Dude, the catholic church was built upon conglomerating local, regional religions. If any religion was invented for nefarious purposes, it was Catholicism.
No, the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ, and His Apostles founded a bunch of local churches (see the book of Acts) which together were in communion, forming the Catholic Church under St. Peter and his successors (the Popes).
Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus give authority to an institution. He anointed His disciples to carry on His message, and Paul was never one of His disciples. Anything Paul created was from his own teachings. There was not supposed to be an organized body that controls what Jesus taught, just the Bible. He absolutely did not create the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church today is far removed from the original teachings of Jesus.
I’ve seen a different hypothesis: the Catholic Church invented freemasonry as a way to corrupt Protestantism. Seems to have worked
Lol no. The Jews invented Protestantism and Freemasonry to subvert the Church. THAT is what happened...
Dude, the catholic church was built upon conglomerating local, regional religions. If any religion was invented for nefarious purposes, it was Catholicism.
No, the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ, and His Apostles founded a bunch of local churches (see the book of Acts) which together were in communion, forming the Catholic Church under St. Peter and his successors (the Popes).
Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus give authority to an institution. He anointed His disciples to carry on His message, and Paul was never one of His disciples. Anything Paul created was from his own teachings. There was not supposed to be an organized body that controls what Jesus taught, just the Bible. He absolutely did not create the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church today is far removed from the original teachings of Jesus.