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colliemommie) wrote2015-11-13 09:14 pm
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Apparently there are a million versions of this "Who Started YOUR Church" info graphic going around where Roman Catholics draw a straight line from Jesus to the modern Roman Church, with all other sects being branches. Some even flat out say that all Christians were Catholic until Martin Luther.
No. Sit down and be quiet.
Aside from the fact that nobody's mentioning my main Protestant man Zwingli (fist bump to Huldrych), um, hellloooo, anyone heard of the Orthodox Churches? The filioque? The Great Schism of 1054?
I get it. The Romans are loud and proud because the current Pope comes across all likeable, but get the effing history right. From a theological standpoint, the Orthodox Churches have the most direct line from the Antiochene Christians described in Acts. The Catholics split in 1054 when they diverged from the neo-Platonic worldview by changing the Nicene Creed to say that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.
I'm not touching the issue of legitimacy. But if one is going to make an historical argument, one should make sure it's not complete crap.