Now this video is a video that you guys have been requesting for us to do for a long time.
And now, in this episode we're gonna be exploring 10 Differences Between Catholic and Protestant
Christians. Welcome back guys, to FTD Facts. My name is Leroy Kenton, and for this episode, I'm gonna be
focusing a lot on the various different views on the doctrines of both of these churches. But before
I get into those, though, I feel like it's really important to understand why there is a split in
the first place. Catholicism and Protestantism. So, that's where I'm gonna start off - That's the
difference at number 10 - "the split." Now, the history of the Roman Catholic Church begins
with the teachings of Jesus Christ, and he lived in the first century CE, in the province of Judea
of the Roman Empire. Now, a contemporary Catholic Church says that it's simply just a continuation
of that early Christian community that was established at the time of Jesus. Again, there's
a whole lot more that goes into the history, but that's kind of what it is summed up in a nutshell,
according to the Catholic view. However, over time, there were certain inconsistencies that were
notice in the church that led to a Reformation. Now, this Reformation began in the year 1517, when
a German monk named Martin Luther (not to be confused with Martin Luther King Jr.), that came
like way later. But Martin Luther, he began to protest the Catholic Church. His followers were
then later called "pro-test-ants" or Protestants, as we kind of pronounce it today. Now, many people
and governments, they started to adopt the new Protestant ideas. And these ideas were seen to
be more in line with what the Bible was actually teaching, versus what the Roman Catholic Church was
doing. But, there still were those who remained faithful to the Catholic Church. But this led
to the split. The next difference at number 9 to look at, is the Pope. Catholics have a pope, and the
Pope is considered Vicar for Christ, which pretty much is, an infallible representative that heads
the church. Now, the Pope is also like a Chief Pastor of the Catholic Church globally, and is
also the head of state of the Vatican City State. Protestants on the other hand, don't believe that
human beings can be infallible, and they hold a view that only Jesus is the head of the church. The
next difference is - the Eucharist. Now, when we talk about the Eucharist, Protestants usually
call it the Lord's Supper or Communion. Eucharist is normally used in Catholicism. But, either way,
in the Roman Catholic Church, they have the doctrine of transubstantiation. Yeah. A little
bit of a tongue twister term. But, what does that mean anyways? Well, it's pretty much the belief that
the edible substance and the drink that's used during the Mass, literally becomes the body and
blood of Jesus Christ. Now, most Protestants view the Lord's Supper, or you can call the Eucharist.
But, they view this as a commemoration of Jesus's death. And that, whatever is eaten and drank at that
time, are simply symbols of the body and blood of Jesus, and nothing more. Some Protestants however,
they hold a view of consubstantiation and that is pretty much that, the body and blood of Jesus
are seen to coexist. So, existing pretty much at the same time as the bread and the wine that's
drank, but the bread and the wine stay completely separate. It's almost as if Jesus is present. He's
covering the bread and the wine as they eat it. Again, a lot more can be said on those differences,
but that's just sort of like the nutshell summary. Then there's also praying to Saints. So, Roman Catholics
have the doctrine of intercessory prayer to Saints. Saints are those people, by the way, who are viewed
as Holy. Who have passed away, and you can pray to them, in addition to praying to Jesus as well
as directly to God the Father. But praying to the Saints can also be more like praying through them.
And that's kind of similar to asking a fellow church member to pray for you, or pray for you
and your family. But, in Protestantism, there's no equivalent to this kind of veneration of Saints.
And, Protestants, they really put a lot of emphasis that anyone can actually go and have direct
access to God when they pray. They don't need to pray through no saints or anybody else. The next
difference I want to look at, is the authority of the churches. Now, the Catholic Church claims
to be God's continuing voice on the Earth. So, the Bible is completely under its supreme authority.
