Ah, it seems that JBucky, who had resolved not to reply anymore, changed his mind and came back.
Of course, he didn't answer any of my points that prove beyond all doubt, from Bible and History, that it is impossible for there to have been an apostasy in the Christian Church, and that the Catholic Church is that Church.
Now he comes with a link, one single website, which claims to have authoritative historical knowledge. Let's analyze it.
Needless to be pointed out, but still useful to, is that the website offered as a source is in no way Mormon. Quite on the contrary, it preaches a kind of fundamentalist Bible-only Christianity, has such papers as "how to identify a cult" and
this little piece on Mormonism, where they say, I quote:
The Mormon religion is not a Christian denomination and is considered to be a cult by most mainstream Christian sects.
This website has some very questionable history-telling as well, since they state that Iraeneus was against the early Church Fathers, when we have conclusive historical evidence that the continued the work of the Apostles and the early Church Fathers (like Polycarp, who had been a friend of St. John). I have, on my previous post, quoted Irenaeus asserting the continuous Apostolicity of the Church, and now you come giving me a website which, without ANY REFERENCE, claims he "restored" anything.
Anyway, the site is clearly anti-Mormon in this respect, and they believe many churches to be valid which Mormons call apostate.
But it is no big surprise that a Mormon would go to an anti-Mormon source for help against the Catholic Church. Afterall, it is no big deal for erroneous sects to make compromises with each other, so that they may fight against the absolute Truth more strongly. Who'd ever guess that, in their battle against the true Church of Christ, Mormons and Bible-alone fundamentalists would become allies?
About the site's paper on the Apostolic succession, and how it was broken, it's ONLY source is the Encyclopedia Britannica, and in some quotes which don't even mention any form of apostasy or lack of continuity.
They just put in some quotes from the EB to be able to claim, at the end of their false paper, that they had reliable sources.
JBucky, if you are interested in an honest discussion, you'll read my reply and answer it, and not try to pass on these shameles sites which are even against your own religion to try to slur mine.
