I only jumped into this puddle because I’d seen Baldwins’ work as a Christian, and I thought Inspector Clouseau,I mean Claveau, was supremely grandiose in his thinking that Baldwin would care one way or the other about what he thought. So I’ve watched and read over 375 posts and it’s still the same deal when I left the Roman Catholic church. This institution believes it is the only way to Heaven(entry only through the auspices of the holy father and his band of not-so-merry men) The supreme arrogance of this stance is despicable, and spiritually treacherous! They say the Protestants are all wrong,but they have many sects themselves(Jesuits,Benedictines,and more)They’ve hidden their behaviours for centuries and now with so much power at their backs,try to tell us that we’re mistaken! I’m thinking that the Protestant Reformation happened precisely because whatever truth the early church had was being clandestinely crushed at every turn. The Popes were corrupt,as well as their underlings(selling indulgences and spots in heaven to the unsuspectimg parishoners, so the Holy Spirit left this corruption and touched others who would carry the message of Jesus,the Saviour of the World. And so for centuries the factions of faith fought over the mantle of the birthright(much as Jacob and Esau)...so today we are still doing the same battle,but I don’t think this is what Paul had in mind when he exhorted us to contend for the Faith. The only truth to be told is that Christ died for our sins,once and for all,and we are to carry this message to the lost on this earth! Pray God be merciful toward us!
Amen. I agree. Especially the part about the church corrupting itself, and taking away the True message of Christ.