"Denominationalism started with the Protestants, not the Catholic Church. We are not a denomination."
The word "church" is a translation of the Greek "ekklesia," which means "those who are called out." All Christians, whether they be catholic or non-catholic, are called out of the world by Jesus, thus we are all part of that body of people which the bible calls the "ekklesia." Any one group which is a subset of that body and which denominates itself by some name (e.g., catholic) is a denomination.
I'm as much a part of Jesus' church as you are. In as much as I am in communion with Jesus, I am in communion with His church. It's His Spirit in us which unifies us, not some outward allegience to a denominational subset of the church.
"I'm as much a part of Jesus' church as you are."
Well, no, sorry. Inasmuch as you reject some of the Sacraments and blessings that Our Lord has given us, you are not in *full* communion.
So what? That doesn't prove that the Catholic Church is a denomination.
I'm as much a part of Jesus' church as you are. In as much as I am in communion with Jesus, I am in communion with His church. It's His Spirit in us which unifies us, not some outward allegience to a denominational subset of the church.
If Jesus' Spirit unifies us, why did you immediately start in this thread with making comments like you did? That certainly wasn't in the spirit of unity, my friend.
Jesus didn't establish denominations BTW. Remember His prayer in the Garden that we all be ONE?