{"id":3947,"date":"2024-05-25T07:39:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/catholic-vs-christian-bible\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:22:55","slug":"catholic-vs-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-vs-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"Katholisch vs. Christlich: Katholiken sind Christen, die sich von Protestanten unterscheiden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes, Catholics are Christians, and theirs is the largest church in the world. People who ask about \u201cCatholic vs Christian\u201d usually mean Catholics and Protestant, evangelical or nondenominational Christians. Both confess the Trinity and Jesus Christ as Savior. They differ most over authority, the sacraments, Mary and salvation; Catholics look to the Pope and Tradition as well as Scripture. QuestionCatholic ChurchMost Protestant churches What members call themselvesCatholic, a word meaning universalBaptist, Lutheran, Methodist and so on, or just Christian Who\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholics are Christians. &quot;Catholic vs Christian&quot; usually means Catholic vs Protestant: they differ on authority, sacraments, Mary, salvation and the Bible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[217,219],"class_list":["post-3947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history","series-catholicism-demystified","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5796,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholicism-vs-protestantism-a-comparative-study\/","url_meta":{"origin":3947,"position":0},"title":"Protestant vs Catholic: How Their Beliefs and Worship Differ","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juli 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Catholics and Protestants share the creeds and faith in Christ but differ on authority, justification, sacraments, Communion, Mary, the saints and Purgatory.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Immaculate Conception","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00454.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00454.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00454.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00454.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1721,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-lutheran-comparison\/","url_meta":{"origin":3947,"position":1},"title":"Lutheran vs Catholic: Faith Alone, the Pope and Communion Compared","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mai 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Lutherans and Catholics share the creeds and belief in Christ's real presence. 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