Catholics believe in an incarnational, mediated form of worship and participation in God's creation and grace. God mediates his gifts and creation in the form of a beautiful church liturgy and the necessary sacraments. Since Christ was fully incarnated as a human being, there is a great deal of honor and dignity in the human body and in the createdness of human beings.
Protestants believe in a direct, unmediated form of worship and participation in God's creation and grace. God communicates with people plainly, in the form of the Bible and our own consciences. Since God is supremely powerful and loving, he chooses to give his grace to us in a way that is immediately helpful and sanctifying. The significance of Christ's once-and-for-all sacrifice and resurrection can be felt immediately, in the form of the Holy Spirit.
Anyway, that's an idea. There's a lot of overlap, to be sure.
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