Why do Protestants reject the Pope's authority?

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1AugustSon7 said:
I assure you no one here has “access to everything the pope has access to.” Even the CIA would like access to some of the things the Pope has access to.
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Yeah, the butler found that out, didn’t he? 😃

I meant of course, spiritually speaking.
Thank you for the correction.
 
Micah11 said:
No, I’m asking you a straight out question.
If you believe it applies to you, then tell me what you believe it encompasses?
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Of course Jesus meant for us to follow him 100%. Did he not say pick up your cross too?
 
CaptFun said:
CaptFun responds in red and green 🙂
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I had to laugh at this. Thanks for your responses to my questions, CaptFun and 1AugustSon. I’ll have to re-read your posts and then reply.

Right now, after reading Malachi 3 (“And He shall purify…”) I have an overwhelming desire to listen to that passage from Handel’s “Messiah”. Really. Including the intoxicating overture.
 
Porknpie said:
Micah,

Does that mean you believe in the Eucharist? John Chapter 6… :confused:
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I was raised catholic. Left the RCC as a young adult due to conflicts in doctrine.
I’m very familiar with numerous Protestant denominations.
However, I find the constant bickering between churches downright obnoxious,
so I removed myself from them to take a closer look at the culture of Jesus Christ.

I can tell you for certain, the wall between Christian and Jew needs to be removed.
Christians are missing out on a HUGE portion of scriptural understanding by assuming those things of the past do not apply to Christians, they do!

Since then I have adopted observances of some Jewish traditions and incorporated them in my worship. As such, I do not refer to myself as a Christian, but a Messianic Believer, along with Jews who are Messianic Believers, only I cannot call myself a Messianic Jew because I’m not Jewish.

So to answer your question, do I believe the Lord is present during communion, of course but then I also believe that I am never alone.
 
Micah11 said:
I can tell you for certain, the wall between Christian and Jew needs to be removed.
Christians are missing out on a HUGE portion of scriptural understanding by assuming those things of the past do not apply to Christians, they do!
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You are hardly alone in this. Pope Benedict would agree with a lot of what you just said here.
 
Micah11 said:
Yes, they go to mass, sing, pray for the Holy Spirits leading and I think that’s all marvelous.
However, the pope is a sinner just like everyone else and is not immune from the temptations that go along with an office of power and prestige. A little research into papal history will reveal there were some very dark popes along the way.
I’m sure Jesus prayed before choosing the apostles also.
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You have the wrong idea about Papal Infalliablity but it’s common. I think you imagine Catholics believe the pope cannot sin. Others, think the pope relies on some sort of amulet or magical incantation when an infallible definition is due.

Given these common misapprehensions regarding the basic tenets of papal infallibility, it is necessary to explain exactly what infallibility is not. Infallibility is not the absence of sin. Nor is it a charism that belongs only to the pope. Indeed, infallibility also belongs to the body of bishops as a whole, when, in doctrinal unity with the pope, they solemnly teach a doctrine as true. We have this from Jesus himself, who promised the apostles and their successors the bishops, the magisterium of the Church: “He who hears you hears me” (Luke 10:16), and “Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven” (Matt. 18:18).

Some ask how popes can be infallible if some of them lived scandalously. This objection of course, illustrates the common confusion between infallibility and impeccability. There is no guarantee that popes won’t sin or give bad example. (The truly remarkable thing is the great degree of sanctity found in the papacy throughout history; the “bad popes” stand out precisely because they are so rare.)

An infallible pronouncement—whether made by the pope alone or by an ecumenical council—usually is made only when some doctrine has been called into question. Most doctrines have never been doubted by the large majority of Catholics.

Pick up a catechism and look at the great number of doctrines, most of which have never been formally defined. But many points have been defined, and not just by the pope alone. There are, in fact, many major topics on which it would be impossible for a pope to make an infallible definition without duplicating one or more infallible pronouncements from ecumenical councils or the ordinary magisterium (teaching authority) of the Church.
 
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