Those verses should clarify things for you.
Actually, no. What it clarifies is that the Roman Catholic Cult misrepresents scripture to further its own misguided ends.
Hoss
It is sad that you feel the need to concern yourself with the Catholic Church’s beliefs.
I have never met any Catholic who concerns themselves one jot about the authority or in your case the lack of historic authority of the protestants prior to the 1500s.
For what reason would any Catholic ever care?
Alternatively why would any protestant ever care?
Who knew you actually wasted any time worrying about what we thought?
For the Greater Glory of God
Because no other denomination has EVER done that before...