Peter the rock/foundation of the church?

[frangiuliano115]

Fran I doubt any of us are holy enough to have that sort of relationship with god. This is why God sent the prophets in the OT and saints in our present time. All these holy peoople like the doctors , fathers, and saints of the church help us understand scripture so that we may not accept read in error and muke up our own heresy and twisted morality. That’s why I think its important to read what the church fathers, doctors, and saints have to say. Protestants beleieve that God gives them the ability to interpret scripture. That’s one of the reasons why there is more than 30000 denominations.

I’m sorry but I just thought of this.

Just to give you an example of why I’m becoming so adamant about this: I didn’t used to be.

Here’s a reply to a thread currently going on:

"Re: Who Deserves to be in Hell?

I read once of a saint who was allowed to travel in visions into hell and converse with people who were damned. The youngest person they found damned was eight years old at their death.

The person had committed only one sin God knew that the person would never be sorry for that sin and took her out of the world as a lesson for all of us as to God’s sense of Justice.

The eight year old girls one sin that lead to her eternal damnation was that she took the name of God in Vain. ONCE."

If the above poster read the bible instead of that particular saint, he never would have come up with this idea!

Sorry again for carrying on.

Fran