Why I Remain a Catholic

After writing the previous post, I thought about how amazing it is that the bishops have not, in 2000 years, been able to destroy the Church. Why not? Because she was founded by Christ and He promised that the gates of hell (even when enabled by bishops) would not be able to prevail against her.

Now on occasion I have said to my spiritual director (a priest and a pastor) that if there were somewhere else to go, I would, because things are such a mess. But there isn't anywhere else to go. Peter is the rock and Peter leads the Church. I don't relish the thought of following a leader who has no authority from Christ. Why anyone, for example, would follow the leadership of a church founded by a syphilitic adulterer who was essentially a serial killer of most of the women he married is beyond me.