We believe in the priesthood of all believers
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"We believe in the priesthood of all believers. We even affirm this after people are Baptized, they will be chrismated and proclaimed as priest, prophet, and king."
False pretense. Sure, you pay lip service to 1 Peter 2:9 - But in practice, Catholicism guts this by erecting a hierarchical clergy class that hoards spiritual power, demanding laypeople go through priests for sacraments like confession or the Eucharist. That's not biblical equality—it's a power grab. Peter himself calls believers "fellow elders" (1 Peter 5:1), with no elite tier. Your "chrismation" ritual? Extra-biblical fluff, smacking of works-righteousness, where oil and ceremonies supposedly confer what the Holy Spirit gives freely through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). It's anti-biblical garbage that diminishes Christ's sole mediation (1 Timothy 2:5), turning believers into second-class citizens dependent on your institution.
"You clearly don’t know what we believe."
Classic deflection. We know exactly what you believe because we've read your Catechism and seen the fruits: shrines to Mary crammed with candles, people kissing statues of saints, and rosaries repeating "Hail Mary" like the vain repetitions Jesus warned against (Matthew 6:7). That's idolatry, plain and simple—worshipping created things over the Creator (Romans 1:25). You call it "veneration," but Exodus 20:4-5 forbids making images and bowing to them. Your "saints" aren't intercessors; Scripture says pray directly to God through Christ (John 14:13-14). Petitioning the dead? That's necromancy, condemned in Deuteronomy 18:10-12. You expose yourselves as idol-worshippers every time you elevate Mary as "Queen of Heaven" (a title ripped from pagan Jeremiah 44:17-19) or claim she was sinless—blasphemy against the Bible's clear statement that all have sinned (Romans 3:23).
"As for authority of the Church. If the Church had no authority Matthew 18:17 would make no sense."
Misapplied and misleading. Matthew 18:15-17 is about local church discipline among believers—tell it to "the church" meaning the assembly of faithful, not some global Roman bureaucracy. Jesus isn't endorsing a supreme pope or infallible magisterium; He's calling for communal accountability under Scripture. Your "Church" claims authority to add doctrines like purgatory (nowhere in the Bible), indulgences (a medieval scam), or transubstantiation (turning bread into literal flesh, ignoring Jesus' symbolic language in John 6:63). That's anti-biblical garbage that Paul warns against: "If anyone preaches another gospel, let him be accursed" (Galatians 1:8-9). The true Church is the invisible body of all believers (Ephesians 1:22-23), not your visible idol factory headquartered in Rome.
"We worship no one but God. We only pray to the Saints in the same way a lawyer 'prays the court' for damages. Pray means to 'ask/entreat/petition'."
Semantic sleight-of-hand to justify idolatry. Your "prayers" to saints aren't mere requests—they're devotional acts with assigned feast days, miracles attributed, and vows made. That's worship, diverting glory from God alone (Isaiah 42:8). The Bible commands prayer to God only (Psalm 5:2), and Jesus teaches the Lord's Prayer addressed to the Father (Matthew 6:9). Saints are dead in body, alive in spirit with Christ—but Hebrews 12:1 calls them a "cloud of witnesses," not a heavenly switchboard. Your system teaches people to bypass Christ, fostering dependence on dead humans and their relics. Anti-biblical to the core, echoing the Pharisees' traditions that Jesus blasted (Mark 7:13).