Can you be a Christian without being Catholic?

Yes, although unless you convert a form of Catholicism (there are many forms) them they will typically classify you as a Protestant since you do not submit to their particular one true church.

Can you just become a Christian?

Becoming a Christian is easy and does not require any rites or rituals, though some churches have classes and confirmation by a pastor or priest. Your new beginning in your new birth, however, leads into the personal development of serving others and living in Christ as discussed below.

What do Catholics and Christians have in common?

Similarities Christians and Catholics hold much in common. Both affirm the deity and Lordship of Jesus Christ, the triune nature of God, that man is made in the image of God. Both affirm that man is eternal, and that there is a literal heaven and a literal hell.

Can a Catholic marry a non-Catholic partner?

Both partners do not have to be a Catholic in order to be sacramentally married in the Catholic Church, but both must be baptized Christians (and at least one must be a Catholic). Non-Christians cannot receive the sacraments. For a Catholic to marry a non-Catholic Christian, express permission is required from his or her bishop .

What is it about the Catholic Church?

Catholicism is only one of many different Christian religions. What is it the Catholic Church offers to its almost one billion members that cannot be obtained anywhere else? This article is my attempt to describe ten of the unique characteristics of the Catholic Church that set it apart from other Christian denominations.

Why do people become Catholic?

There are probably almost as many different reasons for being Catholic as there are members of the Church, including varying degrees of chance, choice, and conviction. Some of us were born Catholic, others joined the Church later in life, still others left the Church at one point but then returned.