So many Christians forget the clues left to them by Jesus on who to trust and who to avoid.
3 very important admonishments by Jesus Christ that they should actually fucking listen to are:
there will be many who come after him claiming to be him but we'll aren't and are wrong to follow
pray to God directly
call no man on earth father for you have but one father in the heavens above
What does the church do?
claim that the pope is the Avatar of Jesus on Earth (if your Catholic and you don't know about this, you better do some reading on your own religion)
claim that God and Jesus don't have the time of day for you, so pay to the pope and he'll pay to Jesus for you because Jesus is inferior to the pope and will always capitulate to him (the pope actually says this)
make Catholics call priests "father" and blaspheme against God directly by specific intention by calling the pope "Holy Father"
There's a thousand things they could be called that doesn't directly disobey a direct command from Jesus.
Make something up even.
Just not "Father" or a synonym for father.
Also, did you know that the Catholics violate the selection criteria for priests?
If you follow the Bible, Congressional leader is supposed to be someone of retirement age, with good standing in the community, a successful marriage, respectable grown children and is wise in scripture.
IMAGINE THAT: a priest is supposed to be a person who has lead a normal, healthy and respectable life. Presumably so they can guide others in doing the same.
So many Christians forget the clues left to them by Jesus on who to trust and who to avoid.
3 very important admonishments by Jesus Christ that they should actually fucking listen to are:
What does the church do?
Case closed.
It's not the current pope that invented that stuff....
They have been calling the pope "holy father" for a long time. That's your first hint.
Go researching what the Pope's have to say about who and where to direct your prayers.
Not just this pope, go and do the legwork.
The organisation has been corrupt, if not for a thousand years, since the beginning.
Research sexual abuse on nuns.
Just curious, what should priests be called?
Not Father.
Pastor, priest, elder, sheppard, yogi, monk, rabbi, imam, etc..
There's a thousand things they could be called that doesn't directly disobey a direct command from Jesus.
Make something up even.
Just not "Father" or a synonym for father.
Also, did you know that the Catholics violate the selection criteria for priests?
If you follow the Bible, Congressional leader is supposed to be someone of retirement age, with good standing in the community, a successful marriage, respectable grown children and is wise in scripture.
IMAGINE THAT: a priest is supposed to be a person who has lead a normal, healthy and respectable life. Presumably so they can guide others in doing the same.