Are Catholics Christians

Answer 1

yes. catholics are a branch off Christianity. the same way the being lutheric is part of christianity. They believe in the same thing (jesus is the son of god and came form heaven to earth. that god is the one and only god. that god created the entire universe and said that it was good!) but have a few different values.

Answer 2

Yes it is a denomination of christianity.

Roman Catholic AnswerNo, sorry, Catholic is not PART of Christianity. Catholic is ALL of Christianity. There are no "denominations" in Christianity, there are only denominations in heretical, separated sects which are only Christian to the extent that conform to the belief of the Catholic Church, which is the Body of Christ.

from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957

Christian

A name first given to the followers of our Lord at Antioch (Acts xi, 26). Since the rise of Protestantism the name has been used in so many different senses as to have become almost meaningless: it may indicate a Catholic or a Unitarian, or even be applied to an infidel who displays some virtue which is associated with Christ. It may reasonably be applied to the members of all the ancient churches, whether in communion with the Holy See, or not, and to those Protestants who profess, explicitly or implicitly, the Nicaean creed in its traditional interpretation. The Church puts no definite official meaning on the word, as she does on Catholic.

Christianity is the religion of, the body of faith and morals taught by, the Catholic Church of Christ. The word may be properly extended to include the religious systems of the dissident Eastern -churches and of some Protestant bodies. The current popular use of the word in an ethical, subjective sense, is to be deplored: it is stripping it of all objective or historical connotations.

Catholic I. The word is derived from Greek and simply means universal. In combination with the word "church" it essentially merely indicates one of the marks of the Church, and was so used by St. Ignatius at the beginning of the 2nd century; but in the course of history it has come to be the distinguishing epithet of the Church of Christ and his faith: under other circumstances its place might have been taken by "apostolic" or "one." The use of the word in this distinguishing way became current and common in England only from the middle of the 16th century. In some mediaeval translations of the Creed unam sanctam catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam is rendered "one holy apostolic church general."

ii. A Catholic is any person who, having been baptized, does not adhere to a non-Catholic religion or perform any act with the intention or effect of excluding himself from the Church. A "good Catholic" is one who practises his religion to the best of his ability.

iii. Catholics normally call themselves Catholics without qualification, and are distinguished by the name alike in West and East; except for a body of High Anglicans, no other Christians use the name as a distinguishing title. But Catholics of the Byzantine rite sometimes calls themselves Greek Catholics, Chaldeans are so called, and Maronites always refer to themselves simply as Maronites - they avoid the name Catholic for the good reason that there is no such thing as a Maronite who is not a Catholic, and because in Syria the epithet particularly designates a Catholic Melkite.

iv. As an adjective, Catholic in this special sense should only be used of subjects of which Catholicity is predicable, e.g., a man as man, a church, building, or catechism. To speak of a Catholic artist or grocer, Catholic poetry or truth is inaccurate and misleading: an artist or grocer who is a Catholic is a Catholic as a man (and this without reference to whether he paints only ecclesiastical pictures or supplies cheese only to the clergy); poetry may deal with a Catholic theme or be written by a poet who is a Catholic, but is not by that fact anything but poetry; truth is truth and it is improper to call the truth about the Catholic Church, Catholic truth; (cf., Catholic arithmetic, a Wesleyan judge, Quaker music, and, particularly, Catholic culture).

Answer 3

At its beginning of Christianity consisted of Christian Jews who still followed the Jewish law and were preaching to other Jews. Paul the Apostle started a theology which opened up Christianity to the gentiles (non-Jews) of the Roman Empire. This helped Christianity to spread across this empire. Originally there were many competing Christian doctrines. The earliest main Christian doctrine was that of the Greek/eastern Church (later it came to be called Orthodox Church). The Latin/western doctrine (which came to be called Catholic) started developing slightly later.

