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To: daniel1212

John the Revelator ‘saw’ 7 churches - with their good and bad points.

Our Big Brother says they were all Catholic...


374 posted on 12/05/2012 4:09:45 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

And conspicuously, in no letter to the churches are they told to particularly pray for or look to the holy father in Rome as the supreme head, or like language, nor is he even mentioned among Paul’s list of brethren in the epistle to the Romans, while the language of Gal. 2, in which Peter is listed second as those who “seemed to be pillars,” is contrary to toe-kissing Roman reference.

And thus to make up for this neglect, an autocratic entity declares itself infallible, and channels ethereal “tradition” to support itself, as well as making use of proven fabrications.

This does not negate Peter as the “leader among brethren” (as the Orthodox termed him) and of having a general pastoral office, but that is in contrast to its perpetuation and the demigod status seen in the historical papacy, and the exaltation of Rome and its manner of rule.


397 posted on 12/05/2012 6:23:40 AM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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