Compare Protestantism with Catholicism showing five characteristics that set them apart from each other.

There are many differences between between Protestants and Catholics. Here are a few more:

1. Catholics look to scripture and tradition for authority while Protestants look to scripture only.


2. As far as free will goes, Catholics believe people are free to both good and evil while Protestants believe that people are free to do only evil.


3. Catholics pray to Saints while Protestants do not.


4. Purgatory exists in Catholicism while Protestants deny it.


5. Catholics receive salvation through baptism but may be lost through sin. It can regained again through penance. Protestants believe that salvation is the result of divine grace and unworthy of merit.