Why are protestants against the pope?

[godsent]

Why are protestants against having a pope?



Its probably an ovious answer that you all know,but i can’t seem to get the answer for myself?

 

[Seeks_God]

it’s simple really…the worship the physical Bible and not the spiritual Bible. The interpret it as they see fit and take it literally. Reading the Bible literally, you will find it does contradict itself. But we know that a just and righteous God will not contradict himself, therefore the Bible needs to be interpreted in its proper context. The Magisterium of The Church is the teaching function of the Church nad has established the proper interpretations. protestants also have a hard time remembering that Jesus established the papacy through Peter and “the gates of hell will not prevail” against the papacy(the Church).

And don’t worry, protestants are just our rebellious little step brother…(I’m only kidding, all you God loving protestants… )

 

[godsent]

Seeks God:

it’s simple really…the worship the physical Bible and not the spiritual Bible. The interpret it as they see fit and take it literally. Reading the Bible literally, you will find it does contradict itself. But we know that a just and righteous God will not contradict himself, therefore the Bible needs to be interpreted in its proper context. The Magisterium of The Church is the teaching function of the Church nad has established the proper interpretations. protestants also have a hard time remembering that Jesus established the papacy through Peter and “the gates of hell will not prevail” against the papacy(the Church).

And don’t worry, protestants are just our rebellious little step brother…(I’m only kidding, all you God loving protestants… )

So when you say"The Magisterium of The Church is the teaching function of the Church nad has established the proper interpretations. "does that mean that they have throughly looked through the bible and found out all the proper meanings of it?

 

[ames61]

As a former protestant myself, I thought it was freaky that perfectly rational people would allow the words of an old man in Rome to dictate their actions. For instance I had a friend who in the mid 80’s was pursuing in vitro fertilization. When the pope came out against it during her course of treatment, she immediately dropped it. Now I look at that as an amazing display of obedience. At the time I thought it was a display of brain washing.

He also stands in the person of the Church for many people. Much to my chagrin now, I even joined my Protestant friends in flippantly referring to the pope as the antichrist. Now I hate even typing those words.

 

[STIOFAN]

godsent:

Why are protestants against having a pope?



Its probably an ovious answer that you all know,but i can’t seem to get the answer for myself?

Because they don’t like anyone that wears brown leather slip-on shoes seriously though if we can’t come up with a good reason, I’m sure they will find one somewhere.

 

[Seeks_God]

godsent:

So when you say"The Magisterium of The Church is the teaching function of the Church nad has established the proper interpretations. "does that mean that they have throughly looked through the bible and found out all the proper meanings of it?

Considering the Catholic Church compiled the Bible, I would say they have a rather intimate relationship with Scripture…

 

[Della]

Many Protestant denoms are based in gnostic spirituality in which the flesh deemed totally corrupt. This brings about two sorts of objectors: This first sees any honoring of the pope or of the saints, especially Mary as idolizing the flesh. Th other sort see it as a challenge to their notion that since man cannot be perfected, he may as well sin in the flesh while thinking his spirit above it all. In both cases it’s as if the Incarnation had never happened.

What it really means is that the the first group tends to be puritanical about what they don’t need to be (giving honor to those whom God has exalted) while the second group tends to be overly indulgent of their own sins by seeing their actions as merely of the flesh and so not relevant to their spiritual lives. In the first case, the pope represents idolatry and in the second case he represents repression.