[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“Hmm, “the Church” was what between let’s say 9800BC and 600AD?”

The Church was since its founding one, holy, catholic and apostolic. It is so great in its gifts it teaches even the angels about the manifest wisdom of God.

“Whatever they “taught” no one was listening (for the most part).”

The angels listened. Those who wanted to know the truth listened.

[muawiyah]

Actually, the Arians were in charge in much of Western and Northern Europe ~ well, them and the ol'boys still into Thor and Odin worship ~ took another 1000 years to get them moved offstage, then the Nazis popped up.

The point I'm making is that for MOST (80% or more) of human history since the Ice Age retreat the standards were not set in Rome!