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The English word Catholic is a transliteration of the Greek word katholikos which is a compound word from “kata” which means according to, and “holos” which means whole which was understood the Church of the world....universal. And in the early church it was a description of itself and after 312...

Overseer is an exact translation of Episkopos and in more modern times the overseer was called the Bishop.

I think you are funny and I think that most here will think you are somewhere between funny and rude....with little substance.

I think you think the world lies and truth is lies and faith is believing the Catholic lies.

I am talking about the Coptic Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church based in Egypt serving Africa and the Middle East. The head of the church and the See of Alexandria is the Pope of Alexandria is the Pope of Alexandria and the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark who established the church in 42 AD...

That was a joke....I did it. I am talking about the terms you used here Ignatius of Antioch Follow your bishop, every one of you, as obediently as Jesus Christ followed the Father. Obey your clergy too as you would the apostles; give your deacons the same reverence that you would to a command of...

The Coptic Church dates back to around 42 AD, when the Apostle Mark is said to have visited Egypt. As opposed to the Catholic Church which started sometime after 312 AD.

LOL Ya I know there are Catholics that do not like the Roman connection, but I assure you it was all about Rome to begin with. Emperor Constantine built Christians a city called Byzantium. And any physical enforcement of any Christian ruling was done by the empire.

The Catholic Church can define them.....but they define themselves differently.

That is because truth is nonsense to you.

And Christ said, You can catch a taxi to the airport. Using modern words and inserting them into ancient time periods is misleading. So what is your point?

Did not say they weren't. At the Council of Chalcedon, in 451 A.D., Coptic Christians split from the Roman Catholic Church. Rome and Constantinople accused the Coptic Church of being "monophysite," or teaching only one nature of Christ. But they buried the hatchet.

Would any reliable source be good enough for you? The Pope has already apologized for a lot of this.....I guess he is not a reliable source. LOL But not before the Catholic Church existed and it has not always been in agreement. Wrong again! We have been talking about the Catholic Church's...

He bestowed it upon His "Church" not the Catholic Church. Where is His Church now? The Coptic Church predates the Catholic Church by around 250 years. "Man-made Church" that is an interesting term. We would not be having this conversation if Christ endorsed any Church by name. Ergo the title of...

There is no Popes until the English language came out. Never said that the Apostles had no authority. You know when you are winning a debate when your opponent keep mis-representing you. And yes the Church went south....power hungry and murderous. No it did not impose truth. We can go over...

Did not say he was a lone ranger.....I said, he was the leader of the Gentile ministry and the Bible lists all those that work with him. The account of Jesus's post-resurrection appearance to Paul is given in detail three times in the Book of Acts and is repeatedly alluded to by Paul himself in...

Churches have authority.....the power of their authority comes from Christ, not a man. Their authority and mission is to preach the Gospel and minister to Christians....not to rule over them. Salvation is through Christ, not the Catholic Church and the Catholic Church has no authority over...

Well Peter was great and a favorite of many, especially those that are not that familiar with the scriptures. We do not see Apostles and disciples travelling to meet him to have him make a decision on things. We do not see him sending edicts to the churches. He was a minimal writer. But he did...

Be careful with hate.

Speculating is ok in a limited understanding. Father in another context, I will go with that. Actually what was Christ thinking of is hard to say......be perfect as your heavenly Father.....hate your father and mother....Christ said it and that is good enough, it is one of those things you can...