“Pope” francis just died, less than a day after VP Vance met with him and prayed “for [francis’] good health”.
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Was Paul a pastor/elder?
He was celibate and unmarried... Last time I checked Jesus wasn't married either. Is He qualified to be a teacher/elder?
The Pope is literally just the bishop of Rome. Bishops exist in Scripture with Peter himself serving as the traditional "first Pope".
Paul wasn’t a pastor/elder—he was an apostle, a unique, foundational office (Eph. 2:20) not bound by the elder qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 or Titus 1. Same with Jesus—He is Lord of the Church, not subject to the qualifications He gave for His under-shepherds.
As for the Pope, calling him “just a bishop” is laughable. He claims universal jurisdiction, infallibility, and supremacy—none of which are given to any bishop in Scripture. Peter was an apostle, yes—but he calls himself a fellow elder (1 Pet. 5:1), not a monarch.
Rome added titles. Scripture gives servants.
The Pope is literally just the bishop of Rome. Rome is the see in charge of all churches. The Byzantine Emperor Phocas even said this.
SOMEONE has to be the head of the church, in the book of Acts, Peter is clearly shown to be the head of the church. If there is no head of the church there is no agreement as seen by the thousands of protestant schisms.
Popes have declared themselves the Vicar of Christ. (Vicar = “instead of” in Latin). They have also claimed “infallibility”.
Sauce: https://www.gotquestions.org/vicar-of-Christ.html
They pray to Mary as the “mother of God”, and pray to statues and saints (mere men), where is that in scripture?
LMAO your source is gotquestions? Nice one. Unironically quoting an anti Catholic website regarding Catholicism is like quoting Mossad shill Alex Jones to prove Q isn't real. Next time try reading what Catholics actually believe instead of what people CLAIM they believe.
Pray to statues? Nope. That's bullshit. Been a Catholic my whole life never seen or heard of anyone praying to a statue.
If you're expecting a scripture reference for every last thing Christians do you'll be looking for a while. But that being said there are scriptures that are interpreted this way by Catholics. David calls upon the angels in Psalm 103:20-21 as a prayer. The intercessory prayers of the saints are described in Revelation 5:8.
Jesus is God. Mary is the mother of Jesus. Therefore she is the mother of God. This isn't rocket science. Elizabeth calls her "the mother of my Lord" in Luke 1:43. In fact, the hail Mary itself comes primarily from Luke 1:28. Among the titles given to her by Catholics that Protestants despise is "queen of heaven" but the scriptural basis for said title is literally found when she is given a crown of stars in Revelation 12:1.
Papal infallibility is one that is aggressively misunderstood. Infallibility only applies when a Pope is speaking Ex Cathedra which has happened exactly once.
Jesus HIMSELF says that the church has the authority to "bind and loose" in Matthew 16:19. Sins can be forgiven by the apostles. Would this not make them His vicars? Furthermore, even Protestants use the term "vicar" including Anglicans.
This is supposed to be a research board. Do better research.