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To: Wonder Warthog
In fact, the Catholic Church has a better "handle" on Scripture than any Protestant denomination. After all, they compiled it

Ha! In what ways, things like purgatory or praying to anyone other than God--ideas without one iota of support in scripture?

The books of the New Testament were written and compiled long before any Bishop of Rome claimed supremacy over the Church of Jesus Christ.

The whole idea that Rome created the bible is a medieval myth compiled by the Roman Curia to prop up and consolidate their power, political and religious....

Rome is the original compiler of extra-biblical religious beliefs.

37 posted on 07/10/2008 4:42:44 PM PDT by AnalogReigns
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To: AnalogReigns
"Ha! In what ways, things like purgatory or praying to anyone other than God--ideas without one iota of support in scripture?"

See Maccabees for purgatory. Oh, that's right, Martin Luther deleted THOSE books from the Bible, without any authority to do so, using the post-Christ "Old Testament" canon set up by the Jews in 100AD--which canon was NOT what was used by either Christ or his apostles. And I suggest you look up the meaning of the terms "dulia" and "latria" to discern the difference between "praying to God", and "praying to Mary and the Saints".

"The books of the New Testament were written and compiled long before any Bishop of Rome claimed supremacy over the Church of Jesus Christ."

Since Peter was the first "Bishop of Rome", and the leader of the Apostles, Rome has AWAYS claimed (and had) supremacy over the "Church of Jesus Christ".

"The whole idea that Rome created the bible is a medieval myth compiled by the Roman Curia to prop up and consolidate their power, political and religious....

Wrong. The canon of the Bible was set by Catholic bishops.

"Rome is the original compiler of extra-biblical religious beliefs."

Yup---there "are" a very few "extra-biblical religious beliefs", like the doctrine of the Trinity (and the canon of Scripture itself).

In other words, all your "points" are the standard Protestant propaganda--unsupported by the Bible, Tradition, or history.

38 posted on 07/10/2008 4:56:31 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel-NRA)
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