I'm not convinced that's the best definition of a religion.
Yes, both profess "belief" in Jesus and the Trinity. (Note that even Muslims "believe" in Jesus, though not in a salvific way.)
But the one on the left outright rejects the source and summit of the Catholic Faith -- the Eucharist and the holy sacrifice of the Mass.
They don't pretend to consecrate bread and wine, which they downgrade as mere symbols.
Therefore they have no priests, no altars, no re-presentation of Jesus' true saving sacrifice.
They reject sacraments altogether. Catholics believe Jesus saved us through the sacraments he instituted.
The left side also rejects the Blessed Virgin Mary as our holy mother and queen of heaven and earth, our Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of All Graces.
But they do appropriate the Catholic New Testament writings. I'm not sure that's good enough, though, considering they mishandle them in serious ways.
I know that all sounds harsh, especially to modern ears, but isn't it reality?
(I don't know whether the worship on the left is Baptist. I would bet on non-denominational.)
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