Yes, some of his stuff really was a problem for me. And at one point I totally rejected Christianity because I thought all Christians thought Paul was the perfect apostle.
Worshipping the Pauline epistles is just daffy.
I guess my question for you is what specifically in Pauline writings do you see as conflicting with Church teachings? That is the part that confusing to me.
I agree with you about your statement about how some seem to elevate the Pauline epistles above the Gospels, or for that matter any of the rest of the Scriptures. I think that is the effect of Darby and Schofield and their dispensationalism. But that is a world different than claiming error in what Paul wrote. Maybe I’m just misreading you.
Um, I kind of really like Paul, like a LOT!