iam en ex catholic like i said , most people think iam protestant , even thougth i dont identify as one and desagree on the many core protestant views. so lets see
so in sumary what I believe in
God is a Trinity
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we must baptize in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit.
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The Bible is the word of God and has the highest authority , but The writings of the apostlic age father’s are important help but not to the same level as the Bible.
Scripture and Tradition are both valid and crucial sources of revelation.
since with these helps we can asnwer some of the bibles hard themes and questions and they also determine to guide us and not lead us to heresy.
Tradition is even more important for this need.
One gets salvation by believing in Jesus and loving him ( if we love him we will keep his commandments and do good works )
=Catholic And this is not necessarily Protestant teaching,as you’ve structured your statement at any rate. It’s more in line with this Catholic teaching: "At the evening of life we shall be judged on our love."
The church is not an political institution or any kind of institution or temple
As well as being a spiritual entity the Church is necessarily a physical, visible entity with a unified faith and a historical lineage traceable to the beginnings, established and guided by Christ so that we may have a place where we know the “buck stops”. The fact that many non-Catholics “dont identify as one and desagree on the many core protestant views” gives testimony itself for the need of such an institution. God being so wise and all.
Images are ok since they are art as long as we don’t worship them
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Learning about the saints and respecting then is good but no worshipping them
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There is no such thing as apostolic succession in rank or seat of power
There better be. And the Church in both the east and west agrees on this.
No, the only apostolic succession is one of message we are the successors of the message left by them.
Protestant messages differ widely.
all bishops are equal , the in rome is not by any means superior.
Why not? And not superior as an individual but only in terms of authority. Someone has to do it.
there is a universal church , but like i said its not instinsitution much less a goverment,
Universal and unified-or else highly compromised