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Protestantism didn't begin until the 16th century, long after the Bible was assembled in the late 4th century. The Catholic Church, at the Councils of Rome, Hippo, and Carthage, met and prayed to the Holy Spirit for guidance. Then, they analyzed over 300 documents, books, letters, etc...

The Church you are rejecting was the one, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and the authority given it by Christ, that gave you the New Testament and selected the Septuagent version of the Old Testament. In other words, you have a Bible based on the authority of this same Church...

Nowhere in Matthew 13:55-56 does it say that Jesus' brethren were Mary's children. You are twisting Scriptures to say what you want vs. what the author intended. Don't read into Scripture what isn't there. Recall, too, that Joseph was a widower. He certainly could have had children who would...

You seem to have the same certitude that the Catholic Church is not Christ's Church as the Pharisees were that Christ wasn't the Messiah. Interesting.

Nowhere in Scripture does it say Mary had other kids. Nowhere. No one, other than Jesus, is said to be the child of Mary. It says Jesus had brothers, etc., but that means that either they were cousins, who in that time and culture were often called brothers. See the following article for a...

Actually you are following men. If you followed God, you would belong to the Church He founded. God created a (one) Church and promised to be with it till the end. He never, ever said, "Go start your own churches based solely on what you personally interpret from the Scriptures." (See 2...

Here's a good article that covers a discussion about both sides of the argument: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/was-mary-a-perpetual-virgin

The nature of angels is different from humans. Angels have something called instant discernment. They make their minds up about something immediately, and that's it...forever. their decisions are permanent. We weak humans are flawed. We constantly make mistakes. god knows this, and gives us...

The "loosing and binding" in Matthew 16 is "whatever" he looses or binds. With regard to forgiveness of sins, (John 20:19-23) refers to loosing and binding of sins. A clear difference...

Again, you are trying to negate what Jesus clearly did and said. Jesus established the office that we call Pope in Matt. 16:18-19. The "keys" to the kingdom of heaven are the giveaway. Everyone in Jesus' day understood the symbol of authority of the keys. The king usually had a...

Sacraments and "works of the law" are two entirely different things. Works of the law refer to acts undertaken to obey the Law of Moses, the fundamental law of Judaism. Thus, after saying we are justified apart from works of the law, Paul asks, “Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God...

The issue is about authority. Authority, unlike power, is "given." Power is "taken." Christ gave His authority to confect the Eucharist to the Apostles. He didn't give it to everyone. Had He intended that, He could have given it to the 5000 when they were gathered there to listen to Him...

There is no magic involved in transubstantiation. Christ, through his instrument the priest, changes the bread and wine, substantively, to His Body and Blood. If you think Christ, Who is God, is not capable of doing so, then you may need to decide whether you think God is all powerful...

Jesus said, "...do this in rememberance of Me." The "do this" is the what. The "in rememberance" part is the why. Be careful not to confuse the two. What is the "this" part? See Matt. 26:26, While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his...

The "wafers" and "grape juice are transformed into the actual body and blood of Christ. The first group that left Jesus, left over this very doctrine. See John 6:66: As a result of this, many of His disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. Not just the...

Read Matthew 25:31-46 for a good example of works.

You can't change the Gospel to mean what you want it to mean. You have to accept it for what the writer meant at the time, in his language and culture. Even the founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther, believed that Mary had no other children: {Pelikan, ibid., v.22:214-15 / Sermons on John...

No. They were either Joseph's sons from his previous marriage, or cousins. Mary had no other children. Here's an informative article on it: Was Mary a Perpetual Virgin?

Seeing as the Catholic Church was the ONLY Church for a long time (Orthodox splintered off in 1054 A.D.), then it has to be Christ's Church. Judging by the fruits of the individuals, as you have implied, means that you shouldn't be Christian at all, since of the first 12, one as Judas Iscariot...

No one is, indeed, infallible...on their own. The Pope, however, is infallible when defining doctrine for the whole Church (and the world), in such a manner in which he intends it to apply to the whole world, as the successor of Peter. This infallibility is a guarantee from Christ, not...