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Then why, in Constantinople (381 AD), was this added to the Nicene Creed?
In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Whether it is called the RCC or the catholic Church (by the bishops theology) doesn't matter. They believed the same.
Instead of throwing out-of-context snippets at me I suggest you study to learn what you are talking about. The word "Catholic" is derived from two Greek words, Kata, according to and Holos, whole. According to the whole, i.e. the whole church. Now if you want some relevant facts look up Pope Gregory VII. If you do your own searching instead of copy/pasting antiChristian rhetoric from anonymous website you will find as I said. There was no Catholic church with a pope in Rome at its head, until 1375 when Hildebrand, the bishop of Rome unilaterally usurped authority over the Kata Holos church. He issued 27 Dictatus Papae, Papal Dictates, dictating that he was the head of the church.
Reading the NHL compares the theology as if one were returned to the 4th century, and can decide if they choose the bishops of Constantine or not. Since the greater majority of bishops (and elders of different theologies) didn't show up at Nicaea, we have a reason to see why. Obviously to me, they feared the earthly power of persecution of the catholics and Constantine, and stayed on their spiritual paths.
I would learn just as much reading Ben Hur.It is just as authoritative as the NHL. What may be "obvious" to you is not evidence. It is obvious to Mormons that the BOM was sent down from heaven to Joseph Smith. It was obvious to his followers that David Koresh was the messiah.
If one is trained in truth (by another), they are a slave. If one seeks the truth, he finds it and is free. Christ said this, not me.
Yeah right you are so much superior to all us common folk because you study independently. Should I kiss your ring? Would you consult a self taught doctor or lawyer? Do you think that people who study under teachers and professors leave their brains at the door when they go in? Students in uiniversities and seminaries are encouraged to study for themselves and offer different views. They are not robots blindly accepting everything a professor or teacher says. Many students disagree with their professors vocally and in writing.
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