Is the Lutheran church the same as the Catholic church?

Answer 1

First of all, Lutheranism is a subcategory of Protestantism. You would have to look deep into specifics, all of which i can`t supply. The biggest difference is that the term Lutheran is very specific, whereas Protestantism is a blanket term for over one third of the world`s Christians.

The three main branches of Christianity are Catholicism, Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Another large group, known as Nontrinitarianism, includes more modern and independent groups, such as Latter-Day-Saints, Jehova`s Witnesses and Christian Science among many others.

Answer 2

No. The Lutheran church was founded by Martin Luther in l5l7 on the night of Halloween. Luther, a scholarly divine, was an ordained priest in the Roman church before the big breakaway- which triggered the Reformation. Originally Lutheranism was neatly and Germanically nationalistic- when in protective custody=Luther translated The Bible into German- this was not the first such translation- but a popular one- certainly in Germany. this happened in the Wartburg armory. Do not confuse with the Wartburg, an East German car. Lutheranism is in a sense closer to Roman Catholicism than some other Protestant faiths. My Dad was a Lutheran, and- get this, he died on Halloween! For believeth not every spirit- but TRY THE Spirits if they Be of GOD- Good Halloween sermon- indeed.

Answer 3

Roman Catholic Answer:There are similarities, there are a couple different kinds of Lutherans, and, say, the Missouri Synod Lutherans LOOK a lot more Catholic, than say a Baptist. When Martin Luther broke from the church he had some very specific objections. Some of those objections (for instance - selling indulgences) were valid to a point, in other words what he thought was going on was wrong. I wasn't there so I can't say this or that but I have read historians on both sides of this particular issue. Needless to say, the Church's teaching has become a lot more clear on this issue. Other issues that he objected to were pure fantasy. The upshot was he denied basic things about the Christian faith, and even threw out entire books of the Bible that taught things he did not agree with. The Lutheran service is loosely based on the Catholic Mass and thus is very similar in places and on the surface. Martin Luther believe in "consubstantiation", the belief that Jesus' actual body coexists with the bread and wine for the length of the service. Bottom line, there are similarities on the surface, but the deeply held beliefs of what reality actually is, what Christianity actually is, and what the Church actually is, are very different.

Answer 4

Lutherans are protestants but not all protestants are Lutheran.

Answer 5

Yes, Lutheran is a Christian denomination. Protestant is a non-Catholic Christian religion.