You want some cries with that whaaaburger?
Posted on 02/14/2015 1:16:14 PM PST by RnMomof7
You want some cries with that whaaaburger?
Knock it off.
Nope.
The One, Holy, Savior of the world has the truth which He has freely shared with the world. Anyone who is willing to open the Word can learn about this truth. You don't need the roman catholic church.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
I tell you, catholicism has about as thin of a skin as does Obama. Neither seems to be able to handle any degree of scrutiny without resorting to name calling.
Pretty soon someone will come along and want this thread pulled.
There is no such thing as "apostolic succession" ...Sal read your bible
That is true DB... They have no idea that my prayer is for them to see Christ...
Now, if you want to start a count of who has posted the most catholic articles we can do that also.
You do have a way of lighting up the RC’s. I have read through some 50 posts and no one gives facts to refute your post only attacks on you for posting it. Speaks volumes. Keep up the good work
Ok, dear. Whatever you say. My brain is overloaded. Was supposed to have surgery on both eyes Tuesday. But, when I had my blood work done my potassium was not high enough. It was fine in November when I had my first surgery. Do not understand. Seeing double is no fun.
These "anti-Catholicism" threads are the theological equivalent of a "yo momma" joke. Catholics see the Church as the Bride of Christ, insulting the Church by calling it a cult for instance is like calling the bride a whore. I take any attack against my wife as a personal attack against myself, who wouldn't? I hope Our Lord doesn't take it as personally as I would.
On a more positive note, my retired Nazarene minister father was talking with his sister a few weeks ago and I heard him say "I used to think the Catholic Church was a cult, now I know it is the original". He's learned this through the personal witness of my wife and myself and our five children. He's "proud that his son is a good Catholic" (His words, not mine, I'm far from good. I fail Our Lord on a daily basis.)
All the anti-Catholic rhetoric in this world has finally started to collapse in my real life and the mindless yammering that passes for Protestant anti-apologetics on Freep won't change that one little bit. For this I give thanks to God.
You should have made them links for me
Not according to history and even your own church. Not until at least the 4th century was there a single pope.
"The word pope derives from Greek πάππας meaning "Father". In the early centuries of Christianity, this title was applied, especially in the east, to all bishops and other senior clergy, and later became reserved in the west to the Bishop of Rome, a reservation made official only in the 11th century." [Schatz, Klaus (1996). Papal Primacy. Liturgical Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9780814655221.]
"The fourth canon of the First Council of Nicaea of 325 attributed to the bishop of the capital (metropolis) of each Roman province (the "metropolitan bishop") a position of authority among the bishops of the province, without reference to the founding figure of that bishop's see." [Canons of the First Council of Nicaea]
Domasus 366-384 - First to call himself Apostolic See
Leo the Great - 440-461 - first Pontifex Maximus
Prior to that the Pontifex Maximus was the secular ruler over the pagan religion who often presented himself as a god. An interesting read is how the early church fathers referred to that title.
The Catholic Church itself agrees there were many referred to as "pope".
The title pope, once used with far greater latitude, is at present employed solely to denote the Bishop of Rome" [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12260a.htm]
That unbroken line of popes is a fallacy. The rest of your posts is based on Old Testament and not applicable to the New Testament ekklesia of Christ.
I pray that The Lord, hopefully the same God to whom you pray, not Mary, will open your heart and your mind to his truth, his gospel, and his Son and that you will come to know salvation.
Hoss
And you still give no documented evidence to refute the information in the article. What’s up with that?
He did, that's why I'm a Catholic and no longer a Protestant.
As I said Arthur I hate false doctrine that steals the glory that belongs to Christ alone
. no matter what your church says a priest,ANY PRIEST is not "another Christ" ... EVER ..
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