Love Letters to Lukewarm Souls

On abuse and sex scandals in the Catholic Church For 2,000 years, the fact that bad priests or popes, scandals and corruptions had NOT been able to destroy the Catholic church is proof that the church was founded by Jesus Christ. Holding on to His promise in Matthew 16:18 that "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church. And the gates of the underworld can never overpower it."  © EWTN 2018-3-1 Get paid to share your links!

Catholic Basics Series (Post#2) Matthew 16:18 is key to understanding Christ’s intent to pass on the authority to lead the Church to Peter and the apostles. Christ tells Peter that he is the rock on which He will build His church. When Catholics use the term apostolic succession, they are referring to the line of bishops that stretches all the way back to the apostles—to Peter—the first Pope. Apostolic tradition (the authentic teaching of the apostles) was handed from Christ to the apostles, and from them to their successors. This unbroken line of popes (the bishops of Rome) and all other bishops have guided the Church for the past 2,000 years, just as Christ intended (Matthew 28:19-20).  Christ sent His apostles out into the world with authority to teach and heal (Luke 9:1-2) and to forgive sins (John 20:23). This God-given authority is exercised by the bishops within the Catholic Church to this day. Here's the historical list of Pope from Peter down to cur...