Catholicism

It is a term that refers to the main current branch of Christianity, which emerged after
the Eastern Schism. Catholics are faithful to the Catholic Church , as well as to the
theology , doctrine , liturgy , ethical principles and norms of behavior derived from it, as
well as to all of its followers as a whole, who are called "Catholics." The word
"Catholicism" is generally used to refer to the religious experience shared by people
who live in communion with the Church of Rome.

The term refers to Christians belonging to the Catholic Church , made up of 23 sui iuris
churches that are in complete communion with the Pope and that together bring together
more than one billion faithful.https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catolicismo - cite_note-4
(one sixth of the world's population and more than half of all Christian believers); The
main distinguishing characteristic of the Catholic Church is the recognition of the
authority and primacy of the pope, bishop of
Rome.https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catolicismo - cite_note-7 However, there are
several Churches that also share the adjective "Catholic", such as the Orthodox Church
and the Ancient Eastern Churches , the Assyrian Church of the East and the Churches
that constitute the Anglican Communion . 7 Note 2

History of Catholicism

The name Catholic Church (or Catholicism ) has been used to refer to the "Universal
Church" since the early 2nd century; The first reference to the use of this term is its
appearance in the letters of Ignatius of Antioch , who according to John Chrysostom ,
would have been ordained by Peter himself. 8 9

In several situations during the first three centuries of Christianity, the bishop of Rome,
considered in Catholicism the successor of the apostle Peter, intervened in communities
to help resolve conflicts, examples were Popes Clement I , Victor I and Callistus I. 10 11
In the first three centuries of its history, the Church was organized into three patriarchs,
the bishops of Antioch , with jurisdiction over Syria , and later over Asia Minor and
Greece , Alexandria over the jurisdiction of Egypt , and Rome over the jurisdiction of
the West. 12 Later the bishops of Constantinople and Jerusalem were added to the
patriarchs, for administrative reasons. 12 The First Council of Nicaea in the year 325 ,
considered the bishop of Rome as the "primus" (first) among the patriarchs, thus
establishing him in its fourth, fifth and sixth canons, "following the ancient tradition", 13
although many interpret that this title as the " primus inter pares " (first among equals).
The patriarch of Rome was also considered to have special authority due to his
relationship with Saint Peter, who had died and was buried in this city. 14

Roman Catholic Apostolic Church

Main article: Roman Catholic Apostolic Church

The Roman Catholic Apostolic Church extends mainly in countries of southwestern

Europe , central Europe , Latin America , central Africa and the Philippines .

It is the largest Christian church and the oldest of the Christian confessions, from which
other self-proclaimed Catholic churches are derived. Its current center is the city-state of
the Vatican , in Rome ( Italy ), where the Pope resides, who is considered by Roman
Catholics as head of the college of bishops, successor of Saint Peter , Vicar of Christ
and Pastor of the Church. . The papal see moved to Avignon , France , for a brief period
of time in the late Middle Ages .

Dogmas of Faith

Main article: Dogmas of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church

Catholic dogmas are the essential beliefs that identify and define the Catholic creed
compared to other Christian confessions, although some of these beliefs are common to
other Christian denominations (eg Encarnación , Trinidad ). For a Catholic, dogma is a
truth revealed by God and proposed by the Church for the indubitable belief of the
faithful.

Catholic dogmas are based on the Bible and Apostolic Tradition . Just as the Hebrews
had their tradition (which was the basis of much of the books of the Old Testament ),
Catholics believe in apostolic tradition transmitted from generation to generation in
written and oral form.

Some essential dogmas of Catholicism are:

 The Trinity of God (there are three divine persons, not three gods: the Father ,
the Son and the Holy Spirit , who form a single God).
 The Eucharist (bread and wine transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ).
 The Immaculate Conception (holds the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, unlike
all other human beings, was not affected by original sin but, from the first
moment of her conception, that is, of her personal being, was free from all sin).
 Divine Maternity (the Virgin is the mother of God).

Sacraments

Main article: Catholic sacraments

Catholics recognize seven sacraments , which, they claim, were instituted by Jesus
Christ himself:

Sacraments of Christian initiation

Baptism

Nominally, the word baptize means "to immerse", "to introduce into the water";
Immersion in water symbolizes the act of burying the catechumen in the death of Christ
from where he emerges through the resurrection with Him (cf. Rm. 6, 3-4; Col 2, 12) as
a new creature (2 Cor. 5, 17; Gal. 6, 15) ( Catechism , no. 1214).

