I just wanted to start this post to clear up any questions anyone may have about being Catholic. so if you have any questions just ask me. Thanks.

What practices and sacraments and prayers and rituals in Catholicism are different from Protestant practices, sacraments, etc.?
Catholics have seven sacraments baptism, first communion, reconcilation, confrimation, annointing of the sick, marriage, and becoming a priest or nun. We believe that the communion wafer is actually the body and blood of Jesus not just a symbol. One major different prayer is the Rosary.

How did Catholicism orginate and how exactly is it different from protestant sects? (Just give me a few examples, please. And if you're going to tell me for a billionth time that Jesus created Catholicism, please give me a verse).
First Jesus was a good Jew and followed the laws of the Jews. By coming to Earth, dying, and rising on the third day he left an example behind for his disciples. His disciples were the first Christians and the first Christians were Catholics. Hope that answers your questions.

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I'm atheist, but I'd have to say, if any people is psychotic and delusional it's the catholics. Protestants were only crazy enough to stand up to the international bully, and it paid off for most of them.

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true. the catholic church was, and sometimes still is, very psycotic, inmoral, and delusioal. and yes they were the iternational bully. but still standing up for your religion in the Middle Ages was crazy bc you cold have been burned (ask my past life).

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Reminding you that your religion was founded by a rebellious psycho?

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I'm atheist, but I'd have to say, if any people is psychotic and delusional it's the catholics. Protestants were only crazy enough to stand up to the international bully, and it paid off for most of them.

for once i agree with you luvabug22.

Reminding you that your religion was founded by a rebellious psycho? No offense...but most of the protestant religions were formed by some whacky characters...

Yea, we say it. But it is supposed to remind us of our beliefs and who we are. That really is funny... you should tell someone about that, get it fixed. : )

That is pretty funny.

To all the Protestants out there...

Do you say the Catholic Creed at your churches? I'm Lutheran and I think it's funny my churches still have us say things like "I believe in God the Father Almighty, the forgiveness of sins, the Holy Catholic Church..."


C'MON! IT'S FUNNY DAMMIT!

Alright I can not actually give you a verse but we do believe that the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ Himself. All we know is that Peter was the first pope, and Jesus sent Peter to spread the word and set the very foundation of our Church. There isn't any verse that I know of that states it, but I'm sure if you look through it you might find one. The only rituals different from Protestants is that we use Wine during communion and we practice the sacrement of communion at every Mass that we have. We also pray "through" the Holy Mary and we are taught to respect her as she is the Mother of God. See what people usually get confused about is that they think we pary TO the Holy Mary, when in fact we pray "through" her to help intercede our prayers. Th commandments in a Catholic Church and in the Protestant Church are all the same, no matter what ANYBODY says, it's all the same. We have a couple of Books in the Bible that Protest Bibles do not contain (I don't think they really have anything that isn't already covered in the other books). I think that Catholics believe in what is called the Rapture in which all, living and dead, will meet up in heaven with Jesus at the coming of the end. Catholics also believe that the Sacrifice of Christ is relived through Mass, which is why it is becomes so important to pay respect during a certain time. There's more I know but that's some of eet. Have a good one!

I have an actual question and am trying to avidly avoid all of this debating and arguing and being...mean...to people junk (you guys do realize that by bickering about God, his religion, the Bible, etc. that you're not making yourselves look very credible as Christians).

What practices and sacraments and prayers and rituals in Catholicism are different from Protestant practices, sacraments, etc.?

How did Catholicism orginate and how exactly is it different from protestant sects? (Just give me a few examples, please. And if you're going to tell me for a billionth time that Jesus created Catholicism, please give me a verse).

I'm just curious about learning about this. I'm always interested in learning about different types and forms of religion. (I know that Catholicism is Christian so it's not exactly a different religion but you know what I mean.)

Protestant - Ten Commandments

1 -- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

2 -- Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

3 -- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

4 -- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

5 -- Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

6 -- Thou shalt not kill.

7 -- Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8 -- Thou shalt not steal.

9 -- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

10 -- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ***, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.



Catholic - Ten Commandments

1 -- I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.

2 -- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

3 -- Remember thou keep the Sabbath Day.

4 -- Honor thy Father and thy Mother.

5 -- Thou shalt not kill.

6 -- Thou shalt not commit adultery.

7 -- Thou shalt not steal.

8 -- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

9 -- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife.

10 -- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods.



Hebrew - Ten Commandments

1 -- I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

2 -- Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; Thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; And showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

3 -- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.

4 -- Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work. But the seventh day is the sabbath in honour of the Lord thy God; on it thou shalt not do any work, neither thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

5 -- Honour thy father and thy mother; in order that thy days may be prolonged upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

6 -- Thou shalt not kill.

7 -- Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8 -- Thou shalt not steal.

9 -- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

10 -- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ***, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.



not much difference IS THERE! besides the fact that the wording is different but it's all the same for crap sake!

Alright here it goes. For all you ignorant fools out there who think that just because you disagree with my religion you have to dis my church . . .first off here's the 10 commandments

1. I am the LORD your God:
you shall not have
strange Gods before me

2. You shall not take
the name of the LORD your God in vain

3. Remember to keep holy the LORD'S Day.

4. Honor your father and your mother.

5. You shall not kill.

6. You shall not commit adultery.

7. You shall not steal.

8. You shall not bear false witness

against your neighbor.

9. You shall not covet
your neighbor's wife.

10. You shall not covet
your neighbor's goods.

Exodus 20 2-17 &
Deuteronomy 5:6-21

Second of all to those who comment about us interceding through the mother Mary. The reason we pray to Mary is the same reason we pray to the Saints, so that we can make sure our prayer is heard. Mary helps to go through Jesus to answer our prayers. And this goes to whoever asked if Mary can even hear us? we'll how the hell do we know if God can even hear us let alone Jesus Christ. 'Cause ya know, I've been praying to God that the ignorant would be enlightened, but I guess he just hasn't HEARD ME. Maybe I should PRAY THROUGH MARY to make sure my freaking prayer is heard so you fools can understand our church.


Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name---Luke i 48-49.


>Blessed art thou by thy God in every tabernacle of Jacob, for in every nation which shall hear thy name, the God of Israel shall be magnified on occasion of thee.---Judith xiii 25 "


>And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord..---Luke i 46 "

>Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men who shall be mindful of the mouth of the power of the Lord for ever, for that thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the distress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevented our ruin in the presence of our God..---Judith xiii 24 "

AND I KNOW YOU FOOLS LEARNED IN SUNDAY SCHOOL TO HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE.

http://www.stmarkcoccleveland.org/copticchurch.html

http://www.coptic.net/EncyclopediaCoptica/

There ya go.

The second one has terrible music playing in the background.

Gotcha.

It's African, centred mostly in Ethiopia and Egypt.

Coptic Church?

Actually, the Coptic church is older than the Catholic Church. And so much zanier, too.

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first of alll, i want ot see posted the catholic ten commandments. no one ever did, i want to see them straight out of the bible that you read at your church.

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Alright just to clear this up, all christian commandments are the same. AND the catholic church was the first church to have the bible. We had the original one with all of the books that were meant to be in it. You can thank Mr. Martin Luther for you protestants having a different version. He took out the books he didn't agree with. Chew on that for a bit.


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Timothy 3 vs 15: But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth.

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Hey bogey. I agree with that post. That is a very good way of putting it. People have to be willing to listen to other people's opinons and respect them wile trying to live their idea of a good life.