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Just, wow!

You guys make it sound like the men of the Catholic (Universal) Church are more important than Christ himself.

Please remember WHO is was that was/is/will always be, in charge, in the lead, at the head.

God and His Word and the Word (gathered by men at HIS direction) will always be at the head. Not a church, or a pope, or an apostle, or a prophet. (They are not infallible whether you believe it or not)

[wagglebee]

They are not infallible whether you believe it or not

It has been my experience that people who dismiss infallibility do not have the slightest idea what it means.

[Theoden]

They were empowered by Christ himself. If you have ever been to a Catholic mass, you would find that 99% of it is about Christ (God), and that many of our prayers, including the Hail Mary are done with a focus on Christ. The rest of the mass includes the saints, angels, and special intentions.

I admit many of the doctrines of the Catholic Church can be confusing, that's why there is such an emphasis on Catholic education and schooling. Not everything can be taken at face value, and requires a lot of thought to understand. That's probably a big reason so many people dislike the Catholic Church, they simply fear/dislike what they don't understand, and more often than not, don't even want to try to understand, because they already have certain points of view drilled into their heads. It's really too bad.

[Quester]

Just, wow!

Just wow ... indeed.