Catholics believe in the Seven Sacraments -The Sacraments of Initiation, The Sacrament of Baptism, The Sacrament of Confirmation, The Sacrament of Holy Communion, The Sacrament of Confession, The Sacrament of Marriage, The Sacrament of Holy Orders and The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
The first three sacraments are called the sacraments of initiation. The Sacrament of Baptism removes the guilt and effects of Original Sin and incorporates the baptized into the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ on earth. The Sacrament of Confirmation perfects our baptism and brings us the graces of the Holy Spirit that were granted to the Apostles on Pentecost Sunday. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is the reception of Christ's body and blood, which sanctifies us and helps us grow in the likeness of Jesus Christ. The sacrament of Confession is in reconciling us to God, it is a great source of grace, and Catholics are encouraged to take advantage of it often, even if they are not aware of having committed a mortal sin. The Sacrament of Marriage is a lifelong union between a man and a woman for procreation and mutual support, is a natural institution. The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ's priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles. There are three levels to this sacrament: the episcopate, the priesthood, and the diaconate. The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is administered both to the dying and to those who are gravely ill or are about to undergo a serious operation, for the recovery of their health and for spiritual strength.
Assemblies of God, however, believe in only 3 sacraments, Salvation, Divine Healing, Baptism in the Holy Spirit and the Second Coming. These mainly are the belief of Jesus coming back down to Earth, the belief that prayer to God heals, the belief that baptism in water and in the holy spirit and accepting Jesus Christ into your heart is the way into heaven and the belief of salvation from ours sins because of the death of Jesus Christ.
The term Catholic means universal, which the Roman Catholic Church was the most organized and largest Christian group.
The Catholic Church is different to Assemblies of God because of several reasons. The main reasons are the Assemblies of God is very modern and plain, with little or no paintings or statues or other artifacts and the Catholic Church is of old design, made of rock and stone tiles, decorated by stain-glass windows, religious artifacts, statues and religious furniture. The only noticeable modern stuff was the lights and the speaker system. The biggest difference is that the members of the Catholic Church are the members of the original Christian Church founded by Jesus himself. The Catholic Church is a more structured and formal belief system than the Assemblies of God. The Catholic Church is led by the Pope and the hierarchy of cardinals and bishops. The Mass is the primary form of worship, and the Eucharist (Holy Communion) is the focal point. Another difference is the length of services for the Churches. Assemblies of God services usually go for 1 - 1/2 hours and sometimes have a morning service, a late morning service and a night service. Catholic Church masses usually last less than 1/2 an hour in length but can go more.
http://catholicism.about.com/od/beliefsteachings/p/The_Sacraments.htm
http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/Our_Core_Doctrines/index.cfm
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