Two utterly untrue statements. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has been in existence since before Catholicism was a gleam in universalists eyes. Also being how as Christ and the Apostles were Jews, they still seem to be in business in one faction or another.
One might look at the Waldensians, the Cathars, and the Albigenians. The Papacy decided they were heretics for reading the Bible. For that they, women, children, and men were burned to death at the order of the Popes. The evolution of the inquisition developed beginning in the 4th century. It seems the idea of faith and morals, which the Popes cannot be in error on, they determined killing children in the most cruel of ways was the moral thing to do. There seems to be an inconsistency with the teachings of Jesus.
“Two utterly untrue statements. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has been in existence since before Catholicism was a gleam in universalists eyes.”
False. The Ethiopian Church only became its own entity with the split with the Catholic Church when the non-Chalcedonian churches left. Also, how many Ethiopian parishes were there in Italy, France, Greece, Lebanon, wherever? NONE. Until one century ago there were none anywhere in the world really except for Ethiopia.
“Also being how as Christ and the Apostles were Jews, they still seem to be in business in one faction or another.”
So you’re saying Jews can be saved without Christ?
The Apostles were Jews who became Christians. They would attend synagogue on Saturday and then meet in church homes on Sunday for the celebration of the Eucharist.
Eventually, then, they were expelled from the synagogues.