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The church is also not the pure uncensored "word of god" - let's keep that in mind. The writings of the Church are the writings of a bunch of human beings compiled over centuries -- very few of the actual writings in any versions of the Bible (accepting perhaps some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, etc) are direct first-hand accounts at this point, what there was that was first-hand has been corrupted over the years by the hands of so many that it's little more than hearsay at this point. Also, many of the positions of the present-day Church are deliberate constructs of the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages and the attempt by men in positions of power at those times to maintain their power.
The church is not infallible
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