Peter wasn't even the head of the church in Jerusalem. He ostensibly appointed James as the leader. Peter was not a "pope." Acts clearly says that Peter deferred leadership of executive matters to others while he and the disciples continued to pray and preach the Gospel. That is not at all what the current pope looks like nor what the Catholic church has ever operated like.

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Posted on 5/28/24 at 9:56 pm to Ponchy Tiger

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During confession the Priest is their to listen and guide you and reassure you that your sins are forgiven

And this is yet another example of the duplicity. Catholics will on one hand swear up and down that they don't treat the pope like the dictator, don't worship idols, don't worship Mary but then in reality do just those things.

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Why do protestants give testimony and stand up and ask forgiveness of their church members?

Because the bible says to? Matthew 18:15-17

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Posted on 5/28/24 at 10:05 pm to catholictigerfan

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Here is a video that explains the scriptural evidence for Peter's primacy

I responded to the notion of Peter's "primacy" by referring to Acts and how Peter deferred executive functions to others which is not at all what the pope does. Peter did so in the outworking of Matthew 20:20-28, which was inexplicably cited in the video as justification for Catholicism but actually undermines it. Jesus said that anyone who wants to be first should be last. The pope neither acts like the last nor does the church treat him that way, the way that Peter acted when he devoted himself to prayer and preaching and service, just as Jesus said.

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Posted on 5/28/24 at 10:10 pm to DisplacedBuckeye

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The only thing to "get wrong" is the interpretation of what primitives wrote thousands of years ago

Curious, did they record something false in the Bible?

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If Christianity wasn't so malleable, it would've died off centuries ago

And yet countless Christians live according to the same doctrines that are explained in the Bible. Do some deviate? Absolutely. But I bet you don't get along with every other OSU fan and that disagreement in no way has anything to do with what happened on the field. Moreover, many people don't perceive the difference between primary issues vs secondary or tertiary issues. They see the distinctions and assume Christianity is false.

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