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Originally Posted by YB*
Ndigila, It does not matter who the pope was, in this era, the papacy was a political seat and not a religious one, actually it was almost hereditary like the ordinary kingdom crowns, run by Italian families, popes were deposed and others were proclaimed, there is nothing holy about the 'Holy Catholic church' nothing at all, and there is nothing holy or true about the edited "old testament" nothing at all
A simple google search will open your eyes to the true nature of the papacy, and the absurd intrigues, then maybe you can start appreciating why the old testament will forever remain a controversy
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When the New Testament was being canonized the concept of the papacy hadn't been fully developed yet. It wasn't until the councils of Toledo did the Bishop of Rome start declaring himself to have authority over the Bishops of the other churches.