There are some more modern examples

I see severe catholic idolotry and gaudy gold and jewel clad statues for people to pray to. It even said they prayed to the saint, not god. God might have spared them but I dont imagine him apreciating them praying to anyone but him.

Mel Gibsons house was amazingly untouched after that forest fire but nobody said it was a miracle. They just said god was protecting it.

Is Mel Gibson a saint then?

That is not how sainthood works

Sainthood was invented by the catholic church, Ive yet to see a biblical verse talking once about sainthood.

That’s untrue. Sainthood existed before Christianity

The book of Enoch

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That predates Christianity

A book that the Catholic church recognizes.

But is strangely missing from actual bibles.

The Catholic Church does not at all respect the book of Enoch as the word of God

Or at least does not compel its followers to respect

We all have things to learn my friend

Yeah I dont know anything about the Catholic church aside from they have lots of books in the bible they added.

and their propensity for pretentiousness, ritual and idolatry, historically speaking..

Most religions make alterations to the Bible. However in the Catholic Church it has been aimed to better fit the interpretation from original text.

I do not at all believe however that demonizing a religion that puts faith in the son of man will do any good for God’s plan. But, that is my opinion.

How can one support a corrupt church or speak in its defense and still claim to be for God's plan?

Because sadly, humans work very particularly, as we all know. We require structure in order for institutions/faiths to sustain themselves.

and if the very institution itself is corrupt?

The Catholic Church is the longest lasting religion in Christianity. It has the most room to be criticized, but that does not mean that its existence is to damage the will of God.

But, that said, even Catholics know that the anti-Christ will reign through the power of the Catholic Church.

Which according to private revelation, which I have no interest in compelling you to believe, the anti-Christ is alive and well on his way to the papacy

Does anyone speak taco?

You’re a a bit rude towards Catholicism

I was actually defending it, I myself am Catholic.

But that does not mean that it should not be criticized

And Prostitution is the oldest historic career path, whats you point? And technically Jewish/hebrew religieon came first and was the pre history to christianity so your wrong on that front too.

I never would have guessed the person defending catholic beliefs was a catholic.. Imagine my shock.

Well, technically, neither Protestantism or Catholicism existed in terms of the early church in Christianity. Paul, Peter, John, James, and the countless other apostles probably would disagree with some doctrine taught by both sides.

Being older does not make anything more right or good. If anything it means its more riddled with corruption and ritual religeon.

Straw man much? Haha. And Judaism/Hebraism are not forms of Christianity so that point is meaningless

Straw man? My point was that just because its old does not mean its good or even best. Thats hardly a strawman. And Seeing as the Jews existed in BC times and STILL exist today, its pretty arrogant to be "Aw well CATHOLICS have been holding the front lines since the oldest of times." But again, thats the arrogance I expect from Catholics.

What I’m saying is it is one of the only reasons Christianity has the standing it enjoys today.

Expecting arrogance won’t get you anywhere, it will only allow you to find arrogance.

Reduce your expectations in life friend. It’s a setup for failure

And its also the only reasons the choir boys have kneeling in modern today.

That is very true. It was the dominant form of Christianity throughout the Middle Ages, thereby preserving it.