DR. JOHN OAKES:
"In any case, the Roman Catholic Church traces its beginning back to the original church which was established at Pentecost in AD 30. Christians started the church in Rome almost certainly by AD 50. Paul visited the well-established church in AD 63. The Roman Catholic Church can trace its roots all the way back to the original Christian church in Rome.
This fact may be confusing to you, because you are probably aware that the Roman Catholic Church today is very far from holding to biblical Christianity, with its popes, vestments, sacraments, incense, celibate priests, nuns, church calendar and much more. The Roman Catholic Church is clearly a very corrputed version of Christianity. Nevertheless, it is a historical fact that the church in Rome can literally trace its roots in a more or less uninterrupted line to the time of the apostles. Of course, Catholics, like Orthodox Christians, are very proud of their historical roots. My suggestion is that you not argue with this claim because it is true. "
He doesn't defend Catholic faith. But this guy seems HONEST, even tho mistaken.
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When was the Roman Catholic Church started and is there proof that Peter was the founder of the church in Rome and the first pope? | Evidence for Christianity
2 timothy 3
13But evil men and impostors will proceed
from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of,
knowing from whom you have learned them,
There is always a lineage straight to Jesus Christ. Roby you learned form a guy who learned from another guy who learned from another guy, who learned from a ANGLICAN, who learned from another ANGLICAN, who learned from a CATHOLIC.
All these guys can read one line in the bible have seperate understanding of the same verse. How do we know which is the AUTHENTIC UNDERSTANDING?
These things have always been passed down KNOWING FROM WHOM YOU HAVE LEARNED THEM.
If there is a teaching I don't agree with my church......I correct my church. If my church says nope,,,,I'm in the wrong. What is my option? Leave start my own thing? absolutely not. I don't give up. I GOT GOD on my side. Pray.....and TRUST GOD, This is actual FAITH IN GOD. the REAL FAITH ALONE. I don't say oh God's church is awful better start a new one for him.
Titles don't matter. Position doesn't matter. You can be the Janitor of your church, IF GOD has your back, no one can stop you.
What I don't do is vilify everyone, slap the face of my imperfect parents, and say I'm going to do a better job.
As rule If you are going to leave a denomination leave it better then the way you found it.