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To put it simple for you, Catholics believe Salvation comes through the catholic church and that a man (priest) is needed as a link between the follower and Christ. They have a ritual process of worship and often the parishioner takes a more passive role in that they may not even understand the words of the service or meaning of the symbolism.

Protestants feel that the connection between man and God needs no middle man nor symbolism nor ritual. They often will not show a picture of Jesus or a Crucifix because they feel it makes Christ into an Idol. They often use a wooden cross.

Even the Catholic Bible has many Apocrypha or "books" of the Bible not recognized as "divine" by the Protestant faith. There are many, many, many diffrences but I am just trying to give you a quick and easy breakdown of some of the biggest.