Appendix:Catholicism

Christianity
This appendix is about Catholic Church.
Denomination	Supporting beliefs	Opposing beliefs
Catholic Church	The Apocrypha are equally valid as the other books of the Old Testament Apostolic succession continues today in the Assyrian Church of the East Apostolic succession continues today in the Eastern Orthodox Church Apostolic succession continues today in the Oriental Orthodox Church Apostolic succession continues today in the Catholic Church The Bible is inerrant Christian faith alone is sufficient to achieve salvation The Christian God exists Christians should all belong to the same church Christians should anoint people with oil Christians should baptize in the name of the Trinity Christians should confess their sins to priests Christians should draw on tradition to inform their practices Christians should excommunicate people in certain circumstances Christians should observe Christmas Christians should observe Easter Christians should perform the Eucharist Christians should practice water baptism Christians should practice the kiss of peace Christians should use the version of the Nicene Creed with Filioque The Eucharist should be closed to nonbelievers The gifts of the Holy Spirit are still correctly practiced today God consists of three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Humans can resist grace given by God It is possible for a person who has truly achieved salvation to lose it through a lack of Christian faith Jesus of Nazareth had both a divine and human nature Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament Jesus the Son and God the Father are equal in substance Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus Mary, mother of Jesus, ascended to Heaven upon her death Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without original sin Men and women have differing roles in Christianity People must work with the Christian God to achieve salvation People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve The Pope is the spiritually supreme ordained leader in Christendom Purgatory exists The Catholic Church is a source of moral authority The Catholic Church is a source of scriptural and doctrinal authority Sacred traditions passed down through apostolic succession have equal authority as the Bible Satan exists Souls are immortal according to Christian doctrine The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation has already begun	Apostolic succession continues today in the Anglican Church The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will Women should be ordained in Christian churches
The following denominations differ from their parent movement only in the belief or execution of the listed doctrines.
Ambrosian Rite	People should only be baptized into the Christian faith through full body immersion	'
Latin Rite (Roman Catholic)	Christians should be confirmed when they reach the age of reason Christians should fast for one hour before receiving the Eucharist People ordained in a Christian church must remain celibate The sacrament of the Eucharist is received by the worshiper if only one part of the communion is consumed	People should only be baptized into the Christian faith through full body immersion
Eastern Catholic	Christians should be chrismated soon after baptism	The sacrament of the Eucharist is received by the worshiper if only one part of the communion is consumed
Old Catholic Church	Apostolic succession continues today in the Anglican Church Apostolic succession continues today in the Old Catholic Church	Apostolic succession continues today in the Catholic Church Christians should use the version of the Nicene Creed with Filioque People ordained in a Christian church must remain celibate
Polish National Catholic Church	'	Christians should confess their sins to priests People ordained in a Christian church must remain celibate People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve Women should be ordained in Christian churches