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No, the one big difference is that they all apostatized from the One, True Church. Heretics tend to flock together, like crows.

Like you are doing by refusing to submit to the legitimately elected Pope of Rome? Hmmm...

The REAL true church of Jesus Christ, His body and Bride, is a SPIRITUAL one consisting of ALL genuine Christians who have accepted Jesus Christ as Savior. Even your so-called "first" Pope said so:

As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” (I Peter 2:4-6)

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” (I Peter 2:4-6)

Yep; that is how it is written; but the way Rome teaches is a wee bit different...

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever ...

believes that the Roman Catholic Church is the ONE True church,
believes the wine and wafer served up by the priest is TRULY Christ's real flesh and blood (and eats it),
believes he MUST confess his sins to the Only person able to forgive his sins Ithe priest),
believes Mary is in Heaven,

believes Mary will get Jesus to do whatever SHE tells Him,

believes Mary is a NECESSARY part of salvation,

believes Mary is everyone's mother,

believes Mary has, at many times and various places, brought yet another message from Heaven that evidently was forgotten to be included in the bible when Rome assembled it,

believes Mary makes promises to her adorers and venerators and hyperdulia expressors that she will bestow upon them HER favors if they do HER will,
believes many famous dead Catholics have similar powers that Rome has attributed to Mary,

believes holy water will repel vampires, (well; maybe not THIS one...)

... will not be put to shame.” (I Peter 2:4-6)