The Episcopalians believe in water baptism through the son, father, and holy spirit. It is also a channel that makes an individual become a full member of the holy catholic apostolic church. The Episcopalian church came into existence about the 16 th century when the church of England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church due to political and theological differences.
But Episcopalians have unique beliefs and practices than Catholics. The church does not believe in the authority of the pope and the practice of celibacy. Making confession is a normal routine among Episcopalian members. It is mandatory for every episcopalian member to make a confession of their sins. Jesus Christ is the Messiah who sacrifice to save human beings from their sins.
Catholic is a Christian denomination. The catholic church has the largest number of followers from across the world compare to other Christian denominations. The Catholic church believes in God as the maker of the earth and heaven with all the living things and non-living things. Sacrament confession is the main practice of the Catholic denomination.
Research shows that the catholic church preserved the bible and other religious writings for centuries. Catholic belief in the authority of the pope. Historically both nuns and monks have also lived lives of solitude and quiet contemplation.
There have been previous instances in the Church of nuns becoming pregnant, but in some cases, this was not after consensual sex. Several children had also been conceived, and some religious sisters had been forced to have abortions. There are also foundations helping to pay student loans for young nuns and monks. To enter religious community you should have a true call from God first and. Not all Nuns and Sisters are expected to cut their hair and keep it short, but there is a tradition in place.
When Postulants become Nuns, they usually get a short haircut from the other Nuns as a symbol of giving herself to God and giving up personal vanity, and the pursuit of a husband. Depending upon the religious order of the nuns and the community they live in, they may or may not have to cut their hair short. Some orders will have a ceremony when the nuns are inducted which is a symbolic snipping of just a lock of hair. Others have more hair cut. Some had hair which was fairly long.
Catholic nuns, as decreed by Pope Francis, are not allowed to use smartphones or social media. You cannot become a nun if you have been previously married. It depends on their order. But in these situations, they often but not always have a second name often Mary. Some Monks and Friars who change their names too. Entry 1 of 2 1 : of or relating to a bishop. The reason Episcopalians and other Protestants cannot receive communion in the Catholic Church is because they have invalid sacraments.
Members of Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East and the Polish National Catholic Church may receive communion in the Roman Catholic Church since those churches are considered to have valid sacraments with valid apostolic succession.
Canon Actually, that is incorrect. Look on the back page of the misalette; there is a list of those that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church that may receive communion they are: Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox and several others.
You have been misled by modern values. Women have a place within the church. By their husbands and within the community, and of course to their children.
Women should not, however, be allowed positions of leadership within the church or outside of it. As uncomfortable as it is to believe, there is a very good reason for this.
Rita … I agree! Not a fair account of the differences between the churches. Most notably defining the the value of Saints within the church. Catholics never worship Saints. I will try to believe that this misrepresentation was unintentional and not a nefarious attempt to misrepresent Catholicism.
Thats a desgusting statement made from someone who says they believe in jesus. Theres absolutely nothing wrong with having your own beliefs. Be open to a religion that makes you happy and feel good about yourself.
Just because i am catholic doesnt mean i believe everything that is preached by catholics. Have an open mind. Religous fanaticals kill others who dont believe what they do. Is that godly in any way? Thanks so much for clearing some things up. But 1 question, I always thought as an Episcopalian u had to be confirmed first before starting to take communion, but all guest where welcomed to receive communion.
Has it changed? The Catholic Church was not founded by Jesus Christ. Christianity was developed by gnostic mystery cults which fashioned the mythological Christ Jesus as the Jewish counterpart to the god man of the Dionysian mysteries such as the Egyptian God Horus.
The information was very valuable to the layperson. Let the theological nitwits play word games they may impress themselves but not so much with us. Wrong about the Catholic communion service. Protestants are allowed to participate in a Catholic communion service. Sharon Westey, you are incorrect.
This is because we believe in transubstantiation, which happens when the priest blesses the host and wine. I am correct. Our priest said all people who are Evangelical are invited to receive the Holy Eucharist in the Catholic Church.
