No, they determine what YOU read in the Bible.
I follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, not an organization that started in the forth century.
Let's see, the Bible starts with Moses' writings.
That's news to me, God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit that the Catholic Church was around before Moses started writing.
There were many scriptures written down (that's the Bible, scriptures God breathed by the Holy Spirit) long before the Catholic church started centuries later.
It's interesting that you say your denomination gave us the Bible, while at the same time they burned at the stake some who wanted to translate it into other languages so everyone could read it.
If the Catholic hierarchy gave the Bible to anyone, it gave it to itself and tried diligently to keep it from the other Christians.
And death to those who tried to spread the word.
Not to mention a Pope getting ecstatic over the torture of one of his enemies. (Want his name and record?)
Your denomination has committed many atrocious acts over the centuries and the REAL One who gave us the Bible is the Holy Spirit...Who has only done good.
This has all been hashed out here at FR in the RF for the last few months and the Catholic organization has come up dreadfully lacking in Christian teaching.
“But there are also many other things which Jesus did; which, if they were written every one, the world itself, I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written”When you guys get all of that written down, get back to me.
Should be easy as time travel seems to be no problem for your org.
Thank you so much for your posts!
The Catholic Church was STARTED BY CHRIST. As such it is divinely inspired. It is God’s Pilgrim Church on Earth. Your PROTESTant ecclesiastical community was started by a mortal man, Smith, Luther, Calvin, whatever you want to call him.
Catholics compiled the Scriptures and determined which ones were divinely inspired, which determined which ones YOU would read in the Bible. Without the Catholic Church there would have never been any Gospels for you to read. Now have a great day and quit showing your lack of knowledge of the history of Christianity.
“To be deep in history is to cease to be protestant”.
Cardinal John Henry Newman
Catholic convert (Former Angelican priest)