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  1. Catholic vs Protestant Bible: Why Catholics Have 73 Books and Protestants 66A Catholic Bible has 73 books (46 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New) and a Protestant Bible has 66 (39 and 27), so the New Testaments are the same.
  2. Catholic vs Jesuit: Jesuits Are Catholics — Here Is the Actual DifferenceJesuits are Catholics, because the Society of Jesus is a religious order within the Catholic Church, not a separate branch of Christianity.
  3. Protestant vs Catholic: How Their Beliefs and Worship DifferCatholics and Protestants share the Scriptures (though not the same list of books), the ancient creeds and faith in Christ, and they differ mainly over authority (Scripture with Tradition and the Pope, or Scripture al…

The other 42 articles in the series

  1. Are There Catholic Denominations? One Church Made Up of 24 Churches
  2. How Rich Is the Vatican? What the Holy See’s Own Accounts Show
  3. Apostolic vs Catholic: What “Apostolic” Means, and How Apostolic Churches Differ
  4. Is the King James Bible Catholic? No, and Here Are the Bibles Catholics Use
  5. Byzantine Catholic vs Roman Catholic: One Church, Two Ways of Worship
  6. Anglican vs Catholic: Why the Church of England Is Not Roman Catholic
  7. Lutheran vs Catholic: Faith Alone, the Pope and Communion Compared
  8. Roman Catholic vs Catholic: The Same Church, With Exceptions
  9. What Does the Catholic Church Teach About Sex? Marriage, Contraception and Chastity
  10. 17 Catholic Bible Verses About Love
  11. How to Address a Catholic Bishop: “Your Excellency” in Person and in Writing
  12. How to Become a Nun: Requirements, Stages and Often 6 to 12 Years of Formation
  13. “Catholic Guilt” Explained
  14. Why Is the Catholic Lord’s Prayer Different? The Latin Bible Never Had “For Thine Is the Kingdom”
  15. Catholic vs Christian: Catholics Are Christians Who Differ From Protestants
  16. How to Pray the Rosary: The Steps, the Prayers and the Mysteries for Each Day
  17. Episcopal vs Catholic: The Real Differences, Compared
  18. What the Catholic Church Teaches About Jehovah’s Witnesses
  19. Catholic Prayers for the Critically Ill: For Healing, Strength and a Peaceful Death
  20. Are Catholic Churches Always Open? No: Church Law Asks for Some Hours a Day, and Few Open at Night
  21. Limbo vs Purgatory: Purgatory Is Catholic Doctrine; Limbo Was Never Defined
  22. What to Wear to a Catholic Wake or Funeral
  23. Do Catholics Believe in Evolution? The Church Allows It, With Two Limits
  24. Catholic Christmas Traditions From Advent to the Baptism of the Lord
  25. Do Catholics Believe In The Rapture?
  26. Can Women Become Catholic Priests?
  27. Iglesia ni Cristo vs Catholic: The Key Differences, Starting With Who Jesus Is
  28. Act of Contrition: The Traditional Prayer, the New Versions and What Each Line Means
  29. Catholics vs Atheists: How They Differ and What the Church Teaches
  30. Why Do Catholics Pray to Mary? To Ask Her Prayers, Not to Worship Her
  31. Is Catholicism a Denomination? It Is a Christian Church That Does Not Call Itself One
  32. Catholic Church Sexual Abuse: The Numbers From the Inquiries
  33. What Is Midnight Mass, and Is It Always at Midnight?
  34. How Many Popes Have There Been? 267, From Saint Peter to Leo XIV
  35. Do Catholics Believe In Ghosts?
  36. Examination of Conscience: A Catholic Guide by the Ten Commandments
  37. How Monasteries Spread Christianity: Monks, Missions and Books
  38. How Many Catholic Dioceses Are in the US? 196
  39. Facts About the Pope: Leo XIV, What a Pope Does and How He Is Chosen
  40. Is the Catholic Church Growing? Yes, Fastest in Africa
  41. How to Go to Confession: What to Say and the Act of Contrition
  42. What to Wear to the Easter Vigil: Sunday Best, Warm Layers, and White Is Fine

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