Is there a difference in an episcopal church and a catholic church?
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"What separates us as believers in Christ is much less than what unites us." (Pope John XXIII)\n\nAlmost all important doctrine is completely agreed upon between Catholic Christians and other Christians. \n\nHere is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):\n\nBy grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.\n\nThere are many minor doctrine issues and some major cultural traditional differences which, I believe, do not matter that much.\n\nA Catholic worships and follows Christ in the tradition of Catholicism which, among other things, recognizes that Christ made Peter the leader of His new Church and Pope Benedict XVI is Peter's direct successor.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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They don't. The Pope is His Holiness. Cardinals are called Venerable. Episcopalian American bishops are called "Most Reverend". Do your homework. No Catholic has ever called the Pope "Most Reverend". He has always been "His Holiness".
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Catholics can be categorized as Christians. The difference is the Catholics believe that their church (via the Pope) has absolute authority in matters of spirituality. The rest of the Christian world (Protestants) believes that spiritual authority comes from the Bible alone.
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The leader of a congregation is called a priest.  Deacons aide a priest in his/her duties.  A bishop overlooks a diocese, which is kind of like a church district.
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The Catholic Church also has the "same pattern" of bishop (episkopos in the Greek original), priest (presbyteros), and deacon (diaconos.) What distinguishes us is apostolic succession: a Catholic or East Orthodox priest can show how the line of ordinations in his history takes him right back to the laying on of hands of one of the apostles.\n\nHowever, I'm not going to argue that this is what makes an apostle. What makes someone an apostle is when every facet of his or her life is a response to that simple challenge issued to the original apostles: "Follow me."
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I am originally an Anglican (Church of England/Episcopalian), although since I moved to the States I now consider myself Christian/Non-Denominational. \n \nTechnically, the Episcopal church would probably tell you that NO, it does not fulfill your Sunday obligation; however, just about every Episcopalian service offers communion, no matter which day it falls on. If you feel that strongly convicted, talk to the Priest/Rector and ask him/her.\n\nGood luck!
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The Church of England is what it is refered to in England. The Episcopal church is the name it was given in the US after the Revolutionary war. The name "Anglican" refers to the entire movement- CoE, Episcopal, and other churches around the world which are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury.\n\nAll of the Anglican churches are independent and make their own policies.
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One of the answers below touched on it closely, but here's the whole picture. The Roman Catholics, The Anglican, or Epicopal Church, and Somewhat the Lutherans, all for the most part practice the liturgical format. As for the Episcopalions , they use a book called the Common Prayer book that has everything from morning worship service outlined, to the Holy Eucharist, (communion service) to baptismal service, and weddings! there's a format for every kind of service. The Roman Catholics, know here as Catholics, and the Lutherans both follow some variation of that same type of church service. Non liturgical services are much more open and less rigid structure. Also the liturgical services have the priest or pastor reading or saying a phrase to which there's a specific response. Mostly memorized things familiar to those whom are regular attendees. In the Methodist, Baptist, Nazareen, and Pentacostal churches they have a much looser type sevice. The prayers aren't read out of a book, there from the heart. They have basic guidelines such as an opening song or 2, followed by a prayer, some scripture reading, couple more songs, collection, then a sermon and final song for alter call! These later religions all use somewhat similar types of service with variations according to the needs of the congregation. This later service will vary from time to time.
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The main two categories are Catholic and Protestant.  And the main difference between them is the way they interpret the Bible.  If you're serious about researching this, you'll want to speak with a Priest (Catholic) and a Pastor or Reverend (Protestant) about what each believes.  \n\nThe problem you might run into, however, is that there are so very many ways to be a Protestant.  Episcopalian, Lutheran, Baptist, Mormon, and the list goes on and on.  And there are even variations among those, like WELS Lutheran, ALC Lutheran, etc.  The main differences still being interpretation of the Bible.
