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Hi BreadOfLife, Wasn't Ignatius just talking about the catholic church (with a small "c") or universal church? All Christians living at the time? I can't imagine in 107AD there were any other churches competing with each other like we have today. BTW....I am non-denominational and just follow...

Dear Stranger, All Christians (should) agree with you that all believers must believe that Jesus is the son of God and we must have faith in him. Everyone should believe that. And you and I defiantly agree that there are some that teach a different doctrine. Isn't that why there is so much...

Hi FHII, I have some thoughts on this. I actually got into a discussion with my son about this several years ago and I sent him this: What is a fair salary for a pastor of a church? Some would argue it largely depends on the size of the church. Is it a mega-church with thousands of members or...

Hi Stranger, I don't know the proper protocol on this but I hope you don't mind me just quoting part of your post that doesn't make sense to me. I don't understand how there can be, according to you, one true universal church that is made up of all who are born-again and that church is...

HI FHII, This is the earliest writing I can find which shows a clear distinction between The Catholic Church and any other church: The very name of Catholic, which, not without reason, belongs to this Church alone, in the face of so many heretics, so much so that, although all heretics want to...

I read a book by Rabbi David G. Dalin who is a professor of History and Political Science. He is the author of a book The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis His book says that not only did Pope Pius protect and defend the Jews during World War II, but that there...

How do we know they were Catholic bishops? Maybe they were just Bishops of local churches?

Not sure what you mean by Holy. It's nice. I would wear it or give it to someone. That's my two cents worth. Mary

God doesn't demand a fixed amount of money from us. He wants us to give from the heart. If people are asked by their church to give a certain percent of their income, that's extortion. If they give freely and cheerfully the amount they are able, that's a gift. Just my two cents worth. Mary

God is more powerful. If he has God on his side everything will be OK. :rolleyes: