[Mad Dawg]

I think it was Albert Louis Charles Oswald Holic, later canonized as St, A.L.C.O. Holic.

But, yes, we maintain there is one church which is also holy, universal, and apostolic, and the first Jewish Christians were members of that Church.

I don't see what's so weird about that, once one gets over the hurdle of how we think of "denominations" of which we don't consider ourselves to be one.

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St, A.L.C.O. Holic.

Is he the patron saint of alcoholics?

Was he from the time of Christ? Never heard of him.

Yes, I know it well - had to say it every day. One holy catholic apostolic church. Don't remember the universal - perhaps that was added later.

once one gets over the hurdle of

Praise God, it wasn't much of a hurdle for me. Once I heard The TRUTH - I knew immediately. Of course, it took some time to kill the sacred cows taught to me over and over and over. But Praise God for that, also. Renewing my mind according to HIS WORD that HE tells us to do was the answer. Thank you, JESUS, for Your Word!