Message from @Stahlgewittern
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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
[Matthew 16:18-19]
This is the main reason
+setversion kjv
genesis 34:25-31
^^^everyone read this
I just wished both churches were still united
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
The Pope is still a man
but also the Vicar of Christ
Jesus said there is no middle man between everyone and Christ
There isn’t
You pray directly to Christ
I forget which verse, I'll see if I can find it - but it says that in terms of scripture that we each can interpretat what it says
The Pope just sets the doctrine for the church
Not some higher human authority
The current pope, I refuse to believe is legitimate