Catholics and Protestants Flashcards
who do Catholics think is the head of the Church?
the Pope
what language are Bible and Church services in in Catholic Christianity?
Latin
should Priests marry in Catholicism?
no
what are the churches like in Catholicism?
highly decorated
what happens to the bread and wine in Catholicism?
transforms into the body and the blood of Jesus
what are priests in Catholicism?
ordinary people’s links to God
who is the head of the Church in Protestantism?
the monarch
what language are the Bible and Church services in in Protestantism?
English
can Priests marry in Protestantism?
yes
what is the bread and wine in Protestantism?
represents the body and the blood
how do ordinary people connect to God in Protestantism?
through prayer
what is similar in both?
God created the world
Jesus was God’s son
those who challenge the faith must be punished
what was Elizabeth’s religious settlement?
priests could marry
services were in English and followed the Protestant Book of Common Prayer
declared herself “governor” rather than “head” of the Church
Catholics could worship in their own way in private
a moderate Protestant, Matthew Parker, was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
