“Catholic” means – universal.
  • Almost 600 million people are counted as devout Roman Catholics.
  • About 1/6 of the world’s population claim Catholicism.
  • In the U.S. alone, about 48 million people claim Catholicism.
    Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ …Jesus replied, ‘And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church…’
    • Catholics believe “the rock” is Peter.
    • Many Protestants believe “the rock” is the confession.
    • Catholics believe Peter became the first Bishop at the Church in Rome (although no scriptural evidence exists).
    • In the middle of the 5th century, B
    PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS AGREE
    • Trinity: One God who consists of three persons.
    • All men have sinned and sin separates us from God.
    • Jesus died on a cross for our sins.
    • After three days, God raised Christ from the dead.
    • Because of Christ’s sacrifice, salvation is availa
    PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS DISAGREE
    • Scripture and Tradition:

    • Salvation:

    • Justification/Sanctification:

    • The Sacrament of Reconciliation:

    • Penance:

    • Purgatory:

    • Anointing the Sick:

    All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
    …These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.’ You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men. And he said to them: ‘You

Matthew 16:16-18, Mark 7:6-9 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17