Did Jesus establish the Church just so you could snub your at her?

1. John, you said, I’ll leave aside all the issues ….. I would point out the hundreds (if not thousands) of different sects in Roman Catholicism which believe different things, hold to different theologies, and each have their own different interpretation of the supposedly infallible Roman Catholic interpretation of things.

   I’m not sure to what you refer. Would you provide an example please?

   I could point to wars which were fought in the past over different doctrines within the Roman Catholic Church itself by its own members.

   I can name one. The Protestant Revolution. But how does that disprove the Doctrine of the Church.

   There is almost as much disagreement within the Roman Catholic Church as there is outside of the Roman Catholic Church. But you would likely disagree. You would likely claim that there is unity in doctrine and always has been. Why? Because the Roman Catholic Church claims that there is unity in doctrine and there always has been.

   It is you making the claim. We see one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and we see what it teaches in the Catechism. Sure, there are dissenters. But there were dissenters in the time of Jesus and in the time of the Apostles.
   But the Catholic Church continues as one, under one Pastor appointed by Jesus Christ.
   So, please provide an example of what you are talking about to see if it is valid.



   
Or maybe, just maybe, God’s actually omniscient enough and omnipotent enough to be able to take care of that on His own, without submitting Himself to the Roman Catholic Church and its authority to do it for Him.
   

   Well then, why did He establish a Church. Scripture is clear that He established a Church. And Scripture says of the Church:
   Ephesians 3:10
   King James Version (KJV)
   10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
   And also:
   Matthew 18:17
   King James Version (KJV)
   17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
   Is it your opinion that Jesus established the Church simply so you could snub your nose at her?