All Catholics are Christians but not all Christians are Catholics.
The terminology and spelling must be precise in understanding what the words "Christian" and "Catholic" mean.
"Christianity" [with a capital letter 'C'] means all christians worldwide.
The word "catholic" [starting with a small letter 'c'] means "universal", and includes all church denominations in the whole wide world. However, "Catholic" [with a capital letter 'C'] properly refers just to the Roman Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Accordingly, if the Questioner meant:
- "Is being a Christian the same as Roman Catholic?" the answer is "No".
but if
- "Is being a Christian the same as catholic?" the answer is "Yes".
The word "Christian" used by a protestant means something entirely different and is basically meaningless, so in that sense and used by a protestant, they do not use it to mean the same thing.
It is a Christian Denomination..
He was a Christian, being because he was King of England, and the main religion was Christendom.
Portugal is a laic (meaning havving no religious association) country with a major Christian catholic population. Christian are all the religiouns that follow the new testament.
The leaders of the Catholic (Christian) Church dating back to Pope Peter, being the first Pope.
He is a Christian :)
Christian and Catholic are the same thing. If you get baptised as a Catholic you are a Christian Catholic
Catholic and Christian mean the same thing, perhaps you mean is he Catholic or protestant?
.Catholic AnswerNot a blessed thing for the simple reason that Catholic and Christian are the same thing.
First of all, christian is the same thing as catholic. Christmas is a christian holiday because it deals with the birth of Jesus.
It is a Christian Denomination..
Christian. Basically the same thing.
Being Orthodox is the same as being Christian, because it is the religion that started Christianity.
The same as most Christian and/or Catholic countries.
Roman Catholic AnswerYou can't compare them, they are the same thing.
Roman Catholic AnswerYour question makes no sense, the Catholic IS the Christian religion, they are the same thing. Our separated brethern (the protestants) sometimes use the word, "Christian" to mean "not Catholic". This is beyond ridiculous, and rather bigoted.
They are closely related as they are one and the same. The Catholic Church is the first and original Christian Church.
Well, Catholics are Christians. The word "better" makes the question very subjective and will change depending on who you ask. A Catholic will say it is better to be a Catholic but being a Christian who is not Catholic is the next best thing while a Christian who is not Catholic will say the opposite.