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1 | Follow question to There and to Catholic | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13023 | ||
Johnny, As a person who was raised Catholic and having left that church some years ago, the only thing I can tell you is that most Catholics have been taught that it IS okay. The reasoning goes something like this. The Catholic Church is the highest authority here on earth, because it was set up by Jesus, who gave His full authority to the apostle Peter, and his successors. The popes can change God's Word if they want to because they are inspired by God in such things. So, if the church says it's right, then it is right. And in much innocence, most believe that because those in authority ARE the "church", they would never lie. For many years (and in some cases it is still true) the common person (laity) was told not to bother reading Bible because they would not be able to understand it. And that is the reason why they needed the priest -- to interpret the Bible for them. Without actually having the scripture in their hands, finding the truth was not an easy task. Today more and more priests are encouraging the laity to read Bible. But generally if the scriptues disagree with Catholic teachings and practice, the CHURCH is held as the "highest authority". The usual lingo in these situations is that the lay person just doesn't understand. So why do Catholics think it is okay to call someone "pope" or "father" when Jesus said not to? Because they have been taught a lie. |
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2 | Follow question to There and to Catholic | Bible general Archive 1 | jlpangilinan | 13082 | ||
There, Thank you very much, so maybe I will leave this question to Brian Johnny |
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