To the Head of the Body, Jesus Christ. However, we do so knowing that Christ left people in charge on earth over the community. That is pretty clear in the Scriptures.
The key difference ... is whom we find to be authoritative.
That is true. We hold to something outside of ourselves, and so we obey the Church which has been given authority to bind and loosen. Meanwhile, Protestants hold to their own personal interpretations, which is subject to change, depending on the mood that strikes them. I am sure that God presents Himself to people in this manner, but it is not the means He gave His apostles in the Scriptures.
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And Catholics submit to whom ?
To the Head of the Body, Jesus Christ. However, we do so knowing that Christ left people in charge on earth over the community. That is pretty clear in the Scriptures.
Of course, Protestants submit to Jesus Christ as well, ... though we are persuaded that we can be more direct with Him (with less middle managesment, perhaps) ... than Catholic tradition suggests.
Meanwhile, Protestants hold to their own personal interpretations, which is subject to change, depending on the mood that strikes them. I am sure that God presents Himself to people in this manner, but it is not the means He gave His apostles in the Scriptures.
This really is a mischaracterization of Protestant belief and practice.
Protestants, for the vast majority, believe their preachers and teachers, and are homogenous regarding the core doctrines of Christianity (i.e. as they are found in the Apostles, Nicean creeds, etc.).