It was news to me too. You are free to receive communion in a Catholic Church regardless of denomination or religion. However, if you do not believe in what the host represents than what is the point? Otherwise, it is a bland tasting piece of bread. The same is true with episcopalians requirement to be Christian in order to receive communion. Thank you for that clarification. You are correct. There is no Catholic card, but what is the point without faith? Sharon you are incorrect.
All people can get a blessing at communion, but not the actual communion. I know because my father was the sacramental director for years and I was a teacher for holy communion for years. You have to be baptized Catholic and you must believe that the wine and the wafers are blessed by the priest into the actual blood and body of Christ.
Technically if you committed a mortal sin, you are supposed to go to confession before receiving communion. NO Sharon…. I met with our priest to requested communion at the local Catholic Church that I had attended for years. As stated above, only Catholics were taught to believe it transforms.
Believing that we are correct and all others are wrong is a recipe for spreading hatred. It is the opposite of following the greatest commandment of our blessed Savior Jesus Christ: that we love God with all of our heart, soul and mind, and love our neighbors as ourselves. My RC friends on occasion attend my Episcopal church, and I attend theirs. We enjoy all of the traditions we keep in common. In a loving spirit of ecumenicalism, there is so much we can learn from our brothers and sisters in other faith traditions.
There are quite a few errors in this article. As a matter of fact, today is Ash Wednesday and I am heading to confession after work. We believe that this Sacrament, instituted by the commandment of our Lord, is not something we should restrict only to those in our particular tradition.
If you feel drawn to Christ, let nothing keep you away from Him as he is present in the Sacrament. I was not allowed to take Communion when attending a Catholic service. When I was approached with the bread and cup, however, I was asked if I was Catholic first. I have no other reason than my skin color to go on for the difference in how I was treated in contrast to my friends. I responded that I am not, and I was told I am not allowed and was passed by.
It was painful and humiliating to be disallowed to partake in Holy Communion, especially when I was with two others not treated in like manner. Or allow everyone. If you do believe, than why not become Catholic? Only Catholics can received Christ during the mass. My church has a statement up on our video screens asking all non Catholic to respect the laws of our religion and refrain from taking communion.
Now we have no idea who is Catholic or not, so you can receive but it would be against Catholic law. One baptism for the remission of sins …Jesus would say feed his sheep…all should be fed his body and blood as he commandrd. So hurt, feelings of disappointment, negativity on many levels came through while truest an end of our friends closure was just not in my soul. He gave instructions to those attendees before giving communion.
Unfortunately my mind was for George Delgrosso, may he rest in peace. Horribly hurt, feelings of disappointment, negativity, a christian rejection on many levels came through my heart, while an end of our friends closure was just not in my soul.
I need to be here strong to help Mary, praying for closure. Then, walked out, not saying a word to anyone. The priest announced that only Roman Catholics in good standing who have been faithful in church attendance and have made a recent confession would be allowed to receive communion. A Catholic priest once told me that if a non-Catholic goes up to receive communion during a mass, it simply is not the real body and blood of Christ for them.
Not when the priest announces that all non Catholics should please remain seated during communion. Since when? I attended Catholic Service with my husband for years because he would not attend with me and never received communion, only baptized Catholics were invited to the alter.
I am now back in the Episcopal Church and my husband no longer attends any church. I just wanted to clarify that as it is many times misinterpreted, even by members of the church, Catholics do not pray to the saints, instead they are asking the saints to pray for them, and asking God to let them follow the example of that saint. Thank you. God bless!
In both Roman Catholicism and Anglican Catholicism Anglicans and Episcopalians , all members of the Communion of Saints may pray to or for one another, living or dead and of course can pray directly to God, the source of all power. To pray is to ask another to use his or her power in a certain way.
In both denominations, only God, not even Mary, is to be adored. Episcopalians have a broader formal definition of saints, respecting as saints anyone who was canonized before the schism of the Anglican branch when Henry VIII refused to pay taxes to the Pope. The only big differences between the two are that Episcopalians practice equality in regard to women and men, do not have cardinals or monsignors but do have nuns, deacons, monks, priests, bishops, and archbishops , do not see the pope or anyone else as infallible, and believe that during the Eucharist, the process the bread and wine undergo is consubstantiation not transubstantiation.
