“It understandable how you would think that ‘it would be a buy in’ however we accept Peter as the first Pope as a sign of our faith - an immense difference.”
Even though the Bible does not teach there is an office of Pope, or that Peter was chosen as a pope, or that there is a succession of popes...
Romans are required to adhere to what is taught. They have to buy into the whole construct, which I described elsewhere as a “clean story.”
Believe as you wish also :-)
Romans are required to adhere to what is taught.
Wrong again.
we CHOOSE to believe and again the difference would be lost on a protestant.
The Nicene Creed which faithful Catholics have repeated at every mass since 325 A.D.
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, light from light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son],
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Again we choose to believe this and ACCEPT IT FREELY AND WITHOUT RESERVATION - IT’S WHAT MAKES US CATHOLIC.
You don’t have to accept it - you don’t have to accept that Catholics worldwide say it daily at Mass, but just because you don;t accept it doesn’t make it not true.
For the Greater Glory of God