“So using the Bible as the basis of Christian doctrine is heresy ?”
Imposing an unbiblical hermenteutic on the Bible - sola scriptura - is heresy.
“But those “heretical” Reformed Protestants don’t have known Mafia bosses and politicians who consistently vote in favor of abortion accepted as members of their Congregations.”
Clearly you’re unfamiliar with the history of Protestant Europe.
“And the Roman Church does. Hmmm.”
I feel sorry for you. I judge the falsity of Protestantism by the falsity of its doctrines. You judge Catholicism by those who reject it. Which is the more sound method?
“I can see why the Roman Church would want to distance itself from the Bible, and replace it with its own “extensions, enhancements and revisions”, like a Christianity version 2.0.”
I can see why Protestant anti-Catholics always have to resort to lying. They have to make things up out of thin air because their doctrines are false and they’re usually to stupid to even hold a logical debate about them. Hence, they lie. Lying is a necessity for them - just as John Henry Newman said it was.
“Idolatry isn’t heresy if we call it “honoring an image” with the honor “passing through” to the “prototype” of the image.”
If it isn’t idolatry, then it isn’t idolatry no matter what you call it.
“As long as there are enough Mafia dons in the membership, they will prevent all the statues from being desecrated, and all will be right with the world.”
So what Mafia members protect Protestant statues from being desecrated?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation_Wall
Many Protestant anti-Catholics are proof that government education helps make people stupid.