I disagree.
There are at least what . . . 1/7th, 1/5th, 1/4th, half as many conflicting factions, congregations, orders etc. within the RC edifice as in the major sections of the Proties.
This homogeneous fantasy re the RC’s is essentially that—a fantasy. There’s lots of things in writing in lots of groups that supposedly equal thoroughgoing agreement.
But the living individuals and leaders in the different congregations and groups routinely differ in small and large ways from what’s written. Especially what was written 100’s of years ago.
. . . . WITHIN the RC edifice.
But there is one Catechism and one Bible.
People are free to think, to postulate, to argue and to adopt various positions, but there is one Magisterium to keep the Church on the right track.
As a matter of fact, what do you consider conflicting factions? And how did you come up with speculative numbers of 1/7 to 1/2? And how does the Church act differently than its written documents indicate that She should?
Thanks for your post. The discredited “thousands of denominations” keeps getting hauled it even thought it has been refuted many times.