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→The charge of apostasy: doctrinal identification on basis of sola scriptura of churches that are "of God" according to 1 Jn 4:2,15
Non-Catholic denominations, sects and groups who have cited what they consider as evidence against Catholicism would have been more accurate in charging the Catholic Church (wrongly or rightly) with adopting ''en masse'' "A Great ''Delusion''"<ref>Compare KJV [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Thessalonians+2%3A9-12&version=KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12] "Therefore God sends upon them a strong delusion".</ref> in the form of "the Great ''Hypocrisy''" or "the Great ''Heresy''", or with committing "the Great ''Blasphemy''"—instead of "the Great ''Apostasy''". Even with every historical charge of hypocrisy, abuse, immorality, false doctrine and practices of superstition levelled against her, and against her popes, bishops, priests, deacons, religious orders, and laity—whether such charges are true or not—the Catholic Church has never actually committed the Great Apostasy, and is not an ''apostate'' religion.
Non-Catholic denominations, sects and groups who have cited what they consider as evidence against Catholicism would have been more accurate in charging the Catholic Church (wrongly or rightly) with adopting ''en masse'' "A Great ''Delusion''"<ref>Compare KJV [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Thessalonians+2%3A9-12&version=KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12] "Therefore God sends upon them a strong delusion".</ref> in the form of "the Great ''Hypocrisy''" or "the Great ''Heresy''", or with committing "the Great ''Blasphemy''"—instead of "the Great ''Apostasy''". Even with every historical charge of hypocrisy, abuse, immorality, false doctrine and practices of superstition levelled against her, and against her popes, bishops, priests, deacons, religious orders, and laity—whether such charges are true or not—the Catholic Church has never actually committed the Great Apostasy, and is not an ''apostate'' religion.
According to a ''[[sola scriptura]]'' reading of 1 John 4:2 and 15, the Catholic and Orthodox churches are "of God", for they [[dogma]]tically assert that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh and they publicly confess that Jesus is the Son of God. "''...and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit of antichrist, of which you heard that it was coming, and now it is in the world already.''" On this doctrinal basis according to the Bible alone they cannot be antichrist and they cannot be apostate.
Apart from doctrinal considerations, Catholic apologists are able to cite the following undeniable historical facts:
Apart from doctrinal considerations, Catholic apologists are able to cite the following undeniable historical facts: