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To: amosmoses
How do you know that?

We have the records from the First apostles, through 397, and on to today. We have an unbroken line from Peter to Linus to Clement. Here it is. We have the writings of the contemporaries of St. Jerome who first put the bible in one language, as a whole book.

What detail are these records, the history of the start of British Christianity, at the close of the 2nd Century, British chiefs during the reign of Pope St. Eleutherius, were preached to and a (King) Lucius was baptized. This started the first primitive British Church. This predated English. Do you think these unwashed barbarians from Britan would even be fluent enough in Latin, Greek, and Gaulish to read a Bible? I imagine a scroll of paper would be rare among them.

Were you there? You make the same argument.

If you don't know where the Bible came from how does anyone know it is the word of God? The proof I have directly affect the validity of the Bible that you use. King James sure didn't write it.

Are you making a statement that I must be 2000 years old to be a Catholic?
48 posted on 06/23/2005 1:36:26 PM PDT by Dominick ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
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To: Dominick

You just made my point. We have an advantage that early christians do not. Why do we need the traditions passed down from uninspired men. None of whom were ever appointed to the office of apostle.


50 posted on 06/23/2005 1:49:29 PM PDT by amosmoses (Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin)
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