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A Christian is one who believes in Jesus as God and accepts Jesus as his/her personal saviour. As such, Catholics ARE Christians. The Roman Catholic church is said to have started with Peter, to whom Jesus said,\n\nMatthew 16:18-19\nAnd I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.\n\nRoman Catholics say they have a direct line of Popes starting from Peter, to the Pope of today.\n\nThen along came King Henry VIII, who liked to chop and change, as it were. He took issue with the Christian doctrine of not being allowed to divorce and remarry, so started his own church: the Church of England - the first form of Protestantism. "Protestant" comes from "protest" as they were protesting against the rules of the existing Church. According to my year eight history teacher (oh so long ago!) any Christian denomination that isn't Roman Catholic, *is* Protestant by definition due to the origins of the term "Protestant." And on the story goes, with different sects popping up along the way.\n\nCatholicism does tend to be a bit more "flowery" and ornate than other denominations of Christianity. I grew up in the Roman Catholic church and changed to Pentecostal fundamentalism later on. I did the rounds and tried nearly every denomination out there to see what felt right for me. My experience has been that while basically the same overall, the Catholic church tends to be far more formal where other churches are a little more laid back. Catholics have a set hierarchy, where many modern Christian denominations have lay people participating at higher levels than in the past, and women being more involved in church leadership. I'm not saying this is either good or bad; this is just an observation. Other than that, there aren't many differences in core beliefs. \n\nSome people do argue that Roman Catholics "aren't really Christians" because of different rituals and practices, such as confession and penance. However, it's not about receiving forgiveness from a Priest instead of God. It's about confessing your sins as the bible instructs Christians to do - it's about the act of confession and the Priest affirming forgiveness from God. Some people find this helpful; others don't. Certainly, praying specific prayers as a form of atonement may seem strange - but think for just a minute: who are the prayers really for? God can't benefit from anything we do. The prayers are for the benefit of the person who is praying, and no one else. There are reasons behind things that people who have never been Catholic won't understand. It may seem strange - but *anything* that isn't understood seems strange, whether that be religious ritual or otherwise. Scripture to support this is:\n\nJames 5:16\nConfess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.\n\n1 John 1:9\nIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.\n\nAnother thing that can be seen as strange by non-Catholics is the fact that priests and nuns don't marry. The explanation for that is quite simple: they used to. Way back when, when priests had families and they died, they left everything to their families. Unfortunately, the Church at the time didn't like this. Priests usually lived on the church property, causing a problem for the Church. It was a question of financial gain, rather than anything religious, and so the church banned priests from marrying. This way, even if they had a child, it would be out of wedlock - making the child illegitimate (by their standards) and consequently the chil
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If you want to get married in a catholic church, you will be given all kinds of "conditions" and have to jump through all kinds of hoops to satisfy the priest.  Even after you jump through all the hoops, he might refuse to let you actually walk up the aisle, you might have to stand at the back of the church and get married there.  And the priest also might look and see how much your fiance has donated, and if it is not enough, he might still might not do the ceremony until your fiance satisfies his greed.\n\nUpdate to david_in_mil...:  My brother was one of the people I know that went through it.  He and his wife did all the nonsense the priest demanded, then he told them he would not marry them because he looked at the ledger, and saw no donations from him or his wife.  When they explained that she did not like using envelopes and simply put the money in the collection basket, he said she had no proof, and until they met his price, no wedding.  They went to an Episcopal church and were married there - no nonsense, no problems.
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yes there is a difference. The religious named hospitals all have religious names and the nonreligious named all have nonreligious names. What do you mean by "Religions?" If your wanting to know about Christian ideology and its involvement in the nuts and bolts of administration or patient care state it as such. I tend to think you are disturbed that those pesky Christians are involved in every area of life. If I was a Christian worker in the hospital I would give you the care  you needed. Would you in turn refuse to care for a injured christian if it was your job to provide care for the injured?  Love never fails you know
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Anglicans are members of the Church of England which is distinguished by the acceptance of the Thirty Nine Articles with the current Monarch of England being the "Protector of the Faith" Episcopals are the same without the monarch of England. Presbyterians are the Church of Scotland which descends from the reformation teachings of John Knox. Puritans separated from the Anglican church and the Particular Baptists separated from the Puritans who remained in England. Puritans were congregationalists (local church rule) rather than belonging to a national church and the Particular Baptists separated due to the rejection of infant baptism. \n\nthough I would note the wiki article on particular Baptists is poorly written
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Very similar.  Greek Orthodoxy is a national church.  Catholicism is more universal in its leadership an application of faith.  Calendars for feast days do differ at times.  Prayers, saints, liturgies are similar.
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Catholicism is certainly a populous denomination, but your desire to find a church that suits God rather than one that suits yourself is the best starting point. \nBetween His resurrection and ascension, Jesus taught his apostles how churches should be organised. The events in the Acts of the Apostles and the New Testament letters describe the pattern of churches.\nMost denominations have websites that outline their basic doctrines, and by comparing these with the scriptures, you should be able to eliminate some and shortlist others.\nBy visiting some, you can check out scriptures like John 13 34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."\nMy personal recommendation would be the churches of God in the fellowship of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Their website shows their basic doctrines along with the scripture references to validate them, plus location and contact details.
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Protestants started with a monk Martin Luther who rebelled against the corruption of the RC church in his time (15th Century). Anglicans were started by Henry VIII who wanted a divorce. Protestant tends to cover Baptists and other groups that are quite 'back to basics' with regard to the Bible. Anglican covers a spectrum from Anglo-catholic (more like RC) to Evangelical (more like Pentecostal). The biggest difference though is in how they view Holy Communion. Anglicans would be closer to the Roman Catholic interpretation (Jesus spiritually and physically present), whereas Proteatants see it just as a memorial meal of the last supper.
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There are many positions within the Church. Deacon, priest, monsignor, bishop, archbishop, patriarch, cardinal and pope. This does not include religious orders which include brothers, sisters, abbots, etc..\n\nBlack is the standard dress for all except for liturgical events when Bishops and Cardinals have special attire.\n\nA black cassock is most recognized attire. You can tell the difference between a priest, bishop and cardinal by the color of the cincture (sash). Priests use black, bishops use Roman purple (fuscia), and cardinals wear red.\n\nThis is simplified, and hope this helps.\n\nMichael