We may finally have figured out where from Mr. Sorenson's idea about the nature of Adventist Church comes from.  It is not a Protestant idea, it is actually a basic concept of the traditional pre-Vatican II Roman Catholic Church. We might wonder if Mr. Sorenson might feel better if he would affiliate himself with that church body with whom he agrees?  I have a number of friends who are communicants of the Roman Catholic Church and they are very happy with how that church functions and how it views the nature of the Christian Church.  They are very good people, even if I personally can't agree with that particular point of view, even as they can't understand why I would want to be a member of such a "interesting" Protestant Church. We have such interesting discussions!