[RedBloodedAmerican]

"The tail of the devil is functioning in the disintegration of the Catholic world. The darkness of Satan has entered and spread throughout the Catholic Church even to its summit. Apostasy, the loss of the faith, is spreading throughout the world and into the highest levels within the Church." Pope Paul VI, October 13, 1977, Address on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Fatima Apparitions.

Well, I guess when you finally lose faith in the Church, there's always Jesus. :^D

[TomSmedley]

Well, I guess when you finally lose faith in the Church, there's always Jesus. :^D

ex-RC bump ...

Still, the original poster does have a valid point: if salvation is to be found outside of Jesus Christ, then why bother being Christian? Other faiths permit the potent narcotic of self-righteousness and autosoteriology. I'm reminded of Romans 10:1-3, where the apostle speaks of those who, eager to establish their own righteousness, denigrate the righteousness of God in/through/by Jesus.

[ultima ratio]

What makes you think this wasn't always the case with those in the Church? Do you suppose devout Catholics don't turn to Jesus daily? If you suppose this, you do not appreciate the faith they practice, despite the hijacking of their Church hierarchy by modernists and heretics.

[widowithfoursons]

LOL! Just what command tells us to follow the church? Follow Christ.

[Chemnitz]

That is what I have been trying to tell Lutherans, who love their synods far more than the Christian faith Christ died to give us. One Lutheran pastor cannot leave his apostate synod because of all the glorious buildings and agencies created with so many dollars. So people are grateful for the visible (money, buildings, power structures) and despise the invisible Word of preaching and teaching.