Do catholic people call themselves christian?
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Semantics...\n\nChristian = "little Christ", and according to scripture, a Christian is one who by GRACE through faith is saved, not by works, by believing on Jesus Christ and having faith that God will keep His promises.\n\nRoman Catholicism teaches that good works are the qualifiers for heaven, which counters the truth of scripture. \n\nThe Roman Catholic Church teaches many false doctrines that are simply NOT in scritpure.  Since they teach a completely different way of obtaining "heaven" than scripture does, most Roman Catholics are not saved, even though most are very nice people.  \n\nCatholics in general are not true Christians, according to scripture's definition.  \n\nThe dictionary's definition is just that...the dictionary's definition.  \n\nSalvation is by grace, not works.  No amount of good works could ever merit eternal life for anyone.  That is why most Catholics are not true Christians.  \n\nRoman Catholicism is pagan, and those who abide by the tenets of it are far from the truth.
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Yes Catholics are Christian, but not all Christians are Catholic.  In order to be married in the Catholic Church,  you both must be Catholic.  Go talk to your priest.  He will clear things up for you, and tell you about how your fiance can go about converting, if he wants to.
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To be considered a "Christian", there are certain fundamental beliefs to which we need to adhere.  Every Christian believes in the Blessed Trinity (One God in Three Divine Persons); that Jesus Christ is true God and true Man (that He is God in the flesh); and that salvation is obtained through the Mystery of Christ's Death on the Cross.  \n\nBut there are many other beliefs that are also very important to Christianity.  Not all of them are in the Bible explicitly.  Our Lord Jesus Christ did not found a book but a Church.  We, as Catholics, believe that the Catholic Church was the Church which He founded and to which He gave His very own authority (for example, the authority to forgive sins).  Such things, God alone can do, but if He wants to share His authority with the Church which He founded, then who are we to go against Him?  This is why Catholics love the Church and listen to the Church as if they were listening to Christ Himself.  He speaks through His Church.\n\nBut this is something that non-Catholics have a hard time understanding.  The best you can do, I think, is to show them that Jesus wanted to continue His Mission here on earth (the salvation of souls), and that that is why He founded His Church.  That is why we Catholics love the Church as we love Christ Himself.  \n\nI hope this helps, and may God bless you!
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As far as I know, Jesus never referred to His Church as Catholic or Protestant.  He said "Follow me."\nI am a protestant, but I really don't like to identify myself as a Christian, because of all of the False churches that are teaching anything but what He taught; so if someone asks me what my religion is I say "I follow the teachings of Jesus."
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Whether or not you are Catholic is not a question of legality. It is a question of Spirituality.\n\nTry to think of your Baptism's wider implications. The Catholic Church recognizes and respects baptisms that take place in other Christian denominations. That is because, once baptized, we become members of His church; either directly as Catholics, or indirectly as non-Catholic Christians.\n\nOnce Baptized, you are considered Christian. In your case, a Catholic Christian. You may be inactive in your church, but that does not in any way nullify your baptism.
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Being christian to me only means caring for mankind, treating them like I would wish to be treated.\nIt has nothing to do with being Catholic, Protestant or whichever sect one happens to belong to.\nThe problem with Christianity or any other religion is that it is based on judgement of others.\nJudge not and ye shall not be judged.
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I think Catholics are cool but I am one. \n\nI think other Christians are cool too.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Catholics are merley one of the many christian denominations.  actually the first one. And with the Orthodox church the only ones for 1500 years.
201317
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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yes, it is. It defines your morals and who you are to others. Also being a Christian means living godly lives as Christ did. Others look up to you and see your prosperity, your love & care, and the values that are enstill within you. It will surely make you be a light to others and you'll feel good knowing that God is well pleased.
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not all Christians are Catholic.  some are Baptist, Pentecost, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, undecided, New Age, etc.  You get the idea.  All Catholics should be Christian.  \n\nThat's like the statement, all salmon are fish, but not all fish are salmon.  All Catholics should be Christian, but not all Christians are Catholic.\n\nI'm Catholic and Christian.
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Yes... I believe so. I am technically "christian"... but i am open to a lot of beliefs from other religions as well. I definitely take certain beliefs and values from other religions as well as christianity. I don't think I could say that I "worship" Jesus either. I worship GOD. Whichever god that may be. I choose to have a personal spiritual relationship with god and live my life the way I should.
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YES.  According to the good ol' American Heritage Dictionary, a Christian is one who professes "belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus."  I'm a Catholic, and I know this describes me, as I'm sure it describes you as well.\n\nI have come to understand a bit more about why sometimes Protestants say Catholics aren't Chritistian, however.  Hopefully, these will help you understand your friends' logic:\n\n1. The Saints.  It's thought that by praying to saints, Catholics are worshiping them.  This isn't true, of course, for reasons I won't get into here - I'm sure you know them - but you can see how people might think you're not Christian if they thought this was true.\n2. The Bible.  Because Protestants don't have a Church structure the way Catholics do, Protestants often end up paying a lot more attention to the Bible, memorizing passages etc.  It seems to them that Catholics ignore the Scriptures and so the word of Christ.  This isn't true either, but it's a not-infrequent misconception.\n3.  The Eucharist.  Catholics say that the Eucharist is the essence of Christ, present with us.  We worship Christ in and through the Eucharist.  If you're Protestant, you (generally) think the Eucharist is bread, symbolic of Christ, but not actually Christ.  So if they see us worshiping God in the Eucharist, they think we're bowing down to a piece of bread.  You can see how this would seem sacriligious?\n4. Salvation.  Generally, Protestants believe that salvation can only come from accepting Christ as your savior.  Essentially, no matter how good a person is on their own, because they're not perfect, they wouldn't be able to make it to heaven if it weren't for Chirst's sacrifice.    Catholics believe this is true, but that you also have to 'walk the walk, not just talk the talk.'  Salvation is based on the acceptance of Christ as savior combined with good works.  The reason some Protestants have a problem with this is because they're thinking we're discounting the importance of Christ's sacrifice and that we think we could get into heaven on our own. \n\nSo you see, the concept of Catholics not being Christian is generally based on misconceptions.  Try explaining these concepts to your friends (without proselytizing) and try to find out why they think Catholics don't count as Christians.  We all believe in Christ as the source of eternal life.  Maybe you can help them see this.
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Yeah, we do.  They just don't want to associate with us, because they think we're wierd or whacked out.  But actually, we're not...I think that they should realize that we are the original Christians- they are the ones that broke off only about 500 years ago.  Before, the only Christians were Catholics.  Yeah, we're definitely Christian...wait, what do you mean, we aren't baptised?  Yeah we are!  "I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit..."  Dude, check your sources before saying stupid stuff like that.  Catholics don't get baptised...gosh...
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Christians are people that believe in and worship God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. \n\nI look at this way, if you want to call yourself a Christian go right ahead my friend, that is your right. Call yourself whatever it is you want to call yourself. :)
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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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All TRUE Christians worship God.  You can't really call someone a Christian unless that person is REALLY a Christian.  Besides, it's between the person and God.  Only God knows who among us are TRUE Christians.