长老会与天主教：每一项真实差异的比较

Presbyterians are not Roman Catholics. They are Protestants of the Reformed tradition, though their Westminster Confession still speaks of “the catholic or universal church.” Presbyterians and Catholics share the Nicene Creed and disagree about who decides what it means. Almost every other difference follows from that one. The short version PresbyterianRoman Catholic Final authorityScripture alone; confessions are subordinate standardsScripture and Sacred Tradition, interpreted by the magisterium Who governsElected elders in courts: session, presbytery, synod, general assemblyBishops in apostolic succession, with…