re: I am not understanding the uproar over the Pope

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The words groomer and pedo get thrown around here a lot, but the Catholic Church was the real deal. They were molesting kids and hiding the molesters from prosecution. And those are the ones we know about. You have to assume the whole organization was filthy, probably still is.

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Amen.

So did many other religions including southern baptist Methodists and many more

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I understand catholics uproar who don’t read the bible

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Tell me you've never been to Mass without telling me you've never been to Mass.

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My Protestant brothers may not like it, but the catholic “universal” church was the only Christian church until 500 years ago. Since then the Protestants (protestors against the church Jesus founded) have splintered into hundreds of different churches and various denominations that have their own varying belief systems and priorities. Those churches are rife with graft, salesman preachers, child molesters, openly gay and lesbian preachers, and full false teachings and heresy.

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When you talk about the one Church of Jesus Christ, obviously you're referring to the governmental structure of the Roman Catholic Church, however Protestants don't believe that's what Jesus founded. Jesus founded one visible Church, made up of believers who join themselves publicly to a local congregation that is part of a larger expression of Christ's teachings. Denominations are a circumstance to organize differing secondary or tertiary beliefs, but the faithful Methodist and the faithful Presbyterian are still part of the one Church of Jesus Christ, even if we are separated in terms of organizational structure.

On the other hand, Catholics have a wide range of diversity of belief and practice, in regards to liturgy (Latin vs. common tongue) or even things like speaking in tongues (charismatic Catholics). You just hang your hat on the common belief in the Pope as the head of the Church and think that unifying government is the only expression of Christ's one Church. Protestants disagree, which is why we can assent to the Apostles Creed just as fervently as you do, even in terms of the one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, because there is only one catholic (universal) Church of Jesus Christ, and it's made up of many faithful members.

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The only I can figure is you got diddled and can't come to terms with it.

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Actually, it sounds like he has come to terms with it. He has an obvious bias against the Catholic church. I have to agree with him on that topic, although I've never been Catholic and I've never been diddled.

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Libs are only outraged because it allows them to attack Trump. The rest of the time the hate Catholics as religious zealots were get in the way of their secular, twisted ideology.

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What the what?

Many Catholics are libs, and many libs are Catholic.

You not understanding the uproar over the pope is evidence of your stupidity think about what he represents and. What his stances were hopfully they get a real pope and not a puppet of Satan

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Ok. Give me a scripture that supports a clergy and a laity. I’d like a scripture that supports the congregation/church being led by a ‘Pope’ rather than Jesus, the head of the congregation.

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Former Catholic here, and I can assure you that Catholicism puts significantly more emphasis on Catholic tradition and the teachings of the denomination than scripture alone, and so the trust is placed much more so in the church and what comes from Rome over scripture by itself. The minute a Catholic does a deep dive into the word of God, and put their trust in what scripture says alone over what they’re being taught is the moment they will end up leaving the RCC, but as long as the emphasis is placed on the church to reconcile it with Catholic teachings somehow, you’re going nowhere. I’d say the same can be said for Protestant denominations as well that wildly deviate from doctrine that is found in scripture alone. When people get hungry enough they will seek it out for themselves. If not, the will keep their trust placed firmly in what the denomination teaches alone, be it the RCC, Name it and Claim it, Tulip doctrine Calvinism, or other . You know them because they always add to grace, which in turn takes the spotlight off of Jesus alone, and puts it on self through works or other qualifiers, fruit inspectors, or money, or self help or whatever.

While Christ has already established His church and set the captives free. Religion in general has a hold upon people’s hearts and minds and is doing the same thing they’ve always done through things that they add to, remove, or distort with scripture to keep people in the doors and dependent upon them rather than Christ alone for their salvation. The Pharisees did it whilst Christ walked the earth through their traditions of men, and so do Christian churches today.

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There is so much wrong here. As a former Methodist and a convert to Catholicism, I have found the Catholic Church very much emphasizes scripture. You should listen to the Bible in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz, and/or read Rome Sweet Home. The Catholic Church is far from perfect, (nothing run by man is), but at its core it is centered on Christ and scripture.

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Works is not faith in Christ alone for your salvation, which is the only prerequisite for salvation. They are filthy rags before a perfect and righteous God, the price for which only what could be paid for through the perfect blood of Christ alone. Man interjects himself and his righteousness into everything, even that which is a free gift through faith in Jesus alone, and when he does, he takes glory away from Christ. It is either or… either Jesus alone or another savior is added. If it’s works then judgement will come from the law, which is impossible for man to live by, which was the point of the law, to educate on sin and the need for someone to save us. It is why Christ came and paid the price due on our behalf, those who accepted that free gift alone. If it’s in Christ alone, and nothing else, then the price is paid, and righteousness is found in Christ, not ourselves.

It shows you all you need to know that the Council of Bishops got so upset about an AI generated photo of Trump as pope but the same Council of Bishops doesn’t ever seem to care about child molesting priests. The Vatican is completely corrupt. There are many good Catholics but there are not many good Bishops and fewer good Cardinals.