[Iscool]

Even if you disagree with the concept of Apostolic succession, one must at least admit that the Catholic Church is really the only body of believers that has any historical claim to it.

Not accurate at all...From the accounts of the scripture as well as the accounts of your Catholic history and non-Catholic history, there were many churches in the beginning...And these churches were far closer to the teaching of Jesus and the apostles than your church has ever been...

Your religion burned their scriptures, labled them as heretics and murdered a great many...

By looking at your current church and your church history, it's clear to very many that yours is the group that Jesus and the apostles warned us about...

Sure, your group has been there for a long time...

And you guys never mention your church split when half the bunch turned completely left and went with Rome and it Pagans with Constantine at the head...

[papertyger]

there were many churches in the beginning...

Baloney. There isn't a single, solitary verse to support the idea any given city had more than one congregation of people calling themselves Christians.

That kind of duplicity is unconscionable.

[bdeaner]

And these churches were far closer to the teaching of Jesus and the apostles than your church has ever been...

Read the early Church Fathers. Many who do have end up converting to Catholicism. I can think of dozens who converted after learning the history of early Christianity and seeing Catholic teaching validated in the practices of the first several hundred years of Christian belief and practices. But don't take my word for it. Read them for yourself.

[bdeaner]

Do you profess to the Nicene Creed? Yes or no?