A person can be a Catholic. The religion is Catholicism.
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Catholicism is a noun, normally a collective noun, Catholic can be a noun or an adjective.
A Catholic is one who practices Catholicism.
Yes, Catholicism = Catholic religion.
... Catholicism is a religion itself. The only Catholic religion is Catholicism.
Most Irish are Catholics
Catholicism was the religion of the Catholic Reformation.
Queen Mary I practiced Catholicism. She was a devout Catholic and attempted to restore Catholicism as the state religion of England during her reign.
Majority Catholic
No. You need to pick one. ANSWER: No. That's like being Christian and Buddhist: Impossible. To be a Catholic, you have to believe in the teachings of the Church. The teachings and beliefs of Scientology differ extremely from Catholicism. In fact, Scientology isn't really considered a religion but rather a "philosophy".
They do not differ much. They are very similar to Lutherans, which is extremely similar to Catholicism. Episcopal churches have Deacons and bishops as well as the Pastor, of course. Most episcopal churches are both Catholic and Protestant.
The first Celts existed before Catholicism, so they were no Catholic. Once Catholicism was established, there were Celts still around and some of them did become Catholics.
It is either catholic or orthodox, which is very similar to Catholicism.
No, he was raised Anglican but he is fascinated with Catholicism.