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    This document presents a comparative chart of beliefs between Catholicism and other Christian denominations such as Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Baptists, Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Evangelicals. The chart uses checkmarks, X's and question marks to indicate areas of agreement or disagreement with Catholic doctrine. It also provides some brief explanations of the origins and theological differences between these denominations and Catholicism. The document aims to give a general overview while noting that Protestant beliefs can vary significantly within denominations.

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    A Comparative Chart of Christian Beliefs

    Catholic Beliefs
    Eastern
    Orthodox
    Lutherans Baptists Anglicans Methodists Presbyterians Evangelicals
    Trinity
    Belief in Christ's redemptive death
    Jesus is both God and man
    Salvation by Grace (Catholic definition)
    All men have the possiblity of salvation (against
    Calvin' s predestination doctrine)
    Belief in Sacrifice of the Mass
    Denomination has a valid ordination of Priests
    (as judged by the Catholic Church)
    Denomination has a valid consecration of the
    Eucharist and belief in the Real Presence
    Fidelity to the Pope as teacher of the Faith
    Fidelity to the Pope as Apostolic Primate
    Belief in the ability of the individual Christian to
    lose salvation
    Belief in distinction of sin (mortal and venial)
    Belief in equality of Holy Scripture and Holy
    Tradition (Deposit of Faith)
    Adherence and recognition of all the Church' s
    Ecumenical Councils
    Bible canon contains 73 books including all
    seven books in the Septuagint canon.
    Baptism is normatively necessary for salvation.
    Belief in all seven sacraments of the Church.
    This table represents a general, sweeping overview of non-Catholic Christian beliefs and their comparison to the Catholic Church. Protestantism, by
    definition, accepts private judgement of Scripture over Church authority (this happens to a lesser extent in Anglicanismand Lutheranism). Therefore, it is
    difficult to pigeon-hole Protestant beliefs because of the resultant diversity of beliefs within denominations. Nevertheless, the above table is a useful tool
    because it represents the majority opinion of that denomination. I have researched these beliefs by use of various websites (which are listed below) in an
    effort to ensure accuracy. Nevertheless, if the reader believes I amin error please e-mail me a correction and I will investigate the matter.
    The symbology of the table is fairly straightforward. Checkmarks indicate agreement with the Catholic position and an "X" indicates a dissenting opinion.
    Question marks indicate that the matter is either unresolved in that particular denomination, or that the doctrine in question cannot be sufficiently answered
    with a straight yes or no answer. For instance, in the case of the Eastern Orthodox churchs they generally agree with the Catholic definition of the Biblical
    canon, but sometimes add additional books (such as Esdras III).
    One last note on the various denominations. Eastern Orthodoxy should not be considered either a unified church or a Protestant deriviative. It has seperate
    origins which resulted fromthe Great Schismof the eleventh century. Greek Orthodoxy, encompasses a handful of different local church communities that
    are very nationalistic (such as the Greek and Russian Orthodox Church) and somewhat independent fromeach other. It is worth noting that variances in
    beliefs (such as the biblical canon) do occur within the Orthodox schism. In the same vein, Protestantismis not a unified Church (although some claimit is
    the unified church of "Christianity") because the various doctrines of each denomination conflict and are often mutually exclusive. Only the Catholic Church
    has a unity of concensus on doctrinal matters because of its centralized authority in the Papacy and worldwide College of Bishops.
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    Sources:
    Methodists: Statement of Beliefs of the United Methodist Church
    Their beliefs are extracted fromThe Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church and is based on John Wesleys theology.
    Presbyterians: Statement of Beliefs of the First Presbyterian Church in Waco
    Their beliefs are primarily extracted fromthe 210
    th
    General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and are based on John Calvins theology.
    Baptists: Southern Baptist Statement of Beliefs
    It should be noted that by nature, Baptists are highly fractious and diverse in theological doctrines. They hold ultimate interpretation of Scripture at the
    individual level, and therefore it is difficult to assess a broad, generalized view of their beliefs. Southern Baptist are the largest convention of Baptists in the
    United States.
    Lutherans: Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Statement of Beliefs
    The Lutheran systemof beliefs is based primarily on the The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church written in the 16
    th
    century, and the Augsburg confession.
    Anglicans (Church of England)/Episcopalians: Beliefs of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia,
    Anglican beliefs are chiefly summarized in Cranmers book of Common Prayer and the 39 Articles, written shortly after the King Henry VIIIs break fromthe
    Catholic Church. The Lambeth conference of the American Episcopalians at the beginning of the 20
    th
    century also forms the basis of modern Anglican beliefs
    (such as the new moral acceptance of contraceptive use) in the USA. High Church Anglicanism, is the Protestant denomination that bears the most similarity
    to the Catholic Church.
    Evangelicals: Evangelicalismis more a movement than a denomination. It sprang fromthe Methodist revivals of the 19
    th
    century. Therefore, it is highly
    fractious in the matter of general Church authority. Nevertheless, their doctrines can be somewhat garnered fromthe spirit of the movement. You can view a
    typical evangelical confession of faith here.
    Eastern Orthodoxy: Beliefs of the Orthodox Christian Church in America
    Orthodox beliefs are primarily based on adherence to the first seven ecumenical councils of the Catholic Church. Their primary objection to the authority of
    the remaining ecumenical councils is rooted in a rejection of Papal primacy of authority and a theological disagreement on how to determine if a council is
    ecumenical or not (Catholics believe that a Papal endorsement of doctrine froma general Church council makes it ecumenical).
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