The Catholic church is NOT CHRIST.
Christ died for me, not the Catholic church.
Even Peter, the guy you guys claim is your first pope said....Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Not the name of the Catholic church; the name of JESUS.
FWIW, there were no Catholics around when the veil of the Temple was torn in two. Gentiles were not permitted in the Temple. For that matter, only the Jewish priests were allowed in that area, so if there were any witnesses to the occurrence, it would have been Jewish priests and no one else.
That would probably be true, however, the Catholics have first hand evidence that it took place. While they may not have witnessed it, they certainly heard about it the next day!!I can guarantee however, that there were no Lutherans nor Methodists there....probably not even 1 Baptist.
And that is where BOTH you members of the Whore of Babylon are wrong, Wrong; WRONG!!!
They succeeded in killing Joseph, but he had finished his work.He was a servant of God, and gave us the Book of Mormon.He said the Bible was right in the main, but, through the translators and others, many precious portions were suppressed, and several other portions were wrongly translated; and now his testimony is in force, for he has sealed it with his blood.As I have frequently told them, no man in this dispensation will enter the courts of heaven, without the approbation of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jun.Who has made this so?Have I?Have this people?Have the world?No; but the Lord Jehovah has decreed it.If I ever pass into the heavenly courts, it will be by the consent of the Prophet Joseph.If you ever pass through the gates into the Holy City, you will do so upon his certificate that you are worthy to pass.Can you pass without his inspection?No; neither can any person in this dispensation, which is the dispensation of the fulness of times.In this generation, and in all the generations that are to come, everyone will have to undergo the scrutiny of this Prophet.They say that they killed Joseph, and they will yet come with their hats under their arms and bend to him; but what good will it do them, unless they repent?They can come in a certain way and find favor, but will they?
--JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES, vol. 8, p. 224