(January 14, 2017 at 2:14 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: But different sects have plagued Christianity from the start. Not all "Christians" were on board with Paul's preachments, for instance, and that reaches back to the very start of the movement. There seems to be a considerable difference between Paul's brand of Christianity and that of James the Just, for example. The early Church was constantly marginalizing this or that group as heretics, even before there was a 'Bible' over which they could squabble. It makes sense that you, a Catholic, would argue that extra-Biblical authority is needed to avoid heresy, but you must admit that Catholicism's claim to authority in the first place is the result of the historical winners in that early contest of ideas/interpretations driving out conflicting views, planting a flag, and declaring victory.
It doesn't strike me as especially inspired -- just the messy workings of history, as usual.
You're trying to use disagreement among christians as reason to disprove christianity. There's disagreement among scientists on most scientific "truths", as well as disagreement on most all things we accept as true. Catholic Lady and myself disagree on points of doctrine, but we both follow the true Christ. The truth is that we don't have to agree on all points of doctrine; even if you think that God should have made it that way.
