Oy gevalt.
Perhaps it’s utterly futile to do so, but care to weigh in on this?
I’m still trying to decide if it’s worth the time and effort.
Catholics, themselves, rejected the doctrine as John was the last living Apostle and held the keys of the kingdom. The Roman church never gathered to John.
“Perhaps it’s utterly futile to do so, but care to weigh in on this?
I’m still trying to decide if it’s worth the time and effort.”
Sure. The bible these people thump and proof text to justify their heterodox beliefs was assembled and canonized by bishops of The Church who believed in and taught the doctrine of Apostolic Succession. They believed the EXACT SAME THINGS you and I and all members of The Church believe, not what those outside The Church, in their ecclesial assemblies, believe.
No need to bother...Joseph Smith solved all that and the apostles are currently residing in Temple Square, Salt Lake City. /s