[caww]

Annalex stated..." a knowledge possessed by the Church, which is NOT expressed in the scripture." Wmfights reply...."This is the heresy of Gnosticism. One of the primary beliefs in Gnosticism was the possession of "secret knowledge" by the chosen few. It would be good to repent of it.

You are spot on Wmfights. The same Gnosticism that permeated the church in the dark ages continues to this day within the catholic church. As Metmom has so amptly said.."catholics want it both ways"...they straddle the fence.... Thus they miss the mark of the high calling which is in Christ Jesus...and instead bask in the aura's of their own self-made doctrines and traditions.

I still think they hold tightly to the church and rome, rather than Christ, because doing so feeds their egos and their desire for self importance...especially those who have entrenched themselves in catholic writings and various authors over the centuries. Some read and study so that they might not feel alone, just as many of the ancient authors did. It fills the emptyness within rather than Christ and a relationship with Him.

[wmfights]

Well said, thanks for adding to the point I was reaching for.

[annalex]

One of the primary beliefs in Gnosticism was the possession of "secret knowledge" by the chosen few

True, but unlike the gnostics, the Church proclaims what she knows from the housetops. We don't have secret knowledge. We just have knowledge.