[johnb2004]

These discussions always come down to one fundamental issue. The issue is authority. Who decides what is revealed Truth. Are we each our own god or do we submit ourselves to Christ through the Church He founded? He did found a Church, not a book.

To separate oneself from His Church is to make oneself the infallible interpreter of His word. This of course is folly. Truth can't contrdict Truth.

[RnMomof7]

These discussions always come down to one fundamental issue. The issue is authority. Who decides what is revealed Truth. Are we each our own god or do we submit ourselves to Christ through the Church He founded? He did found a Church, not a book.

We only bow to Jesus , the rock of our salvation .

Catholics are to act like robots when they read the WORD of God. They may only accept the private interpretation of the pope .

[HarleyD]

"These discussions always come down to one fundamental issue. The issue is authority. Who decides what is revealed Truth...do we submit ourselves to Christ through the Church He founded?"

I would agree the issue between fundamentalists and Catholics comes down the view of authority. It becomes murkier what constitutes "the Church".

I do like the following comments by him:

”Even though many fundamentalists think the Catholic Church is under the control of Satan and all or most Catholics are headed for hell, not all think that - and we shouldn't think the same of them.”

Why thank you-I think. :O)

”We must neither mirror their closed-mindedness nor become so open-minded that our brains spill out.”

There’s nothing worst than having a bunch of Catholic brains all over the floor. :O)

[Salvation]

** Are we each our own god or do we submit ourselves to Christ through the Church He founded?**

Excellent point. And you said it so simply! God bless!