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Mainly on Marriage and Divorce laws. There are many Evangelicals ( Protestants basically in the Lutheran tradition) who are put mildly- turned off by the excessive devoltion to Mary in the Catholic Church. There are whole rafters of Hymns of Marian bent- something not done with any other saint! It can be argued that, however, that Amazing Grace is in part a musical autobiography of Saint Paul, so that trims the tanks a little ( the

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While the above is true to a point, it barely touches the surfaces of the differences between Catholics and Protestants.

1.) Catholics recognize tradition as having equal importance as scripture. Paul points this out in his 2nd letter to Timothy.

2.) Protestants generally do not accept the True Presence in the Eucharist or, if they do, it is only a temporary thing. Our Lord disappears after communion.

3.) Protestants do not accept the leadership of the pope.

4.) Catholics recognize 7 sacraments (all biblical) while most Protestants recognize only one or two.

5.) Most Protestants do not recognize the Deuterocanonical books of The Bible that are accepted by Catholics.

6.) Most Protestants do not recognize the perpetual virginity of Mary.

7.) While most Protestants recognize the Communion of Saints, their view of it is considerably divergent from the Catholic view.

8.) Many Protestants believe that man is justified by faith alone. Catholics believe that which is in the Letter of James as well as in the Gospel of Matthew that faith and good works are required for salvation.

There are many other differences but the above are probably the most distinctive.

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