The various protestant churches are divided in doctrine, authority AND worship; and are united only in what they deny. You seem to forget that we agree on the essentials:
Doctrine: Saved by faith in Christ alone.
Authority: Christ
The Pope, well, I'll leave that open to interpretation, based on the evidence posted below:. ;-)
Here we see one of the Popes being blessed by a Hindu woman. Isn't Mary enough?
A fav among Proddies, kissing the Koran:
With behavior like this, there is no wonder that the RC church is so fragmented!
I could defend the pope, I could see why many were offended by his actions. Doesn't matter. Again, you miss the point. It doesn't matter if the Pope joined Christine Aguilera and Slobodan Milosevic in a three-way. Catholics would be sad, even disgusted, but they'd all know what the true doctrine is. And so would anyone else.
Doctrine: Saved by Grace, as manifested in faith and in works
Authority: Christ
It's amazing how you just can't accept that some simple truths:
Calvinists: You worship Mary
RCs: No we don't
Yes you do
No we don't
Calvinists: You believe the Pope is Christ
RCs: No we don't
Yes you do
No we don't
Calvinists: You believe in salvation through works
RCS: No we don't
Yes you do
No we don't
