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But Herod's massacre of the children in Bethlehem was certainly never mentioned, nor the dire warning to Mary: "A sword will pierce your soul also" (Luke 2:35).

Just for the record, these events are at least mentioned every year, in every Catholic Church in the world. In some, they even get the attention they deserve. Of course, Catholicism, properly practiced, is the original Heavy Duty, Industrial Strength Christianity.

Catholicism? Catholicism came later. It was called Christianity early on and what the Apostles taught was the starting out default. Catholicism is a huge big religion largely based in philosophy; but, to say it is the original is factually incorrect. You might say it is old; but and if truth and error be of differing ages, is the truth less truth for being young? Or for those that think themselves enlightened for rebelling against obvious wrong, is the outcome of retaining some error while denouncing other a better or worse position?

God must be so perfect and even handed that he should have
retained from us such a truth for 1300 years that mankind must submit itself to a particular bishop or risk his salvation. But, then this is where the philosophies of men intrude upon what Christ said. Which is true, that which God uttered through his son, or that which men utter on their own behalf in God's stead. Either salvation is believing and confessing or it is believing and confessing and bowing to the Bishop of Rome. Of course I've chosen but one thing. But show us where Christ confirms this or withdraw and consider ho philosophy supplanted that which Jesus gave us in your mind. It hasn't supplanted it in mine and the two things are irreconcileable. Many philosophers claim the superior philosophy. Christ didn't come with philosophy - he came with God's message. If your message don't match His, where is your claim? And of what worth. That charge I lay at the feet of all who teach philosophy and preach it to be christian.