but that the wages of all sin is death.\n\nCatholics have texts such as the Maccabbees that I do not follow. \n\nCatholics believe that the communion wine and bread really become the blood and body of Jesus Christ, I do not. I simply believe it to be a memorial practice. \n\nCatholics believe that Mary remained a virgin her whoe life and had no children other than Jesus. I believe she was a virgin only until Jesus was born, and that she had other children.\n\nCatholics have worship practices that differ from my own - they cross themselves, use holy water, pray the rosary, etc. Their masses, or church services, are often scripted - the priest will say something, then the congregation will reply (see the link). I disagree with the concept of holy water and praying the rosary. I don't disagree with crossig oneself, but I don't do it. Same with the statement/reply format. I worship in a different style and according to some different beliefs. \n\nThere are several more points of difference...\n\nNone of these differences takes away from the fact that both Catholics and myself believe Jesus to be the Savior and the Son of God (part of the Trinity) - and this is the most important and central belief of Christianity.
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I have a friend who is a Jehovah's Witness.  Kingdom hall is like what a church is for a Christian or a Roman Catholic.
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Catholics follow the teachings of popes and concels and Christians follow the teachings of the Bible.
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Well, yes and no.\nAll Catholics are Christian, but not all Christians are Catholic.  Some Christians can be Protestant.  The Holy Trinity is still the same for both.\nWithin the Catholic tradition, there are different sects, or groups.  Besides the well-know Roman Catholic sect, there are the Greek Orthodox, the Russian Orthodox (self-explanatory where they are) and the Coptic Catholics (mostly in Egypt).  \nSimilarly, the Protestant tradition has different sects, such as Lutheran, Baptist, Presbyterian, Mennonite (the Amish are a good example of this), Evangelical, and for people who just can't or won't pick, the all-inclusive Nondenominational.\nThe most important thing to remember is that the underlying faith in the Holy Trinity remains the same.  The difference is in how that faith is expressed.  It can be done with rituals (as with Catholics), more subdued (some Nondenominationals), or a contagious explosion of joy (as with some of the Baptists).  But these expressions do not make that faith.  Without the foundation of faith, there would be no expressions of any kind.
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Catholics are Christians....  \n\nChristianity is a major world religion developed in the first century AD based on the belief that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah or Christ of Israel. Followers, called Christians, were initially viewed as a sect of Judaism. It quickly developed as a separate religion as Jewish Christians became outnumbered by non-Jewish converts and, through a strong missionary emphasis, Christianity became a diverse worldwide movement. \n\nTheir scripture is the Bible, which contains the Jewish Scriptures (Old Testament) and the Christian Scriptures (New Testament). Except for cults, aberrant sects, and Liberal Christianity, those who claim to be Christians have historically believed the following: There is only one true God eternally revealed in three distinct Persons - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (the Trinity). \n\nHuman beings are sinners who (without the grace of God received through faith in Christ) are eternally lost. Jesus, who is God in the flesh, died on the cross and rose physically from the dead as the sole and sufficient payment for the sins of humanity.\n\nAs a whole, however, the differences between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism are still seen most clearly in the issues of the Reformation. The 16th century reformers distinguished themselves from Catholicism in two key ways. \n\nFirst, they saw the Bible as the sole foundation for authority (sola scriptura) rather than the Pope, church dogma or tradition. \n\nSecond, the reformers taught salvation by “grace alone” (sola gracia). They also insisted that sola gracia could be faithfully maintained only by understanding the gospel to be the message of a free pardon and righteous standing with God through “faith alone” (sola fide) in the imputed righteousness of Christ. \n\nThe Roman Catholic Church claimed (and still claims) to affirm sola gracia, but anathematized sola fide, teaching instead that grace is received and maintained by a combination of faith plus works (religious rites, sacraments, or human endeavor). \n\n\nChris·tian    (krschn)\n\nADJECTIVE: \n\nProfessing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. \nRelating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings. \nManifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike. \nRelating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents. \nShowing a loving concern for others; humane. \n\nNOUN: \n\nOne who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. \nOne who lives according to the teachings of Jesus. \n\n\nChristian Denominations and Sects\n\nAfrican Methodist Episcopal \nAfrican Methodist Episcopal Zion \nAfrican Orthodox Church \nAmerican Baptist Churches USA \nAmish \nAnabaptist \nAnglican Catholic Church  \nAntiochian Orthodox  \nArmenian Evangelical Church \nArmenian Orthodox  \nAssemblies of God \nAssociated Gospel Churches of Canada  \nAssociation of Vineyard Churches \nBaptist \nBaptist Bible Fellowship \nBranch Davidian \nBrethren in Christ \nBruderhof Communities \nByzantine Catholic Church  \nCalvary Chapel \nCalvinist \nCatholic \nCell Church \nCeltic Orthodox  \nCharismatic Episcopal Church \nChristadelphian \nChristian and Missionary Alliance \nChristian Churches of God \nChristian Identity \nChristian Reformed Church \nChristian Science \nChurch of God \nChurch of God \nChurch of God \nChurch of God in Christ \nChurch of God of Prophecy \nChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints \nChurch of Scotland  \nChurch of South India \nChurch of the Brethren \nChurch of the Lutheran Brethren of America \nChurch of the Nazarene \nChurch of the New Jerusalem \nChurch of the United Brethren in Christ \nChurch Universal and Triumphant \nChurches of Christ \nChurches of God General Conference \nCongregational Christian Churches \nCoptic Orthodox  \nCumberland Presbyterian Church \nDisciples of Christ \nEpiscopal  \nEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churc
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Yes I agree. You can be a Catholic as well as being a Christian.I believe in God and I am Catholic and Christian
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They sound like a Christian to me.  I've never met one who follows the teachings of Christ. Intead they follow the politics of their "religion" usually to the compleat exclusion of the teachings of Christ.
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I'm Catholic, but I have reservations about some of their practises.  \n\nSome others, like fundamentalists, believe in things like Adam and Eve and I don't believe those stories.  The bible is flawed in a way because men got a hold of it and change things.  Plus certain aspects were presented for the people of the time and are more allegorical than literal.