Because I've never read anything about the fullness of means though the the Catholic in the Bible. The does say nothing should be added to it or subtract to it which means it is the complete Word of God.

The Spanish Inquisition was state lead by the Spanish Monarchy, with Pope Sixtus IV granting them the authority to appoint inquisitors for tribunals. In no way were their actions Catholic doctrine. This is another instance of confusion between individual fallibility and the infallible Institution which is the Catholic Church.

Tetzel’s individual practice of selling indulgences was never doctrine, making that point null. Again, we must seperate the individual from the Institution.. Additionally, The Council of Trent officially banned this practice in the middle 1500’s.

I will continue to defend Mother Church as infallible. The actions of sinful Catholics who act in a corrupt manner individually cannot refute this fact.

The term “Catholic Church” does not need to be explicitly named in the Bible for us to understand that it was the Church Christ instituted and willed all his flock to be member of.

In the Nicene Creed the literal word "Catholic" refers to the entire body of Christ based on the teachings of the apostles. The word catholic's meaning is "Universal". The Catholic church came into being in 590CE by Pope Gregory. Look it up. The first churches were the teachings of the apostles.

The Catholic church certainly lacks the apostolic teachings more than any other church. When I was a Catholic growing up we were taught not with biblical teachings, but instead with a catechism that extols the church. It was hard as an adult to find a Catholic church that encouraged bible study that would bring you closer to Christ.

That's such a weird statement. We have a Bible study every Tuesday. When I was going through OCIA ,we were encouraged to bring our Bibles.

St. Peter was the first Pope of the Catholic Church. He is the rock on which Christ founded his Church, meaning it came into existence when Christ was incarnate on this Earth. Claiming that the Catholic Church began in 590 is not true.

That's good to hear. I was in a really good bible study with a priest who I got to be good friends with back in the day. He was an exception back then, though. If you are in a bible study, it sounds encouraging that there are more modern priests who realize the importance of studying the bible.

In all fairness , that's all I know , bud. So I've never experienced what you mentioned. Hence, why I called it a " weird statement ". Came off more disparaging than I intended.

I didn't take your comment as disparaging. I'm probably a lot older than you and that's how it was in my day.
I don't keep up much on things with the Catholic church these days. But, your comments are encouraging.

Merry Christmas, T7.

… I thought all the Catholics got gay with alter boys or something?

… but then again I was in situation as a boy where a babtist camp counselor was way too eager to check the boys for ticks

… I slipped out the back and went fishin

… been skeptical ever since lol

I literally said that in my post you quoted: "There was a catholic, as in universal, church and it wasn't Protestant."



Here's Pope Leo I over a century before your circa 590 AD Pope Gregory:



https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3604014.htm

Our family departed from the Catholic religion when I was in fifth grade. I was enrolled in a Catholic school, and my fifth grade teacher, Sister Bernard, told me my mother, who was Presbyterian, was going to hades because she was not catholic. Me and my sisters were taken out of that school and went to public school. I turned out to be an atheist for years because of that, and one of my sisters still is. In my opinion Catholicism is a cult to raise money for the Vatican. Nothing more.

The word catholic means universal and it didn't mean protestant or the catholic church as we know it today. It referred to the teachings of the apostles who meant the Christian church as a whole.
If Peter was the first pope, who was his successor? In Romans, Paul writes to the Christians in Rome, but never mentions Peter. Yet, he greets 27 individuals by name. Peter spent most of his time preaching in Jerusalem and Antioch. If he were the first pope he would have gone to Rome. Eventually he did go there and was martyred there.

Your John 14:6 tells it all. Jesus is the only way by believing in Him, not any church. Just being a Catholic or a member any church won't save you.

Merry Christmas to you as well.
I think it's sad when so many advertisements say Happy Holidays or Seasons Greetings refusing to acknowledge the true meaning of this time of the year, Christmas.
When I was in business, every person who came through our door was greeted with Merry Christmas!

Pope Linus

According to early Christian historian Irenaeus, Linus was appointed BISHOP of Rome after Peter's death.

The pope is the bishop of Rome.