What would protestants say is wrong with the Catholic religion i.e. Faith?

Answer 1

It would depend upon which of the over 33,000 groups, roughly classified under the umbrella term protestant, we are talking about. However, we can say that anything that does not fit into his/her/their interpretation of Scripture is wrong! The main objection, amongst all the protestants is our claim to be "The Church" Christ founded.

Here is a stock story used by many in different variations:

After the last Apostle died, so too did the Faith. Apostasy set in and the Church was corrupted until we (insert name) came along opened up The Bible and began proclaiming the "truth."

Here is a simple test you can perform to verify and test the Catholic Church and its claim to be the One True Church. Today you will find the Catholic Church around the world teaching its peculiarly Catholic teachings: the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, devotion to Mary and the saints, the Mass as a holy sacrifice, the sacraments, the authority of the bishop of Rome, the existence of purgatory and the efficacy of prayers for the souls of the deceased, infant baptism, confession to a priest, the authority of Tradition, the divinity of Christ, the Trinity, the inspiration of Sacred Scripture, the Incarnation of Christ, the Atonement, the reality of a literal heaven and hell, and the in importance of prayer, etc.

Go back 500 years… You will find the same…

Go back another 500 years... You will find the same…

Keep going…. Then you will find The Church in its infancy. It does not yet have many of the external features and characteristics it will eventually acquire: no Vatican City, no titles like "Monsignor," no cathedrals. Those things will come along in time as the Mustard Seed Christ planted grows.

The Catholic Church can exhibit, as a historical fact, that she possesses lawful and uninterrupted succession of her Bishops from the Apostles. Her faith, worship, and discipline remaining ever the same in all essential things. The only church, amongst the myriad of churches in existence today, that can do this is the Catholic Church.

We must remember that Christ did not pass out copies of the King James Bible and say read this and do what you feel is right. Instead, He personally taught his disciples and commissioned them to go and teach. He commanded them to be steadfast in His teachings. So where does one begin to answer the question? There is nothing wrong with the Catholic Church. There are, however, problems with personal interpretation of Scripture and we should ask what do Catholics say is wrong with Protestants. That is the true question.