Catholicism vs Pentecostalism

Catholicism versus Pentecostalism comparison chart
	Catholicism	Pentecostalism
Place of worship	Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica.	Church
Belief of God	One God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Apostles and Nicene's Creed states beliefs	One God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Literal Meaning	catholic - from the Greek adjective καθολικός, (katholikos) meaning "general" or "universal".	Named after the Day of Pentecost, because they believe in speaking in 'Tongues.'
Marriage	Marriage is sacrament between one man and one woman. Divorce does not exist in Catholicism, but there is annulment (that the marriage was invalid to begin with) by competent church official.	Between one man and one woman.
Scriptures	Holy Bible, a collection of 73 canonical books in two parts, 46 in the Old Testament, and 27 in the New Testament.	The Holy Bible.
Founder	Jesus Christ, St. Peter the Apostle.	The Lord Jesus Christ.
Day of worship	Worship should be a continual process in the lives of Roman Catholics. Sunday is not the only day Catholics can attend Church for Mass.	Sunday
Birth of Jesus	Virgin Birth, through God.	Virgin Birth, through God.
Resurrection of Jesus	Affirmed	Affirmed.
Identity of Jesus	God Incarnate. Son of the Father. The Messiah saviour of mankind sole mediator between God and man.	God Incarnate. Son of the Father. The Messiah, Saviour of mankind sole mediator between God and man.
Practices	Catholics are expected to participate in the liturgical life, celebrate and revere Jesus' sacrifice on the cross at Mass. The celebration of seven sacraments Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of Sick, Holy Orders and Confession.	Speaking in "tongues", also praying in native language, worship in church, reading of the Bible, acts of chartity, communion. Praying on others. Preaching the Gospel.
Death of Jesus	Death by Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascended into Heaven	Death by crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension to heaven. Will return.
Life after death	Eternal Salvation in Heaven; Eternal Damnation in Hell; Temporal third state before Heaven for those who desire purification, known as Purgatory.	Either in Heaven or Hell.
Use of statues and pictures	Crosses, statues and pictures are acceptable in Catholicism. Catholics widely use them as depictions of Christ, Mary, and the Saints.	Forbidden.
View of other Abrahamic religions	According to Catholic doctrine, Catholicism is the original Christian Church. Christianity is the true religion, and Catholicism is true Christianity.	Judaism is regarded as a True religion but incomplete (without Gospel, and Messiah)
Religion which atheists may still be adherents of	None. Faith is integral to Catholicism, a christian who rejects Christianity altogether is considered an Apostate. Atheism is a sin against Faith.	No.
Use of statues	Permitted. Statues are not worshipped.	Denied
Place of origin	Roman province of Judea, which is part of present-day Israel, Palestine and Lebanon	Province of Judea
Goal of religion	To give glory to God and share Eternal Life in Him.	To love God and obey his commandments while creating a relationship with Jesus Christ and spreading the Gospel so that others may also be saved.
Confessing sins	Confess to priests for absolution from sins in the name of Christ (John 20:22-23). Prayer to the Saints.	confess straight to God.
Authority of Pope	Successor of St. Peter.	Denied
Authority of Dalai Lama	N/A.	N/A.
Praying to Saints, Mary, and Angel	Allowed. They can intercede with God on your behalf.	Pentecostals are Protestant, so they do not believe that Mary or the Saints can intercede for you.
Position of Mary	The Queen of all Saints. View is similar to the Orthodox church - the title 'Mother of God' being used more commonly than Theotokos. In addition, it is claimed that at various points in history, Mary has revealed herself to the world in apparitions.	Mother Of Jesus.
Human Nature	Man has inherited "original sin" from Adam. Mankind then is inherently evil and is in need of forgiveness of their sin.	Man has inherited "original sin" from Adam. Mankind then is inherently evil and is in need of forgiveness of sin. By knowing right and wrong Christians choose their actions. Humans are a fallen, broken race in need of salvation and repair by God.
About	Belonging to the Church Founded By Christ, when He chose St. Peter as His Rock (first Pope). Apostles creed gives summary of Catholic creed, man fell and Christ came to redeem mankind.	Christianity broadly consists of individuals who believe in the deity Jesus Christ. Its followers, called Christians, often believe Christ is "the Son" of the Holy Trinity and walked the earth as the incarnate form of God ("the Father").
Belief	Believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the King of Heaven, and Saviour of the entire world.	Believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the King of Heaven, and Saviour of the entire world.
Means of salvation	Received at baptism; may be lost by mortal sin; salvation through faith and penance. Belief in Jesus as the sole savior of humanity. Must have a relationship with Jesus. Good Works. Seven Sacraments.	Through Christ's Passion, Death, and Resurrection.
Holy days/Official Holidays	Sunday (The Lord's Day), Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost.	Sunday (The Lord's Day), Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost.
God's role in salvation	God sent His only Divine Son to save humanity from their sins.	Humans cannot save themselves or ascend on their own to a higher level. Only God is good and therefore only God is able to save a person. Jesus came down from Heaven to save mankind.
Prophet	Moses, Abraham, John the Baptist, many others.	Moses, Abraham, John the Baptist, many others.
Concept of Deity	Believe in the Trinity. Three persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.	One God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit(even Oneness Pentecostals believe this).
View of the Buddha	N/A	N/A.
Virtue on which religion is based upon	Love.	Love and justice
Status of Muhammad	False Prophet.	False Prophet.
Geographical predominance	Catholicism has spread worldwide across all six settled continents, predominantly Europe, North, Central, and South America, Australia, Africa and New Zealand.	Mainly in North America.
Purgatory	Affirmed	Denied.
Promised Holy one.	Second Coming of Christ	Second Coming of Christ
View of other Oriental religions	N/A.	N/A.
Status of Adam	Adam was the first man created by God. He fell into temptation and brought sin and death to the human race.	Adam was the first man Created By God. He fell into temptation and brought sin and death to the human race.
Religious Law	10 Commandments, Canon law , Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), papal decrees and orders.	The 10 Commandments.
Introduction (from Wikipedia)	As the world's oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution, it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.	Pentecostalism or Classical Pentecostalism is a renewal movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism with the Holy Spirit.
Original Languages	Latin and Greek; Aramaic, Hebrew.	Any language.
Denomination of which religion	Christianity	Christianity
Goal of Philosophy	Eternal Salvation.	Eternal Salvation.
Three Jewels	Faith, Hope and Charity	Faith, Hope and Charity
Clothes	Clergy dresses in robes, and many other garments depending on rite and season.	Regular clothes.
Presence of Christ in Eucharist	Yes.	Some do believe.

