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Originally Posted by
Ohio 
It's one thing to no longer trust contemporary leaders who have never earned that trust, but it's another thing to no longer trust those who have been proven over the span of 2,000 years.
Response by awareness:
Sounds like a Roman Catholic answer to me. Have you resorted back to your cradle religion?
There's interesting middle ground that could be explored between these two arguments. Should we accept everything that the historical church has put out over the past 2000 years? Should we reject Roman Catholicism carte blanche?
To me both positions are extreme. But I don't agree with shutting down the discussion without discussing the alternatives. Once we leave the local churches all roads are open. But which one[s] should we take? Discussing such matters might be germaine to the mission of this website. Yes?