[MayflowerMadam]

It never ceases to amaze me how people like you 20-80 years of age think that they are better able to interpret the bible than the doctors of the church

We don't interpret the Bible; we read the Bible. It's written to be easily understood.

You say that "doctors of the church" interpreted the Bible. So prove me wrong and the doctors right. Find a Bible and go through it with a fine-tooth comb. What are the chapters and verses the "doctors" found that address infant baptism, praying to Mary, purgatory, the rosary, a pope, confessing sins to a priest, last rites, etc.? Seriously; read the Bible if you believe the Bible.

Protestantism is a "scourge on humanity"? A bit offensive, don't you think? (I'm not even a Protestant.)

[terycarl]

confessing sins to a priest,

Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven, whose ssins you shall retain, they are retained...

Protestantism is a "scourge on humanity"? A bit offensive, don't you think? (I'm not even a Protestant.)

No, I don't think it's offensive....it's true....and if you are a non-Catholic Christian then you are indeed a protestant.