catholic church is established in the bible

@GrandxSlam They believe that because it's written in the bible

Do you have a problem with that

Matthew 16:18

**Matthew 16:18 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)**

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<18> And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. ```

yeah

peter first pope

so that's where the lines popes came from?

Matthew 16:16-20

**Matthew 16:16-20 - Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)**

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<16> Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. <17> And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. <18> And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. <19> And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. <20> Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ. ```

Luke 10:16

**Luke 10:16 - Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)**

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<16> He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me. ```

If Church is clearly established in the Bible, why do Protestants exist?

Protestants exist because in the what was it

1500s

they wanted to be able to sin without being told it was bad

that big nigga Martin Luther

and think they would still go to heaven

by faith alone

Heaven exist in this universe or in a different universe

maybe it is it's different universe

or a different plane of existence

so they removed any bible verse that went against the prot doctrine

what is a universe anyway

and started 50,000 different churches

what does that word mean to you

Uni+verse

Ahh, makes sense

A verse from Bible

And what is 'Orthodox?'

Another form of Protestant?

We are all in a book !

the Eastern Orthodox Church

Do Catholics worship Mary? Why do Catholics emphasize Mary so much?

Oh god

Orthodox is just heretics that didn't like the catholic church clamping down on heresy so they split

@GrandxSlam it says mary will be emphasized for generations to come in the bible

Mostly russia and the balkans

Luke 1:46-49

**Luke 1:46-49 - Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)**

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<46> And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. <47> And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. <48> Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. <49> Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name. ```

"for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed"