It isn't really necessary. Venom is poison. Whereas your posts are typically more caustic than venomous, the poison comes from the the content. As a Christian, I get my inspiration from the Scriptures as illuminated by His Holy Spirit. The Catholic cult teaches that tradition is on a par, and sometimes superior to God's written Word. I rely on Scripture, whereas Catholics rely on Rome. Paul was the apostle sent to us gentiles...
I hold no personal animus toward any individual Roman Catholics, but I do resent the incessant promotion of the cult. Your replies typically defend the Roman Catholic culture, not Biblical Christianity. There are too many additions and subtractions from the Scriptures God has provided for us to learn and grow. The very subject matter of this thread amplifies that exponentially. There is no salvation outside faith in Jesus Christ. The council at Nicea gave us a creed, with which I agree. Our biggest disagreement probably comes about with the word catholic. It means Universal, not Roman and salvation comes only from faith in Jesus Christ, not in some earthly organization!
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We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
I have a real problem with that creed. Nowhere does it give the gospel of the grace of God. It says Christ died, was buried, and rose again the third day. But it does not say He died for our sins. And we are saved by believing His FINISHED WORK was for our justification. Without that, the heart of God’s entire Word for mankind, what good is that creed?