Roman Catholicism and Rastafarianism - A Comparative Essay The religion of Catholic Christianity was established just after the death of Jesus, near the beginning of the Common Era. Jesus, the Son of God and Messiah, was born a Jew. Early Christianity was therefore a strand of Judaism and it wasn't until later that Judaism and Christianity were separated. One of the main components of the Christian religion is the rituals that members of the church …showed first 75 words of 996 total…

…showed last 75 words of 996 total…Rastafarianism have some similarities, the Rastafari faith was formed to be the complete opposite to what the white Christians believed, even though Haile Selassie was himself a Christian. While Catholicism is a religious movement, Rastafarianism is just as much a political group, campaigning for the rights of black people and for freedom from the white "Babylon" of oppression. In spite of this, both religions have underlying messages of peace, love and liberation for all races.