“Ya know what is really funny is that right before I reverted to the Catholic Church I used to say stupid stuff like this all the time.”-
Quoting the Word of God is stupid? Does that mean reading the Word of God is stupid?
“Praying for you and the rest of the fallen.”-
Does the Catholic Church decide whom is upheld or whom is fallen? Or does that decision rest solely with God? Is the Catholic Church claiming to be higher that God?
Yeah, they kinda do...no, they aren't a higher authority than God, but they are here on Earth and have been assigned the task, by God, to be the teaching authority for Christianity....The Magesterium of the church pretty much has the authority of God to proclaim the Gospel and the truth that is Christianity......you didn't think that He would leave it up to individuals to interpret the Bible as each saw fit did you???
They have handled that task quite successfully for 2,015 years and were promised that they would do so until the end of time.....hang tight!!
No but quoting out of context and ignoring history is.
Does the Catholic Church decide whom is upheld or whom is fallen? Or does that decision rest solely with God? Is the Catholic Church claiming to be higher that God?
The Catholic Church was begun by Jesus, He gave it the power to bind and loose.