People feel the pressure to convert to Roman Catholicism, not because they sense the truth of the system, but because they are hypnotized by the coherence of the system in the abstract.
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Why not Roman Catholicism? Part IV
There was no such notion as episcopal infallibility in the earliest days of the Church.
Why not Roman Catholicism? Part III
The notion of “apostolic succession” in the earliest sources is not that of Roman Catholicism.
Why not Roman Catholicism? Part II
I disagree with the Roman Catholic understanding of ecclesial tradition and hierarchy, as well as with the doctrine of the Eucharist.
Why not Roman Catholicism? Part I
A brief overview of a few points of difference between my own thinking and that of Roman Catholicism.
Irenaeus on the church at Rome
Irenaeus does not consider agreement with the theology of the church of Rome to be an absolute principle of theology for all times.
Steven Nemes, PhD 