Exposing Catholicism

 

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I'll Raise My Throne Above The Stars Of God

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What I'm about to reveal to you may shock you, when I explain to you what it is the Catholic priests and leaders are doing in the churches, their teachings and practices, and how many people are being lead astray. They use the bible verses to support their false doctrines, and their claims of receiving revelations from God and is a sure sign of a false prophet, which the Apostle Peter explained in his second letter, "2 Pet 2:1-3 (NIV) But there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies... Many will follow their shameful ways and bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up." The Popes have made up stories about the Virgin Mary, gave her titles and associated her with the deity of Christ, making for themselves-a goddess.

Likewise, "Pope" is an affectionate word for father. The Pope is a sovereign entity whose of is called the "Holy See." The Roman Catholic Church has its own system of government, and in fact, the Pope maintains diplomatic relations between organizations, individual offices, and even multi-national corporations. This yields him the power of Sovereign Immunity. Sovereign Immunity is "a doctrine precluding the institution of a suit against the sovereign [government] without its consent, the inherent nature of power and the ability of those who hold power to shield themselves. The pope is also head of state of Vatican City, a sovereign city-state entirely enc laved within the city of Rome. To give you a little insight on the city of Rome, and its relation to the description of that city mentioned in the book of Revelation, Only one city has for more than 2000 years been known as the city on seven hills. That city is Rome. The Catholic Encyclopedia states: "It is within the city of Rome, called the City Of Seven Hills, that the entire area of Vatican State proper is now confined" (The Catholic Encyclopedia, Thomas Nelson, 1976, s.v. "Rome"). There are, of course, other cities, such as Rio de Janeiro, that were also built on seven hills. Therefore, John provides at least more characteristics to limit the identification to Rome alone.  As we shall see, there is only one city on the earth which in both historical and contemporary perspectives, passes every test John gives, including its identification as Mystery Babylon. That city is Rome, and more specifically, Vatican City. Even Catholic apologist Karl Keating admits that Rome has long been known as Babylon. In Revelation, it reads, "And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Revelation 17:5

I will in no way attempt to interpret the bible, "God forbid," but I will point out the similarities of the facts behind Roman Catholic theology, its ecclesiastical system of practices and its beliefs in contrast to biblical scripture. Many of us have heard or read about the sex scandals concerning Catholic priests involving young boys. The Virgin Mary according to Catholicism has been placed on the throne with the Lord Jesus Christ, but only to a degree, which is still in other terms, "blasphemy."  Mystery is the most significant factor of Roman Catholicism. However, the Holy Bible declare Jesus Christ as 'The Mystery' in contrast to Catholic teaching. Could the passage in Revelation, "And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And the Abominations Of The Earth (Rev. 17:5), pertain to the goddess, Virgin Mary of Catholic theology? The Virgin Mary that the Catholics worship is not the Virgin Mary of the bible, who is not to be worshipped either.  For instance, if you compare the sexual abuse of priest who pray to the Virgin Mary, and call her "Mother Of God," and give her titles such as "Mediatrix Of All Graces," and "Co-Redemtrix," and then read the passage I gave you from Rev. 17:5, "Mother Of Harlots,"  you will come up with a close-to-perfect presumption that the goddess Mary of the Catholics is the "Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth." In-spite the cases of sexual abuse, the Pope having Sovereign Immunity, has ordered that the victim(s), perpetrator, and witnesses cease to discuss the issue in the interest of doing everything he (the Pope) can to resolve matters himself (immunity), and usually the solution is to send the perpetrator priest (molester) to other parishes to continue his functions within the church.

A good example of such power is the lawsuit against Pope Benedict XVI for conspiring to cover up the sexual molestation case of 3 boys by a seminarian. There was no immediate ruling from Judge Lee Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Texas in Houston. However, U.S. courts have been bound by such "suggestion of immunity" motions submitted by the government. And again, the lawsuit alleges Ratzinger, who headed the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith before becoming pope, was involved in a conspiracy to hide Patino-Arango's crimes and help him escape prosecution.

In 2001, the Cardinal issued a secret Vatican edict to Catholic bishops all over the world, instructing them to put the Church's interests ahead of child safety. The document recommended that rather than reporting sexual abuse to the relevant legal authorities, bishops should encourage the victim, witnesses and perpetrator not to talk about it.  And, to keep victims quiet, it threatened that if they repeat the allegations they would be excommunicated. {Remember the definition of Sovereign Immunity given above, "inherent nature of power and the ability of those who hold power to shield themselves." And the Pope has this} Now let's compare this giant anti-Christ's teachings with that of the Holy scriptures of the bible and how the Pope takes passages from the bible to form his theology.

.. → The Doctrine Of Mary ← ..

• She is the Mother Of God: Pope Pious12 Encyclical, 1943:

1. Doctrine: "She is The Mother Of Our Head."
2. Mary is "Mediatrix of All Graces."

• It was an answer to Mary's all powerful prayers that the Divine Redeemer's Spirit was given to the newly born church, and by her intercession, obtains from Him abundant streams of grace to all the members of the 'Mystical body.'  Remember when I told told you earlier that Mystery is the most significant factor of Roman Catholicism?

