If the catholic church was the first church and other sects of Christianity have spun off to follow the true word of god is that not proof that the church was wrong from the start or is it proof that religions make up the rules as they go?
2006-09-13 12:45:02 · 13 answers · asked by CRJPILOT 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So if the catholic church was wrong and the sects split off to follow the true word of god witch of the thousands of sects is the right one they all can not be right or are they all full of it?
2006-09-13 13:07:30 · update #1
Bingo!
2006-09-13 13:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You're assuming the Catholic church today is the same as it was when it was when it began. The church has had 2000 years to be affected by politics and men's own desires, making the Catholic church today far from what early Christians instructed.
That is why the Bible is so important; we can always go back to it and see if what we believe is what was intended. or if we have strayed.
Others already have talked about the Roman Catholic Church, but even before that there were churches that Paul founded that wouldn't have called themselves that. They joined the Catholic when it was formed to be one collective denomonation, but originally they were each their own church.
2006-09-13 19:50:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Roman Catholic Church was the first church. The spin offs happened because some people thought the Catholic's started making their own rules and not going by the "true" word of the bible.
2006-09-13 19:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by ~♥Aimee♥~ 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Constantine HIJACKED Christianity and turned it in to a Political/Banking system
Many True Christian groups in Switzerland, Italy, etc. NEVER EVER heard of The Poop or any Rome Jazz until they were hunted down by the CULT.
If the First Poop was Peter --possibly it was Peter Mangus=The Magician!
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2006-09-13 20:08:03 · answer #4 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Perhaps it was the first Christian church, but religion predates that all the way back to when people worshipped the sun or dead relatives.
2006-09-13 20:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are referring to a church as a strictly Christian thing, then w/e, but I hope you don't believe that Christianity has existed since the beginning of time.
2006-09-13 19:48:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is proof that we make up the rules as we go along
2006-09-13 19:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by corvuequis 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The catholic church was not the first church
2006-09-13 19:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by wisdom 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Yes and Yes.
Hey wisdom, yes the Catholics were the first dipsh*t.
2006-09-13 19:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
G-d is One. I do not believe any of the Christian churches are right.....just my belief. Jesus was just a man--------just a man.
2006-09-13 20:09:31 · answer #10 · answered by Shossi 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