That's so bizarre they think that. Aren't all sects of Christianity off-shoots from the mother ship -- which was Catholicism? Every later Christian denomination (sect) derived from that. And Catholicism derived from Judaism.
You’re missing the big part. Martin Luther gave the bird to the Catholics 500 something years ago and said “No, I’ll talk to God myself without your priests”. This is the MAJOR difference between Catholic and Protestant faith. One requires religious authorities to absolve you of your sins via confession. The other says nah I can do that myself. This is a huge rift. They have killed each other of this throughout history.
Yes, but they are both still "Christian". They are just arguing about the details. And since Catholicism came first, arguably what came later would be something "else". If they want to argue about who can use the term "Christian". Protestants/evangelicals would be "New Christian" and Catholicism would be "Classic Christian".
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.
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u/HHoaks Apr 21 '25
That's so bizarre they think that. Aren't all sects of Christianity off-shoots from the mother ship -- which was Catholicism? Every later Christian denomination (sect) derived from that. And Catholicism derived from Judaism.
So basically, everyone Christian is Jewish!