In fact, it can’t be “as they like.” It must be as the Lord teaches or it has to be corrected.
If that were really true they would all be the same. As they are NOT, then your observation is odd. If the Lord teaches ONE thing how can there be so many different Christian denominations? Why are there so many?
OR tell me what the difference is between a Baptist, an Episcopalian and a Presbyterian? What makes them different?
They would be Catholic if they had only ONE interpretation of the Bible. There is a world of difference between Catholics and other Christians. See Church history from 1 A.D. until now. There WAS no other Church until the defrocked, disgraced Father Martin Luther led the way for MORE "protesters."
LOOK UP the plethora of other Christian churches and try to figure out why ordinary men and women "started" their own churches/congregations. Why would they do that?
It isn't just the papacy, started by Jesus to St. Peter. It's also their idea of Mary, the sacraments, the AUTHORITY of the Church in all matters of morality and doctrine/dogma.
Oh well, it's time for me to fold up my tent. G'night.