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View our privacy policy here. Both Scripture and tradition must be accepted and honored with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence. Protestants often express the idea that salvation is by faith alone, through grace alone, in Christ alone. This assertion views justification as specific point upon which God declares that you are righteous—a point where you enter into the Christian life.
In contrast, the Roman Catholic Church views justification as a process, dependent on the grace you receive by participating in the Church—which is seen as a repository of saving grace. Svigel explains the Catholic perspective:. Svigel explains:. It contains the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ. And that becomes the spiritual and physical nourishment.
As you partake of it, it becomes part of you, transforms you, and makes you more and more righteous. Martin Luther likened this to the idea of a red-hot iron in a fire—united, but not changed. Bock says:. Jesus Christ surrounds the elements. I had gone to Mass regularly, prayed the rosary with friends, fasted frequently, read the Scriptures daily, prayed earnestly, and sought advice from spiritual directors.
I had learned just how wretched a sinner I was: No good work was unsullied by pride, no repentance unaccompanied by expectations of future sin, no love free from selfishness. Christ had joined me to himself. His was not an uncertain mercy; his was not a grace of parts, which one hoped would become a whole; his was not a salvation to be attained, as though it were not already also a present possession.
At that moment, the joy of my salvation poured into my soul. Support First Things by turning your adblocker off or by making a donation. Close Login. Web Exclusives First Thoughts. Intellectual Retreats Erasmus Lectures. Video Podcasts. Kamel October Onsi A. Kamel is editor in chief of the Davenant Press. Prev Article.
Next Article. Articles by Onsi A. America's most influential journal of religion and public life. Officially, all of these many churches are considered equal. Protestants are not open at all to papal primacy.
According to the Evangelical view, this dogma contradicts statements in the Bible. Catholics see in the pope the successor of the Apostle Peter, the first head of their Church, who was appointed by Jesus. The papal office is justified by an allegedly unbroken chain of consecrations, ranging from the first century to the present. This continuous chain, known as the apostolic succession, is overall significant for different spiritual offices in the Catholic Church.
With the Sacrament of Holy Orders, bishops, priests and deacons receive a lifelong seal of God giving them sacramental authority over Catholic laypeople.
This consecration can only be given to men. Protestants do not consecrate specific persons into office, but rather accept the principle that priesthood can be transferred to every believer — even to women. The Catholics' views on the spiritual office are reflected in the Eucharist, or Holy Communion, a rite commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples before his crucifixion.
Once consecrated by a priest in the name of Jesus, bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. Non-Catholics may not participate in Communion. In the Protest Church, every baptized person is invited to share and is allowed to lead the Lord's Supper. This approach is not accepted by Catholics. Additionally, Eucharist has a different meaning for Catholics and Protestants.
The bread, known as the Host, embodies Jesus and can therefore be prayed to. For Protestants, the ritual only serves to commemorate Jesus' death and resurrection. In the Roman Catholic Church, there are seven solemn rites, called sacraments: baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders and extreme unction.
The church believes these sacraments were instituted by Jesus and that they confer God's grace. Most Protestant churches only practice two of these sacraments: baptism and the Eucharist called Lord's Supper. They are perceived as symbolic rituals through which God delivers the Gospel.
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