[Campion]

Nice made-up history. Read the church fathers sometime to see how far off the mark you are.

sprinkling baptism about 600 AD (and sprinkling infants later)

We don't sprinkle, we pour, just as the Didache (written AD 80, not AD 600) describes. A cursory reading of the fathers proves that the baptism of infants was practiced well before AD 200. Justin Martyr mentions it in AD 150.

[mikeus_maximus]

When I refer to the "church fathers", I'm referring to those in the second century-- still early enough for some to have been taught by John at the end of this life, and not to have been steeped in what the Roman church (or "Orthodox) churches were to become. In any event, one takes two approaches: justify my actions by God's word in His Scritpures, or rely on men to justify my doctrine and practices.

Which do you think glorifies God as Lord, and in which camp are you?