That being the case, if a man believes a lie, then that man's faith in that lie is not the faith of Scripture, but a man-made invention meant to lead him away from the truth.
And the "1.2 billion" figure for the number of Roman Catholics world-wide is equally bogus since Rome counts among its membership all those who were once baptized RC but have later left that church for another one.
According to Rome, my husband is among those "1.2 billion."
And I assure you, he is not.
One failed Catholic with arguably poor judgment is not representative of 1.2 billion Catholic minds.
First of all, the Vatican does not have a census office.
Secondly, ALL demographic sources agree that there are around 2.1 billion Christians in the world and that around 1.2 billion of them are Catholic.
Are you suggesting that all of these groups simply accept the word of the Catholic Church and don't use their own numbers?
How many people do you claim have left the Catholic Church? Because, if it's a signficant number and your hypothesis is correct then there are a lot less Christians in the world than we believe (this would be due to double counting).
Just out of curiousity, is there a reason that the OPC hasn't published how many members it has in several years? Has the membership (which was quite insignificant to start with) fallen that much?
According to Rome, my husband is among those "1.2 billion."
Do you claim some sort of special power by which you can know for a certainty what is in your husband's heart?
I've known a great many men who have lied to unreasonable and nagging wives for decades just to avoid a confrontation.