Episcopoi (bishops), presbuteroi (priests) and deaconoi (deacons); it looks pretty much like the Catholic Church to me.
Not from God, not from Christ, not from Scripture, but from the church. The church invented this distinction itself.
Just as the church established the office of deacon, something never mentioned by Jesus. The office of deacon was not established from Scripture. Acts only records what the church did with its own authority. The church exercised the authority given to it by Jesus Christ himself, an authority that it continues to exercise.
“Episcopoi (bishops), presbuteroi (priests) and deaconoi (deacons); it looks pretty much like the Catholic Church to me.”
Multiple bishops for a city (who were all married)? Chosen by the members of the congregation? With no over-arching authority of the Pope above them? Presbyters, who were not accorded any priestly title or duties? That’s what the NT describes, and it doesn’t look much like the Catholic Church to me.
“Acts only records what the church did with its own authority. The church exercised the authority given to it by Jesus Christ himself, an authority that it continues to exercise.”
When that authority conflicts with Scripture, then its use is invalid, and must be rejected. The authority of the church only applies in matters where Scripture is silent, or leaves room for interpretation. It cannot overrule God.