Luther set up a new, Protestant Church — the Lutheran Church. One of the differences between Protestants and Catholics is the way they view bread and wine during religious services. Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually turns into the body and blood of Christ. Protestants believe it stays bread and wine and only represents Christ. Most Protestant churches only practice two of these sacraments: baptism and the Eucharist called Lord's Supper.
They are perceived as symbolic rituals through which God delivers the Gospel. They are accepted through faith. Read more: How Martin Luther became the first Christian pop star. This is why they are rejected by Protestants. Though Protestants believe Mary was the mother of Jesus, unlike Catholics, they do not venerate her.
The Catholic Church also practices the veneration of saints. Dead models of faith, recognized as "saint" by the church through canonization, can be prayed to for help in maintaining faith in God. There are over 4, saints. Their remains are considered holy relics which are venerated. This veneration is also categorically by the Protestant Church as unbiblical. According to Reformation views, every person may and should pray directly to God.
All main world religions integrate in some way the concept of celibacy, the vow of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, and the Catholic and Protestant churches are no exception.
In the Catholic Church, celibacy is obligatory for priests. It is seen as a symbol of the undivided succession of Christ. The Protestant Church rejects this obligation for priests. Martin Luther already demanded its abolition as early as He made a decisive personal contribution to this end in The former monk married the former nun Katharina von Bora. Initially unsure of whether he should marry, Luther finally determined that "his marriage would please his father, rile the pope, cause the angels to laugh, and the devils to weep.
To mark years of the Protestant Reformation, dozens of artifacts related to Martin Luther have been digitized. Plans for 3D replicas can be downloaded and printed by those hosting their own Luther exhibition. Svigel explains the Catholic perspective:. Svigel explains:. It contains the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ.
And that becomes the spiritual and physical nourishment. As you partake of it, it becomes part of you, transforms you, and makes you more and more righteous. Martin Luther likened this to the idea of a red-hot iron in a fire—united, but not changed. Bock says:. Jesus Christ surrounds the elements. In this understanding, the elements are symbols which remain ontologically unaffected by the ritual.
As previously discussed, protestants view justification as the moment God declares that a guilty person is righteous because of what Christ has done. Sanctification , then, is the process of being made more righteous throughout your life.
Rather than a vertical structure, Protestants see the church as having a horizontal structure. They are the ones who use statues and pictures as a form of inspiration. A protestant is a Christian who is known for their protest during the reformation. They do not believe in the supremacy or authority of popes. They opposed the church pointing out few errors in it. They do not generally use pictures as a form of inspiration.
Catholics worship and have full faith in the Roman Catholic Church. This church traces its history to Jesus Christ. It is believed that Jesus and his life teachings began the religion of Catholics. Roman Catholicism originated with the onset of Christianity. They trust and believe in the authority of popes after Jesus. Catholics have seven sacraments — Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy order, and anointing of the sick.
The Eucharist- Catholics believe that the wine and bread they have during the mass is actually the body and blood of Christ and non-Catholics cannot participate in the communion. According to the doctrine of assumption, Roman Catholics not only consider Mary as the mother of Jesus but also worship her as the queen of heaven.
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