Catholic vs Calvinist (if you had to choose)

Is Catholicism more Scripturally Accurate than Calvinism?

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I believe you see similarities in that...

1) Catholics believe good works gain salvation.
2) IFBs believe good works gain God's favor.
 
My experience with Catholics is they teach the same. How do they not preach the gospel? They aren’t teaching from the Koran.
They teach the same regarding the person of Jesus Christ. They do not teach the same regarding the work of Jesus Christ. Catholic theology does not teach that the work of Jesus accomplished everything regarding our salvation.
 
Not only does the Roman Catholic Church not preach the gospel, but they officially condemn those who do - see Council of Trent, Canon 12:

“If any one shall say that justifying faith is nothing else than confidence in the divine mercy pardoning sins for Christ’s sake, or that it is that confidence alone by which we are justified…let him be accursed.”

 
Not only does the Roman Catholic Church not preach the gospel, but they officially condemn those who do - see Council of Trent, Canon 12:

“If any one shall say that justifying faith is nothing else than confidence in the divine mercy pardoning sins for Christ’s sake, or that it is that confidence alone by which we are justified…let him be accursed.”

That article you posted is misleading. The one I posted earlier touched on this very subject of “anathema” and what was meant by the Council. https://www.catholic.com/qa/why-does-the-church-teach-that-works-can-obtain-salvation
 
They teach the same regarding the person of Jesus Christ. They do not teach the same regarding the work of Jesus Christ. Catholic theology does not teach that the work of Jesus accomplished everything regarding our salvation.
I agree based on my understanding, but I’ll explore further.
 
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