For those of you here who believe that the ecclesial organisation headed by an elderly gentleman in the Vatican is the Spawn of Satan, when do you say this organisation started up and hence when did Christianity start to go horribly wrong? Was it
1. When the last of the Apostles died (what I call the 'Mormon view')?
2. When the Constantinian-Theodosian Settlement was Established in the 4th century (what I call the 'Classic Radical Reformation' view)?
3. When the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 allowing the Papacy's power to rise (what I call the 'Whig' view; see eg: Gibbons' Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire)?
4. When the Great Schism of 1054 happened (my view, which is also the view of the Orthodox Church and Magisterial Reformers such as Luther)?
5. When the Council of Trent happened in 1545-63 (the view of some Protestants)?
6. When the Second Vatican Council was held in 1962-5 (the view of traditionalist Catholics)?
7. Another date/ event?
Please give reasons for your answers
1. When the last of the Apostles died (what I call the 'Mormon view')?
2. When the Constantinian-Theodosian Settlement was Established in the 4th century (what I call the 'Classic Radical Reformation' view)?
3. When the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 allowing the Papacy's power to rise (what I call the 'Whig' view; see eg: Gibbons' Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire)?
4. When the Great Schism of 1054 happened (my view, which is also the view of the Orthodox Church and Magisterial Reformers such as Luther)?
5. When the Council of Trent happened in 1545-63 (the view of some Protestants)?
6. When the Second Vatican Council was held in 1962-5 (the view of traditionalist Catholics)?
7. Another date/ event?
Please give reasons for your answers
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