Wied  +  310655 Fri, 05 Jan 07 05:44 AM   Could anyone explain to me the difference between Catholic and Christian? Tq Wied Joined on Tue, Dec 26 2006 Indonesia New Member 33 Difference Between

	Francesca  +  310737 Fri, 05 Jan 07 11:34 AM There is no difference: or better a Catholic is a Christian Catholic precisely; in fact "Christianity" is the name of the Religion which affirms the existence of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. There are some divisions inside the Christianity, for example: Catholic, Protestan, Orthodox. Francesca Joined on Tue, Oct 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,786

	Lil' Ruby Rose  +  310743 Fri, 05 Jan 07 11:46 AM The terms cannot be used interchangeably, so there is a difference.  Catholicism is a branch of Christianity.  All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics.  It can be offensive to a Christian of another branch (for example, Protestant) to be described as Catholic. Lil' Ruby Rose Joined on Wed, Dec 20 2006 Regular Member 879 Enlightenment is always preceded by confusion.

	David  +  310797 Fri, 05 Jan 07 02:21 PM All Catholics are Christians meaning that they are followers of  the teaching of Christ Jesus. Obviously as with all religions some are more commited to their faith than others. David Joined on Sat, Mar 8 2003 Regular Member 664

	YoungCalifornian  +  311595 Sun, 07 Jan 07 12:30 AM There are many websites dedicated to the differences between mainstream Christianity and Roman Catholicism. Not to nit-pick, but I don't think your distinction between "mainstream Christianity" and Roman Catholicism is valid.  Just over half of all Christians are Roman Catholics.  While it's true that the populations of most English speaking countries are dominated by Protestants, such is not the case worldwide.  Looking at things objectively, Roman Catholicism is probably the closest thing to "mainstream Christianity". YoungCalifornian Joined on Mon, Feb 14 2005 Los Angeles, California Regular Member 586

	Rdep01  +  317288 Fri, 19 Jan 07 04:08 PM The Pope is Bishop of Rome, so he replace the first Bishop or Rome, Saint Peter (Bishop of Rome in 60 after the birth of the Christ). So the Pope is chosen to replace a very wise man. He have to be a very wise man himself. For protestants, maybe the most important in religion is how you have to live. For catholics, maybe all the historical facts have more importance and have to be known. By the way, Catholics see Protestants as a minority Nota : "peter" (petrus) means "rock" in latin Saint Peter was a fisherman when he met Jesus ; his name was "Simon" at this time (not Peter). After he became the companion of Jesus, the Christ told him : "Now your name is Peter ("rock"), on you I will build my church" Nota : I have to improve my english, so if you see something to correct in my sentences, I kindly thank you if you correct them Rdep01 Joined on Sat, Jun 24 2006 New Member 46