What are the main differces between protestants and catholics in Northern Ireland?

Answer 1

Their differences are their religious culture.

Catholics are often nationalists in that they want Ireland to become one state

Protestants are often unionists in that they want to remain apart of the United Kingdom.

Catholics believe that the English monarch who are protestant oppressed them

Protestants have the same religion as the monarch and therefore believe that the the British monarch is good.

Catholics see the Pope as head of their church

Protestants see the Queen as head of their church. However many protestants prefer to call the Queen as leader of their church with God being the head of the Church.

Catholics see the tri-colour flag as their flag

Protestants see the union flag as their flag

Answer 2

There are both religious and ethnic differences between the Irish Catholics and the Irish Protestants. At the time England colonized Ireland, centuries ago, they brought Scottish Protestants into Ireland, who then became the Irish Protestants. The Irish Catholics are descended from a population that was in Ireland long before the arrival of the Protestants. In terms of religion, Protestantism and Catholicism differ primarily in that Catholicism is a religion that owes its loyalty to the Pope, whereas Protestantism does not owe loyalty to the Pope and is fragmented into a variety of branches, some of which have their own religious leaders (such as the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is the head of the Anglican Church) and some of which have no overall leader, just local leaders (Baptists, for example). Irish Protestants are primarily Anglicans.

Answer 3

They go to different churches. Most Protestants have an allegiance to Britain. Most Catholics don't. Protestants and Catholics have different cultural interests. Protestants would not have interest in Irish music, the Irish language and the sports Gaelic Football and Hurling, which Catholics would for example. They go to different schools. As people and in day to day life, they have a lot in common, as do all people in they have to live, work, eat, raise children etc.

Answer 4

The Church of Ireland is Protestant, while the Catholic church is Catholic.