Reading all of these hair-splitting replies amuses me and makes me glad that I escaped the roman catholic denomination many years ago. I find it's much more satisfying to be a generic Christian with only Jesus as my master.
First, the Roman Catholic Church is not a "denomination." That would be part of the system you are now a part of, Protestantism.
It's amusing that you think that "hair splitting" only goes on in the Catholic Church. I do believe that hair splitting is what has caused so MANY denominations within Protestantism.
Since you are so happy in your generic Christian faith, why don't you go be happy and leave Catholic matters to Catholics to hash out?
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Welcome to Free Republic. Our purpose is to entertain you. I'm sure I am not to only one here who feels a sense of satisfaction in a job well done.
Your master is actually your own whim, which you have now trained yourself to believe is Jesus.
Jesus said that He founded a Church, He never said He founded a generic nickname for unserious people.
How do you know what he wants you to do?
Catholics do a lot of hairsplitting because individuals tend to rationalize,and a pure reliance on scripture (in whatever translation one chooses) leaves a lot of room in which to do it.
There's no such thing as a Roman Catholic denomination. There's Catholicism and heretics. You must have fallen into the latter category.
My 16 year old daughter escaped from her father and me and led a harrowing life on the streets.
Sometimes we deceive ourselves!