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To: Faith Presses On

No. The Catholic Church is the one founded by Christ with authority to interpret Scripture by his disciples and successors. As Scripture itself says there were many things Christ said and did that were not written. Catholics get their understanding from Scripture from Scriptural text, history, traditions, ritual, and revelation. It is an unbroken Truth that will last till the end of time. David Koresh or Jim Jones, Billy Graham, Rev. Moon, or the Rev. Farrakhan have no more authority to interpret the Bible that you or I do. That authority is the exclusive prerogative of the Catholic Church. The “Rock” on which Christ’s Church is founded. The central belief of the Church is the Holy Eucharist. It is the center of the Church because it is Christ truly present in body, blood, soul, and Divinity.
Reject this belief and all else is theater and farce.


120 posted on 06/11/2014 8:58:28 PM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Steelfish

“The church” spoken of in the Bible is not the Roman Catholic Church.

And no, much of what Jesus said wasn’t written down. But we can be assured that there is a completeness to what the Holy Spirit chose to be included.

On the interpretation claim, the Catholic Church can tell me that the Genesis Creation and evolution over millions and billions of years go together, but I’m not gooing to believe that.

On “the Eucharist,” it’s made me wonder why call it that? It’s very religious, formal, pretentious, even worse than regularly calling family “my spouse,” or “my offspring,” and the whole Catholic Church and service is like that.


123 posted on 06/12/2014 7:54:40 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
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