[Catholicguy]

Totally wrong. As can be proved from innumerable sources and official Documents of the Living Magisterium - Documents of Ecumenical councils and Papal Encyclicals and Holy Writ itself - the Catholic Church is the only church that has never changed Doctrine. Doctrine does develop in the sense that, guided by the indewelling of the Holy Spirt, Holy Mother Church, over time, understands with more depth and clarity the Original deposit of Faith, however, she at no time, unlike protestant confessions, develops Doctrine that oppose that which came before. From day one she has taught the Real Presence in the Eucharist which can be proved form innumerable texts - beginning with the sixth Chapter of John.

Your comparison twixt a Divine Institution (Jesus established the church - matt 16:18) and a man made political system reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of what the truth is.

[jude24]

Catholic Church is the only church that has never changed Doctrine

Holy Mother Church, over time, understands with more depth and clarity the Original deposit of Faith,

Aren't these two statements mutually exclusive?

Your comparison twixt a Divine Institution (Jesus established the church - matt 16:18) and a man made political system reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of what the truth is.

I don't dispute that Christ founded the Church. What I do question is whether that Church is the Roman Catholic Church to the exclusion of all other churches. (Obviously, as a Calvinist, I have a lot of respect for the Patristic writers, even though I don't consider them an infallible Rule of Faith).

I want to thank you for this opportunity: two years ago, all I knew of the Catholic churc was a carichature presented by Dave Hunt (the idiot who wrote A Woman Rides the Beast).