“It displays the typical arrogance of the Roman Catholic posters seeking to validate their faith in their “group” claim.”
That really cuts to the heart of the matter doesn’t it? A lot of the RC posters around here do seem obsessed with finding validation in their group membership. A simple demonstration of that is just to count how many of the articles they post glorify God, or Christ, or Scripture, versus how many glorify their church. I don’t remember Jesus ever saying “Go out into the world and tell them how awesome the church you belong to is”, but maybe Luther ripped that book out of the Bible we stole from Rome.
A lot of Catholics seem to put their denomination over all else, including Jesus.
Thank you for saying what I had been attempting to say. They are just trying way too hard. It is like they are trying to convince themselves.
Catholics regard the church primarily as a visible, earthly organization. Therefore they cannot conceive of a true spiritual unity that might exist across denominational lines.