[Texas_Jarhead]

Yea, well I sat in a Catholic church with my friend's family and listened to priest say that non-Catholics were hell bound. Such is life.

Protestant's typically do not recognize the Pope as anything more than the top preacher of a very large church. They do not necessarily acknowledge him as God's direct representative on Earth. Furthermore, protestants typically believe that worship of the Pope is blasphemous.

Judging from all the nasty comments on this thread it appears that many people are ignorant of the long standing differences between Catholicism and Protestantism.

I'm no theological scholar however so this is all just my opinion.

[conservonator]

Yea, well I sat in a Catholic church with my friend's family and listened to priest say that non-Catholics were hell bound. Such is life.

Having attended literally thousands of Catholic Masses, I have never heard a priest make a similar claim.

[Dean Baker]

Not to take one side or the other, but I've never seen or heard of a Catholic saying such things. I have heard it the other way though.

But then again, Catholocism is only 1 against about a bazillion types of other "Christian" religions? So...It's not really a fair comparison.

[JohnnyZ]

Furthermore, protestants typically believe that worship of the Pope is blasphemous.

Uh, yeah. All Catholics believe that worship of the Pope is blasphemous, you know .....

[Romish_Papist]

"Furthermore, protestants typically believe that worship of the Pope is blasphemous."

I've never met a fellow Catholic who worships the Pope in any way, shape, or form. Where are you getting that idea?