Exactly — and Jesus Christ is present within each and every Catholic Church and parishioner.
“and Jesus Christ is present within each and every Catholic Church and parishioner.”
Apparently not, since not all go to heaven.
Would you post chapter and verse about Christ renting an apartment in each Roman Catholic Church, I missed those verses.
Cheers!
One hopes. Christ, not the church, “saves to the utmost”. One is saved by believing on Him, not by joining a church.
Even the priests molesting little boys? Do you really want to go there?
Catholicism does not equate to being a Christian and being a Christian does not equate to being a Catholic.
Salvation is easy.
Romans 10:9-13 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
No church membership required. Simple faith, like this guy.
Luke 18:9-14 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Meaning that you must believe "All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." (Matthew 12:31)
For claiming that Jesus Christ is present within each and every Catholic Church and parishioner is indeed blasphemy. For besides the delusion that the actual act of baptism effects regeneration even without the Scripturally required repentant faith, and the fantasy of the metaphysical Catholic Eucharist . it is even contrary to the Catholic teaching that "the indwelling of the Holy Spirit can be lost when a person is not in friendship with God in a state of grace, " (John A. Hardon: http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/God/God_031.htm; https://catholicexchange.com/gift-holy-spirit-divine-indwelling)
Yet would you agree that the Holy Spirit can be present within evangelical SS Prots and working in their churches?
Except it takes a priest to determine whether or not that parishioner can commune with the church.
Jesus Christ never denied anyone sitting at the table.