Minecraft Versions as Christian Denominations

Java: Protestantism - Open and customizable with the least structure or restrictions.

Protestant Branches:

Unmodded Java: Mainline Protestants

Modded Java: Evangelicals

Legacy Console: Eastern Orthodoxy - communion of the Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo autocephalous churches, all under a common tradition. Prefers tradition over modernity, as it has not been updated in years. Less centralized than the Bedrock releases (no crossplay, different features/updates/DLC), but still united under the same core tenets.

Bedrock: Roman Catholicism - has one central authority that is updating things and keeps all its releases strictly united (crossplay), like the papacy and magisterium.

Catholic Branches:

Pocket Editon: Latin Church (the original Bedrock with the most players)

Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Bedrock releases: Eastern Catholic Churches (all broke off from their legacy console communions to join the Bedrock pontiff in 2018/2019)