After listening to what was said by the Pope and others on TV the other day, it has caused me to come up with some questions:
1. Does the Catholic church really believe God's word (Bible) as final authority?
2. Do they believe God's word sometimes but not all the time? Does the church have the final word sometime?
3. Doesn't bowing to the Pope and others appear they worship them? That is idolatry. The Bible reads, "Therefore, beloved, flee from idolatry." Cor. 10:14.
4. They say "Holy Father." What about the others. Are they not holy also? Read Matthew 23:9. Also, Numbers 16:3 reads "They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?"
Calling someone Holy Father. Matthew 23:9 reads "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for one is your father, He who art in heaven!" Surely they don't mean their dad.
6. I thought it interesting how the Pope wears two caps on his head. Sometimes when he speaks, someone takes one off, sometimes two and sometimes he wears no cap. May I ask how come? What is the significance? That is not Biblical.
I have a tract that reads, "Can a Roman Catholic be sure of heaven? It appears not, as I think the Pope prayed for those who left this earth." That is anti-biblical. The Bible says one can. There are 10 verses in the Bible that tell how can know. One is Eph. 2:8-9.
I would thinks priests and nuns would be more curious to wish to learn what the Bible (God) says. I guess our minds are like soil. Then whatever you plant in it, is what grows.
