Ask a Question
or
Create a Poll
  1. Home /
  2. Questions /
  3. Social Sciences
  4. / Religions
  5. / Religions A - Z
  6. / Christian Religions
  7. / Christian Denominations

by Anonymous on November 18th, 2003

Anonymous

Question

Help answer this question below.

Are all Christian denominations considered to have branched off from Catholicism?

  • Like
  • Report
Share:
Other

Answers. Showing one answer.

  • by Nohbdy on January 13th, 2004

    Nohbdy

    Yes. The Catholic Church is the only Christian church that is apostolic, meaning the bishops can be traced directly back to the 12 apostles (it's just as easy to find a list of all 265 popes of the Catholic Church as it is to find a list of all 43 presidents). Of any person alive only Pope John Paul II can say that he is a direct successor from Peter, Jesus himself chose Peter to be the leader of the Church. Of the 12 apostles, 1 (Peter) was the first pope, 1 (Judas Iscariot) committed suicide shortly after Jesus' death, and the rest were bishops under Peter. Until around 1000AD Catholics were the only Christians, then there was the Great Schizm where the orthodox religion was established.

    To say that ALL Protestant religions stemmed from Martin Luther is erroneous. Around 1500 Martin Luther (a Catholic monk) broke of from the Church due to differences of several issues(the Catholic at a time condoned prostitution for example). Now King Henry VIII formed the Church of England (Anglakins) because the pope did not allow him to divorce again(Henry VIII was allowed a divorce by the pope once). That's why Queen Mary (AKA Bloody Mary) was Catholic and Queen Elizabeth was Protesant.

    If you disagree with this answer, it is on a basis your individual faith. I, myself, attended Catholic school for over a decade, and this is what the nuns taught me.

    AND!!!

    We don't worship statues or Mary or the Saints, we worship only God. Any practicing Catholic would take offense to the suggestion otherwise.

    Comments
    • Like
    • Report

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

Want to attach an image to your answer? Click here.

Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question or create a poll.

More Questions. Additional questions in this category.

You're reading Are all Christian denominations considered to have branched off from Catholicism?

Follow us on Facebook!

Related Ads

Related Questions

Professionally Researched

Answerbag

a Demand Media company