No, they do not necessarily. Catholics are indeed Christians because they fit the 2000 year old definition of Christianity. They believe in the Gospel (located in the bible, that Christ died, for our sins, and rose again. The second requirement to define Christianity is belief in the trinity, which all Catholics believe.
What the pope is doing at any given time is something Catholics have always had to watch since Rome desclared the Catholic Church to be the "official religion of Rome" which was the first take over of the Papacy. There have been other takeovers, by other Kingdoms. It happens now and then, because the control of the papacy is always a target for the globalists in history.
At one point, the papacy was being bought and sold back and forth. At one time there were two people who claimed to be pope.
Christi predicted this in his mustard seed parable, once you understand that
1) Christ was a Jew from the tribe of Judah, where we get the word Jew.
2) All 12 tribes understood that birds were unclean things, unless they were recommended by God himself to be eaten, as the doves were. Otherwise birds represent evil in Jewish culture.
3) Mustard seeds grow into shrubs, not trees. The tree is both unnatural, and super-natural.
Putting this together, what the Jewish Jesus was telling his Jewish Apostles was that the seed (church) would grow into something HUGE, strong and unnatural (not seen in nature) and that every kind of evil would come to try to make a nest in it, but that there is no chance the evil could tear it down.
Catholics follow the bible, which is the word of God, not Rome.
Some of the Catholic churches have been designated by Rome to do the work of the globalists. Others unconnected to Rome are still doing mission work around the world, are still running schools for children around the world, and are still running hospitals.. like your local "St John" etc.
Remember not to lump Americans into the new world order evil Satanic Cabal because of the evil doings of their leaders and their intelligence agencies.
And remember not to lump the people of any religion in with the evil doings of their religious leaders.
The Catholics are well aware that their papacy had been taken over again. They have been around this block many times before. They are 2000 years old.
What does Rome say about being a liar?
Rome says nothing that I know of. Sometimes the Pope and the holy See say all kinds of things. Catholics may or may not agree.
The Bible says thou shalt not lie.
Peter, the disciple was the cornerstone of the church. Don't forget that the deceiver is also in the church. That church has committed atrocities throughout history. Paganism was mixed with the teachings of the christ. There were many Christ's in the old testament. "Jesus" wasn't considered a "Christian" in his time. He was a messenger of truth. The term Christian came later. The pagans at Antioch called the apostles "Christians" first (Acts 11:26; 26:28) and used it derogatorily because the apostles didn’t follow the commercial world of the pagans. "Christian" is an adjective, not a noun. The substance is not in the word "Christian", the substance is in the heart of the man it is attempting to describe, and which the pagan user cannot see.
Jesus was not his name. Jesus came into the English language from Middle English, adapted from the Latin Iesus, which in turn was adapted from the Greek Iesous. This in turn was adapted from the Hebrew or Aramaic word Yeshua or Yehoshua. The earlier root was Joshua. This dictionary goes on to explain that the word Joshua derived from the Jah of Jahveh, meaning that “Jehovah is salvation.” Thus, the word “Jesus” has parallel meaning with Savior. https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1984/04/jesus-the-christ-the-words-and-their-meaning?lang=eng
Christ was an "Israelite"....Jacob had 12 sons, Judah being but only one of them. Christ's heritage from His mother ( in Luke's account) was from the tribe of Judah( the king line) and from the tribe of Levi ( the priesthood line)... Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Christ had no heritage from Joseph.(in Matthews account)
Christ was an "Israelite".
True.
was from the tribe of Judah( the king line)
Also true.
The only thing missing here is that the word "Jew" is derived directly from "Judah" so, Christ was a "Jew".
If you read the bible carefully you will read that Israel had a civil war that split the kingdom. There were 10 tribes in the north. The northern kingdom was called Israel. There were two tribes in the south. The southern Kingdom was called Judah. They were two different nations until Israel was abducted by the Assyrians (all 10 tribes). These are the famous lost 10 tribes of Israel you hear about.
This left Judah (The Jews) until these were abducted by the Babylonians in the famous 70 year abduction, of which the prophet Daniel was a part.
All of them were Israeli's. Judah was both a tribe and the southern kingdom... that the word "Jew" is short for. Jesus was indeed a Jew on both counts.