At a wedding there is usually a bride and a groom. They are referred to as bride and groom before they get married. After the wedding they are usually referred to as husband and wife.
I don't disagree with that but because we do that in this day and age, doesn't mean Paul the Apostle went along with that concept...Besides, many a Bride never make it to the altar to become the wife...
I don't dispute at all that the church will become the Bride of Christ...God says so...But it has not happened yet...
So by making your church the Bride of Christ NOW, which the pope erroneously does, much scripture has to be destroyed and perverted to make it happen...You even have to claim that much of the scripture is 'spiritual' as opposed to literal...
There are 3 chapters in the book of Revelation identifying a world-wide religion that God will destroy...By your church making the unbiblical claim that it is now the Bride of Christ, it attempts to nullify those chapters that identify the 'false' church...