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<......”Christ's statement did not build his church on Peter — Christ's church is ‘built on the truth that Peter proclaimed’... which is that Jesus Christ is Lord......Catholics always — ALWAYS — get this wrong, and claim it as justification for the “one true church.”.......>

That is one of the keys to their indoctrination, easily accepted because they ‘want’ to believe their decision to adhere to Catholicism is the right choice....so anything which will solidify that, even if it's wrong, will be accepted...... Becuase indoctrination to catholicism is filled with huge amounts of literature and in vocbulary few can understand fully without a "teacher", (much as in cults who do likewise), few will take the time to actually seek what God has to say in His word....rather they will easily accept a verse here and there....which is dangerous.

New believers are especially mis-lead...and also targeted....or those who do not know the sciptures well.

few will take the time to actually seek what God has to say in His word....rather they will easily accept a verse here and there....which is dangerous.

Context in the Bible is incredibly important. Anytime I've engaged in a discussion with a Catholic (as a former Catholic) the discussion invariably turns to Matthew 1:18 in which Catholics insist on talking about that specific verse in isolation of those that come before it.

I tend to give most Catholics the benefit of the doubt when they simply try to argue Matthew 1:18 by itself. It's when they refuse to debate the context that is set before reaching Matthew 1:18 that I know their argument is disingenuous at best, dishonest at worst.

Challenging someone's belief system, especially when that belief system has been held a lifetime isn't easy, and it requires a willingness to look at things from a different perspective/point of view in order to change. Some folks just aren't willing to do that. (I Personally I struggled a lot when deciding to leave the Catholic Church after being challenged to defend my Catholic faith.)

One last comment: Jesus teaches us using examples and stories throughout the New Testament. Those stories are important because they set the context of the lesson that Jesus is teaching.

The shortest verse in the New Testament has two words in it: Jesus wept.

In isolation, we don't know who, what, or why Jesus wept. The context that comes before the verse however tells us why He did.

This is one example of why I say one cannot always take one single verse and quote its meaning with any authority. The content in the Bible is there for a reason, and that's to set the context.