***There weren’t any “Catholics” in the first century***
“Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude [of the people] also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.” Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Smyrneans, written on the way to his martyrdom at Rome AD 107.
I guess AD 107 is technically in the second century, but it’s close enough to the end of the first century to disprove your point.
“but it’s close enough to the end of the first century to disprove your point.”
Uh, no it doesn’t disprove my point. You’re painting a facade that doesn’t hold up in Scripture. Nowhere in scripture is the word “catholic” or “Catholic” for that matter used.