The entire premise that the Catholic church is built on Peter hinges on the misinterpretation of one line in the Bible where Jesus asks Peter who Peter says Jesus is.
Upon Peter's answer that Jesus is the Christ, Jesus proclaims on this rock, the rock of TRUTH, His church will be built.
As a former Catholic who was born, baptized, raised, attended CCD, received my first communion, confirmation and was married in the church, the only qualm I have with the Catholic church is its claim that it is the one "true" church and that those who do not belong to it are going to hell.
That is factually not true.
The book of Romans, written by the Apostle Paul tells us that Salvation is available to all, Jew and Gentile who recognize and acknowledge Jesus Christ as the Son of God, our Lord and Savior.
Paul is quite clear as to who Salvation is available to. No one can deny Salvation to others simply by declaring their church as the "one true church" as the One True Church is that which belongs to Jesus Christ, not a man.
I totally agree with you! I, too, “was was born, baptized, raised, attended CCD, received my first communion, confirmation and was married in the church (the first time)”. However, I was thrown out of Catholic school in the 2nd grade because I dared to question the nuns when they taught that if you weren’t a Catholic you were going to hell. You see, I lived in a very mixed neighborhood and most of my friends were either Jewish or Protestant. When I had the temerity to question a
Sorry, accidentally hit enter. To finish: I questioned how a loving God could condemn people to Hell when they believed in another religion. They told my parents that I wasn’t welcome back the next year. When my marriage went bad, the Priest I went to for help told me that if I was a better wife my husband wouldn’t beat me.
I’m now going to a non-denominational Church that talks about a loving God and is grace-based! We believe in a relationship with God/Jesus, NOT religion. Big difference.