Christ founded the Catholic Church on the Apostles because he knew he was going to ascend to the Father.
Sorry that you don’t believe your Bible.
Christ told the apostles to follow his example: “As the Father has sent me, even so I send you” (John 20:21). Just as the apostles were to carry Christ’s message to the whole world, so they were to carry his forgiveness: “Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matt. 18:18).
This power was understood as coming from God: “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor. 5:18). Indeed, confirms Paul, “So we are ambassadors for Christ” (2 Cor. 5:20).
Oh, I believe the Bible alright. But it seems the difference between us, is that I follow it.
“And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.” (Matt. 23:9)
But Catholicism has never been about following the Father. They have a different god, sitting on a man’s throne. They kneel before this false-god - something Peter (whom they suppose was the first Holy Father) wouldn’t permit.
But since Catholics won’t listen to the true Holy Father, they won’t listen to His Son either. And since they won’t listen to the Son, they won’t listen to His apostles either.
Their man-made religion is as worthless as the JW’s. The poor fellow in the article sounds as though he was looking for the religion of the Holy Father. Too bad he stumbled into the ditch of Catholicism.
My apologies: Let me address the quotes you cited.
“As the Father has sent me, even so I send you” (John 20:21)
That’s true.
“Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matt. 18:18)
That’s true.
“All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor. 5:18)
That’s true.
“So we are ambassadors for Christ” (2 Cor. 5:20)
And that’s true.
Yes, this IS about you. Christ died for you too. He wants you to follow Him, and warns you against those who “teach for doctrines the commandments of men.” (Mark 7:7)