“a group of humans elevated other humans to positions where they have no authority.”
An interesting view, but entirely wrong.
The Apostles were selected, chosen, and appointed by God himself.
The most common statues are those of Joseph and Mary, both of whom were chosen by God himself.
Then you have St. Paul for whom Christ appeared to Him.
Sounds to me that they were all Chosen by God, not men. Would you deny the Damascus road?
That’s right- just as God saves us. I don’t recall any guidelines being laid down for the Roman Catholic Church to use in God’s name!!
You prove my point.
Hoss
Sorry, but we watch this stuff on TV...The pope is voted on...If God had picked the pope, the vote would be 100% unanimous...
So do you figure the Holy Spirit influenced 51% of the Cardinals (because that's all He needed) and ignored the rest of the Cardinals???