Catholics are the original Christians.
You know if I had a dime for every time I heard a Catholic say this, I'd be a very
wealthy man.
And the Catholics seem to think that if they say this loud enough and long enough, that
somehow it'll come true.
But no, sorry, Catholics are not the first Christians.
The Bible never mentions Catholicism.
And in fact, the Bible specifically says in Acts 11 26, that the disciples were called
Christians first and Antioch, not Catholic.
There's no mention of popes, there's no mention of sacraments, there's no mention of purgatory,
there's no mention of veneration of the saints.
And there's definitely no mention of the wicked axiom of the Catholics, which is that
there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church.
What the Bible actually says in Acts 4 12 is that there is no salvation in any other,
for there's none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.
We have to believe on Jesus Christ for salvation, not be a member of the Catholic Church.