which leaves a huge 1,000 year gap in history with no Christians, but they will turn around the next second and claim that the Church's authority goes back to Peter, uninterrupted?
2007-06-10 12:57:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ummmmm, the operative part of the word, being "protest"
That's what we/they do/did.
Protested the power of the Catholic church.
..What is strange, is that Rome crucified Peter upside down, and yet still claim to be the only true path to God. *shrug*
2007-06-11 04:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by MotherNature 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the Protestant and Evangelical church buildings do pay attention to the Word of God and hold forth for longer than Catholics. There is not anything flawed with having longer homilies however I feel it could imply that a few Catholics, and others, could become bored! The priest has to take a look at and talk approximately the Word of the Lord to many distinct individuals and of every age in a restricted time. It isn't convenient to do and I continuously pray for him and for the ones listening. Mostly the Homily will increase a few instructing within the Gospel that has been learn and if we pray, there'll continuously be anything for us to take residence. It is just a begin, we will be able to learn the Gospel once more at residence and different Scriptures. We can possibly take facet in Bible Study agencies in our parish. I feel within the Catholic Church that the relaxation of the Mass takes precedence, that we pay attention to the Consecration and Holy Communion. As a Reader at Mass, I do understand that we're to feed at the Word of the Lord as good as on receiving him within the Holy Eucharist. God bless
2016-09-05 11:52:26 · answer #2 · answered by ocer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing strange about it. There were other churches in and after the Apostolic age besides the one in Rome. The church in Rome was one of many started in the early church age, so disavowing the Roman church leaves no gap in the history of Christianity since that leaves the churches founded at or before the same time. Also, yes, many like to claim that Jesus stated Peter would be the rock that the church was founded on, but that ignores the very syntax of the passage and the fact that Jesus called Simon the masculine form of rock-petros- which literally means "pebble" and the rock the church was founded on by the feminine form- petra- which literally means "boulder or mountain." Any Christian that claims Peter was the first pope is ignoring that fact and the fact that Peter was named pope posthumously (the first recording of Peter being called a pope was well after he and the handful of popes named after him had already died).
2007-06-10 13:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by James F 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is because of ignorance. They say the protestants are the original christians who went underground when rome took over and incorporated pagan beliefs. Of corse this is rubbish, there is no historical proof of this underground church's existence.
All they have to do is study the Church Fathers like Tertullian, st Augustine, st Amrose, st Irenaeus, st John Crysostom. They will see what they write about the method of worship, the Eucharist, the Virgin Mary.
By the way, Peter in the language of Jesus, Aramaic, which he spoke, is called Kepha, which means rock.
Kepha means a rock, the same as petra. It doesn’t mean a little stone or a pebble. What Jesus said to Simon in Matthew 16:18 was this: ‘You are Kepha, and on this kepha I will build my Church.’
2007-06-10 13:38:03 · answer #4 · answered by Tiberias 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a rather strange thing. Protestants like to latch onto the "2 billion adherents" statistic when trying to lay the smackdown on muslims in the debates here.... but turn around and say that the 1.1 billion of us don't count in the next breath.
Ladies and gents, you're going to have to decide: is Christianity the world's largest religion? Or is it #3 behind Islam, and the separate religion you believe Catholics to hold?
2007-06-11 00:12:31 · answer #5 · answered by evolver 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1000? How about 1500 year gap!
2007-06-10 13:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by Br. Rich OFS 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True.No Catholicism,then no Protestantim which is built on Catholicism. E vero,credo que si.
2007-06-10 13:06:02 · answer #7 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There have been Christians since the death of Christ. i am not catholic or protestant. i am a Christian with no higher authority than My Lord.
2007-06-10 13:05:11 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I didn't know that Protestants did that. Yes, it is strange.
2007-06-10 13:00:20 · answer #9 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That is only the "Church of Christ", that feel that way...
...(and the match is lit!)
2007-06-12 06:43:23 · answer #10 · answered by burn out 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