If Protestants say that Catholicism is Falsehood then were the Non Christians correct when they said the same?

Question

For 1500 years there was no "Protestant" schism and Christianity was basically the RCC.

When Non Christians called them false and misguided then were they CORRECT as per the Protestants ?

In other words, are Protestants saying that the Non Christians were correct in calling early Christianity the wrong path for 1500 years ?

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Answer 1

Jesus promised, "I will build my Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18). This means that his Church will never be destroyed and will never fall away from him. His Church will survive until his return. Among the Christian churches, only the Catholic Church has existed since the time of Jesus. Every other Christian 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 tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first 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. 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: Any merely human organization would have collapsed long ago.

The Catholic Church is today the most vigorous church in the world (and the largest, with a billion members: one sixth of the human race), and that is testimony not to the cleverness of the Church’s leaders, but to the protection of the Holy Spirit.

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). For 2,000 years the Catholic Church has carried out this mission, preaching the good news that Christ died for all men and that he wants all of us to be members of his universal family (Gal. 3:28). Nowadays the Catholic Church is found in every country of the world and is still sending out missionaries to "make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:19).

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 title apparently was old in Ignatius’s time, which means it went all the way back to the time of the apostles.

Answer 2

Yes, they would be right if they were to say that. If a religion doesn't line up with the Bible then it is a false religion and you don't have to be Christian to figure out if a religion lines up with the Bible or not.

As an example: There used to be a television show called LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE. However, if you read the actual books written by Laura Ingles Wilder you would discover that the television show's creators took some artistic liberties in creating the show and that the television version of the stories don't line up with the actual books. Like in one episode they showed the family having a picnic after church on Sunday and the children all running around having fun. But if you read the actual books you would find that Laura got spanked for running and playing on the Sabbath day. Therefor, the books are the real story of Laura's life and the television show is largely fiction.

It is the same way with the Bible. The Bible is the word of God, it is the real deal. Therefor, if a religion doesn't line up with the Bible then it is a false religion. And all you have to be able to do is read in order to compare and see if it lines up or not.

Answer 3

"If Protestants say that Catholicism is Falsehood then were the Non Christians correct when they said the same?"
"Protestant" was formed after the Roman Catholic doctrines were shown to be the curses they were. But before that, the church was full of those who were neither - never having the need to call themselves 'Protestants'. So your perspective is a bit off.

Many as I do call themselves 'Reformed' , as in reformed after the early church, even those who were believer's before the council of Nicea.

That's just to let you know, Peter, nor Paul, nor Jude, nor even James called themselves Roman Catholics.

Answer 4

tricky candy is a movie with Ellen internet site (very extreme and good performing btw). don't think each and every thing you spot/hear. there is not any evidence. regardless of the undeniable fact that, there is evidence that the Martin Luther did break away from the Roman Catholic Church, transforming into the 2nd maximum excellent non secular schism (first became the jap Orthodox Church) that spark a international schism transforming into Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Calvinist, and so on.

Answer 5

What would a non-Christian know about Christianity other than they disagree with it? If a non-Christian and a protesting Protestant happen to agree on something, it does not necessarily make them both right.

That's like asking "if a non-Muslim and a Shia agree that the Sunni are wrong, does that mean the non-Muslim and Shia are right?"

Not logical, captain.

Answer 6

Q: If Protestants say that Catholicism is Falsehood then were the Non Christians correct when they said the same?

A: yes

Answer 7

Not all of us Protestants call Catholics a false religion. We can disagree with their doctrine, but we know they can be saved just like the rest of us.

Answer 8

Fundamentalist thinking at its best.

Fundamentalism is defined as “the practice of asserting the absolute truth of your own beliefs and practices to the deliberate exclusion of the possibility of truth in the beliefs and practices of others.” It is nothing but bigotry.

Fundamentalists have this "holier than thou" attitude, which gets in your nerves. They always presume to know more about your religion and what is good for you. Fundamentalists talk as if no case could be made for the Catholic faith.

Are they our modern day Pharisees?

How can I bring myself to love them? They resort to black propaganda and lies. Here are some examples of their lies and propaganda.

+ The Pope is the Anti-Christ (they have been saying this since Martin Luther made the accusation).

+ The Church is the Whore of Babylon in the book of Revelation

+ Catholics are not Christians

+ The Catholic Church is the Mother of all harlots.

+ Catholics worship Satan

+ The Catholic Church started Islam

Source: Chick Publications and posts on YA, R&SS

And to add insult to injury they justify these allegations by saying “we don't want you to go to hell,” which is just ridiculous. Do they really expect us to fall for that line?

To my fundamentalist brothers & sisters: Jesus said, “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. – Matthew 7, 1-2 (KJV)

Answer 9

all religion is false hood well not la veyan satanism (its an atheistic philosophy)

all religions are based on myths and superstitions

if i as an adult came up to anyone and said hey all humans came from odin carving man and woman from a tree

they would think i was crazy but if i said some invisible tribal god from the middle east grabbed a handful of dirt and sneezed on it they would think i was fine

weird isnt it

Answer 10

They were all deluded. That's why I returned to the gods of my ancestors (Forn Sidr - Norse Heathen) when I found that the most noble and powerful parts of the Christian churches were things they borrowed from the beliefs of my ancestors. They adopted all these things to get northern Europe to convert. Why would we accept a religion that made everyone slaves to a tyrannical (and sexist) god? The stuff they started with is just some weird Middle Eastern offshoot of Judaism.