Is Orthodox Catholic or Protestant

Answer 1

Neither. The Catholic church was part of a schism in the church prior to the formation of Protestant denominations.

One Wikianswerers opinion:

They are Catholic, I was talking to a priest the other day, to learn more of the Catholic beliefs I have been raised Baptist and was just wanting to learn.

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Catholic AnswerIf you wish to know more about the Catholic Church, ask a priest when the next RCIA class starts. It usually starts in August and runs until the following Easter. It is an Inquirer's class - people who are curious about the Catholic Church.

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The Orthodox split from the Catholic Church in the 11th century, mostly over political problems that had been going on for quite some time. When they split, every Rite split in two. In other words, to this day, there is a Greek Orthodox Church, and a Greek Uniate Church. The Orthodox no longer acknowledge the Pope and the Uniate Churches do. But they all remain Catholic in the sense that they are a full Christian Church with a valid apostolic succession, and valid sacraments. If a Greek Orthodox wanted to become Catholic, he would make a profession of faith, but he would not be baptized or confirmed, as he received these sacraments in the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox isn't really "Catholic", but they are valid Church and they are in schism.

Protestants, on the hand, are not valid churches, they do not have a valid priesthood and they do not have valid sacraments (save Baptism). They are heretics, not schismatics, they completely left the Church and lost the sacraments (save Baptism), the Church refers to them as ecclesial communities NOT Churches.

Answer 2

There are more protestants than catholics in the U.S. The stats I found stated that 51.3 percent of U.S. citizens claim to be protestants while 23.9 claimed to be catholic.

Answer 3

Protestant for the most part however Church and state are separate so the US would be neither.