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Heresy is to pertinaciously deny or doubt any of the truths that must be believed with divine and Catholic faith while remaining nominally a Christian.
Apostasy is the total rejection by a baptized person of the Christian faith he once professed.
So, to answer your question: if the person "breaks away" from the Church to create another religion as in the Orthodox Church, the Society of St. Pius X, or others, while retaining most of the Christian faith but denying the authority of the Pope, then it is called schism.
If the person "breaks away" and creates a religion that they maintain is Christian but denies most Christian beliefs, such as the protestant, and others, then they are heretics.
If the person "breaks away" to create a religion such as paganism, witchcraft, Jim Jones, and other non-Christian religions, then they are an apostate.
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What is the religion off Finland?
The Church of Finland (Lutheran protestantism) is the official religion.
What is it called when you break off from the Roman Catholic Church and create your own religion?
Roman Catholic AnswerSchism is a willful separation from the unity of the Christian Church (Catholic Church). Heresy is to pertinaciously deny or doubt any of the truths that must be believed with divine and Catholic faith while remaining nominally a Christian.Apostasy is the total rejection by a baptized person of the Christian faith he once professed.So, to answer your question: if the person "breaks away" from the Church to create another religion as in the Orthodox Church, the Society of St. Pius X, or others, while retaining most of the Christian faith but denying the authority of the Pope, then it is called schism.If the person "breaks away" and creates a religion that they maintain is Christian but denies most Christian beliefs, such as the protestant, and others, then they are heretics.If the person "breaks away" to create a religion such as paganism, witchcraft, Jim Jones, and other non-Christian religions, then they are an apostate.
What practical steps would you take to inculcate the spirit of Ecumenism in your class of divergent religion faith expression as a student of religion Ecumenism?
I would express the fact that the bible refers to the Christian Church as "the church" in the Bible, not " the branches off of the church".
Great Britain's Dominant Religion?
The primary religion of England is the Church of Englad or Anglican which is an off shoot of the Catholic iinstitution, which began under Henry the V111.
Is there another religion besides the lds religion that offers baptisims for the dead?
There are no religions aside from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormons) that practice baptism for the dead, except for perhaps a few small break-off sects of the LDS church (most break-off sects do not follow the practice).
What religion was Protestant?
All Protestant religions originally had their roots in Catholicism. Each denomination either broke off from the Catholic Church or broke off from another Protestant denomination.
Is breaking off a branch of a tree a physical change?
Breaking off a branch of a tree is a physical change.
What are large pieces of ice breaking off the front of a glacier?
If they are breaking off into water, they are called icebergs.
What do Ireland believe in?
The main religion of Ireland is Catholicism. There are over three million Irish Catholics in the country. The second largest religion is the Church of Ireland.
How atheism earn money?
While atheism is considered a religion, they don't really have a church or anything like that, so nobody really makes money off of atheism.
What kind of religion was there in North Carolina in the 1600's?
The main religion was probaly christiany. Yes it was a split off from Christianity but they were actually for a majority Anglicans or members of the Church of England.Overwhelmingly Protestant which is a type of Christian but there was no official religion.
What religion and language came from England?
We received the English language and the Christian faith from England. The Church of England or the Anglicans are what is now known as the Episcopal Church in the US. It was split off from Roman Catholicism, which is a subset of Christianity.
