I don't care if even the Pope and all the cardinals are corrupt, satanist, pedos -- I'm still gonna stay Catholic. Jesus made the Church, and he said it will last for all time. It is up to us to make sure it doesn't become a crock of shit.
Part of the problem with the Catholic Church is that instead of fighting the corruption, all the people with a backbone to call out the bullshit left to form their own churches. If they had stayed and fought, the Church would never have become so soiled. It's the same with any governing body.
Things get corrupt when all the good people stop fighting for it.
This is what I've been saying to all my Catholic friends and family. We have a duty to make sure the apostolic succession is not tarnished by the filth of the world, and we've all been doing a piss-poor job of it. I do my part by teaching Religious Education and making sure the kids don't abandon Jesus for the lies of the world. I'm not gonna lie to them. If that means I have to tell them the Pope is corrupt, so be it.
Hey great response. I am also a catholic. Cant say "practicing" bc i dont usually physically attend mass but raised in it.....so on that front i agree as well.
I don't agree that Jesus created the Church. Remember, He said that the Temple will be raised up the third day. Who rosed up the third day after death?
Before the Bible was written and the Apostles did their thing in the world, there had to be some structure with a leader to keep everyone together. Otherwise they wouldn't have bothered to replace Judas as the 12th Apostle.
I am open to the idea that Apostolic Succession diverted at some point and the current Church lacks it, but I highly doubt that.
There is a chain of authority leading back to Jesus through the appointments of priests. I just pray more of those priests are good guys rather than bad.
You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock I will build my church.
"Peter" translates to "rock"
He renamed Simon to Rock and said he was the foundation of the Church. He even gave him the keys to the kingdom, and thus the authority to bind and loose the sins of those among him.
It is pretty cut and dry, along all possible translations.
I don't care if even the Pope and all the cardinals are corrupt, satanist, pedos -- I'm still gonna stay Catholic. Jesus made the Church, and he said it will last for all time. It is up to us to make sure it doesn't become a crock of shit.
Part of the problem with the Catholic Church is that instead of fighting the corruption, all the people with a backbone to call out the bullshit left to form their own churches. If they had stayed and fought, the Church would never have become so soiled. It's the same with any governing body.
Things get corrupt when all the good people stop fighting for it.
This is what I've been saying to all my Catholic friends and family. We have a duty to make sure the apostolic succession is not tarnished by the filth of the world, and we've all been doing a piss-poor job of it. I do my part by teaching Religious Education and making sure the kids don't abandon Jesus for the lies of the world. I'm not gonna lie to them. If that means I have to tell them the Pope is corrupt, so be it.
Agreed!!! My faith is not dependent on the Church hierarchy. I believe in the church Jesus Christ founded. The faithful have to fight for it.
Hey great response. I am also a catholic. Cant say "practicing" bc i dont usually physically attend mass but raised in it.....so on that front i agree as well.
That's what I was hoping to hear fren!
I don't agree that Jesus created the Church. Remember, He said that the Temple will be raised up the third day. Who rosed up the third day after death?
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Nah, he founded a Church.
Before the Bible was written and the Apostles did their thing in the world, there had to be some structure with a leader to keep everyone together. Otherwise they wouldn't have bothered to replace Judas as the 12th Apostle.
I am open to the idea that Apostolic Succession diverted at some point and the current Church lacks it, but I highly doubt that.
There is a chain of authority leading back to Jesus through the appointments of priests. I just pray more of those priests are good guys rather than bad.
Show me where it says he founded a Church. Where did it say that Jesus appointed priests?
"Peter" translates to "rock"
He renamed Simon to Rock and said he was the foundation of the Church. He even gave him the keys to the kingdom, and thus the authority to bind and loose the sins of those among him.
It is pretty cut and dry, along all possible translations.