1. Mary is Co-redemptrix with Jesus. Mary offered Jesus to the Father for all the children of man who are defiled by Adam's unfortunate fall.
2. By bearing her immeasurable sorrows, she has supplied what was lacking in the suffering of Christ - his body for the church.

• Mary was a virgin not only before and during the birth of Christ, but afterwards, and was therefore kept free from both original and actual sin. According to the bible, Mary had other sons.

1. Mary's body was taken into heaven where she now reigns with Christ.
2. Mary in both body and soul, reigns together with her son.

.. → The Doctrine Of Purgatory ← ..

1. Doctrine: Purgatory is a place where Christians go at death, who are guilty of venial sins.
2. Not only are Christians purged of venial sins, but they must also pay any temporal punishment still due other sins.

.. → The Doctrine Of Penance ← ..

• After baptism, if a person commits mortal sin, that person loses salvation.

1. Doctrine: In order to regain salvation, a person must come via the sacrament of penance. This sacrament has 3 parts. First, the sinner must be sorry for his sins. Next, the sinner must confess each of the sins he/she commits - to a priest.  Finally, the sinner must do works of satisfaction such as fasting, alms-giving, and/or giving money offerings to the church as a token of peace with God.
2. Anyone who does not participate in this ritual will not be forgiven by God. A sinner is incapable of obtaining God's grace on his/her own, and must therefore go to a priest to administer this grace. This gives the Priest God's power to save mankind, verses God Himself having the power to save mankind without the help of man. Mm?

.. → Infant Baptism ← ..

• All babies have also inherited the original sin from Adam, and must be baptised for their salvation, regardless of their incapability to make decisions or understand, they must be baptised.

1. Doctrine: Should a tragedy happens, or if the baby dies before receiving baptism, according to the Catholic church, the baby goes to a place called "Limbo," a place where deceased babies go in waiting for their salvation, which can then be obtained for them only by masses that the priest sets for them,
2. candles that are lit, and again,
3. money given in offerings by the parents of the baby to the church (alms-giving).

Why is money a necessity in everything involving God's forgiveness and regeneration of the Holy Spirit (according to Catholic teaching) an important part of the services? This would make anyone in their right mind skeptical to some degree. This reminds me of the passage of scripture in the bible when Jesus rebuked the hypocritical Pharisees for taking advantage of the widows in this way. During my past study, I read about how the Jewish priests would appear to be supportive for them and would require the widows to given any money they had or have had with their husbands before they died, and to impart some of this money to the priests upon the altar for an 'almsgiving', and then God would show mercy to the widows. The Catholic priests today do a similar practice.

Now I will provide you will biblical teachings and scriptures that opposes such systematic teaching of Roman Catholicism.

Passage: One of the most important verses in the bible is in Luke 6:43, “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.

Fruit: Vatican and archdiocese headquarters are hypocrites who teach that only through them can people receive atonement for their sins via sacrament of penance and alms giving, and in other instances, masses when they themselves opt to hide the offences either they or their collegians commit, even if a they break the law, instead of submitting properly to legal authorities, they Pope uses his Sovereign Immunity (having the power to resist government) to ward off legal justices by the U.S. Constitution.

Passage: But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. 2Peter 2:1-3

Fruit: Roman Catholicism teaches that confession to a priest is a prerequisite to obtaining God's grace and atonement, including the observance of rituals/sacraments administered by the priest. Their leader, the pope, has placed himself on a throne, claiming God's power of salvation and judgement. Anyone who does not follow the teachings of the church who are under their authority will be excommunicated.

Passage: 2 Cor 11:13-15 They are counterfeits of the real thing, dishonest practitioners masquerading as the messengers of Christ. Nor do their tactics surprise me when I consider how Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is only to be expected that his agents shall have the appearance of ministers of righteousness--but they will get what they deserve in the end.

Fruit: The Catholics have formed their own law and set of rules from which a true believer in Christ has been freed from. Just like the Jews who observed Holy Days and feasts under the Old Testament law(s), the Pope has mandated similar observances in the United States, and have even obligated the people in their churches to keep. 1Assumption Of Mary; 2All Saints Day; 3Immaculate Conception; 4Ascension; 5Holy Saturday; 6Mary Mother Of God Also, the "Roman Law (in my words), which the Pope has established, includes provisions which the church must abide under pertaining to the abstinence from food or meats. This is given in detail in the Canons. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Romans, "5 One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. 7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. Romans 14:5-8

CONCLUSION: Any religious body, entity, or person who puts himself in a position to rule over people and run their lives is the sign of a false religion, and especially if they take passages of scripture out of the bible (and out of context) to create their own heresies. Remember the JonesTown Massacre. Remember the Japan - Aum Supreme Truth Cult Remember the Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church CultIt's only a matter of time before the Jehovah's witnesses, Mormons, Muslims, and Catholics experience a worser outcome.