(February 28, 2016 at 2:29 pm)pocaracas Wrote: According to the story, the church was founded by Jesus, but started right off the bat with Peter at the helm.
Catholics follow the teachings of those who are in tune with Jesus (or claim to be), the popes.
They "correctly" interpret the scriptures and their own "interactions" with the divine, and provide the faithful with all the guidance they need.
The bible is a nice book, with nice stories, but they need not be the full truth. And thus need not be followed to the letter.
The guidance provided by the popes, however, should be in line with the teachings of Jesus, for he was the one who imbued them with that proximity to the divine...and those teachings have been preserved in the NT.
The OT is there to provide some support to the NT and some legitimacy to Jesus... the bits of the OT that don't align with these goals can be safely ignored as teachings or rulings of old times... no longer heeded by civilized people.
Let me know if I got anything wrong, CL,
Thank you, Poca. I'm not very good at explaining things.
This is all correct. Peter was the first pope of the church which we believe God Himself (as Jesus) founded, and has a divine connection to.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
