Diffrenece in Orthodox, Prtestant, Catholic

Diffrenece in Orthodox, Prtestant, Catholic

  • Submitted By: wogdog2000
  • Date Submitted: 09/06/2009 2:27 AM
  • Category: Religion
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|Topic |Orthodox |Protestant |Roman Catholic |
|Apostolic Succession |This is an important part of |With the exception of the Anglicans |As in Orthodoxy, this is of |
| |Orthodox belief and ensures |and some Lutherans, this idea is |vital importance to the church.|
| |continuity with the church that |rejected. Rather it is important to |There is also some degree of |
| |Christ founded. |emphasise continuity of teaching with|mutual recognition of the |
| | |that of the apostles, rather than a |validity of Orthodox |
| | |direct line of succession. |ordinations. |
|Bible - Composition of |Accept the 39 Old Testament and 27 |Protestants reject the |Agrees with Orthodoxy as to the|
| |New Testament books, but also a |deuterocanonicals as not being |validity of these books. |
| |collection of books not found in |inspired scripture and term | |
| |the original Hebrew Bible. These |them Apocrypha(Greek: 'Hidden | |
| |are known asDeuterocanonicals  i.e.|Things'). | |
| |a second canon of scripture. | | |
|Clergy - Qualification or |All clergy are required to be male.|The majority of Protestants do not |All clergy are required to be |
| |Priests and deacons may marry |require...

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