Place of worship

Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica.

Church

Belief of God

One God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Apostles and Nicene's Creed states beliefs

One God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Literal Meaning

catholic - from the Greek adjective καθολικός, (katholikos) meaning "general" or "universal".

Named after the Day of Pentecost, because they believe in speaking in 'Tongues.'

Marriage

Marriage is sacrament between one man and one woman. Divorce does not exist in Catholicism, but there is annulment (that the marriage was invalid to begin with) by competent church official.

Between one man and one woman.

Scriptures

Holy Bible, a collection of 73 canonical books in two parts, 46 in the Old Testament, and 27 in the New Testament.

The Holy Bible.

Founder

Jesus Christ, St. Peter the Apostle.

The Lord Jesus Christ.

Day of worship

Worship should be a continual process in the lives of Roman Catholics. Sunday is not the only day Catholics can attend Church for Mass.

Sunday

Birth of Jesus

Virgin Birth, through God.

Resurrection of Jesus

Affirmed

Affirmed.

Identity of Jesus

God Incarnate. Son of the Father. The Messiah saviour of mankind sole mediator between God and man.

God Incarnate. Son of the Father. The Messiah, Saviour of mankind sole mediator between God and man.

Practices

Catholics are expected to participate in the liturgical life, celebrate and revere Jesus' sacrifice on the cross at Mass. The celebration of seven sacraments Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of Sick, Holy Orders and Confession.

Speaking in "tongues", also praying in native language, worship in church, reading of the Bible, acts of chartity, communion. Praying on others. Preaching the Gospel.

Death of Jesus

Death by Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascended into Heaven

Death by crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension to heaven. Will return.

Life after death

Eternal Salvation in Heaven; Eternal Damnation in Hell; Temporal third state before Heaven for those who desire purification, known as Purgatory.

Either in Heaven or Hell.

Use of statues and pictures

Crosses, statues and pictures are acceptable in Catholicism. Catholics widely use them as depictions of Christ, Mary, and the Saints.

