[vladimir998]

1) Baptist Successionism was NOT believed in by the earliest Baptists. They admitted their sect was new.

2) Other Protestants admit that Baptist Successionism is untrue.

3) Baptist Successionism is completely disproven by James McGoldrick in his book called BAPTIST SUCCESSIONISM.

On the other hand,

1) The Catholic Church ALWAYS asserted and had much evidence of it ancient roots and intimate connection with the Apostles.

2) Catholics have always admitted that the Catholic Church is the true church. Only non-Catholics deny it.

3) No one can disprove the Catholic claims.

[GCC Catholic]

Such churches have existed since New Testament times and can be traced through history in dissenting groups such as the Donatists, Albigenses, Cathari, Waldenses and Anabaptists.

This is where I stopped reading (yes, I'll go back and finish after I type this comment). Even a little research into some of these groups, especially the Albigenses and the Cathari, should make the Baptists (and any Christian for that matter) not want to identify with them.

[Mr. Lucky]

Lutherans have always admited that the Lutheran Church is the true church. Only non-Lutherans have denied it.

Every believer thinks his faith is the true.