(03-01-2019 07:53 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(02-26-2019 06:23 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(02-26-2019 10:31 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  The head of the RCC is the Vatican which is actually a state and government recognized by the United Nations. So their situation is rather unique in that respect. Plus the 1700+ year history and the Holy Roman Empire which ruled over much of the civilized world in a horrifyingly bloody manner for 1260 years in the dark ages.

I personally love individual Catholics, can't stand the RCC for all sorts of reasons, mostly their history and their opposition to Biblical Christianity.

I agree that any bureaucracy is slow. The larger it is, the slower it works. And the Catholic church is the largest and most complicated bureaucracy on the planet.

Since this is the No-Spin room, we can agree to disagree on the bolded part All I'll say is that most criticism (not all, but most) from other Christians about Catholic practices/beliefs are about fictional practices/beliefs (i.e., that's not what Catholics actually do/believe). Sort of like how some ancient Romans disliked us because they thought we practiced cannibalism.

Most Catholics have never really read most of the NT, so its impossible for them to know if their traditions and beliefs are biblical or not.

Its amazing how blinded people are by denominationalism, both catholic and protestant. They literally have an impenetrable wall and can't hear or see anything beyond that barrier. Not in the Bible or form other people. Its illogical and emotionally driven, and totally irrational, but its incredibly commonplace.

Those who have broken out of those denominational chains know what I'm talking about. Its so powerful and overwhelming, and people are totally blind to it when they are trapped in it. I once was as well.

That's a broad brush there isn't it? I attended Catholic schools and we read, dissected and re-read the NT all before the 8th grade. There was infinitely more focus on the NT than the OT.