Nicene-Chalcedonian Christology (Trinity, full deity and humanity of Christ)
Apostolic canon of 66 books (though Rome adds Apocrypha)
Physical resurrection of Christ
Virgin birth
Second coming and final judgment
Infant baptism
Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas as theological heritage
Confessional Departures
Justification by faith plus works (Trent, Session 6, Canon 9 — anathematizes sola fide)
Papal infallibility (Vatican I, 1870)
Immaculate Conception of Mary as dogma
Assumption of Mary as dogma
Purgatory as temporal punishment for sin after justification
The Mass as a propitiatory sacrifice re-presented
Transubstantiation
Seven sacraments as channels of grace ex opere operato
Tradition and Magisterium as co-equal with Scripture in authority
Canon includes deuterocanonical books (Apocrypha)
Confessional Assessment
WCF 25.6 / 1689 LBCF 26.4: This body affirms Nicene-Chalcedonian Christology
and shares creedal common ground with historic Christianity, yet holds positions condemned
by the historic Protestant confessions (Westminster, 1689 LBCF, Belgic, Heidelberg, Dort) —
particularly regarding the sufficiency of Scripture, justification by faith alone, and/or
ecclesiastical authority. See answers in AskCredo for full scriptural and confessional responses.
Magisterial Authority
Pope, College of Bishops, Ecumenical Councils, Catechism
Key Figures
Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine of Hippo, Council of Trent