I don’t possess an inner view of your mind, however, I can be of the belief you are sincere in the views you hold.
In trying to be courteous, you respond with condescension, why?
For the record, the Catholic church provided the Bible, while Scientology has provide nothing but misery. The Catholic Church is world’s oldest, largest, and most giving of any charitable organization, ever. It spreads the Gospel by word and deed, daily, and often times at great personal risk. I don’t think anybody has ever been a martyr for Scientology.
While a person may disagree with what think Catholicism is or what Catholics teach or think, one can not ignore the practical exercise of both the Great Commission and the Beatitudes on every inhabited continent in the world.
The reality is that all, ALL, Christian beliefs have their roots in Catholicism. It is a simple, provable, historical fact. There could be no volume known as the Bible without the Church obeying the Holy Spirit to compose it. There could be no Reformation without the Catholic Church. There could be no heresy against the Church, without the Church first preaching the Word revealed.
The Catholic Church, descended from the Apostles, proclaimed the Truth of Jesus Christ since His Resurrection. It continues to do so today. As those who bad-mouth the Church, and make claims against it continue to splinter among themselves, the Church remains united in the Truth. Denominations will contracept themselves out of existence, if they first don’t die off by acquiescing to the culture of today.
Only the Catholic Church has stood firm against contraception, abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, divorce, and fornication. No other non-Catholic sect has. While individuals have, and God bless them, the non-Catholic sects have begun to wither or splinter in accepting relativism.
Oh, and the Catholic Church is the only organized religion to battle the Muslim threat, joining royal families and everyday people from all over Europe. Consider the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, and the Siege of Vienna in 1529 (and later Battle of Vienna 1683). I also don’t see any religious figure, esteemed as the Pope, call out the Armenian genocide, or Christian persecution a world-wide stage. We don’t even see that from our own political leaders.
May God bless you, and may you continue to seek Him, the Way, the Truth, and the Light.
I had read what you have posted and thank-you for your wonderful comments. God Bless.
You may misinterpret this as condescension, but it is a clear warning. Romanism is a cult...plain and simple. The so-called Roman Catholic Church organized itself around 300AD (if you read history honestly and ignore the party line propaganda). The NT was long formed (and the OT was in place by the Jews for hundreds of years), the body of believers well-taught in the true Gospel of Jesus Christ...the one and only Gospel of Grace. According to Paul, there is no "other" gospel, but just the bewitching of error. Gal. 1
And, no, Rome did not give us the Bible, if you are willing to listen to true history. Read the "Origin of the Bible" and get a feel for how the text really came together. So, ignoring the sick, self-aggrandizing homemade "religion" of Rome in favor of the Truth of Jesus as found in the Scriptures is not only appropriate, but absolutely necessary.
And, no, Rome did not descend from the Apostles, but from the Judaizers. Go read the text which you claim was delivered from Rome and you will find no reference to a Catholic Church in any way, shape, or form. There is no sacerdotalism (Jesus is the only Priest, a High Priest in Heaven), there is no Roman superiority (only individual gatherings of believers spread all over the world), and there is only, only, only grace creating faith...and none of that from ourselves, it is all a gift.
And, no, the Catholic cult has not stood fast. It is full of Nazi-loving (go look at the pictures of the pope shaking hands with Hitler and Mussolini), homosexuals, pedophiles, and worst of all...bad teachers of error. They teach a gospel of works directed by themselves. Blasphemy, my FRiend.
We extend the offer for all those in the Roman cult to come out into the light of Jesus, alone...if He permits. Paul, of course, said that the decision to be rescued lies only in the hands of God...not men. But, we are to extend thr offer and see if God permits. Similar to Acts 13:48. Check it out. Grace to you.