Among the sacraments, it occupies the first place because it is the foundation of the
entire Christian life, the porch of life in the spirit and the door that opens access to the
other sacraments. According to the catechism (no. 1213), through Baptism Christians
are freed from sin and regenerated as children of God, they become members of Christ
and are incorporated into the Church and made participants in its mission.

 Saint Paul calls it a bath of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit (!@#$
%^&*. 3, 5);
 Saint Leo the Great compares the regeneration of baptism with the virginal
womb of Mary;
 Saint Thomas , equating spiritual life with bodily life, sees in baptism the birth
to supernatural life.

Communion

The Holy Eucharist culminates Christian initiation. Those who have been elevated to
the dignity of the royal priesthood by Baptism and more deeply configured to Christ by
Confirmation, participate through the Eucharist with the entire community in the Lord's
own sacrifice. fifteen

It is worth mentioning that for Roman Catholicism the Eucharist does not represent a
symbol but is Jesus Christ himself with his body, blood, soul and divinity present in the
Eucharist, due to this it is called The Most Holy Sacrament.

Confirmation

With Baptism and the Eucharist, the sacrament of Confirmation constitutes the set of
"sacraments of Christian initiation", whose unity must be safeguarded. It is necessary,
therefore, to explain to the faithful that the reception of this sacrament is necessary for
the fullness of baptismal grace (cf OCf, Praenotanda 1). In fact, the baptized "the
sacrament of confirmation unites them more intimately to the Church and enriches them
with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. In this way they commit themselves much
more, as authentic witnesses of Christ, to spreading and defending the faith with their
words and their deeds" ( LG 11; cf OCf, Praenotanda 2) 16

Healing Sacraments

Penance , also called confession or reconciliation

According to the catechism of the Catholic Church:

 It is called the sacrament of conversion because it sacramentally carries out

Jesus' call to conversion (cf Mc 1:15), the return to the Father (cf Luke 15:18)
from whom man had distanced himself through sin.
 It is called the Sacrament of Penance because it consecrates a personal and
ecclesial process of conversion, repentance and reparation on the part of the
Christian sinner.
 It is called the sacrament of confession because the declaration or manifestation,
the confession of sins before the priest, is an essential element of this sacrament.
In a deep sense this sacrament is also a "confession", recognition and praise of
the holiness of God and his mercy towards sinful man.
  It is called the sacrament of forgiveness because, through the priest's sacramental
absolution, God grants the penitent "forgiveness and peace" (OP, formula of
absolution).
 It is called the sacrament of reconciliation because it grants the sinner the love
of God that reconciles: "Let yourselves be reconciled to God" (2 Cor 5:20). He
who lives by the merciful love of God is ready to respond to the call of the Lord:
"Go first and be reconciled to your brother" (Mt 5:24). 17

Anointing of the Sick (formerly called Extreme Unction )

With the sacred anointing of the sick and with the prayer of the priests, the entire
Church entrusts the sick to the suffering and glorified Lord to relieve and save them. He
even encourages them to freely join in the passion and death of Christ; and contribute,
thus, to the good of the People of God" ( LG 11). 18

Sacraments of community service

Marriage

"The marital alliance, by which the man and the woman constitute among themselves a
lifelong partnership, ordered by its very natural nature to the good of the spouses and
the generation and education of offspring, was elevated by Christ Our Lord to the
dignity of sacrament among the baptized" ( CIC , can. 1055,1)19

Holy Order

Order is the sacrament thanks to which the mission entrusted by Christ to his Apostles
continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: it is, therefore, the
sacrament of the apostolic ministry. It comprises three degrees: the episcopate, the
presbyterate and the diaconate. twenty

Concepts

God's commandments

Main article: Ten Commandments in Catholicism

The ten commandments : according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church , adapted
from the books of Exodus (20, 2-17) and Deuteronomy (5, 6-21), they are as follows: 21

1. You will love God above all things.

2. You will not take the name of God in vain.
3. You will sanctify the holidays.
4. You will honor your father and mother.
5. Thou shalt not kill.
6. Thou shalt not commit impure acts .
7. Thou shalt not steal.
8. You will not bear false testimony or lie.
9. You will not indulge impure thoughts.
10. You shall not covet.
All of these are summarized in two: You will love God above all things; and you will
love your neighbor as yourself.

The five precepts of the Church

The precepts of the Church are the following: 22

1. Participate in the entire Eucharist every Sunday and holy day.

2. Confess mortal sins at least once a year, in danger of death, and if you have to
take communion.
3. Communion at least for Easter.
4. Fast and abstain from eating meat when ordered by the Church.
5. Help the Church in its needs.

