[broadsword]

Let's say there are only 500 contradictory Protestant denominations. How about only three? All contradicting each other except in their unified hatred/jelousy of the Church's authority, and ALL exactly RIGHT. That's unity and good sense for you.

Ok, guys. Nobody's stopping you from walking away from Peter and the Church. Jesus asked the apostles if they were going to leave, too. Peter said, "no," for all of them. Judas changed his own mind later. He probably had a "good" reason, too. He probably had a good YOPIOS that trumped them all.

[Quester]

Let's say there are only 500 contradictory Protestant denominations. How about only three? All contradicting each other except in their unified hatred/jelousy of the Church's authority, and ALL exactly RIGHT. That's unity and good sense for you.

Protestants are united in belief on the essentials of the gospel message.

Outside of these essentials, we are free to disagree. We have no ultimate dissension among ourselves.

We have anathemized no other believers.

We consider all believers to be part of the body of Christ.

And ... in light of the news of the day, ... no Protestant alive today envies anything Catholic.