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If you count Christopher Columbus as the first European to arrive in the New World, that would be Catholics.

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Q: Did catholics or protestants come to America first?
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Why did the Catholics immigrate to America?

Both religions came to America trying to find separation from the English religious turmoil. Not all Protestants came to America at first, but the non-Anglican sects did because they did not want to admit King Henry VIII was the head of the Church of England. The Catholics came over mainly when Maryland was created originally intended to be a haven for Catholics but, because of financial regions, had both Protestants and Catholics. Eventually, lots more people wanted to come over.


When did Catholics come to America?

1492


When the civil war started was there more catholics or protestants?

In the United States there were more Protestants than Catholics at the start of the Civil War. The great immigration of Roman Catholics to the United States came after the First Vatican Council. The Bishop of Arkansas voted No when the issue of Papal infallibility was raised. He was one of 2 Bishops to vote against the measure. For some reason a number of Catholics wanted to come to a country that had freedom of religion and where the Pope had no political power. I have no idea why.


Why did the catholics come to America in the 1600?

the catholics came to America in the 1600's for religious freedom.they were also unhappy with their system of government in their homeland.


Why did many English catholics come to America in the 1600's?

to escape a kingdom that did not allow them to worship freely


Why is Easter so early in 2010?

In the Western Church, which consists of Protestants, Catholics, and Anglicans, Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon that appears on or after the spring equinox (March 21). That full moon just happened to come earlier this year, so Easter is celebrated earlier.


What year did the first American come to America?

the first Asian come to America came in 1843


What has changed between Catholics and protestants?

As the world becomes increasingly more secular and begins to fall apart at a faster and faster pace, I believe that many protestants (I mean those who truly believe in Jesus Christ, and are trying to live a Christian life as opposed to those who are mere cultural Christians because they were brought up that way) are coming to see that Catholics are actually Christians that are trying to live by Christ's teachings (of course the Catholics have the same problem in that huge numbers of them are cultural Catholics and not sincerely convinced Christians). Thus Catholics and protestants have come together to fight the appalling abortion scandal and all the other legalized sins in our society whether it be same-sex "marriage" or any of the other sinful tendencies in our modern society.


What year did the first Asian american come to America?

the first Asian come to America came in 1843


What religion and language come from England?

Catholicism was there for a period but then England declared themselves Protestant and most of the settlers that came to America from England were Protestants.


You think that protestantism should not be classified as Christian because if they belief some different things than Christians do they should come up with their total own religion?

Protestants are Christian. They believe in Christ the same as Catholics do. Protestants may have some different beliefs but they believe that Jesus is the saviour of the world and that he died and rose from the dead. Christians are people who believe in Christ, therefore Protestants are Christian.


When did Audi's first come to America?

Audi first came to America in 1970.