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>>However, just because it is your interpretation or opinion of the Bible<<

Interpretation? Opinion? Direct words from scripture do not require opinion or interpretation. God said don't eat the blood. The disciples reiterated the prohibition against eating blood. Christ told us His words were spirit not physical flesh and blood.

>>So God gave the Catholic Church the role to teach and baptize what Jesus has taught.<<

No, He didn't. He gave that to individuals and told the apostles to make disciples of "all the nations" therefore all who are baptists are disciples not just some select few. The apostles told us that we all have the same Spirit just as they did and that no distinction was made between us and them.

Acts 15:8 God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. 9 He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith.

>>It is the Holy Spirit that inspires the Church in her teachings<<

God sent the Holy Spirit to each and every one of us who has faith in Christ alone.

1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has taught you, remain in him.

The lies of the Catholic Church that people need them to interpret is not from God but from the enemy of God. The Holy Spirit through the apostles told us clearly that it was He who would be our counsellor and guide. It is the ekklesia of those individual believers are the "pillar and foundation" of truth. That means they uphold the truths taught by the apostles and do not add to it.

>>I do feel that you do not have an open mind to look at the facts presented or willing to understand the Faith of members of the Catholic Church.<<

Oh I do have an open mind to look at the facts as presented in scripture. It's what causes me to reject the teachings of the Catholic Church as false and paganistic. I am quite willing to understand the faith of the members of the Catholic Church as well. They have cult like faith in the Catholic Church and it's extra scriptural beliefs just like Mormons and Muslims have in theirs. Their faith is place in the Magisterium rather than in Christ alone.