Posted on 07/29/2021 1:53:46 PM PDT by ebb tide
This crap ranks as one of the biggest mass predatory crimes in modern American history, 2nd only to perhaps the crime against America by Congress and some Presidents.
BTW, Ignatius of Antioch used the term "catholic church" (in Greek, of course) in his epistles ca AD 110, so the term developed pretty early.
The Greek adjective katholikos, the origin of the term catholic, means 'universal'. Directly from the Greek, or via Late Latin catholicus, the term catholic entered many other languages, becoming the base for the creation of various theological terms such as catholicism and catholicity (Late Latin catholicismus, catholicitas). The word catholic existed long before the Catholic church. The Catholic Church is like all other Churches in that it depends on the faith of the followers.
We're only interested in what happened after AD 33, not in the timeline of the development of the Greek language. If you want to argue that Ignatius called himself "the bishop of the catholic church in Syria" before "the catholic church" existed ... good luck with that.
More exposure to world religions will put your religion in focus. You will realize it is all just make believe.‘
Listen to yourself.
Putting aside your ludicrous condescension, when you summarily dismiss the stunningly heroic and intelligent men and women of history who brought Christianity up from its humble beginnings, many giving their lives to do so, to standing astride all of history you make others pity you…that is if you’re older than fourteen. If you are fourteen you are understandable . When I was fourteen I could have written the same things you just did and with the same sublime arrogance and innocence too.
Do you have any proof of what you call “nonsense?”
Hopefully this is your opinion and you forgot to say so.
In the Bible, where does Paul say he is speaking Christ’s words, or is this YOUR opinion?
Please do some more reading of the Bible. The Catholic Church was established by Jesus on the first apostles, the first bishops.
The root word is “purge”. You may want to look it up in the dictionary. LOL!
Must be RCC humor. You know, being endlessly fascinated by absolutely nothing: the RCC religious philosophy for fools.
Have another cracker.
Familiarize yourself with Romans through Philemon. Those pages in your Bible that are stuck together through neglect and seeming unimportance. To a fool
LOL! Salvation telling you to please read the Bible more!
The one who knows neither WHAT the Gospel of Your Salvation is located nor where to find it in Scripture. Lol!
You seek proof that Paul spoke Christ’s words? YOU, who believe that some “relic” that some dead saint was “healed” by, dare to question the Apostle Paul’s words?
2 Cor. 13:3, 2 Cor, Chapter 12, especially verse 7, Acts 22:17-21.
Go to Paul’s Epistles. You will be SHOCKED. There are ACTUALLY words highlighted in RED. I know you know what that means, words that Jesus ACTUALLY SAID. His last Words were not “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church.”
Peter was NOT the last person Jesus Christ literally spoke to: Paul was. And you would know that is if you really read the Bible like you lecture others to do.
You don’t even have to “sully” your faith to read all Paul’s Epistles.
Just look for the words in RED.
Christ has spoken to many people in these later centuries. St. Faustina is a good example.
Further, read Galatians 1:11,12.
Paul says he was NOT given the Gospel that he preached (the Gospel of the Uncircumcision, the Gospel of the Grace of of God) by men. He neither received it nor was taught it by men. He says he was TAUGHT it by the REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST.
Gal.2:6-10. Paul says he went (by Revelation of Jesus Christ, 2:2) to Jerusalem to discuss his Gospel (of the Uncircumcision, the Gospel of the Grace of God) with those Apostles of the Circumcision ( Peter, James and John) at Jerusalem.
What did Peter(Cephas), James and John do when Paul was finished explaining “MY (Paul’s) Gospel?
V. 9 “And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived THE GRACE that was GIVEN UNTO ME”, they gave to him the right hands of fellowship, that WE (Paul, Barnabas) should go to the heathen (Uncircumcision) and THEY (Peter and the 11) unto the CIRCUMCISION.
Get that? Peter and the 11 were to go the the Jews while Paul was to go to the Gentiles. Two different Gospels. Both centering on Christ. But one was the kingdom Gospel, for the Jews, given by Christ directly, to Peter and the 11.
The other was the Gospel of the Grace of God, given to Paul by direct Revelation of Jesus Christ to for the heathen, the Uncircumcision, the Gentiles.
Hmmm, what happened to the kingdom commission, whereby Christ tells the 12 to go into the whole world, preaching the Gospel, beginning at Jerusalem?
How is it that they stayed at Jerusalem and Paul went to the Gentile in nations???
I call a flag and your post saying Christ has spoken to “many people in these later centuries. Prove it. You cannot just pull things out of thin air and give them credence without some way to prove it. That’s what the Bible is for. To PROVE God’s word.
...not even if they come with a recipe, a relic, or a Saint of the Month standing.
>> I would say that Christianity has outlived it’s usefulness. Time to relegate superstition to the dustbin of history and move on.
Christianity is not superstition. It’s primarily about forgiveness.
Millstones wanted.
FR is a pro-God site. Can someone ZOT this troll already?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.