Only by someone's twisted human logic...There is no leader of the church outside of the Lord, Jesus Christ...
Twisted human logic? That persisted for some 1400 years after Christ's death and Resurrection, until the days of Henry VIII, who wanted yet another divorce and a church who would oblige him, and Martin Luther, who sought his own version of reform, and others who followed? Fourteen hundred years of error?
But it ain't some guy dressed up in a monkey suit sittin' on a throne in Rome...
Do you harbor the same 'Christian love' towards the leaders of other churches? Or do you single out the Pope alone?
I must ask you to pardon brother Iscool. The prelate of the Church of Iscool (population one) conducts services most Sundays from the LaZBoy throne in the hall of sports worship. However, this prelate has no official recognition or title of Steward of Christ, so occasionally when the moon is full, or on a day that ends in "y", he sometimes speaks out of turn.
From my long term posts back and forth with our friend, I believe that he is a Christian, or would be if he ever actually opened his Bible and read the Gospels. Do not be hard on anyone who searches for Christ.
Apparently you don't understand...I AM speaking out of Christian love...And 'other' churches have only ONE leader, Jesus Christ, our Lord...
That persisted for some 1400 years after Christ's death and Resurrection
The muzlims have falsely been following Muhammed since 700 AD...So yes, a false religion can certainly survive the centuries...
Paul warned us of your religion...Long robes, forbidding to marry, abstaining from meat...Calling your priests father...Salvation by works, including baptism...
Paul the Apostle preached against those things and the religion that practices them...
I watched EWTN for a while today...New people getting ready to join the church...
The priest, wearing what looked like someone's old kitchen curtains told the people to come up by his little stage because 'THAT'S WHERE GOD IS'...
I almost ran for a barf bag...What deception...
But in response to your response, I notice you did not object to the other mis-truths that I responded to in that post...Apparently you guys don't care that God in the scriptures disagrees with what you teach, on a regular basis...
The reformation came to be because of the errors and heresies that had entered into the church. And the errors not only persist, they grow with each newly discovered spiritual truth that stands without any support.