You had a different teacher than I. Perhaps one of us learned poorly.
Regardless, the church referred to in the Holy Bible clearly is not the Roman Catholic church.
Claiming that it is, in spite of the great numbers of RCs and the long tradition of the RCC, is a false claim that Scripture Itself disproves.
History shows an unbroken succession of popes, and the Church Fathers (the writings of the earliest Christians) refer to numerous Catholic practices.
Some of the greatest early Church Fathers are mentioned below. To read about them, just click on their name.
To read about what they thought about the following issues, click on each one of the topics below.