[A2J]

On the contrary, He leaves His apostles with the power to bind and loose (that is, establish religious discipline).

And I suppose those "apostles" just happen to be all Catholics, right?

[SoothingDave]

And I suppose those "apostles" just happen to be all Catholics, right?

You think they might have been Presbyterians or Methodists?

The original Church eventually schismed into today's Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The Protetants then further splintered off of the Catholic branch. Thus ends your history lesson.

SD