I hear that alot, but the Catholic Church considers the pope to be its Holy father, ordained by God to lead and speak for you. Jesus told Peter that he was the rock to build His Church on, but never said Peter was the only rock, or only true Church. Jesus endlessly taught to follow Him, His teachings, not men. In fact, the modern Church building, & hierarchy thing resembles the sinagog model more than the early Church that met house to house, sharing all. They didn't even have bibles, just stories & letters, but with the one central message. Catholics are no better or worse than any denomination, because we are the Church when we claim Jesus as Lord.
Christ created one church, His church, the Universal Church. The Catholic Church.
Creating multiple churches would create a crisis of authority, which Jesus would not have allowed, which is why He appointed a leader to guide His church on earth after His ascension. That leadership has transcended the ages through succession - and while there have been good and bad leaders (men are fallible and prone to evil in their fallen nature) the Church remains as “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”.
Yeah, the leadership of the Catholic church thru succession, not the the whole Church. Tell that to eastern, or Greek orthodox Christians & you'll get a good schooling on a more accurate succession than Catholicism can provide. Your in disobedience to Christ by your own admission. Your 1 church requires your obedience to your pope. The pope isn't just your leader, he's ordained by God to head your church, apostate or not. To oppose the pope, is to oppose your Church, and to be in disobedience to God.
I hear that alot, but the Catholic Church considers the pope to be its Holy father, ordained by God to lead and speak for you. Jesus told Peter that he was the rock to build His Church on, but never said Peter was the only rock, or only true Church. Jesus endlessly taught to follow Him, His teachings, not men. In fact, the modern Church building, & hierarchy thing resembles the sinagog model more than the early Church that met house to house, sharing all. They didn't even have bibles, just stories & letters, but with the one central message. Catholics are no better or worse than any denomination, because we are the Church when we claim Jesus as Lord.
Christ created one church, His church, the Universal Church. The Catholic Church.
Creating multiple churches would create a crisis of authority, which Jesus would not have allowed, which is why He appointed a leader to guide His church on earth after His ascension. That leadership has transcended the ages through succession - and while there have been good and bad leaders (men are fallible and prone to evil in their fallen nature) the Church remains as “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”.
Yeah, the leadership of the Catholic church thru succession, not the the whole Church. Tell that to eastern, or Greek orthodox Christians & you'll get a good schooling on a more accurate succession than Catholicism can provide. Your in disobedience to Christ by your own admission. Your 1 church requires your obedience to your pope. The pope isn't just your leader, he's ordained by God to head your church, apostate or not. To oppose the pope, is to oppose your Church, and to be in disobedience to God.
Show me where Christ said the pope was perfect.
I’ll wait.
I would like to, but Jesus never seems to mention any pope.