Message from @Stahlgewittern
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Out of my siblings I’m the only Christian
and out of my family I’m the only Catholic
I am lucky to be born into a relatively traditional Christian family
Ukrainian Baptists here, so you may not see us as exactly uh traditional but eh
I was raised Baptist
Southern Baptist specifically
I have some quarrals with Catholicism that are mostly fundamental so I dontt think I'd ever join
I didn’t think I would either
but as I became more religious I got more interested in Christian Theology and Philosophy
My biggest issue for me is the concept of the Pope
Then I fence rode between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox for a while
I still wish to attend an Orthodox Church soon just to see what it’s like
I'm very interested in Christian theology, I'm currently saving up some money to buy all 5 volumes of Saint Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologia
130ish USD
I don't like ebooks
Prefer physical copy
Well the Bishop of Rome (Pope) is the successor of the Apostle/Saint Peter
The most important apostle
I understand the historical backing for that I've talked with numerous Catholics about it
And the biblical 'evidence' they gave
This is the main reason
+setversion kjv
genesis 34:25-31
^^^everyone read this
I just wished both churches were still united
Roman and Byzantine
I asked my pastor and he told me there is no biblical precedent that the church in that rock is singular absolutely, but rather referes to *all* churches that are in Christ, be they Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant
As there’s apostolic succession in both churches
I've also had some heated feuds with Catholics as some say that Protestants can't enter heaven
Or aren't blessed by Jesus
Well Peter founded a church and established a line of succession, with which they could set doctrine.
The sheer egotism behind some Catholics is heretical
The Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church are the only two legitimate churches in my opinion
Why didn't the powers of Peter transfer?
Peter could raise people from the dead
Not everyone can perform miracles
But the "legislation" powers for lack of a better term did