The corruption of Christianity by Catholicism did not just involve
➛ Mary worship
➛ Saint worship
➛ Infant baptism
➛ Limbo
➛ Purgatory
➛ indulgences
➛ Celibacy
➛ Idolatry
➛ Pagan vain repetitions
➛ Rituals
➛ Sacrements
➛ Polytheism
but it effectively eliminated worship in Spirit And Truth by elevating its dogmas and clerical hierarchy over the Word while virtually making the Holy Spirit a non-factor in the lives of 'believers'.
Holy Spirit power to effect the promises found in the Word was completely ignored.
The priesthood of the believer was never mentioned.
The fact that believers are NOW Sons Of God was never mentioned.
The urgency for every believer to obey the Great Commission was rarely mentioned.
Though the Reformation was an important step in moving away from the doctrines of men into Truth, it was far from perfect as the pope gave way to Protestant leaders who shaped their following into their own image.
In order for the Body Of Christ to escape the influence of men it must return to the Word and Holy Spirit.