The Beatitudes 23

Main article: Bliss

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
2. Blessed are the meek, for they will possess the earth.
3. Blessed are those that weep, for they shall receive consolation.
4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be
satisfied.
5. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
6. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
8. Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of justice, for theirs is the
Kingdom of heaven.
9. Blessed are you when people revile you, persecute you and say all kinds of
slander against you because of me. Rejoice and rejoice because your reward
will be great in Heaven.( Matthew 5:1-11)

The seven capital sins

Main article: Deadly sins

 Pride
 Avarice
 Lust
 Gonna
 Gluttony
 Envy
 Laziness

Seven virtues are opposed to the capital sins:

 Against pride , humility .

 Against greed , generosity .
 Against lust , chastity .
 Against anger , patience .
  Against gluttony , temperance .
 Against envy , charity .
 Against laziness , diligence .

In addition, the Theological and Cardinal Virtues are considered.

Theological virtues 24

 Faith
 Hope
 Charity or love

Cardinal Virtues 25

 Temperance
 Strength
 Justice
 Prudence

Venial and mortal sins 26

Based on the above, the catechism of the Catholic Church recognizes two types of sins ,
venial and mortal . For a sin to be mortal (serious infraction that destroys man's
charity ) three conditions are required: 'A mortal sin is what has as its object a serious
matter (failure to comply with one of the 10 commandments) that is committed with
full knowledge (that the person knows that the fault is a sin) and deliberate consent
(that the person is aware of what they are doing and does not do it under pressure from
people or circumstances).

Venial sin is a minor infraction, which, although it does not break man's relationship of
friendship with God, as mortal sin does, does deteriorate that relationship, and disposes
man to fall into mortal sin.

Good acts and bad acts 27

According to the catechism of the Catholic Church and Christian morality in general, 28
there are good acts and bad acts, where a morally good act presupposes at the same time
the goodness of the object , Note 3 of the end , Note 4 and of the circumstances . Note 5 An evil
purpose corrupts the action, even if its object is good in itself (for example: praying and
fasting "to be seen by others"). Note 6

On the other hand, an evil act can be evil either because the object of the choice is evil
(such as blaspheming) or because the purpose of that act is unlawful. Regardless of the
circumstances and intentions, they are always seriously illicit due to their object; for
example, blasphemy and perjury, murder and adultery. It is not allowed to do evil to
obtain good. Note 7

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Main article: Gifts of the Holy Spirit

They are seven:

 Gift of wisdom
 Gift of understanding
 Gift of advice
 Gift of strength
 gift of science
 gift of mercy
 Fear of God

Position of the Church on some bioethics issues

In 1972 this term was introduced in The Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute for the
Study of Human Reproduction and Bioethics, founded at Georgetown University in
Washington: the first center with the official name of Institute of Bioethics. The word
bioethics literally translates as ethics of life. Ethics has to do with the conduct of the
human person who is assumed to be free and responsible for his or her destiny. 30

 Position against abortion: Producing abortion is considered by the Catholic

Church to be the murder of an innocent human being (since they consider that
the zygote is already a human being from the moment of conception ). It is based
on the inalienable right of every innocent human individual to life . Considers
formal cooperation in an abortion as a serious offense punishable by the
canonical penalty of excommunication. 31 The Bible does not explicitly condemn
abortion. However, the Bible teaches that what is in the womb of a pregnant
mother is a human being. 32 Furthermore, the Bible condemns the direct murder
of the innocent. 33 Now, boys and girls who have not yet been born are evidently
innocent. Therefore, killing them through abortion is condemnable, even if the
fetus could have genetic defects (eugenics), however this would be considered
“quality control” that is unacceptable for human beings. History has recorded the
terrible consequences of that mentality in Nazi Germany. 3. 4

 Euthanasia is not accepted because, according to the Catholic Church, God has
the exclusive right over the life of human beings above that which they have
over themselves. Euthanasia is considered by the Catholic Church to be a serious
violation of the Law of God; this doctrine is based on natural law and the written
Word of God. For Christians, human life is a sacred and wonderful gift, received
from God. Therefore, Euthanasia is considered murder. Every Christian has the
duty to respect, value and defend human life. There are no 'useless lives',
suffering and pain do not justify or give the right to dispose of the life of a
human being.

