You know what is in the Bible? The origin of “The Catholic Church” in the ORIGINAL GREEK TEXT OF THE BIBLE:
Originally Posted by thistle
Origin of the words Catholic Church
(Greek: katholikos ekklesia)
developed from Acts 9:31 “the Church throughout all” (Greek: ekklesia kath olos).
In case you don’t have access to a copy of the original writings of the Bible, Here’s a pdf file of the original Greek Acts of the Apostles:
scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/NTpdf/act9.pdf
If you would put your money where your mouth is and, “stick to the Bible”, you would stop trying to attack the Catholic Church with lies from weird websites and quotes taken out of context from the Bible. The Catholic Church knows how to translate and interpret scripture. What exactly qualifies you to do it better? Why is your interpretation better than ours and why do we have to take yours, when ours has been around since the Bible was written?
That said, the Apostles received direct instructions from Christ Himself, who instructed them to preach everything he taught. The Apostles spread His teachings, as promised by the help and protection of the Holy Spirit. Part of that promise was the fact that even though individuals may may mistakes, the Church cannot. The Apostles then appointed pastors to govern different regions. The Catholic Church is the only Church whose pasters were direct successors to the Pope and prove it by pointing to Matt 18:18-20 which reads:
18 And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. 19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.
We look to the scriptures for proof that though individuals can become corrupt, the CC cannot. It was afforded that Grace uniquely in Matt 16:18,19 and 1 Tim 3:15
**Matt 16:1819: 18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. and **
**1 Tim 3:15
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. **
If you were following the Bible, you would find your way to the Truth, which is in the Catholic Church.
Now, I don’t mean to be rude, but I know what’s next: I know, instead of reading the Bible and following it, you’re just going to argue about how you think the Catholic Church is wrong, post more verses taken out of context or post some nonsense you found online from non-reliable websites. It’s really all you have, isn’t it?