Catholics believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation, which means that during communion, the bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Christ. Lutherans believe in consubstantiation, which means that Christ in present with, in, and under the elements. They remain bread and wine, but Christ is in them.
Like the Eastern Orthodox, Lutherans have refused to describe the "HOW" of Christ's Real Presence in Holy Communion. Consubstantiation, as a term, is never used by Lutherans but by detractors. Lutherans clearly state that the "Body and Blood of Jesus Christ are truly present in the Bread and Wine of Holy Communion, and they are received orally. The "HOW" of this presence remains a Mystery. To eat the bread and wine is to eat the True Body and True Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is substantially present, distributed and received by all who partake of the Holy Meal."
Lutheran Bible has 66 books and Catholic Bible has 73 books. There is no difference in the New Testament of Catholics and Lutheran. However, Catholics consider 7 more books as divine in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Quite simply, the bread and wine received at a Pentecostal church would not be Holy Communion.
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The Lutheran Reformation kept two of the seven doctrines of the Catholic church; The Lord's Supper and Baptism. Luther also reorganized the church service by replacing The Mass with vernacular liturgy.
Roman Catholic AnswerOne is real, the other is not. You are probably referring to what is the difference between a Catholic priest and an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. In the later question, one is an ordained member of the clergy and can confect the Eucharist, the second is usually a layman who has been specially trained and designated to help distribute Holy Communion for a limited period of time, and/or to take Holy Communion to the sick with a special license from the Bishop.
Well, my mom told me this, the difference between a Catholic mass and a Christian mass is a Christian does not have communion and does not have a tabernacle. But a Catholic mass does give out communion and does have a tabernacle.
In the Roman Catholic Church confirmation is regarded as a sacrament which gives the participant grace. Only the bishop confirms an individual. In the Lutheran Church confiirmation is only a rite in which the individual makes a public confession of the faith received at baptism. It is not a sacrament like baptism and Holy Communion or Lord's Supper. Confirmation follows a somewhat lengthy instruction in basic Bible doctrines.
The difference in communion between Roman Catholic [R.C.] and Episcopal Church [E.C.] comes from the understanding of what happens at the consecration of the bread and wine. The R.C. church believes that the bread and wine physically change into the Body and Blood of Christ. However, the E.C. believes that the change is solely spiritual. Episcopalians still have bread and wine, but the Body and Blood of Christ is present spiritually, metaphorically.
Nearly every doctrinal difference between the Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox Churches stem from two factors. 1. The Lutheran Church is a catholic, or western Church which shares its roots with the Roman Catholic Church. The forefathers of the modern Orthodox and the forefathers of the modern Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches underwent the "Great Schism" in the first millennium over Trinitarian doctrine and 2. The Orthodox uphold Apostolic Tradition as a separate means of Church authority, while the Lutheran Church only accepts those tenets of Church Tradition which are upheld by the authority of the Canonical Scriptures. Both are liturgical, historic, sacramentarian Churches. During the Lutheran Reformation, there was much dialogue between the Greek Orthodox and Lutheran theologians as many of their grievances with Roman Catholicism are the same. There were some small, political and doctrinal issues which prevented any formal declaration of union or fellowship. Dialogue continues, and many of the differences between these two historic Churches are simply cultural.
Because she is french, and France is a Catholic sector.ANSWER:I believe you mean MARONITE Catholics which is an entirely Catholic sect/"rite" of the Catholic Church in full communion with the pope.It is one of the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches as compared to the Roman/Latin Rite Catholic Church.The difference between the 2 "rites" is cultural not theological.
Both churches and the Lutheran Church are "non reformed churches". They did not eliminate the rites of the Roman Catholic Church during the reformation. The Lutheran and Episcopal Churches are Protestant churches. The Lutheran church was founder by Martin Luther when he broke away from the Catholic Church and the Episcopalian church was formed when King Henry the eighth of England broke away from the Catholic Church and the Pope. He later took over all the churches and destroyed many of them. As a side note, all Christians were Roman Catholic until the 15th century.
Protestant worship was in the local language. Catholic worship was in Latin. The protestant congregations sang hymns. The Catholic congregations did not. Since the Lutheran worship service was a translation of the Roman Catholic one before Trent, little difference existed there.