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whats the diffrents
whats the diffrents between catholic and baptist i never knew please dont say im an idiot
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well catholic people dont believe in condoms.
or sex before marriage.
they drink wine during church.
thats all we know.
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Okay, well here's the long answer! haha!
Back when Jesus lived, the people who followed him were called Christians. There weren't a lot of them at first, but they traveled around and spread the word of Jesus' teachings. Eventually, the Roman Emperor decided to become a Christian. He ruled that everyone in his empire (which was most of Europe) must also become Christian and join the church. It was called the Catholic church, because "catholic" means "universal"... meaning it was the church of the entire empire. Back then, if you were Christian, you were Catholic, because that was the only Christian church.
Then, around the 1400s, some people began to question some of the teachings of the church. They felt that the church was interpreting some things in the bible the wrong way. So they protested, and eventually broke away and started their own churches. Because they were protesting against the Catholic church, these new churches were called "Protestant." Many different Protestant churches were started... Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, etc. Each one interprets certain things in the bible in its own unique way.
Baptism is one example. Most Christian religions believe that baptism is necessary for salvation. Back when the Catholic church was started, a lot of babies died in infancy. So babies were baptized soon after birth, in case they didn't live. This is still done in the Catholic church and some Protestant churches.
On the other hand, some people feel that Baptism should be a choice made when someone is old enough to realize it's meaning. Baptists, for example, use Baptism as a symbol of accepting Christ and becoming a full member of the church... something that is done when the person is old enough to know what they're doing. Since Catholics have already been baptized as babies, they do something different to symbolize their salvation and acceptance into the church: they have a Confirmation (usually around Middle School age), "confirming" their belief in Jesus and their willingness to follow the church's teachings.
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Baptists are those who claim a personal faith in Christ alone for salvation and who also reject the baptism of infants, believing that only adult believers in Jesus, (or those at least old enough to actually understand about trusting in Christ), should be baptized.
Catholics believe a child should be baptized soon after birth in order to rid the child of "original sin" so they can start their life pure in God's eyes.
Therefore, Baptists believe you should wait until adulthood to be baptized so you can fully understand why you are being baptized, and Catholics believe one should be born as an infant to start their life of God right away.
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