Answer 4

Probably not. Christianity started in the eastern Mediterranean area, most likely in Jerusalem. The Roman Catholic Church has its origins in Rome, and became a distinct denomination known as the Roman Catholic Church, after the Great Schism of 1054. The Church traditionally teaches that the apostle Peter went to Rome to lead the Christian community there, giving rise to the claim that the Catholic Church was foundational to the Christian faith. For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/catholicism/a-brief-history-of-the-early-popes

Answer 5

Yes. All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics.
A Christian is someone who is a follower of Jesus Christ: one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Modern denominations of Christians disagree on their interpretations of those teachings. A Christian is a member of a Christian Church or denomination who might be Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Anglican, Lutheran, etc.

Catholicism is a denomination, and is, therefore, a subset of Christianity. A Catholic is a member of any of the Churches regarded as Catholic, especially a Roman Catholic.

Answer 6

Catholicism is the religion based upon the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. It is the largest Christian denomination and was the Church from which the Anglican and Protestant Churches split.

The Catholic Church differs from the Orthodox and Armenian Churches mainly on matters of mediaeval politics. The three Communions between them make up around 80% of Christians. Those who claim that they are Christians and the Catholic, Orthodox and Armenian Churches are not, are usually members of Calvinist Churches who account for around 2% of the worldwide followers of Jesus Christ. Jesus promised that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against his Church. (Matthew 16:18) Are Calvinists claiming he lied?

Answer 7

Yes, they are the same thing, although they are used in a different way, especially in the modern culture. Catholic and Christian have always been two words for the same thing, but, since the protestant revolt, protestants have tried to divorce the word Christian from Catholic saying that you can be a Christian without being Catholic; which is nonsense. Protestants are only Christian to the extent that they have valid baptism and believe in the same things that Catholics do.

The word “Catholic†and “Christian†mean exactly the same thing. However, the word Christian, in the modern culture, ever since the protestant revolt, has become almost meaningless. It has been stripped of all its objective and historical meaning to mean basically anything. Catholic has always been used to describe the Christian Church, since the late first century, the word can also be applied to someone outside of the Catholic Church who has been baptized and believes in the Nicene Creed, in its traditional interpretation. Thus, the Orthodox are all Christians, as well as separated Catholics in the West. The use of the word by protestants to refer to themselves is erroneous except on an individual basis where they would meet the two conditions mentioned above - valid baptism and belief in the Nicene Creed - in its traditional interpretation.

from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Catholic. It’s original meaning of “general†or “universal†has taken on a variety of applications in the course of Christian history. First used by St. Ignatius of Antioch (A.D. 35-107) ( Letter to the Smyrneans, 8, 2), it is now mainly used in five recognized senses: 1. The Catholic Church as distinct from Christian ecclesiastical bodies that do not recognize the papal primacy; 2. The Catholic faith as the belief of the universal body of the faithful, namely, that which is believed “everywhere, always , and by all†(Vincentian Canon); 3. Orthodoxy as distinguished from what is heretical or schismatical; 4. The undivided Church before the Eastern Schism of 1054; thereafter the Eastern Church has called itself orthodox, in contrast with those Christian bodies which did not accept the definitions of Ephesus and Chalcedon on the divinity of Christ.

In general, today the term “Catholic†refers to those Christians who profess a continued tradition of faith and worship and who hold to the Apostolic succession of bishops and priest since the time of Christ. (Etym. Latin catholicus, universal; Greek katholikos, universal.)

from A Catholic Dictionary, Edited by Donald Attwater, 2nd Edition, revised.

Christianity is the religion of, the body of faith and morals taught by, the Catholic Church of Christ. The word may be properly extended to include the religious systems of the dissident Eastern churches and of some Protestant bodies (see Christian below). The current popular use of the word [Christianity] in an ethical, subjective sense, is to be deplored: it is stripping it of all objective or historical connotations. So the short answer is, of course you are a Christian if you are a Catholic.

Christian. A name first given to the followers of our Lord at Antioch (Acts xi, 26). Since the rise of Protestantism the name has been used in so many different senses as to have become almost meaningless: it may indicate a Catholic or a Unitarian, or even be applied to an infidel who displays some virtue which is associated with Christ. It may reasonably be applied to the members of all the ancient churches, whether in communion with the Holy See or not, and to those Protestants who profess, explicitly or implicitly, the Nicene creed in its traditional interpretation. the Church puts no definite official meaning on the word, as she does on Catholic.

