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I have several RC friends, and know other RCs enough to know what they believe. And from them, I could probably show you 20 or so people that have different opinions of RC doctrine.

There is one holy catholic apostolic church and true doctrine was definitively decided and promulgated long ago.

Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in the profession of faith or credo called the Nicene Creed:

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial 
with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate 
of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under 
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the 
Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.



I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, 
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and 
the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is 
adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.



I believe in one, holy, catholic and 
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the 
forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection 
of the dead
and the life of the world to come. 
Amen.

As much emphasis as your church puts in the mass, one would think that that would be in your creed as well.

**I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.**

Starts out good, then starts hitting bumps in the road:

**God from God, Light from Light,**

Should be: Son of God from God, God is Light (in him is no darkness at all. 1Jn 1:5

**true God from true God,**

Should be: true Son of God from true God.

**begotten, not made**

Should be: Firstborn of the creation of God.

They make that clear early in the creed, and then change it. It’s best to stick with the Word.

â€œWho is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:â€ Col. 1:15.

“..These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;” Rev. 3:14

(that all the time I have right now.)