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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)

The Catholic Church was STARTED BY CHRIST.

According to whom? By what PROOF?

Catholics compiled the Scriptures and determined which ones were divinely inspired, which determined which ones YOU would read in the Bible

Don't look now, but the Protestant canon is not the canon of the Roman church. And by now, it should be apparent to anyone that the Protestant canon, while possibly considered a fork, derived and derives from it's own formulation, with it's own criteria and ruleset, wholly different from that determined by your magichysterium. While I endorse no canon, it is disingenuous for you (y'all) to claim ownership of what is distinctly a Protestant process.

Just be happy y'all have agreement that you got some of it right.

[...] 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

Funny that. I am deep in history, and the process has caused me to harden my stance against Rome... From merely Protestant to outright antipathy... revulsion even. Folks like to trot out Newman and his quote, but that doesn't mean it is true. The fact of his conversion would clearly indicate that his view on history was necessarily shallow.

The Catholic Church was STARTED BY CHRIST.

My, didn't you read my post?

The catholic (universal) church was started by Jesus Christ. What Christ you are talking about I have no idea.

That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.--Romans 10:9
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.--John 3:14

His church is made of of every soul that believes in Him and is born again and has a personal relationship with Jesus, us in Him and Him in us. This is what Jesus Christ SAID.

The Catholic Church was STARTED BY CHRIST. As such it is divinely inspired. It is God’s Pilgrim Church on Earth.

No it most certainly isn't. I know you are bound to believe and pass around that misconception, fine.

Your PROTESTant ecclesiastical community was started by a mortal man, Smith, Luther, Calvin, whatever you want to call him.

It's not my concern. I have made it clear that I am NOT a Protestant, yet you continue to waste words acting like I am.

Your love for Joseph Smith and faith in the LDS Mormon church is just apalling.

Makes as much sense doesn't it?

If I am a Protestant, you are a Mormon. Own it.

Without the Catholic Church there would have never been any Gospels for you to read.

Oh that's right, you don't have any idea what and who the Holy Spirit is and His purpose.

I read the Bible brought to Christians by the Holy Spirit.

Catholism seems to have put some books together to form a Bible, but while doing so destroyed those works they did not like.

The Holy Spirit has correcrted that for Christians, for Catholics? Not so much sadly.

Your statement reeks of propanganda and falseity.

There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that run rapidly to evil,
A false witness who utters lies,
And one who spreads strife among brothers.---Proverbs 6:16-19

A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.--Proverbs 26:28

Now have a great day and quit showing your lack of knowledge of the history of Christianity.

I have a great day every day, you? Not so much it seems.

Your History is Catholic history.

I am well versed in Christian history and have been schooling you in it. But it seems like that pesky "have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear" and "Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear?" thingie from the Bible.

Jesus is still knocking, open the door and He will come in. It's very simple to have a personal born again relationship with Him.

I'd love to see you as a member of His church.