Remind me what the “Protestants” are protesting?
Where views diverge on euthanasia and abortion
The two churches do not have a common position on all issues at the beginning and end of life. For example, in May 2022, after lengthy discussion, the Protestants agreed that assisted suicide is possible in exceptional cases in the homes of the Protestant Diakonie. Thus, unlike the Catholic Caritas, it does not completely exclude the form of euthanasia.
The Protestant Church also takes a more differentiated position on the issue of abortion and allows abortion in some cases. The Catholic Church generally rejects abortion and considers it morally wrong because it protects human life from conception.
Furthermore, the Catholic Church rejects the use of artificial contraceptives and instead supports natural family planning methods. It also rejects pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), as this involves the examination and possible selection or discarding of embryos as part of artificial insemination. The Protestant Church does not have a unified position on either of these issues and allows its members personal freedom of choice in these matters.
The belief that Mary was born sinless, that she didn’t die but was taken straight up into Heaven, that she is the new Ark Of The Covenant, that people should pray to her rather than her Son because she cares more about us, and is more compassionate than Jesus.
That we’re supposed to talk to dead people, that God can’t forgive us directly, but He has to go through an intermediary, a priest, that babies can be baptized, even though they don’t yet believe in Jesus and His salvation. That we need to be purified in Purgatory after we die, instead oif trusitn that we’ll immediately enter into Jesus’ presence.
On and on and on. And that’s what we’re protesting, Charlie Brown!