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The modern day Catholic Church is lead by Man. If one is alluding to Gods church and if the leader is selected by god, then one must remember that the Catholic Church has migrated from being a pure church to more of a church organization with lots of rhetoric and dogma. Many Catholics believe the Pope is gods representative on earth, just as there are many that actually believe this, there are even more that don't believe this.
Roman Catholic AnswerYes, people honestly believe this - that the Pope leads the Catholic Church and that he has been selected by God (through the Cardinals). The vast majority of baptized Christians on the face of this planet are Catholic Christians who most sincerely believe that the Holy Father has been selected by God to fill the shoes of the fisherman. In other words, they believe that he is the successor of St. Peter and Christ's representative on earth. This is most clearly foretold in The Bible, in ancient Israel where the prime minister held the "keys of the Kingdom" and ruled in the King's name. Jesus, while on earth, chose Peter, and his successors, to hold this office, and very clearly gave him the the "keys of the kingdom". Everything in the New Testament is grounded, foreshadowed, etc. in the Old Testament, and we can very clearly see that here.Furthermore, Jesus guaranteed that He would be with His Church until the end of time. That He would guard it from all error. And that there would only be ONE Church. To deny any of this is to call Jesus a liar, to disbelieve in Scripture, to twist the obvious meaning of the Holy Bible, and Our Blessed Savior to try and make them fit facts which are not Truth. To make such a claim about Christ's church in direct opposition to what He, Himself, said about it is to deny God.
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∙ 15y agoOnly the catholics believe in it . As he is chosen by a vote system in the vatican.
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the puritans believe they were chosen by god
What do people believe about the pope?
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What are the Hebrew religon beliefs?
They believe that they are the chosen people of God.
Why did Pope John want to be pope?
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Who does Switzerland believe in?
Most of the Swiss people believe in God. The majority are Christians, and ALL of the Pope's 'Swiss Guards' are obviously from that country.
Was the State of Israel created for God's Chosen People?
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Why Jews believe that they are God's chosen people to endure the sins of all men?
There is no such teaching or belief in Judaism.
What did John Locke did not believe?
john Locke did not believe government should take away the rights of life, liberty, and property.
Are Muslims God's chosen people?
Another answer from our community:No, they are not the Israelites are so the people in Israel are. No, they are not in bible times; God's chosen people are the Israelites or the people of Israel.
Why did the roman catholic and the orthodox churches split in the year 1054 ce?
Communication was poor in those days, and when one pope died, by the time the word got out, Orthodox had chosen their pope, and Romans had chosen their pope. There cannot be two popes, and neither side would agree that the other side's pope was chosen by God.
What did Pope John Paul II believe?
he belived in love and care for other people and also belived in jesus and god
Do Jews believe that they are God's people?
Semantic point: Jews believe themselves to be God's Chosen People. They do not believe that they are the only people with divine-spark (i.e. God's people vs. a people not of God). The Jewish understanding of the term "Chosen People" is that the Jews were given an ethical and spiritual mission which is unique because God chose them. It is not an ethnocentric or racist view as it is often portrayed, but much closer to the Fellowship of the Ring in the Lord of the Rings series. The Fellowship has a special and unique mission, but that does not make the members of the Fellowship any more special than individuals outside of the Fellowship.
