(Jody Gray) This is just one of my Blog Posts related to Religion, Origins: where did what exists now, come from? And, why am I your enemy? See, Blog Post: Religion, Cross Reference. http://indextoblogposts.*
It appears, to me, the purpose of this publication is validation of the Catholic Church as the first and only true church -established by Jesus.
[https://www.catholic.] (Catholic Answers, Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth) An Unbroken History. Among the Christian churches, only the Catholic Church has existed since the time of Jesus. Every other church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches were established during the Reformation, which began in 1517. (Most of today’s Protestant churches are actually offshoots of the original Protestant offshoots.)
Only the Catholic Church existed in the 10th century, in the 5th century, and in the 1st century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing. The line of popes can be traced back, in unbroken succession, to Peter himself. This is unequaled by any institution in history.
Even the oldest government is new compared to the papacy, and the churches that send out door-to-door missionaries are young compared to the Catholic Church. Many of these churches began as recently as the 19th or 20th centuries… None of them can claim to be the Church Jesus established.
The Catholic Church has existed for nearly 2,000 years, despite constant opposition from the world. This is testimony to the Church’s divine origin. It must be more than merely human organization, especially considering that its human members -even some of its leaders -have been unwise, corrupt, or prone to heresy.
Any merely human organization with such members would have collapsed early on… that is testimony not to the cleverness of the Church’s leaders, but to the protection of the Holy Spirit.
The Church is One (Rom. 12:5, 1 Cor. 10:17, 12:13, CCC 813-822). Jesus established only one Church, not a collection of differing churches (Lutheran, Baptist, Anglican, and so on). The Bible says the Church is the bride of Christ (Eph. 5:23-32). Jesus can have but one spouse, and his spouse is the Catholic Church.
The Church is Catholic (Matt. 28:19-20, Rev. 5:9-19, CCC 830-856). Jesus’ Church is called catholic (“universal” in Greek) because it is his gift to all people. He told his apostles to go throughout the world and make disciples of “all nations” (Matt. 28:19-20).
...The Church Jesus established was known by its most common title, “the Catholic Church,” at least as early as the year 107, when Ignatius of Antioch used that title to describe the one Church Jesus founded…
The Church is Apostolic (Eph. 2:19-20, CCC 857-865). ...These beliefs include the bodily Resurrection of Jesus, the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, the sacrificial nature of the Mass, the forgiveness of sins through a priest, baptismal regeneration, the existence of purgatory, Mary’s special role, and much more -even the doctrine of apostolic succession itself.
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Bible Catholic Bible, is the Bible comprising the whole 73-book canon recognized by the Catholic Church, including the deuterocanonical books. Canon law. In another sense, a “Catholic Bible” is a Bible published in accordance with the prescriptions of Catholic canon law, which states: Books of the sacred scriptures cannot be published unless the Apostolic See or the conference of bishops has approved them. For the publication of their translations into the vernacular, it is also required that they be approved by the same authority and provided with necessary and sufficient annotations.
With the permission of the Conference of Bishops, Catholic members of the Christian faithful in collaboration with separated brothers and sisters can prepare and publish translations of the sacred scriptures provided with appropriate annotations.
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*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_canon#Western_Church (Western Church) Biblical canon, is a list of texts (or “books”) which a particular religious community regards as authoritative scripture. The word “canon” comes Greek, meaning “rule” or “measuring stick”.
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*According to Catholic doctrine, the direct papal successor to Saint Peter is the incumbent pope (currently Pope Francis). Saint Peter [https://en.wikipedia] d. between AD 64 and 68. *BP: Bible references, people. http://indextoblogposts.*
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