difference between catholicism and protestantism Flashcards
afterlife
Catholic: purgatory, a half way place to purge the soul
Protestant: only faith needed to get into heaven
eucharist
Catholic: christ present in the blood and wine
Protestant: service of rememberance
prayers for the dead
Catholic: reduce the amount of time in purgatory
Protestant: faith alone to enter heaven
communion in one kind
Catholic: the laity receive only the bread
Protestant: laity receive bread and wine
language
Catholic: Latin
Protestant: English
Clergy
Catholic: couldn’t marry
Protestant: could marry
icons
Catholic: paintings and statues help praying, colourful churches
Protestant: images forbidden, plain churches
priests
Catholic: link between laity and God
Protestant: could talk to god directly
Pilgrimages
Catholic: upheld
Protestant: attacked
festivals and saint days
Catholic: upheld
Protestant: abolished
bible
Catholic: latin
Protestant: English
beliefs
Catholic: church’s interpretation was the basis of belief
Protestant: bible was the basis of belief- could be interpreted by the laity
