Love all the scriptures @HollandDrive. The Pope/Vatican was formed by the Romans after the crucifiction of Jesus. The Jewish Priests had rejected him and turned him over to the Romans for Crucifiction.
His. Death and resurrection was the beginning of Christianity and Grace through faith.
The Romans needed to capitalize on this by controlling the message. Co-opted Christianity enacted more rituals, etc.
Of course this happens in other churches as well i.e. Benny Hinn (who the IRS just raided). The difference is the Vatican has its own courts, laws, judicial system, diplomatic passports, immunity, etc. They are under papal law.
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Jem777 ago
Love all the scriptures @HollandDrive. The Pope/Vatican was formed by the Romans after the crucifiction of Jesus. The Jewish Priests had rejected him and turned him over to the Romans for Crucifiction. His. Death and resurrection was the beginning of Christianity and Grace through faith.
The Romans needed to capitalize on this by controlling the message. Co-opted Christianity enacted more rituals, etc.
Of course this happens in other churches as well i.e. Benny Hinn (who the IRS just raided). The difference is the Vatican has its own courts, laws, judicial system, diplomatic passports, immunity, etc. They are under papal law.