Once and for all, what are the differences between Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism?
>>383478
The only question should be 'what are the differences between Orthodox and Catholicism (and other Apostolic Christians like Oriental Orthodox)'. Protestantism doesn't matter at all and is impossible to defend in the day and age we live in now with information/history at everyone’s finger tips. It is simply not Christianity as it was ever practised for the first 2000 years.
>>383571
Not OP, but could you explain why it's impossible to defend?
>>383571
Christianity was practiced wrong for the first 2000 years, the first schismatic behavior can be documented to the conflict between Peter and Paul, judaizers and the universalists, etc.
Different ethnic groups.
>>383612
Why were Peter and Paul not bros? Is it because Paul never met Jesus and was stealing Peters thunder with all his evangelism?
Orthodoxy: muh constapoople
Catholicism: muh rum
Protestantism: muh i actually take this at face value
>>383638
Sorry my nation been orthodox for 2000 years what does Constantinople have to do with it for example?
>>383650
>for 2000 years
![72885_pestera06111[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nwJDoIN.jpg "72885_pestera06111[1].jpg")
>>383673
Apostle Andrew came here and effortlessly converted the monotheist pagans that already followed similar values with Christianity.
This is where it all started...
In just 200 years after that kinda whole territory was Christian.
>>383478
>Orthodoxy
literally means "right faith" in Greek. It's what Christianity ought to mean and the truth
>Catholicism
means "unitism" (kind of) in Greek. Bit heretic
>Protestants
fucking bs
>>383571
>it is simply not Christianity as it was ever practised for the first 2000 years.
Protestants revived a lot of things that the modern Catholic church considers unseemly like glossolalia and holding worship services in people's houses instead of gaudy basilicas. Also I imagine there was a large amount of charlatanry back in the early church, similar to what you see today with Pentecostals.
>>383754
Do Protestants even have miracles?
>>384038
Everything is "just symbolic" with them.
>>384044
I thought that was Catholics
>>384020
>use google translate
>put greek on the text side
>put english on the other
>write "ορθή δόξα" (orthi doxa) on the text
>confirmed
>write "kαθολιkός" (katholikos) on the text
>confirmed
>google about the schism of the Orthodox and Catholic church
>confirmed
>meet a protestant
>confirmed
>>384063
Catholics still have literal transubstantiation and actual sacraments and whatnot.
>>383726
Where you from?
>>384063
If this picture is referring to the OT, that's been known since the desert fathers to be not true, its just papal literalists took over the church
>>383478
One of them is the true church and the other two are heresies.
>>384088
So do Lutherans.
>>383726
>Apostle Andrew came here
source?
>>383754
>bit heretic
>kek
Catholics are massive heretics and protestants are heretics of heretics
Since the Word of God is exclusive, true and single, it should be clear to those who have the heart to seek God’s truth that it is the Authorised (King James) Bible.
The Greek texts, which had been collated by the scholar, Erasmus,were mostly translated by Tyndale.
Only the words of God (Scripture) sustain the soul and spirit.
>Once and for all, what are the differences between Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism?
Once and for all, they are countless, let's start with the big ones.
The first division is between the Apostolic Churches and Protestantism, as the former two acknowledge Apostolic Succession as necessary means of determining who can be within the clergy. Protestants may not. This Apostolic successions makes it possible for Catholics and Orthodox to acknowledge each other's sacraments as valid.
The second division is on the subject of clergy. In Catholicism, the Pope is allowed to declare, pronounce, and define doctrine that all believers are required to follow, he thus serves as an arbiter of controversies; the authority is thus in the hands of the Church through her leader. In Orthodoxy there is no Pope, at most, there are Patriarchs for each of the Churches, controversies can be handled by means of majority decisions between Bishops. Protestantism can have several polities: Episcopal (like the Catholics and Orthodox), Presbyterian, Congregationalist, Connexional... there is never a Pope, but there might be the head of the State as head of the Church.
The third division is on the subject of theological authority. Catholics have Papal Infallibility, which I won't repeat. The Orthodox appeal to the Consensus Patrum and the Seven Ecumenical Councils. Protestants believe in Sola Scriptura, with the exception of Anglicans and Methodists, who believe in Prima Scriptura.
>>386510
Now the reason Protestants are so variable in their beliefs and practices, it's because it's a collective terms for people outside the Apostolic Churches; ultimately what they do depends on what was the cause for their schism (or the separation from a pre-existent Protestant Church, i.e. Arminians), their personal ideas of how the Church should be run, and their personal interpretation of Scripture.
Catholics are pagan.
Orthodox are only kid of pagan.
Protestants are only pagan because they carry some baggage from the original conflicts over the nature of the Trinity, when the Catholic Church destroyed all other early Christian churches and pretended it was the ony one that existed.
>>383478
>catholics
>ave maria you shouldn't be allowed to read the bible in your own language
>the peasants cant be allowed to read the bible
>buy your fucking indulgences
>orthodox
>absolutely orthodox
>protestantism
>noble cause that helped shape the identity of various different european countries and cultures
>>386880
Slit your wrists, heretic cancer.
>>387072
Hey look, a Catholic promoting suicide.
>>386880
>protestantism
>sola scriptura, but first, let me chop some books from the Bible
>sola fide, do not listen to James 2:17
>also, the head of the church is the king
Orthodox and Catholics disagree over some of the church councils, as well as some practical liturgical questions. Read up on Wiki about the various church councils and you'll get an idea about the most important stuff.
Protestants basically ignored a 1500 year old tradition, trying to go straight to the source, the Bible. Which was fair enough at the time it started, seeing how corrupt the Catholic church was. But do they have anything to support their claims of having better interpretations of the bible than the church fathers? Can they explain why the Holy Spirit led the early Christians to compile the New Testament as we have it today, but then abandoned the Church and let it drift down on a path of what they believe is false teachings?
Protestants not having an established Church tradition leads to free interpretations and rogue preachers, which is why they've ended up with the Westboro Baptist Church and the pentecoastals drinking snake venom.
Oh, a few more things between Catholics and Orthodox: the Catholic Pope is also superior to the other bishops, while the Orthodox Patriarch's title is First Among Equals.
They also base themselves on different traditions, I don't think Orthodox Christians read much Augustine and Aquinas, but have their own important theologians who are in turn not much read in the west.
The Orthodox also have an established theology on Iconography (they pretty much had to, after the Iconoslasms), while the Catholics have more or less always accepted depictions of Jesus.
>>386510
>controversies can be handled by means of majority decisions between Bishops
not even that though, that's why they havent had an ecumenical council in ages
>>383478
I just read in Matthew last night that there was all of this Holy Spirit appearing in dreams.
If that's so, then why does the Orthodox Church (don't know about Catholics) say not to trust dreams because you don't know where they come from? How could Joseph tell a Holy Ghost dream from something else?
Sincerely, newfag
>>384082
>bieng a kek to what justinian says is what a good Christian should be
No better than protestants t.b.h.
>>391071
Kek*
I Fucked that one up
Orthodox pretend the last 1700 years haven't happened. Catholics have changed their beliefs over the past 1700 years, but pretend they haven't. Protestants believe whatever the fuck they want to believe and say they've been believe in the same things for the past two thousand years.
>>389804
Because if the Holy Spirits visits you and you refuse Him, He'll find a way eventually to make it obvious for you that it is God.
So that's why you need to reject everything because it could be from the devil.
>>383478
>(Eastern) Orthodoxy
The church founded by Jesus Christ himself, actual Christianity
>Catholicism
Italian Satan.
>Protestantism
German Satan.
