[adiaireton8]

Wherever the Word of God went in the form of the Scriptures, the people had all the authority they needed for instruction, correction, reproof, and doctrine.

This is utter historical fiction. The bishops had the authority from the very beginning. Just read Clement or Igatius or Polycarp or Justin or Ireneus.

-A8

[Uncle Chip]

"The bishops had the authority from the very beginning. Just read Clement or Igatius or Polycarp or Justin or Ireneus."

---- or Plato, right?

[Iscool]

This is utter historical fiction. The bishops had the authority from the very beginning. Just read Clement or Igatius or Polycarp or Justin or Ireneus.

I beleive history shows that some of your church history is not credible...

Wasn't it Ignatius that ended up with two sets of the same epistles??? One, the longer set mentions NOTHING about the Catholic church...But the other shorter ones do...

Which one would you think is a forgery???