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Originally Posted by Sasquatch
So...well? Is Catholicism merely a denomination of Christianity, or is it an entirely seperate religion?
I believe it's a seperate religion. Yes, it has some similarities to Christianity, but it's branched way too far off. It is as much Christianity as Mormonism and Jehova's Witnesses are Christianity (which, by the way, they're not). There are myriads of differences between Catholicism and Christianity -- the manipulations and misinterpretations of the Bible, along with additions to and subtractions from the Bible contradict Christianity. Non-Biblical beliefs concerning salvation, behavior, redemption, forgiveness, the afterlife, and many other subjects set it apart from any type of Christianity.
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Could you give examples of the Non-Biblical beliefs, please? I'll see if I can counter-point them.
Catholics pray to the saints, to ask them to pray to God on their behalf, kind of like if you'd ask your friends to pray for you. We don't "worship" Mary or the saints.
Anyhoo... yeah, I think Catholics are Christians.
Wuv, Yer Mom