>all of which are fully God
Debatable. Filioquism is not settled yet.
Catholic Thread
Aiden Gray
Tyler Cooper
Well I don't think you really understand what the Pope actually does so I'll explain that but, first, the reason we believe in the office of the pope is because of the promise that Jesus makes to Saint Peter in the Gospel of Matthew 16:17-19
>And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Catholics believe that this position of holding the keys to heaven were not just held by Saint Peter, but, have been passed down to each successor of Peter from the first man who came after him all the way down until today. The Pope is the single, supreme, visible earthly authority in the Church. Christ is of course the High Priest and the head of the Church but, the Pope is his highest ranking servant on earth. The role of the Pope is to settle disputes and ensure that the Church continues to teach a consistent teaching passed down by Christ and his apostles. The office of the Pope is necessary because without a single head of decision making people will inevitably stray off into different directions and no one will believe the same thing. We can see this very clearly in with Protestants, there are literally thousands of different denominations with many radical disagreements between them. Even if you just want to point at the major groups between Protestants, such as: Presbyterians, Lutherans, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Methodists, Anglicans just between those groups there are massive differences. Having a visible hierarchy and a visible head of our Church, established by Christ, ensures that we believe the same teaching.
Henry Hughes
REPENT WEAKLING! FOLLOW THE WAYS OF YOUR ANCESTORS! FOLLOW THOR!
Luke Gutierrez
God isn't a magic genie, he won't just give you want you want if you ask him the right way. If you truly devout yourself to God he will fulfill all your desires but, he will also change your desires to conform to his. He isn't going to just give you a car or a gf or whatever because you pray enough. Ask God to make you the man he wants you to be and obey his commandments.
Matthew Collins
Based
Your ancestors are Christian, smelly neckbeard.
James Gray
Post jawline. My ancestors were pagan for thousands of years before fags like you tried to destroy their culture.
Ethan Miller
So I just work and devote myself to him for life and get jack shit in return? That's some bullshit.
Ethan Harris
How is Lucifer the bad guy when he never told anyone to commit genocide and god did?
Carter Rivera
God will save your soul and give you everlasting joy, he is not a gumball machine that will give you cool things when you ask. God knows what is best for you and what will bring you happiness better then you.
Chase Jones
All sin, suffering and death in the word is a result of Lucifer and the fall of man.