what is the difference between the lutheran and catholic church?
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Lutheranism is the largest branch of Protestantism; the main difference of Lutherans from Catholics is Lutherans believe Grace and Faith alone can save an individual whereas Catholics believe in faith which is formed by love and work can save.
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Over 40 different Lutheran denominations currently exist in North America. However, most North American Lutherans belong to one of the three largest denominations, namely, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, or the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
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Another difference between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church is the language. The Catholic Church services are in Latin while the Eastern Orthodox Churches services are in native languages. ... The Western church became what we know today as the Roman Catholic Church.
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Differences from Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod The main facets of doctrinal difference between the WELS and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) include: ... The LCMS teaches that only the pastoral office is divinely established, while all other church offices are human institutions.
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Strictly speaking, the most important difference is the way the building is used. While a church is a building for public worship (most commonly of the Christian faith), to which people will travel and worship. ... Even though a church refers expressly to a specific building, that isn't always the case with a monastery.
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Episcopalian vs. Catholic. ... One of the major differences between Episcopalians and Catholics is the fact that Episcopalians allow women in some – but not all – provinces to be ordained as priests; unlike Catholicism, where only men are allowed to become priests. However, both wear very similar clothing while preaching.
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Martin Luther was the founder of the Lutheran doctrine while John Wesley can be attributed with the founding of the Methodist doctrine. 2. Methodists place considerable importance on the spirit of God being present everywhere while the Lutherans have a general belief that one can seek out God only in holy places. 3.
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Roman Catholic is the biggest church known to exist today, compared to the smaller Baptist Church. ... The central focus of the Baptist Church is salvation through faith in God alone, whereas the Catholics believe in the same plus the belief in the Holy sacraments as the way to salvation. 3.
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Essentially, the difference is that the Catholic Church is in communion with the local church of Rome and its bishop, the pope; the Anglican Communion is in communion with the local church of Canterbury and its bishop, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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To summarize the difference between the two, Vatican City is a state or an actual country, while the Holy See is a religious entity that governs both the territory known as the Vatican and the established global religion known as Roman Catholicism.
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The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church have been in a state of official schism from one another since the East–West Schism of 1054. ... The main theological differences with the Catholic Church are the papal primacy and the filioque clause.
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I would say the largest difference is that the Roman Catholic Church believes they can change God's laws whereas Seventh Day Adventists believe than man does not have the authority to do so.
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Unlike Catholicism, the Lutheran Church does not believe that tradition is a carrier of the "Word of God", or that only the communion of the Bishop of Rome has been entrusted to interpret the "Word of God".
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Lutherans are primarily distinguished today by a rejection of free will (known as predestination) and, unlike Reformed churches (Calvinists), retain many of the rites of the Catholic Church. The Methodists are the followers principally of John Wesley, but also George Whitefield and Charles Wesley (brother of John).
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Roman Catholic is the biggest church known to exist today, compared to the smaller Baptist Church. 2. The central focus of the Baptist Church is salvation through faith in God alone, whereas the Catholics believe in the same plus the belief in the Holy sacraments as the way to salvation.
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The main difference between the two are that Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church for personal reasons, while Martin Luther wanted to transform the church because he disagreed with many teachings of the church. King Henry VIII wished to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon.
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As for the first part of the question, the main difference is that the Church of England does not recognize the Pope. Traditionally, it has been Evangelical and the via media originally referred to a 'middle way' between Calvinism and Lutheranism, not a 'middle way' between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.