I don’t really know the main differences between Catholicism and Protestantism. As in how they worship God, how they pray, just the different customs and tradition. But I find myself more drawn to Catholicism. I’ve been raised in a Protestant household. But all the churches seem to be more and more secular. When I go to church I want to worship God and learn about him. But since I’m still young I don’t really know how I would even switch. I guess I’m just more drawn to the traditional aspect.

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The differences are almost uncountable because of how many sects of protestantism there is, so I wouldn’t focus so much on the differences rather than the authenticity of the beliefs. The main difference though is exactly what you said – tradition.

Catholics believe in sacred tradition alongside the Bible, where the Bible is the HIGHEST authority, but it is not the ONLY one. The Bible does not give us everything we need, and it even tells us to abide by tradition.

The reason I wholeheartedly believe Catholicism is the only true faith and the only FULLNESS of Christianity is because the doctrine and practices have not changed in any important ways since the time of Christ.

Of course it’s evolved and adapted to different cultures as it’s spread out, like how you’ll see Mass celebrated in some more regional rites in different countries where the dialect might be different and the decorations might change, but it’s still the exact same Mass everywhere on earth. But the actual faith itself, the beliefs and the doctrines and everything that makes up the core faith, has remained the exact same for 2000 years.

If you’re looking between protestantism and Catholicism I suggest looking at the early Church fathers, as well as the protestant reformation. I know when I started looking into Christian history I was totally floored at how Catholic the early Church was. I couldn’t dream of being protestant now. There are 2 quotes that I find kind of funny and relevant to this debate.

“To be deep in history is to cease to be protestant.”

“I could never join a religion founded by a Catholic priest, and that’s why I’m not protestant.” (Martin Luther was a Catholic priest)