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Originally posted by yellowline
In terms of biblical foundation, how about Christ referring to Peter: "On this rock I will build my Church?"
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Yellowline makes an eloquent and accurate description of several caricatures and false beliefs about the Catholic Church held by those who enjoy criticizing without taking the time to learn the facts. I would just augment the Bible passage he quoted above. That scripture goes on to quote Christ as saying that he gives the keys to the gates of Heaven to Peter, and that what he binds on Earth will be bound in Heaven, and what he looses on Earth will be loosed in Heaven.
Now two things jump right out at you in that statement. One is the absolute lunacy of the remark, unless this man, Jesus, was who He said He was. The other speaks to those who scoff at the authority of the Vatican.
This Bible, this book we're discussing, is a fascinating and powerful document that you simply cannot dismiss at least until you have read it carefully. In it you would find that Christ will not come here to separate the good people from the bad people. He will separate those who dismiss Him from those who believe He was who He said He was. Simple as that. That's the choice I faced and I made my decision. Now you make yours.