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I'd say YOU are coming with a wet blanket - with something that we agree on - to take the heat off of ALL the RCC teachings against God's Word - that makes 'them' the creator of their own religion with all their false 'titles' along w/their claim as being His Church.

I love it. I do not too badly on ONE point of doctrine so suddenly there's an artillery barrage aimed at a while BUNCH of points of doctrine!

Now THAT's a diversion!

There is NO disputing that - unless, Mad Dawg, you want to resort to 'your reasoning' which we are warned NOT to do. Lean not unto your own understanding. God's Way is higher than ours. We cannot understand His Way, we believe by faith. Without it, one cannot be pleasing to God.

I'd say it "YOUR reasoning" which leads you to a conclusion that I am wrong.

Man's reasoning - some sin is worse than others - so there are mortal and venial sins. NOT SO! Sin is sin to God. Gossip is just the same as murder - sin is sin!! Hard to grasp?

1 John 5:17 (RSV) "All wrongdoing is sin, but there is in which is not mortal."
Hard to grasp?

All have fallen short of His glory

Including Jesus? Of course not. But then "All" does not mean "all" the way you want it to.

The interpretation of you are the rock is simply not dispositive. The plain grammar of the statement makes "Peter" "this rock" the more likely interpretation, but interpreting either way is TRADITION.

So, despite what God's Word CLEARLY shows - the RCC built an empire on men not being married because Peter wasn't.

No, not only is that false in its face, but there are MANY catholic priests who are married and it is not a matter of theology that they not be married. It is a matter of discipline for the "Latin Rite" Catholics (the largest but not only group) and the discipline has been lifted n some instances, even recently by the current Pope.

saying Peter was not married when Scripture CLEARLY shows Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law.

Which does NOT prove indisputably that he was not a widower. In any case it is not de fide that Peter was unmarried at the time of his call. It's a waste of time to argue against whaat we do NOT teach.

And then 'claiming' The Pope (man)is infallible when ONLY God is infallible.

I would be interested to know what you think our teaching is on Papal infallibility.

Let's return to your false claims and thoughts about celibacy -- and think of whoever taught you them and where you learned them and how you have used them to argue against the Catholic Church ...
And THEN let's review all the stuff you said about lies.

Interesting that false facts are hurled against us by those who accuse us of lied. MORE than interesting, prophecied.

And by these false accusations we are blessed, every time. So thank you.