What are the main differences between Catholic and Protestant religions ?

[Mrsgrumble]

I Know transfiguration and our lady there doesn't seem many differences. Holy Communion is one, blessing yourself.

I would like to read a bit more about it.

Thanks looking. I feel exactly the same about enjoying the Life of Brian scenario. Personally, I can't believe it matters how we understand 'good', or why we're motivated to be decent people. But I believe it's a fundamental drive in us to be morally good. Doesn't matter if you call it 'Catholicism' or whatever.

Where I disagree is, I don't think such a thing as secular society has ever really existed, so I feel it's not fair to judge people who are not religious on that basis.

neville - oh, do! It's interesting and I don't have it straight in my head. There was a time when there were three claimants, right?! I get very confused.

That's really interesting about the Pope. I am C of E and always thought that Catholics regarded the Pope as a sort of infallible living saint.

I don't believe in hell (I am CofE though it's not the view of most others). It's got me into a lot of trouble with an evangelical Christian in the past!

One thing that I've noticed is that in the Catholic church, every 'service' is a mass, where Holy Communion is celebrated. Holy Communion is really central to everything in the Catholic church.

I know this has already been mentioned, but in my local C of E church, there is only Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month.

I thought the Protestants started because Martin Luther had access to scriptures and discovered the pope at the time (could it have been Alexander Vl -aka Borgia?) was living a hedonistic lifestyle andso ML posted up some scriptures that showed the public what the pope should have been doing according to scripture? and the people protested and hence the protestant church grew?

sorry, my historys a bit vague, im sure I learned this at school?

Luther argued that the whole Church was corrupt. But, to be fair, what he was saying were things people had been saying for a long time.