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Why do some "Christian" sects think that Catholics are not "Christian".?

I have heard some people say that Catholics are not Christians . Since Catholics believe that we are saved by God's grace and that Jesus is our Lord and Savior I don't understand why Baptists say we are not Christians.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    its because they believe all the lies they've been told about Catholics and refuse to listen or take the time to find the truth. If only all christians would take the time to learn about each other than maybe everyone would stop focusing on the differences and focus on commonalities.

  • pooser
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    "But within the Christian international, the Catholic Church continues to be the middle of Christiandom". I'd consider you there, however Catholicism continues to be a sect by means of such a lot definitions of the time period. Interesting argument simply the equal. I've almost always noted differing manufacturers of Christian dogma as "sects" and traditionally I'm attacked by means of Christians claiming Christianity can't be divided into sects, however they are not able to inform me why. Well, I did not write the definition. I surprise what it's approximately the phrase that ticks off targeted people. EDIT- Take Haggesitze for illustration. I can respect her taking the time to appear up the etymology of the time period, nevertheless it doesn't suggest she will outline it (regardless of how irritated it makes her). Word origins and meanings are seldom the equal and differing definitions are understood in context.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think Catholics try like all Christians to follow Christ...I think because that they pray to the Saints some Christians think it's idolatry....I claim no religion but am a follower of Christ, Jesus never claimed a religion

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't understand this either because all of the religions came from the Catholic Church. Jesus Christ founded our religion we are more Christian then they are.

    Source(s): Catholic Christian
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  • 1 decade ago

    Because people, like David, have been told by their ministers wrong information. We do NOT preach that we are saved by works. Their ministers have been taught by others lies about the Church and rather than investigate it themselves or ask Catholics what the truth is and then believe it when they're told, they'd rather remain in their dark worlds of misinformation and condemnation.

  • 1 decade ago

    There's never any shortage of people who think they have an exclusive key to piety. In this case these people equate "Christian" with "Protestant." It never stops; the next step would be to accuse Protestants not of your sect of not being Christians. Then it's the church across town or across the street, even within your own sect, that's full of heretics. And people wonder the churches aren't full on Sundays.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm Christian and would guess it is because of misinformed fundies who call it a "false religion".I have been to a Catholic service and can tell you they do not worship any differently than anyone else (except minor differences) overall it is still the same.

  • 1 decade ago

    In short, Christians believe that (Jesus) Christ was God.

    People who believe that are Christian. Those that don't are not.

  • Gravel
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Don't leave out the evangelicals. You'd think religion based on the divine word of god would have a consistent belief.

  • 6 years ago

    Because you follow the pope more than Christ.

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