PROTESTANT QUICKIE: BASIC BELIEFS

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PROTESTANT QUICKIE BASIC BELIEFS
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On the crucial issue of
SALVATION
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Faith
Faith Alone
Good Works (spiritual extra credit)
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Catholic priest interprets Bible
Protestant Indiv. Interp. Of Bible
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Roman Catholic
Protestant
Priesthood of all believers everyone serves
God equally priests no different from anyone
else.
Priests special different closer to God
greater service to God and Church.
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Catholics believe that the Pope has a special
connection to God
Protestants reject the whole position of Pope and
the idea of an infallible leader of their church
and therefore is infallible when making
religious pronouncements
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Roman Catholic
Protestant
No middleman between God indiv. believer
Clergy as middleman
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The KISS principle (keep it simple, sweetie)
applies to Protestant attitudes toward church
ceremonies and buildings
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