And this is why the Roman Catholic Church also believes that they can include a lot of traditions,
along with what the Bible teaches. Speaking of that, the first Vatican Council has this specific claim:
"It is not from Sacred Scripture alone that the Roman Catholic Church draws her certainty about
everything which has been revealed. But sacred tradition transmits in its full purity, God's Word,
which was entrusted to the Apostles." Now, in the case of the Protestant Church, Protestants hold
the view that each individual has the authority to interpret the Bible, as well as, there's a lot less
different traditions that are added to the Bible. So, that's how the Protestants and Catholics, they
differ when it comes to the point of authority. Protestants say like, hey the Bible teaches this
you know? You can't be adding traditions to it. Alright guys, so we've reached halfway in this episode. If
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The difference at number 5, is the sacraments. So, Catholics are the only ones that have a
concept of seven sacraments. And those are: Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, like we talked about,
penance, anointing of sick people, as well as Holy Orders, and then there's also matrimony. Now, on the
other hand, many Protestant denominations such as those that are within the reformed tradition, they
identify two main sacraments that they believe were instituted by Jesus Christ himself. And
those are the Eucharist, or the Lord's Supper, or Communion, and also there is Baptism. The difference
at number 4 is salvation. Now, Protestants, they usually express the idea that, when it comes to
salvation, that is done only by faith in Jesus. So, once a person puts their faith in Jesus, then God
declares them as righteous right there on the spot. Now, in the Roman Catholic Church, it's a
little bit different. They viewed justification, which is pretty much the act of declaring or
making someone righteous in the eyes of God. They view that as a process and its fully dependent on
the grace that they receive by participating in various church traditions. Okay, so moving on now to
difference number 3, we have Priesthood. Now, in Protestantism they have sort of like a horizontal
structure of what they call priesthood. Because, pretty much, everybody is a Priest. Now, often the
scripture from the Bible that is quoted is 1st Peter 2, Verse 9. And says this, "But you are a chosen
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession. That you may proclaim the
excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." So, it's more of like
not necessarily a class of people, but pretty much like a distinct group of people. Because, yes. You've
found favor in the eyes of God. But in Catholicism, priesthood is completely different. Like, Priests
are a class of ordained ministers that have authority to forgive and withhold forgiveness,
through the sacraments, as well as through penance, and other Catholic traditions. And, that's actually
a good segway to the difference at number 2, and that is, the tradition. So, Protestants, they don't
hold a view that tradition is equal with the authority of the scripture. But, Roman Catholics
actually have a different perspective on this. The Catholic Catechism, which pretty much sums up in
a book, the beliefs of the Catholic Church, says, this. It says that, "The Church does not derive her
certainty about all revealed truth from the Holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and tradition must
be accepted and honored with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence." But for Protestants, they
only hold the view that Scripture is authoritative, and that is all. No other external tradition. I know
I talked about that a little bit previously, but I just want to shed a little bit more light on that
belief because, it actually is one of the biggest differences and bones of contention when it comes
to the Catholic Church and Protestant churches. And now finally, the difference at number 1.
is the view of Mary. To Catholics, Mary is not only the mother of Jesus Christ, but also the mother of
the entire church. According to Catholic doctrine, Mary was conceived without original sin, and that's
known as the Immaculate Conception and at the end of her Earthly life, that she was taken up, body
and soul, into heaven. And then, that's where she was exalted as the Queen over all things. That doctrine,
by the way, is a doctrine of assumption. And then from there on, she continues to intercede for the
entire Church. But, Protestants, they only honor Mary as being the Earthly mother of Jesus Christ, and
they believe that she, like everyone else, sinned and needs salvation. Protestants also don't believe
that Mary was taken up to heaven, but rather, that she passed away and she's waiting in her
grave until the day of resurrection. And just like that, that ends this episode on the 10 Differences
Between Catholic and Protestant Christians. Really hope you guys enjoyed this one. And I really hope
it cleared up a lot of different viewpoints and confusions that you may have had. You've probably
heard the term Catholic and Protestant. You're like, what is actually the big difference?? There
are a whole lot more differences, by the way, so if you again, like this one, and you want to see
a part 2, be sure to let me know, down below in the comments section. My social media links are below
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episode coming up at the end screens. So, thank you guys for joining me here on FTD Facts, and learning
with me. It's always great hanging out with you, and I'll see you guys in the next episode. you