The Catholic Church IS the ONE TRUE CHURCH

I will begin by addressing Pro's arguments." Peter is the Rock Upon which the Church was built.(Matthew 16:18)" In Matthew 16:18, the word used for Peter is Petros[1]. The word used 'upon this rock' is Petra, which is the feminine form[2]. Why would Christ call Peter a female? Since a different word is used, I assert that it is not the 'rock' Peter(Petros) that Christ was speaking of, or else the word would have been Petros."The bible tells us apostolic authority is transferred through the laying on of hands (ordination)." The bible tells us that Apostles must be witness to the resurrected Christ and to his ministry[3]."This authority must come from a Catholic bishop. (Acts 13:3)" The passage Pro refers to doesn't refer to the calling of an Apostle. The word 'Apostolos' isn't present in Acts 13.[4]"Paul calls his position a divine "office." An office has successors." Pro provides no basis for the requirement that an office has successors. Indeed, Matthias was called to replace Judas, but he was called from the pool of men who had been with Christ from his baptism through his resurrection. When that pool of potential apostolic witnesses ran out, there was nobody left to act as an apostle. If indeed the office of apostle has succession in the Catholic Church, then there should still be 12 Apostles acting as witness(eye-witness) of Christ's ministry and resurrection."It does not end at death or it is not an office. (Colossians 1:25) "Colossians 1:25 doesn't uphold Pro's assertion of an office continuing after death. I quote (NIV) "I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness".Nor does Hebrews 7:23 speak of succession. "Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;". This verse only says that death prevents a priest from continuing in office, nothing more." But in order to keep the Gospel forever whole and alive within the Church, the Apostles left bishops as their successors, "handing over" to them "the authority to teach in their own place."" Pro admits that the Catholic Church doesn't claim a foundation of Apostles and Prophets. Rather, it claims a foundation of Bishops. This is clearly not the same foundation as required in Ephesians 2:19-20. "19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household,20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone."The Catholic Church operates without the apostolic office, which scripture clearly dictates is the foundation of God's household."Jesus made Peter the first pope. (Matthew 16:18) " There is no mention in Matthew 16:18 of the word Pope or father. Pro's citation doesn't support his claim."In John 21:15-17 Jesus tells Peter to feed, tend and care for his sheep." I have no contention with this. Peter was charged as the head of the Apostles."Jesus makes Peter a shepherd even though Jesus is the shepherd. (John 10)" Again, I have no contention with this. All of the Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, and Bishops were given authority to watch over Christ's lambs. However, to draw the idea of necessary succession from this is unfounded."Peter became Christ's vicar and after the death of Peter, his authority was passed on to the next and this is succession." This is the claim of the Catholic Church, but it is unfounded in scripture."Also, not everything Jesus did is in the bible. (John 20:30)" This is true. However, if it isn't recorded in the Bible, how can we verify any information. Any church can claim to have succession because it's histories teach so. This type of claim though, has no support other than itself."Also, nowhere in the Bible does it say to follow the Bible Alone. We as Catholics follow Tradition which was passed on to us from the Apostles." Catholics follow what they consider to be tradition, but Pro provides no substantial evidence for what makes this tradition proper. As I have asserted before, Apostles, the foundation of Christ's church(along with prophets), had to be witness to Christ's ministry and resurrection. The Catholic Church claims the apostles passed on their authority, but there is no scriptural basis for this. If we are to compare the Catholic Church to Christ's church, we have only the scriptures for comparison.I propose that the scriptural requirement for prophets and apostles is in direct contradiction with the Catholic Church's claim that the apostles passed the authority to bishops."Finally, we become witnesses of Christ when we have faith that he is alive." Again, the requirement is laid out in Acts 1:21-22."21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,22 beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.""It is not enough to be a witness of Christ. An apostle must have been witness to Christ's ministry, must have actually been there with the other apostles. Nobody in the Catholic Church fits this requirement, so the Catholic Church must necessarily be built upon a foundation other than prophets and apostles.[1]http://www.biblestudytools.com...Peter = "a rock or a stone"one of the twelve disciples of Jesus[2]http://www.biblestudytools.com...a rock, cliff or ledge [3]Acts 1:20-22 NIV [4]http://www.biblestudytools.com...;