Yes, that was Christians as a whole. This logic that "oh, there was corruption and some fell away" is exactly what Muslims use to justify -- they say "the Injil was corrupted, but some people remained true Muslims" -- and so too do Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons use that logic.
it's flawed logic. God said that His word would not die away, He gave His promise to protect His people, His Church and He hasn't failed
The proof is in the way how the various entities that broke away from orthodoxy died out and never survived.
If God was not with orthodoxy, it would not have survived.
Btw orthodoxy = Catholic+Orthodox+Oriental+Assyrian Churches.
I can understand why you would believe this.
I disagree with your understanding.
God's Word hasn't died away. Rome ignored it and subverted it to tradition. It lives on.
He is protecting His church. Not worldly Rome. The actual church, comprised of those who entrust themselves to Him alone.
Nah.
God has His plans, but your argument is falsifiable by applying it to many world religions that have been here longer.
Oh?
The Wheat and the Tares disagree.