Birth control, not abortion, is fine for Episcopalians, but Episcopalians do not claim to know officially when the soul enters the body. Both have seven sacraments, the same ones. And I have received absolution in private confession sacrament of Penance or Reconciliation from Episcopal priests during my 35 years of being an Epicopalian.
In the Catholic Church, The Pope is infallible only in matters of church Dogma because he defines a doctrine concerning faith or morals to be held by the whole Church. Otherwise, the Pope is a human being and capable of making mistakes. Not all Episcopal provinces allow women to be ordained as priests. Just because Catholics and some Episcopal churches do not allow female priest does not mean they do not believe in equality of women.
I believe you are getting fast and loose with the definition of equality. I think you should leave these religeous organizations and find out what God Himself says by studying His Word — the Bible — for yourself. Find a church that teaches the Bible — not the opinions and imaginations of a group of men. Catholicism is not Christianity…. In England and the U.
Personally,I pray the rosary of the blessed virgin Mary daily without fail nor shame. I may be a rare case and very traditional for my age 22 but I was raised very formal and traditional. Pope Gregory in A. Our Heritage is both orthodox,catholic and apostolic. So for all those ignorant to us please note that we are a very much so valid true church just like that of the Roman one.
When you learn the fullness of Church History, you will see the Roman Catholic Church as only one of the most beautiful ancient churhes of Christianity. Matt, it is great you have such faith where there is very little today.
But unfortunately you have put your faith in a church that does not have a beautiful history. In fact the Catholic Church has a very bloody and ugly past. I for one cannot be a part of a religion that has done the things the church has, and saying they did them in the name of Christ. Christ would never have accepted the Catholic Church.
Look up the history of the Catholic Church, it is in all encyclopedias for all to read. I have. I agree with Melisa. The Roman Catholic Church is a false Christian denomination. A lot of their teachings and traditions completely contradict the King James Version Bible. The RCC has been notorious for adding and taking away from the their Bible. For example, they changed the 10 commandments by removing the 2nd commandment.
Secondly, there is no such thing as purgatory. The Catholic mass is also an act of heresy. What Christ did on the cross is enough. There need to be no more sacrifices after that. Infant baptism is also unbiblical. If you do your research and your homework, you will find that Constantine merged ancient Babylonian occultism with Christianity as a way to attract new believers when he first established the RCC.
The RCC is not Christian at all or by any means. In fact, Anglicans and Episcopalians still read from the Apocrypha usually at Evensong. And aside from that, the rector decides the degree of Orthodoxy within his parish.
Many churches pray for intercession from saints, many do not. Many have Marian chapels, many do not. The Apocrypha was never part of the original Hebrew Scriptures, therefore it is unbiblical. The rector is just a man.
Man cannot dictate what is right or wrong for his congregation. Only God can. Marian chapels as well as chapels dedicated to saints are considered to be idolatry and is completely forbidden by the Bible. You have been very misguided. And every modern Christian religion has formed from Catholicism. North America was found years after the Catholic Church.
Christianity is a religion, Catholicism is a denomination. Your statement indicates that you believe that one cannot be forgiven for ones past transgressions, which is the exact opposite of what Christ stood and stands for.
There are many Christian denominations that started in North America that have absolutely no background in Catholicism. Take for example non-denomination Evangelical churches or even Seventh-Day Adventism. Ang I think you are wrong. It is a valid assumption that all foxes are red but not apples. You must see the light. When you do that, be sure to look up the persecution committed by Protestants in the name of religion too, including the persecution of Catholics all over the world.
Many religions commit wrongs in the name of their faith and it is all wrong. It has been calculated that the Catholic Church has martyred at least 50 million Christians who refuse to bow down to the corrupt authority of the Catholic Church. When will the Catholic Church stop burying their bloody crimes? Certainly, they need to step up to the plate and admit their crimes before they can call themselves holy.
