[Fifthmark]

And why is this a problem? Under what pretext is a person required involuntarily to answer to a church?

For Our Lord said, "He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me" (St. Luke x.16). He sent His Apostles into the world to "teach all nations" so that His Revelation might be made known and so all people could worship God "in spirit and in truth." The Apostles carried the Doctrine of Christ through the Catholic Church, to be retained "even to the consummation of the world" and passed down through their successors, the bishops, which the Holy Ghost has placed "to rule the Church of God, which He hath purchased with His own Blood." To be subject to the Church is to be subject to God.

[js1138]

So basically you claim the same authority claimed by the mullahs in Iran.

[Just mythoughts]

"To be subject to the Church is to be subject to God."


There were "7" churches described in the book of Revelations and each was told their standing. Only two were found with no shortcomings.

"IF" you had read Christ is the head of the Church and HE gave to the individual access to HIM without the "flesh man" any longer need to be the intercessor.