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Home / Evangelical, Pentecostal or Protestant: if you only have 10 minutes

If you only have 10 minutes.

Evangelical, Pentecostal or Protestant: the whole path on one page, one cited paragraph per step.

You can stop anytime. This asks nothing of you.

  1. What we share

    The Catholic Church teaches that all who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ, have a right to be called Christians, and are accepted as brothers and sisters in the Lord. CCC 818 Baptism is the foundation of communion among all Christians. CCC 1271

  2. The Bible and Tradition

    Catholics and Protestants agree all Scripture is inspired. CCC 105 Catholics hold that Scripture and apostolic Tradition flow from one source, and that the Church discerned which books belong in the Bible. CCC 80 CCC 120

  3. Faith and works

    Catholics agree with Paul: justification is a free gift of grace that nobody earns. CCC 1996 CCC 2010 The disagreement is about living faith: Catholics read Paul and James together, faith working through love. Galatians 5:6 CCC 1815

  4. The Lord’s Supper

    Jesus said the bread He gives is His flesh, and many walked away rather than accept it. John 6:51 The Church teaches Christ is truly, really and substantially present in the Eucharist. CCC 1374

  5. Peter and the pope

    Jesus gave Peter the keys and told him to feed His sheep. Matthew 16:19 John 21:17 The Church teaches this office continues in the bishop of Rome, with infallibility limited to definitive teaching on faith and morals. CCC 881 CCC 891

  6. Mary: honored, not worshiped

    Adoration is due to God alone. CCC 2132 The Church honors Mary with a special devotion that, in its own words, “differs essentially from the adoration which is given to the incarnate Word and equally to the Father and the Holy Spirit.” CCC 971

  7. The saints, and asking for prayers

    The Church believes in the communion of saints: the faithful on earth, those being purified, and the blessed in heaven together form one Church. CCC 962 The saints in heaven do not cease to intercede with the Father for us, through the one mediator, Christ Jesus. CCC 956

  8. Coffee and next steps

    The Church calls baptized Protestants brothers and sisters in the Lord. CCC 818 A next step can be small: one Mass, one coffee with a priest; and a valid baptism is never repeated. CCC 1272

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