Both sections of Christendom agree on some major theological matters, like Angels, the Crucifixion, Jesus' incarnation, bodily resurrection , and the imminent return of Jesus to earth in the second coming, Heaven, Hell , the Trinity, and the virgin birth of Jesus. They partly agree about baptism and the makeup of the Bible. But there exists a great gulf between the two groups on other matters of belief and church practice. The divisions are deep and long-standing. This has led to prejudice and discrimination.
Hostility is particularly high in some countries in South America, where bloodshed has resulted.
These conflicts have made it difficult for Catholics and Protestants to mount joint programs or cooperate on causes that they both support. Evangelicals hold that the Catholic Church has gone beyond Scripture, adding teachings and practices that detract from or compromise the Gospel of God's saving grace in Christ. Catholics, in turn, hold that such teaching and practices are grounded in Scripture and belong to the fullness of God's revelation. Their rejection, Catholics say, results in a truncated and reduced understanding of the Christian reality. 1 Any one-line list of comparisons, such as this one, is inevitably simplistic.