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Roman Catholic AnswerNo. However, different people may look at it differently. For instance, the Catholic Church is a direct descendant of ancient Israel. All of the first Catholics were Jews who believed that Jesus was the Messiah. To this day, the entire Old Testament is part of the Christian Scriptures. A Jew may, indeed, look at a Christian and say they are "borrowing" from Judaism.

As for other religions: God has provided that everyone should be able to attain salvation, and for that they must have a choice. To a certain extent there is some truth in all religions. But it is the extent to which they have perceived the truth that they have things in common with Catholicism. Catholicism, along with Judaism, are the only two religions that have been directly revealed to men by God, Himself.

So, no, they have not borrowed from other religions, everything in them has been directly revealed by God, or indirectly, but still from God, not other religions.

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