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All 12 questionsDo all Christians believe the same things?
On the core claims formalized in the Nicene Creed — one God in three persons, the incarnation and resurrection of Christ, the coming judgment — most historic Christian traditions agree. Beyond that, Catholic, Orthodox, and the many Protestant traditions differ on questions like the authority of the Pope, the number and meaning of the sacraments, and how salvation works, sometimes sharply.
What's the actual difference between Catholic and Protestant?
Catholic tradition holds that the Pope has final teaching authority and that both Scripture and Church tradition carry authority; most Protestant traditions hold Scripture alone ("sola scriptura") as the final authority and reject the Pope's authority over them. The traditions also differ on the number of sacraments, the nature of the Eucharist, and the role of saints and Mary.
What's the difference between Catholic and Orthodox?
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity share ancient roots and split formally in the Great Schism of 1054, largely over the authority of the Pope over the whole Church and a theological dispute over the wording of the Nicene Creed (the "filioque" clause). Orthodox churches are organized as autocephalous (self-governing) national churches rather than under one central authority.
Is the Bible one book or many?
It's a collection of separate texts — 66 books in most Protestant Bibles, more in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, which include additional books often called the deuterocanon or Apocrypha — written across roughly a thousand years by many different authors, later gathered into what's called a canon.
Who decided which books are in the Bible?
The Old Testament canon largely follows the Hebrew Bible; the New Testament canon took shape over the first few centuries of the Church through a combination of widespread early use and formal recognition at regional councils. Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include some additional Old Testament books that most Protestant traditions, following the Reformation-era return to the Hebrew canon, do not.
Do Christians have to go to church?
Catholic and Orthodox teaching hold regular worship attendance (Catholic teaching specifies Sunday Mass) as an obligation of the faith. Most Protestant traditions strongly encourage but don't formally mandate attendance, treating it as a normal expression of a life of faith rather than a rule with a penalty attached.
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