So, If apostolic succession is still in effect, who are the twelve apostles of today who are direct successors of the original Twelve?
Better yet, to be an Apostle means that one must have actually seen the Risen LORD.
And seeing Jesus' image on the side of a barn or a slice of toast doesn't count.
Rome gratuitously redefines what is an Apostle because Rome grants itself greater Authority than Scripture.
Conversing with a Roman Catholic is like dealing with Humpty Dumpty.
THAT was funny! In a tragic sort of way...;)
Ohhhh poop
Exactly right. As the RCC catechism wrongly assumes...
78 - This living transmission, accomplished in the Holy Spirit, is called Tradition, since it is distinct from Sacred Scripture, though closely connected to it. Through Tradition, "the Church, in her doctrine, life and worship, perpetuates and transmits to every generation all that she herself is, all that she believes."37 "The sayings of the holy Fathers are a witness to the life-giving presence of this Tradition, showing how its riches are poured out in the practice and life of the Church, in her belief and her prayer."38
"Her." "Her." "Her."
A totally feminized, and thus inauthentic religion defined not by the word of God but by the changing doctrines and "transmissions" of men.