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OMEGA · **CATHOLIC HERESIES -** May 23rd, 2012, 05:52 PM

LIST OF CATHOLIC HERESIES And HUMAN TRADITIONSLIST OF CATHOLIC HERESIES

ADOPTED and PERPETUATED by the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN THE COURSE OF 1600 YEARS
(Compiled by Rev. Stephen L. Testa)
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free.” —Jesus in John 8:32
Notice: These dates are in many cases approximate. Many of these heresies
had been current in the Church years before, but only when they were
officially adopted by a Church council and proclaimed by the pope as dogma
of faith, did they become binding on Catholics.
And doctrine to be true must conform to the Word of God. “To the law and
to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word, it is because
there is no light in them.” (Isaiah 8:20)
At the Reformation in the 16th Century these heresies were repudiated as
having no part in the Religion of Jesus as taught in the New Testament.
HeresyDate

OF ALL THE HUMAN TRADITIONS taught and practiced by the Roman
Catholic Church, which are contrary to the Bible, the most ancient
are the prayers for the dead and the sign of the Cross. Both began
300 years after Christ.310
Wax Candles introduced in church. about320
Veneration of angels and dead saints.375
The Mass, as a daily celebration, adopted.394
The worship of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the use of the term,
"Mother of God", as applied to her, originated in the Council of
Ephesus431
Priests began to dress differently from the laity500
Extreme Unction526
The doctrine of Purgatory was first established by Gregory the
Great593
The Latin language, as the language of prayer and worship in
churches, was also imposed by Pope Gregory I. 600 years after Christ

The Word of God forbids praying and teaching in an unknown tongue.
(1st Corinthians 14:9).600
The Bible teaches that we pray to God alone. In the primitive church
never were prayers directed to Mary, or to dead saints. This
practice began in the Roman Church

(Matthew 11:28; Luke 1:46; Acts 10:25-26; 14:14-18)600
The Papacy is of pagan origin. The title of pope or universal
bishop, was first given to the bishop of Rome by the wicked emperor
Phocas

This he did to spite Bishop Ciriacus of Constantinople, who had
justly excommunicated him for his having caused the assassination of
his predecessor emperor Mauritius. Gregory 1, then bishop of Rome,
refused the title, but his successor, Boniface III, first assumed
title "pope."

Jesus did not appoint Peter to the headship of the apostles and
forbade any such notion. (Luke 22:24-26; Ephesians 1:22-23;
Colossians 1:18; 1st Corinthians 3:11).

Note: Nor is there any mention in Scripture, nor in history, that
Peter ever was in Rome, much less that he was pope there for 25
years; Clement, 3rd bishop of Rome, remarks that "there is no real
1st century evidence that Peter ever was in Rome."610
The kissing of the Pope's feet

It had been a pagan custom to kiss the feet of emperors. The Word of
God forbids such practices. (Read Acts 10:25-26; Revelation 19:10;
22:9).709
The Temporal power of the Popes

When Pepin, the usurper of the throne of France, descended into
Italy, called by Pope Stephen II, to war against the Italian
Lombards, he defeated them and gave the city of Rome and surrounding
territory to the pope. Jesus expressly forbade such a thing, and He
himself refused worldly kingship. (Read Matthew 4:8-9; 20:25-26;
John 18:38).750
Worship of the cross, images and relics was authorized

This was by order of Dowager Empress Irene of Constantinople, who
first caused to pluck the eyes of her own son, Constantine VI, and
then called a church council at the request of Hadrian I, pope of
Rome at that time.

Such practice is called simply IDOLATRY in the Bible, and is
severely condemned. (Read Exodus 20:4; 3:17; Deuteronomy 27:15;
Psalm 115).788
Holy Water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by the priest,
was authorized850
The veneration of St. Joseph began890
The baptism of bells was instituted by Pope John XIV965
Canonization of dead saints, first by Pope John XV

Every believer and follower of Christ is called saint in the Bible.
(Read Romans 1:7; 1st Colossians 1:2).995
Fasting on Fridays and during Lent were imposed

Imposed by popes said to be interested in the commerce of fish.
(Bull, or permit to eat meat), some authorities say, began in the
year 700. This is against the plain teaching of the Bible. (Read
Matthew 15:10; 1st Corinthians 10:25; 1st Timothy 4:1-3).998
The Mass was developed gradually as a sacrifice; attendance made
obligatory in the 11th century.

The Bible teaches that the sacrifice of Christ was offered once and
for all, and is not to be repeated, but only commemorated in the
Lord's Supper. (Read Hebrews 7:27; 9:26-28; 10:10-14).
The celibacy of the priesthood was decreed by Pope Hildebrand,
Boniface VII

Jesus imposed no such rule, nor did any of the apostles. On the
contrary, St. Peter was a married man, and St. Paul says that
bishops were to have wife and children. (Read 1st Timothy 3:2,5, and
12; Matthew 8:14-15).1079
The Rosary, or prayer beads was introduced by Peter the Hermit, in
the year 1090. Copied from Hindus and Mohammedans

The counting of prayers is a pagan practice and is expressly
condemned by Christ. (Matthew 6:5-13).1090
The Inquisition of heretics was instituted by the Council of Verona
in the year 1184. Jesus never taught the use of force to spread His
religion1184
The sale of Indulgences, commonly regarded as a purchase of
forgiveness and a permit to indulge in sin.

Wile E. Coyote · May 23rd, 2012, 05:56 PM

A heretic calling others heretics.

Cruciform · May 23rd, 2012, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMEGA

CATHOLIC HERESIES

Already answered here...

Gaudium de veritate,

Cruciform
+T+

OMEGA · May 23rd, 2012, 06:31 PM

Wiley Coyote,

I thought that you knew your bible.

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To Cruciform

Notice that Cruciform does not refute my Opening Post.