[OLD REGGIE]

Here's why, IMHO, it is important. As Christians, we all agree that the Roman Catholic church is the "mother" church of all denominations.

I certainly don't agree. Largest - o.k. Oldest with a continuous written history - o.k.

"Mother"? The RC Church of today has little, or no, resemblance to the early Crhistian Church. The Church which gained it's property, wealth, and power from Constantine is not the "mother" of the Christian Church I recognize.

[LimitedPowers]

Here's why, IMHO, it is important. As Christians, we all agree that the Roman Catholic church is the "mother" church of all denominations.

Heehee: as an Orthodox Christian, I think it's important to qualify: "source of all Protestant sects." Orthodox declared Rome heretical 500 years before the Reformation. When the reformers came to the same conclusion, they threw the baby out with the bathwater, though. So to speak.

The Church which gained it's property, wealth, and power from Constantine is not the "mother" of the Christian Church I recognize.

So, are you a Nestorian or an Arian?