I partially understand your seeming lack of knowledge of how badly Roman Catholic teaching actually contradicts and even defies God's written word, the Bible.
However, the Apostle Peter wouldn't step foot in the Vatican. The ruling of the hierarchy of Roman Catholicism has long denied and forbidden the laymen who are RCC members the God-given freedom to investigate Scripture for themselves as the Bereans were praised for doing.
Acts 17:1 "When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
In contradiction to that Scripture:
"The Catechism of the Catholic Church - Paragraph # 100: The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church, that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him."
The Roman Catholic Church has ruled that when it comes to faith, morals, and doctrine, Catholics and Christians in general are not allowed to interpret Scripture in contradiction to how the Roman Catholic Church interprets it.
This means there is no way for obedient Catholics to know whether the Roman Catholic Church is false because they are obligated to never contradict the Roman Catholic Church when examining Scripture. They must submit to whatever it says is proper biblical interpretation. This means the Catholic must yield to any and all official teachings that his church proclaims in the areas of faith, morals, and doctrine.
(Trent, Session 4, “Decree Concerning the Edition, and the Use, of the Sacred Books”):
” . . . no one, relying on his own skill, shall,– in matters of faith, and of morals pertaining to the edification of Christian doctrine,– wresting the sacred Scripture to his own senses, presume to interpret the said sacred Scripture contrary to that sense which holy mother Church,– whose it is to judge of the true sense and interpretation of the holy Scriptures,– hath held and doth hold,”
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The Catholic Church is not going down the drain. the Vatican Cardinals are trying to oust him. Or the Pope resigns. But he is supported by Barack to stay. How long, this Communist Pope stay? Hope it is shorter. But this will take a little while.
Please don't jump and condemn the whole Catholic Church without knowing the facts going on. Jesus knows what is going on. We majority of the Catholics don't want Pope Francis! What he is doing is not Catholic, not according to what Jesus asked Saint Peter to teach the people of God.
Jesus blesses Peter’s confession, “for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven” (Matt. 16:17). God’s revelation gives Peter “holy joy.”5 Jesus continues, “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt. 16:18). Jesus will build his church on Peter’s confession.
Saint Peter at the Vatican will continue, and rid of this Pope of Barack Obama.
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