I'm going out on a limb here to say if the institutional Church REALLY taught and practiced as the first group of Christians did, none of us would be here day after day lobbying and working for change.  The institution is so far removed from the Gospel and the Way of Jesus there is barely any resemblance in far too many instances. You're kidding yourself if you think the RCC has remained faithful for 2000 to the Apostles and to Jesus, and/or to basic Christianity.  You certainly overlook a whole bunch of history and herstory in your nostalgic fantasy.  Respectfully, she added.