What is the difference between the Catholic and Protestant religions?
Catholics do what the Pope says. The Pope interprets the Bible and sets the rules and all the Catholics do what he says. Protestant denominations allow people to think for themselves and interpret what the Bible says for themselves. People who believe the same things about the Bible get together in different groups and that’s how new denominations are born. The only people protestants are accountable to is God. The clergy (Pastors, Ministors, Reverands) are educated in theology and present their interpretations of the Bible but Protestant churches don’t excommunicate you for not believing what the clergy person says. Also, only Jesus can forgive your sins if you are a Protestant. In the Catholic church, you have to go through a priest to get forgiveness from Jesus. There are a lot of other differences too but they are to numerous to mention in one answer. Both Catholics and Protestants are Christian religions. Here is a website I found about this issue. I didn’t read it carefully to se
