[ADSUM]

Your comment: “Jesus is not bound by catholic dictates.”

The Catholic teaches us the Word of God and has been true to His teachings - not the other way as you suggest. Perhaps it is the protestors that that do not accept the word of God?

Jesus said his Church would be “the light of the world.” He then noted that “a city set on a hill cannot be hid” (Matt. 5:14). This means his Church is a visible organization. It must have characteristics that clearly identify it and that distinguish it from other churches. Jesus promised, “I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it” (Matt. 16:18). This means that his Church will never be destroyed and will never fall away from him. His Church will survive until his return.

Among the Christian churches, only the Catholic Church has existed since the time of Jesus. Every other Christian church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches were established during the Reformation, which began in 1517. (Most of today’s Protestant churches are actually offshoots of the original Protestant offshoots.)

Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing. The line of popes can be traced back, in unbroken succession, to Peter himself. This is unequaled by any institution in history.

[Elsie]

Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing. .. but adding LOTS!

[Elsie]

Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing.

We keep wanting to see the PROOF of this; but it NEVER comes.

Lurkers wonder why...

[MHGinTN]

“The Catholic teaches us the Word of God and has been true to His teachings” Um, except in a few instances, like that eating of blood, that drinking of the literal blood of Christ, when God said to drink the wine in remembrance not cannibalism.

[caww]

..."The Catholic teaches us the Word of God and has been true to His teachings"....

Saying so does not make it so...this is what you might "believe" but the facts say otherwise.

The Church is the 'body of believers', past present and future, united through and by the Spirit of God with Jesus as it's head....it is not a building of 'institutionalized religion'. Faith rests on the Person of Jesus Christ not a institutionalized church or denomination.

Islam has also existed for hundreds of years...years do not confirm anything other than duration.....and a following that remains brainwashed by it's leadership to believe what they dictate.

Further the catholic church does NOT faithfully teach the teachings of Christ....it teaches catholicism and globalism which rests on the teachings of men and traditions, misusing scriptures to support their teachings rather than let their teachings reflect the scripture and determine their doctrines.

As recent evidenced of the catholic church shipwrecking it's membership by the leadership....and of which countless examples throughout history will attest....

God tells us that ...."the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and..." I do not want you to be participants with demons". .....You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons. (I Cor 10:20)

The Vatican City spokesman recently described this shared prayer between the Pope and the Head Imam as a gesture of inter-religious 'Harmony' and a 'joint' moment of silent adoration of God.

Let me remind you that God tells us ..."What 'harmony 'is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?....Of which he then instructs, clearly so,....."Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2nd Cor. 6)