 Opposition to the use of contraceptive methods: it is based on the concept of

sexuality that the Catholic Church has, whereby sexuality is both an expression
of "love and union", on the one hand, and a force of "procreation", on the other. .
The two aspects, according to the Catholic Church, cannot be separated from
each other. The Church would accept, if used correctly, the Billings method and
the Ogino-Knaus method .
  Opposition to cloning and in vitro fertilization : given that to achieve a single
viable fetus, many others that do not meet the viability requirements must be
discarded, the Catholic Church is opposed to such practices, that is, it considers
that fertilization should occur in a context of love and within the relationships
between spouses.

 Suicide is always morally unacceptable, as is homicide. The tradition of the

Church has always rejected it as a seriously bad decision, it is a seriously
immoral act, because it involves the rejection of self-love. In its deepest reality,
it constitutes a rejection of God's absolute sovereignty over life and death.
 Premarital relationships: Premarital relationships are sexual relationships
between those who are predisposed to marriage and, due to the love they have,
do not believe it is appropriate to give up their bodily expressions or the sexual
relationship. Other sexual relationships: occasional, extramarital and
homosexuals are fornications. Christian morality morally questions sexual
exercise before and outside of marriage, putting premarital chastity as a healthy
and ideal alternative. Any erotic-sexual practice between couples is, therefore,
considered morally inappropriate. Love is an encounter of the whole being with
the whole loved person, Love in its premarital stage, therefore it will be more
responsible, mature and authentic, without premarital relationships that could
falsify it.

Catholicism in today's world

The current that during the 19th century was called liberal Catholicism has roots that go
back several centuries. In this case, to the time of the Renaissance , linked to the so-
called Christian humanism , whose main exponent was Desiderius Erasmus of
Rotterdam , and in the Spanish case, the group of intellectuals gathered around the
University of Alcalá de Henares , founded by the cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros .

Later, in the 18th century, the Enlightenment influenced various circles of French ,
Belgian , German and Dutch Catholics, establishing doctrines ( regalism , Gallicanism ,
Molinism , Febronianism and Josephism , among others) that exalted individualism and
the rationalization of conceptions. and religious expressions ( free will , austere morality
, rejection of baroque practices) as well as a modification of the religious organization,
by supporting attempts to create national Churches.

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The Catholic Church recognizes the Pope as its universal leader, however the different
"Catholic" Churches are headed by other figures and do not recognize papal authority.
Examples are the Orthodox Church , which recognizes the Patriarch of Constantinople ,
and the Anglican Communion , which has the British monarch as its head.
  It is important to note that these Churches, although called Catholic, are
completely independent denominations of the Catholic Church of Rome, each having
followed a different evolutionary step, and with dogmas and beliefs different from those
of the Church of Rome.
  The object of the human act is called that which it tends towards by its own nature,
regardless of the circumstances that may be added. For example, taking possession of
another's property is the object of theft.
  Although the morality of an act depends on its proper object, the main morality
rests on the agent's end. For example, the essential thing about a robbery is to remove
someone else's thing (that is its own object). But he who steals in order to obtain the
money he needs to commit adultery is more an adulterer than a thief, because theft is
a simple means to adultery and, therefore, this extrinsic purpose of theft is more
important and main. than the same action of stealing.
  Circumstances are the accidental conditions that modify the substantial morality
that the human act already had. For example, whoever knowingly steals money that
was intended for needy people, adds to his sin of theft another sin against justice,
which cries out to heaven for those helpless who required that money.
  The gospel of Matthew 6:1 mentions it in the mouth of Christ: Beware of practicing
your righteousness in the eyes of men so that they may contemplate you; otherwise you
will have no reward before your heavenly Father. The actions of praying and fasting
simply have a good intrinsic purpose, but the extrinsic purpose of vainglory affects the
morality of the act, which loses its merit in the eyes of God.

The end never justifies the means (Romans 3:8). For example, one cannot steal in order
to give alms to the poor. If someone carried out that action believing with absolute good
faith that it was lawful and good, they would not commit a formal sin, but they would
commit a material injustice . And you cannot repair one injustice by committing
another. That is, the means must be as good as the end sought.

The Church is Apostolic

The Catechism expresses in its numeral 857: “ The Church is apostolic because it is
founded on the apostles.” We must place this statement in its true context,
distinguishing:

a.) Who founded the Church

b.) “on whom it was founded

Why is the Church founded?

