how about this...Catholics were the only Christians on earth...suddenly along came some who would attempt to spread a false interpretation of the bible...as the ONLY guardians and protectors of the truth, it probably made them very nervous about liars and they acted accordingly.
You are wrong!
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How about comparing the early Church as described in Acts and the Epistles to the modern day Catholic Church?
Start with 1 Timothy 3:1-2.
the Acts were written, of course, while these people were alive....when we refer to the early church let's at least include the first 400 or so years. As the church(Catholic or universal) progressed, of course it made changes (not doctrinal)which allowed it to become a universal organization. Leaders were elected, bishops were appointed, churches and monastaries were built, libraries were established and the Christian religion survived all early attemots to silence her.....the bible was created as a single book, it was duplicated (by hand) by monks in the various monastaries, and preserved for mankind.