Certainly there are a lot of differences between a Catholic and a protestant. There are also a lot of differences between a Mormon or a Jehovah's Witness and your average evangelical protestant. Most protestants are hesitant to call either group "Christian", since they don't actually hold the same views on the divinity of Christ that most of Christianity (Catholic AND protestant) does.Sergeant Thorne wrote:There are enough differences between what you would generally call "Christians" and "Catholics" to warrant using the qualifier "Catholic" instead of just saying "Christian."
There are Christian Terrorists from MANY branches of Christianity. In Ireland they commit atrocities on both sides of the Protestant/Catholic line. I don't see any point in making a difference between Catholic Christian Terrorists and Protestant Christian Terrorists in this discussion.
Or, to put it into perspective (and back on topic), We are talking about Islam as a whole. Islam is a splintered and diverse religion. And unless we are going to start clarifying whether we mean sunnis or shiites when we mention Islam, I see no reason to bring in the various branches of Christianity.