{"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":"2026-11-05T21:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T21:46:26","slug":"catholic-vs-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/catholic-vs-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat\u00f3licos vs. Crist\u00e3os: Os cat\u00f3licos s\u00e3o crist\u00e3os que diferem dos protestantes"},"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. When people ask about \u201cCatholic vs Christian,\u201d they usually mean Catholics on one side and Protestant, evangelical or nondenominational Christians on the other. Both confess the Trinity and Jesus Christ as Savior. They differ most over authority, where Catholics look to the Pope and to Tradition as well as to Scripture, and over the sacraments, Mary and salvation. The differences are real, and Catholics and Protestants have\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\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/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, and &quot;Catholic vs Christian&quot; usually means Catholic vs Protestant, two families that differ over authority, the 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":111081,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/catholic-vs-evangelical\/","url_meta":{"origin":3947,"position":0},"title":"Evangelical vs Catholic: Born Again, Baptism and the Bible Compared","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Setembro 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Evangelicals and Catholics share the creeds but part over the new birth, baptism, who interprets the Bible and assurance of salvation.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The conversion of Paul, in the style of Fra Angelico","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00424.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00424.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00424.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00424.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":111067,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/baptist-vs-christian\/","url_meta":{"origin":3947,"position":1},"title":"Baptist vs Christian: Baptists Are Christians, of One Protestant Family","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Setembro 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Baptists are Christians: one Protestant family that baptizes believers by immersion and lets each church govern itself. 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