No I don’t wonder, not really, God tells us in his word how people stray. People always they depart from the Word of God,Nor do I believe that Christianity had ever departed, I know that God has always had a remnant of true believers, in spite of the efforts of dictators, false prophets, persecutors, false expressions of christianity...”Upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail over it...”The True church is composed of all who have truly repented of their sins, and have come under the Lordship of the risen Saviour who died for them. BTW your “golf shot analogy” could very well apply to the Roman church over the centuries.
I agree with you.
imposible of course because Jesus promised to be with His church until the end of time. He also promised that what would be bound on earth would be bound in Heaven and likewise loosed. Jesus would not have founded a church, promised her His guidance, given her power over His teachings, assisted her in compiling he bible, and allowed her to fall into error. It was not until the so called reformers came along, that anyone seriously challenged the authority of the true church. Didn't work then, doesn't work now. We have, among the separated brethren, about 20,000 "denominations" each of which think that they are somehow right. The Catholic church has faced a few other "separatists" over the centuries and will overcome this one as well.