Reply #33: Let me take this opportunity to offend both sides of this issue, if I may.

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Against those who use the Catholic Church as God's authority
on earth:

Since the Reformation, the Pope was in some circles considered
to be the anti-Christ referenced in Revelations

The doctrine of Papal infallibility has only been around since
the 1800's and has no serious basis in the Bible
'Thou art Peter and upon this rock I shall build my church' is the
flimsiest of proof texts for such sweeping man made Gospel ever, in
my opinion. Interestingly this quote can be juxtaposed with Jesus
saying to Peter, 'Satan, get behind me

The whole doctrine of the 'Virgin Mary, assumed into heaven,' finds no support
in the Bible outside the virgin birth of Christ. Christ had brothers and sisters
according to the Bible, and there is no reference in the Bible whatsoever about
the 'Blessed Assumption.'

Examples of the Roman Catholic Church's man made gospel, vs. the Gospel from
the Bible are Legion.

Against those who champion the Holocaust:

Holocaust was not a word generally used to describe Hitler's
heinous 'solution to the Jewish problem,' in the 40's, 50's, at
least through the early sixties. The origin of the word holocaust
is in the Bible, and refers to a burnt offering.

My close Jewish friends in the late 50's put the number of
Jewish persons killed by Hitler at 3 million. This number,
whether closer to fact than 6 million or not, overlooks the
number of Poles, Gypsies Russians, gays and others
put to death by Hitler.

Whether Roman Catholic, or Jewish, I expect to be taking pot
shots from the storm troopers of both sides. Be my guest.
To the vast majority of others, I say the truth shall make
us free.