i have some fundamental disagreements with christian teachings, so i doubt i could ever be a real believer. however, it is very clear to me that orthodox/catholic teachings are full of a bunch of stuff that is not taught anywhere in the bible. i guess the justification is "trust me some dudes were divinely inspired and just happened to have a lot of power in the church and decided this" but that's kind of weak. i thought the point was to follow christ not the bishop/priest/whatever. so the protestant rejection of church authority just seems more logical. like if you have a problem with your pastor/church, you can just fuck off or even start your own.
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