No, the Roman Catholic Church didn't fabricate anything about the Atonement in a garden.
Instead, they made up their own rules about....
an infallible Deified Pope as head of the Church?
And about Purgatory? Where is THAT found in the Bible.... and which verse in Scripture tells us who is supposed to go there and for how long?
Furthermore, which book in the New Testament tells us to pray with Rosary Beads?
Where in the New or Old Testament does it say to worship or pray to the Virgin Mary, or any Saints for that matter?
Did Jesus tell his followers to say repeated Hail Mary prayers? And didn't Jesus admonish his followers NOT to conduct “repeated” prayers like the “gentile unbelievers”
Which Bible verse explains the process of being Cannonized? Where in the Bible did it OK torturing nonbelievers in order to get them to convert to Christianity, like occurred repeatedly in the Middle Ages.
And how many Saints are too many Saints? And which Bible verse sets the rules for becoming a Saint?
What about the statues which the Catholic Church has reportedly verified bleeds real blood or tears?
And doesn’t the Bible strictly forbid worshiping statues?
Where in the Bible does it authorize the use of Holy Water?
Why do Priests have to be Celibate?
Why are we only supposed to confess our sins to a virginal male Priest in a Confession Booth?
What about eating fish on Friday, and why is eating meat on Friday a sin?
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Please don't get me wrong. I truly love my Catholic brothers and sisters in Christ.
I married a Catholic, and greatly love and admire the Pope and everything Catholic.
I even attend Mass frequently with my best friend, and he occasionally comes to my Protestant church.
But to an outsider, the quirky things in the Catholic church are no different than the quirky things in the Mormon Church.
I said :
rev911: they didnt fabricate thier own scripture which is a cornerstone of the mormon faith, nor do they practice celestial marriage / sealing, baptism for the dead, or claim the Atonement of Christ occurred in the garden instead of the Cross, claim God lives on planet kolob - etc etc - all things mormons presently do
If you are going to insert words into my quote by adding "(Catholic)" please be more careful and indicate that fact.
-youve not addressed the issues I raised and have instead brought another issue into the discussion.
Catholics don't regard the Pope as a deity. How about Mormons? Did Joseph Smith make it to godhood?
"And about Purgatory?"
Please take a number.
"pray with Rosary Beads?"
A tool to aid memory, nothing more.
"worship or pray to the Virgin Mary, or any Saints for that matter?"
Catholics don't worship Mary or saints. Intercessory prayer can be glimpsed in 2 Maccabees 12:40-46, but that's prayer to God for the dead.
"NOT to conduct “repeated” prayers"
He also talks about the persistent widow. Luke 18:1-5
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And on and on. Your questions have answers.
Where is planet Kolob?