Much of what we know as historical writings, especially in the areas of the highly charged Inquisition, Crusades and Reformation discussion, are moderately to heavily biased. Is Matthew Arnold without bias — certainly not. But I believe his series is worth a listen, even if to simply bring yourself closer to center on your understanding.
The summary that follows is not simply an emotional paragraph that lashes out against a differing opinion. It points to an intelligently drawn-out work with much research, content and heart, which, by the way, is somewhat unfamiliar in this age:.
Many have been taught the inaccurate history of the Church…a history shaded by the biases of those who wrote it. How odd is it that in an age where most knowledge is a click away, so many people continue to stubbornly hold stereotypical, incorrect ideas of the Crusades, Inquisition, and Reformation?
In this 3-CD set, Matthew Arnold offers a stimulating discourse aimed to dispel such erroneous histories and provide truth. And finally, many other thoughts come to mind — Matthew 25, where Jesus rewards those who have served the hungry, thirsty, ill, imprisoned, etc. But you were not made for comfort — you were made for Greatness. I should, as a follower of Christ, put my energy into being the great person He has made me to be. God help me no, really! May we all allow Christ to immensely bless others through our lives.
Is weekly attendance at mass mandatory as the catholics are and is communion offered at every mass? Sin is sin- according to the Bible. It is encouraged because Jesus tells us to get together with other Christians..
Religions create rules. Jesus provides freedom. I have grown up in the Episcopal church my whole life but I have also been to mass at the Catholic church and I can basically do the same thing! We do confess our sins just as a congregation. We are more welcoming and less judgmental then the Catholics no offense. Hope this helped! Also, like Lauryn stated above, we do not pray TO the Saints.
We believe that the dead have the ability to watch over us and pray FOR us. A prayer is a type of communication with one of three types of subjects: 1. Giving Thanks 2. Asking for forgiveness 3. Asking for some form of help. Therefore, asking the saints to pray for you falls under 3, which is a form of prayer. And besides, the Bible plainly states that the only spirits you should communicate with are the Holy Trinity.
Jesus is living, you should never ask the dead for anything. By your interpretation of these criteria, it is blasphemous to ask anyone dead or alive for help. Asking for prayers is not a direct request for help, so I respectfully disagree with you.
With all the discussion about asking for intervention in prayer, as Christians we believe in life after death through our Lord Jesus Christ. So how how is it different from asking a friend living here on earth to pray for you then asking a friend in heaven to pray for you? The dead cannot hear your prayers because they have already passed on.
Jesus can hear your prayers because He is the one true living God. The differences between the two religions seems silly and some of the comments, self righteous.
I was raised orthodox Christian and believe me, I had nightmares about the devil. I will never forgive my patents for subjecting me to that at such a young age when I could not understand or choose for myself. Shame on them and all if you if you do the same to your children. The differences between the two religions seems silly and some of the comments, self righteous and petty. Do Episcopalians believe in transubstantiation? In other words, when they take communion, do they believe that they are taking the literal blood and body of Christ like Catholics do?
Or do they take it symbolically like how Protestants do? To clarify no church has female priests because that would be impossible by definition… the word priest is male and the word priestess is female. There is no such thing as a female priest anymore than there is a female father. There is no such thing as a priestess in the Jewish or Christian religion. There are important female roles in the Bible but they are not priestess, they are prophets or disciples of God.
This is an interesting point really. What kind of differences are postulative? Catholic churches only give communions to those who are members of the church. It means, you have to be a Catholic first in order to receive the Holy Communion. But in the Episcopalian Church, anyone can receive communion even if they are not Episcopalian. This appears to mean that an Episcopalian priest is conducting Catholic services and answering to the Pope after being ordained Episcopalian.
What am I missing? All Christian religions followed the same path until Rome created Roman Catholicism. Since that time there have been some significant moves away from RC but I think the Episcopalian move was not terribly significant. Still, there is a reason people choose one faith over another.
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