Catholics vs. Pentecostals
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wed 10/14/2009
| religion | Catholicism. | Pentecostalism. |
| adherents are called | Catholics. | Pentecostals. |
| who can become a priest/pastor | Unmarried males who take a vow of chastity. | Single or married men and women. |
| how to become a priest/pastor | Four years of college and an estimated four to five years of seminary training. | Can be similar to Catholics or require no formal training at all. |
| mass/services | Parishioners are mostly quiet while the priest leads a series of prayers and hymns. Some services include live music. | Parishioners mostly sing and dance, sometimes speaking in tongues. Many services include a band or choir. |
| demographics | Over one billion worldwide. | An estimated 420 million worldwide and growing. |
| practicing Latinos | Over 40 million. | An estimated eight million. |
| membership is | Declining. | Quickly increasing, especially among Latino Catholic converts. |
| more likely to vote | Democrat. | Republican though many Hispanics have begun leaning Democratic. |
| right wing | Opus Dei. | Moral Majority. |
| left wing | Liberation Theology. | Progressive Evangelicals. |
| controversy | Catholic sex abuse cases. | Various leaders have been involved in fraud, sex scandals and drug problems. |
| emphasize | The New Testament and Papal encyclicals. | The Old Testament. |
| core beliefs | Tradition, the sacraments, communication with God, communion and the Holy Trinity. | Personal conversion (being "saved"), expression of the gospel, biblical authority and Jesus as God. |
| religion name meaning | From the Greek phrase meaning "universally accepted." | From the Greek word meaning "gospel" or "good news." |
| organization | Highly structured as the Roman Catholic Church. | Loosely affiliated with no universally recognized authority. |
| philanthropy | Catholic Charities. | Raise millions of dollars for church-related political causes. |
| the end of times | Catholics believe Jesus Christ will return to judge the living and dead some day. | Pentecostals believe Jesus Christ will return to judge the living and dead in our lifetime. |
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none !!!!!!!
★ мιzz yandel ★ ..
wed 10/14 1:58am
If you have a good relationship with God, the differences between these shouldn't be an issue.
ΨMami YankeeΨ
wed 10/14 2:04am
yeah !!!! so true
★ мιzz yandel ★ ..
wed 10/14 2:06am
totally agree as well.
Lost in Translation
wed 10/14 2:07am
Like I identify myself as a Free Methodist, but that's because it gives me a home church to go to. But my relationship with Him is so airtight that my affiliation doesn't matter at the end of the day.
ΨMami YankeeΨ
wed 10/14 2:22am
Im catholic but i aint going to choose. I havnt been to church in like a year. I do like gospel music though. Gospel is that feel good music.
Lost in Translation
wed 10/14 2:06am
Gospel makes me wanna get up and dance!
ΨMami YankeeΨ
wed 10/14 2:08am
if one universally accepts & the other is the good news, then how come they're hypocrites in terms of when it comes to abortions, same sex marriages & cloning lol
Jя.
wed 10/14 2:14am
Like Albert Einstein, I too believe in Spinoza’s God, who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.
Jя.
wed 10/14 2:17am
well, I'm an atheist so there's that.
ஐ¡คρяiℓ!ஐ
wed 10/14 6:45am
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