I suspect that a lot of antipathy toward the Roman Church is that others do not have a verifiable 2,000 ear history that has been documented. They do not have the history, the mystery, the martyrs, saints, the art, architecture, great cathedrals, the claim of canonizing scripture, and amazing richness the Roman Catholic Church has. I don’t hold it against them, however. Those who believe in the Trinity are all right by me.
I think you nailed it. All the other so-called Christian denominations are like wild mushrooms sprouting around the giant mustard tree, this wild growth fertilized by low-intellect followers soon withers and die, not unlike the neighborhood Foursquare Church with their self-ordained and televangelical pastors from Rev. Joel Osteen to Rev. Jim Jones to Rev. Schuller, to Rev. Wright and to Rev. Jesse Jackson and beyond.
you wrote:
“I suspect that a lot of antipathy toward the Roman Church is that others do not have a verifiable 2,000 ear history that has been documented.”
Just two hours agi I was discussing the exact same idea with a former Protestant minister who is now a Catholic!
Perhaps if non-revisionist, party history were a part of the RCC culture, more folks would realize the fraud that Rome is. The history of those who have been given faith reaches back to Abel. So I suppose that means we predate your organization by, what, 10,000 years? Check Hebrews 11...Rome is the Johnny-come-lately.