“He established the “catholic” church. There’s a difference.”
Nope. They’re one in the same.
The small “c” catholic church is Christ’s church universal, composed of every believer in Him everywhere. That’s different than your big “C” Catholic church, which refers specifically to the Roman sect of Christ’s universal body.
Don’t conflate the two.
“The small “c” catholic church is Christ’s church universal, composed of every believer in Him everywhere.”
No. Protestants make that mistake quite often because they like to read back their understanding of their on existence into the Biblical text. When the NT was written the believers were Catholics.
“That’s different than your big “C” Catholic church, which refers specifically to the Roman sect of Christ’s universal body.”
No. There is no “Roman sect”. The very fact that it is called the “Catholic Church” shows us what it is - the universal Church. The Roman Church is only part of it and the leading Church within it. There are about 22 other Churches within the Catholic Church. Only Protestants have sects.
“Don’t conflate the two.”
I don’t. They are one in the same. There is nothing to conflate. To conflate them would mean they were separate to begin with. That is not the case. They have always been one and the same.