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To: stanne
Matthew 16:18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Read Revelation. There are several churches that God passes judgement upon. Which one of those is the Catholic church? Surely, if it is "The" church, then God mentions it. Yes?

63 posted on 09/01/2014 3:04:15 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

There are quite a few citations in the following article:

http://www.catholicapologetics.info/apologetics/protestantism/origin.htm

I suppose you won’t open it, so, I cited one, but just in general, not expecting you’ll read it:

The office of Pope was founded on the words of Christ: “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter [which means a rock], and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” ( Matthew xvi, 18). The attention of every historian has been attracted by the endurance of the Papacy through centuries that have seen the downfall of every other European institution that existed when the Papacy arose, and of a number of others that have originated and fallen, while it continued t flourish. The Roman Catholic offers these facts as evidence that the Church is not merely a human institution, but that it is built “upon a rock,” (The World Book Encyclopedia © 1940, Page 5730 Volume13)


65 posted on 09/01/2014 3:13:22 PM PDT by stanne
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To: SkyPilot

The churches mentioned in Revelation were ALL Catholic churches, just as there is a Catholic church in New York, in Philadelphia, etc. And any particular Catholic church is subject to judgment, condemnation, and destruction.

The Catholic churches in the United States will soon be destroyed, because their bishops have, in large part, taught their people to vote for the murderers of babies. “The Seamless Garment” is the doctrine that, if you elect baby-murderers, you will be governed with wisdom and compassion, and you will have peace, and if you elect those who oppose the murder of babies, the poor will be starved, and you will have nuclear war.

There is no contradiction between the Catholic Church’s claim to be the Church that Jesus promised would last until the end of time, and the condemnation and destruction of many, or even most, or even nearly all, local Catholic churches.

The Catholic churches of the United States will soon be destroyed, just as most American now living will die violently, as planned by those who put “Obama” in power.


74 posted on 09/01/2014 6:30:19 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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