AnyoldIron,
As I have explained on numerous occasions, I reject priestcraft. The Roman priesthood is not of God, but of the Devil; and the Roman Catholic church is the whore of the earth. That whore oppressed the hearts and minds of mankind for 1,500 years. More Christians have been tortured, mutilated, and burned by this whore than by any other organization in history.
There is no Biblical support for an exclusive Christian priesthood in the scriptures; on the contrary, the Bible states that ALL believers are priests and priestesses of Jesus Christ. This is priesthood in the symbolic sense of the word. Ephesians 4:11-12 mentions pastors and teachers, evangelists, prophets, and apostles. No priests!
Christ predicted there would be many antichrists. I believe He was speaking of the Papacy in particular. The Pope claims to be the head of the church, the infallible ruler, the "in stead of" (Vicar) of Christ, Holy Father, and so forth; blasphemous titles which a God-fearing man would reject!
Read this paragraph taken from the New York catechism,
The Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ on earth. By divine right the Pope has supreme and full power in faith, in morals over each and every pastor and his flock. He is the true vicar, the head of the entire church, the father and teacher of all Christians. He is the infallible ruler, the founder of dogmas, the author of and the judge of councils; the universal ruler of truth, the arbiter of the world, the supreme judge of heaven and earth, the judge of all, being judged by no one, God himself on earth.
That is enough to make my stomach turn! Roman Catholicism is a devilish religion. Sadly, one billion people are deceived into following that child of Hell, the Pope!