Forbidden.

View of other Abrahamic religions

According to Catholic doctrine, Catholicism is the original Christian Church. Christianity is the true religion, and Catholicism is true Christianity.

Judaism is regarded as a True religion but incomplete (without Gospel, and Messiah)

Religion which atheists may still be adherents of

None. Faith is integral to Catholicism, a christian who rejects Christianity altogether is considered an Apostate. Atheism is a sin against Faith.

No.

Use of statues

Permitted. Statues are not worshipped.

Denied

Place of origin

Roman province of Judea, which is part of present-day Israel, Palestine and Lebanon

Province of Judea

Goal of religion

To give glory to God and share Eternal Life in Him.

To love God and obey his commandments while creating a relationship with Jesus Christ and spreading the Gospel so that others may also be saved.

Confessing sins

Confess to priests for absolution from sins in the name of Christ (John 20:22-23). Prayer to the Saints.

confess straight to God.

Authority of Pope

Successor of St. Peter.

Denied

Authority of Dalai Lama

N/A.

Praying to Saints, Mary, and Angel

Allowed. They can intercede with God on your behalf.

Pentecostals are Protestant, so they do not believe that Mary or the Saints can intercede for you.

Position of Mary

The Queen of all Saints. View is similar to the Orthodox church - the title 'Mother of God' being used more commonly than Theotokos. In addition, it is claimed that at various points in history, Mary has revealed herself to the world in apparitions.

Mother Of Jesus.

Human Nature

Man has inherited "original sin" from Adam. Mankind then is inherently evil and is in need of forgiveness of their sin.

Man has inherited "original sin" from Adam. Mankind then is inherently evil and is in need of forgiveness of sin. By knowing right and wrong Christians choose their actions. Humans are a fallen, broken race in need of salvation and repair by God.

About

Belonging to the Church Founded By Christ, when He chose St. Peter as His Rock (first Pope). Apostles creed gives summary of Catholic creed, man fell and Christ came to redeem mankind.

Christianity broadly consists of individuals who believe in the deity Jesus Christ. Its followers, called Christians, often believe Christ is "the Son" of the Holy Trinity and walked the earth as the incarnate form of God ("the Father").

Belief

Believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the King of Heaven, and Saviour of the entire world.

Means of salvation

Received at baptism; may be lost by mortal sin; salvation through faith and penance. Belief in Jesus as the sole savior of humanity. Must have a relationship with Jesus. Good Works. Seven Sacraments.

Through Christ's Passion, Death, and Resurrection.

Holy days/Official Holidays

Sunday (The Lord's Day), Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost.

Sunday (The Lord's Day), Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost.

God's role in salvation

God sent His only Divine Son to save humanity from their sins.

Humans cannot save themselves or ascend on their own to a higher level. Only God is good and therefore only God is able to save a person. Jesus came down from Heaven to save mankind.

Prophet

Moses, Abraham, John the Baptist, many others.

Concept of Deity

Believe in the Trinity. Three persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

One God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit(even Oneness Pentecostals believe this).

View of the Buddha

N/A

N/A.

Virtue on which religion is based upon

Love.

Love and justice

Status of Muhammad

False Prophet.

Geographical predominance

Catholicism has spread worldwide across all six settled continents, predominantly Europe, North, Central, and South America, Australia, Africa and New Zealand.

Mainly in North America.

Purgatory

Affirmed

Denied.

Promised Holy one.

Second Coming of Christ

View of other Oriental religions

N/A.

Status of Adam

Adam was the first man created by God. He fell into temptation and brought sin and death to the human race.

Adam was the first man Created By God. He fell into temptation and brought sin and death to the human race.

Religious Law

10 Commandments, Canon law , Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), papal decrees and orders.

The 10 Commandments.

Introduction (from Wikipedia)

As the world's oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution, it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.

Pentecostalism or Classical Pentecostalism is a renewal movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism with the Holy Spirit.

Original Languages

Latin and Greek; Aramaic, Hebrew.

Any language.

Denomination of which religion

Christianity

Goal of Philosophy

Eternal Salvation.

Three Jewels

Faith, Hope and Charity

Clothes

Clergy dresses in robes, and many other garments depending on rite and season.

Regular clothes.

Presence of Christ in Eucharist

Yes.

Some do believe.

Catholicism vs. Pentecostalism

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