Answer 8

No. In my opinion, I believe that Catholics are not Christians. At all.

Despite, many who might say yes, Catholicism, more specifically Roman Catholicism (because it is the most common subgroup of Catholicism, along with Orthodox and Unorthodox. And thus, why most people are Roman Catholics) is a religion in which is not truly of God. Additionally, Catholicism is prevalent in Latin American and the Caribbean.

Yes, Catholics follow The Bible and claim to believe in God, but Catholics are not the true religion. So, they are not true Christians ---- heck they are not Christians at all. And thus, should not be considered Christian. That's why a Catholic might commonly say, "I'm not Christian, I'm Catholic". Already, they separate themselves. But even if a Catholic might claim to be Christian, they are not.

(More specifically Roman Catholicism).

In the bible, Romans were brutal and merciless killers. And Jesus was among their victims. Despite the popular belief that the Jews killed Jesus, it was the Romans. The ruler at the time of Jesus's execution was Pontius Pilate ---- who was Roman. If Roman Catholicism was truly of God, they wouldn't have killed Jesus. Because they would've had 100% shared beliefs. And thus, they wouldn't have viewed Jesus as a threat.

"The Jews killed Jesus" ---- No they didn't. The Romans just wanted a scapegoat. This phenomenon, in which the Jews were used as a scapegoat, I believed served as the origin or catalyst of Antisemitism. The phenomenon of "Blame it on the Jews" was seen again during history in the reign of Adolf Hitler. In which Jewish people were a scapegoat and thus seen as inferior.

The reason why, because Jewish people, were an isolated, (And still are. More specifically, Hasidic Jewish. They don't talk to, or in extreme cases touch, ---- ex. shake hands or make eye contact with another person of a different religion and race). Especially African Americans, or anyone who is perceived as black. Because you're an outsider and you're a foreigner. They're clannish and private. So thus, they're misunderstood. And the human mind and society in general hates not being able to understand something.

With the only exception being race, ethnic ambiguity is preferred, because of the world's desire (if not, sexual desire) to be with a mixed person. Due to the underlying belief that being mixed makes you exotic. As if you were a non-human animal, to be gawked at and ogled over. With the ideal and desired mixed looked being blonde hair, blue or light-colored eyes, light skin, etc. In real life example: Jasmine Sanders.

So, they most likely believe in the concept of sticking with your own clan. Like the belief that the God desires for you to be and intermingle amongst your own. And thus, forbids you to be with another of a different race. No. Absolutely false. Love transcends ethnicity. More specifically, the love of God because it's truly from God.

Secondly, the religion of Catholicism practices that of talking to and for the dead. "The Dead" referring to dead relatives and loved ones. Which is a big no-no in the Bible. Better known as "Necromancy". Necro = dead

Mancy = Romancing. So Necromancy is romancing death.

And lastly, Catholicism believes in that of patron saints. Patron Saints are figurines that are based off saints that once lived and is thus associated with good luck, if worn, or owned by a Catholic of a certain profession or occupation. Which is essentially idolatry and therefore witchcraft. Idolatry and Witchcraft are works of the flesh. As listed in Galatians.

All in all, the religion of Catholicism is witchcraft. More specifically and especially, Roman Catholicism. Roman ---- the Romans had a polytheistic religion (the belief of multiple Gods and Goddesses) derived from that of the Greeks). Roman = polytheism + Catholicism = monotheistic: belief in one entity: "God".

So, in a way: Roman = light and Catholicism = light. In Corinthians it says: Light and Darkness cannot dwell. And somewhere in the Bible it states: "you cannot serve two masters".

Answer 9

Yes, and they are the largest 'branch' of Christians with approximately 2.1 billion adherents.

Answer 10

Yes, all Catholics are Christian, followers of Christ