You underestimate what God can do. He just happened to use them, like he used others throughout Scripture.
No kudos to the Roman Catholics on this one.
That's exactly what I was saying!! Read what you wrote. That's it, and admirably stated.
No, I don't underestimate what God can do. What he did was, He used the Church to further His mission.
It's all His: His guidance, His power, His mission. His Church.