[CynicalBear]

>>we need to find our common ground of love and praise for Him.<<

Common ground cannot be established with those who contradict the word of God. When Paul was teaching how to deal with people who persisted in error and taught things contrary to what they teach he instructed that we were not to associate with them. Read the letters to the seven churches in Revelation.

One of the things you will see in those letters is that God hates the Nicolaitans. If you look in Strong's concordance #3531 you will see that the word Nocolaitans is made up of three Greek words which together means "one who is victorious over the people". That is what the "hierarchy" of the Catholic Church is. It's basically the Pharisees of the Old Testament. There is an article here which goes into detail. That is only one of the ways the Catholic Church has violated the word of God.

[Resettozero]

It's basically the Pharisees of the Old Testament. There is an article here which goes into detail. That is only one of the ways the Catholic Church has violated the word of God.

Thanks CB for the link!

And don't forget the Sadducees faction that was negatively influential at that time.

(Sometimes, it appears RC contrarians on FR RF are responding with computer-generated or cribsheet answers. Just deny, deny, deny, and always say the exact opposite of what a Christian says. Frequently doesn't seem like I'm communicating with a rational human...but rather a machine.)

[Grateful2God]

God hates?! I don't think so... God may hate evil, but in His Infinite Wisdom does not hate people, whom He has created in His own image and likeness, if they are alive and still have the chance to accept His Grace.

The leap to the Catholic hierarchy is your own interpretation. I don't hate anyone. If I allow myself to hate, then I have to account for it when I stand before Him in eternity.

I'm sorry you feel as you do about dialogue among Christians. Thank you for being honest. God bless you on your journey of faith!