To the best of my understanding, there are a number of sects of Christianity that consider Catholics to be pagans or heretics of some kind
There are certainly branches of Protestantism* that would look askance at things that would be normal in a Catholic church - like statues in church, or representations of Christ on the cross. I was raised Presbyterian in the 80s/90s and there'd often be ridiculous tracts in the church vestibule with titles like "My journey of salvation: from Catholicism to Christ". That's pretty much what I was taught in school too. (Admittedly I'm from Northern Ireland, where the Protestant/Catholic divide is, uh, historically fairly important. See: one of our politicians - in the 21st century! - announcing that the Pope is literally the anti-Christ, etc.)
* There's a huge variation in belief between Protestant denominations, or even between various branches of Presbyterians. Just going on girls I went to school with: some had to cover their hair in church (multiple outings to church on a Sunday), and trousers in church were strictly out. Some weren't allowed to ever cut their hair, and trousers were always banned. Some weren't allowed to drink or dance, even at weddings, even something like line dancing (it's an "incitement to lust"). Some believed you'd go to hell for any games that involved playing cards (because they're "the devil's cards"). Most, like me, were from more moderate backgrounds where you got dragged to Sunday School but you were allowed to dance and wear trousers and play cards and were bemused by all this.
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Date: 2011-04-27 08:08 pm (UTC)There are certainly branches of Protestantism* that would look askance at things that would be normal in a Catholic church - like statues in church, or representations of Christ on the cross. I was raised Presbyterian in the 80s/90s and there'd often be ridiculous tracts in the church vestibule with titles like "My journey of salvation: from Catholicism to Christ". That's pretty much what I was taught in school too. (Admittedly I'm from Northern Ireland, where the Protestant/Catholic divide is, uh, historically fairly important. See: one of our politicians - in the 21st century! - announcing that the Pope is literally the anti-Christ, etc.)
* There's a huge variation in belief between Protestant denominations, or even between various branches of Presbyterians. Just going on girls I went to school with: some had to cover their hair in church (multiple outings to church on a Sunday), and trousers in church were strictly out. Some weren't allowed to ever cut their hair, and trousers were always banned. Some weren't allowed to drink or dance, even at weddings, even something like line dancing (it's an "incitement to lust"). Some believed you'd go to hell for any games that involved playing cards (because they're "the devil's cards"). Most, like me, were from more moderate backgrounds where you got dragged to Sunday School but you were allowed to dance and wear trousers and play cards and were bemused by all this.