The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ as part of God's saving plan,
prefigured in the Old Testament; but not as a distant entity apart from his chosen
people, but as the culmination of his revelation in Christ. The Church comes to
represent the new people of God, as the Second Vatican Council would express it, and
this new people of God will not be governed by the old Covenant but by the new one.
The prophet Isaiah wrote:

“At the end of time, the hill of the house of Yahweh will be set on the high mountains
and will dominate the highest places. All nations will go to see him and many people
will go up to him saying: Come, let us go up to the hill of Yahweh, to the house of the
God of Jacob, so that he may teach us his ways and we may walk in his paths” (Is 2,
2.3) It is interesting as a prophet writing several centuries before the coming of Christ,
refers to the House of God as a place where all people would gather. This reference
falls entirely on the Church and we see it in the New Testament in the mouth of Saint
Luke referring to the feast of Pentecost:

“There were devout Jews passing through Jerusalem, coming from every nation under
heaven. And among the crowd that came when they heard the noise, each one heard
them speaking in their own language” (Acts 2, 5-6) On Pentecost the Church began and
it began not only in front of the inhabitants of Jerusalem but in front of the of all
nations. This prefiguration that God would gather all the peoples in his house to walk
along his paths gives validity, value and significance to the fact that Christ himself, in
order to perpetuate his Church, wanted to choose apostles to continue his work:

Go, then, and make all people my disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to do all that I have
commanded you. And I am with you until the end of the world." (Mt 28, 20)

Twelve tribes, twelve Apostles

The patriarch Jacob, grandson of Abraham, had twelve sons, who are the founders of
the twelve tribes of Israel (Gen 29). The people of God were formed on these twelve
tribes, and these twelve tribes lived the history of Israel, the entry into the land of
Canaan, the time of the Judges, the election of the kings, the construction of the
Temple, the invasions and the waiting for the Messiah, moment at which Christ arrives
to make all things new (Rev 21, 5)

Christ himself came to choose for himself the new people of God, not governed by the
Covenant made with Abraham or David since that alliance had lost validity (Heb 9, 15)
but governed by the New Covenant prefigured by Jeremiah and reaffirmed in the letter
to the Hebrews:

“The days will come,” declares the Lord, “when I will establish a new Covenant with
the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the Covenant that I
established with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the
land of Egypt, my Covenant that they broke, although I was their owner - oracle of the
Lord - This is the Covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel, after those
days - declares the Lord -: I will put my Law within them, and I will write it on their
hearts; I will be their God and they will be my People. ” (Jer 31, 31-33)

It is clear how the Lord promises that in this new alliance we will be his chosen people.
But if the twelve tribes were the ones that formed ancient Israel, who will be the bases
of the new people of God? Being clear that the Church founded by Christ is the new
people of God, we can know who are the bases on which Christ will found his Church.

The Account of the election of the twelve apostles is so important that it is mentioned in
three of the four Gospels (Mt 10, 1-4; Mc 3, 13-19; Lk 6, 12-16). The election of the
twelve apostles represents Christ's desire to perpetuate his saving work forever, so
much so that he promised to be with us all the days of the world (Mt 28, 20)

What were the apostles chosen for?

In the mouth of Christ himself:

To be fishers of men: “Jesus said to Simon: - Do not be afraid; From now on you will
be a fisher of men” (Lk 5, 11)

The apostles were not chosen simply to follow Christ and help him in the logistics of
his Ministry. He himself recognized that he had called them to be fishers of men, and
this represented a great responsibility since it meant rescuing souls from darkness. To
administer the grace of Christ in the sacraments: “Then he took bread, and giving
thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you,
do this in memory of me” (Lk 22, 19)

At the Last Supper Christ instituted the Eucharist and commanded the Apostles to
celebrate it always

“Receive the Holy Spirit: those who forgive their sins will be released, and those who
retain their sins will be retained” (Jn 20, 22-23)

Christ left to the apostles the mission of administering the sacrament of reconciliation.

* To faithfully interpret his Word “Then he opened their minds so that they could
understand the Scriptures” (Lk 24, 45) The interpretation of the Word of God was not
left to the free desire of any reader. Christ delegated to the Apostles the mission of
understanding the Scriptures and preaching them (Acts 9, 35) “Jesus answered them: It
has been granted to you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but not to
them” (Mt 13, 11)

The apostles were the ones who were able to understand the message of Christ and
therefore the Magisterium of the Church has the mission of being at the service of
Sacred Scripture and Apostolic Tradition. We today can recognize in the Catholic
Church the mission of the Apostles of Christ in: Evangelization, the administration of
the sacraments and in the Magisterium of the Church.

Apostolic dimension of the Church

When a person says: I believe in Christ but not in the Church, he is contradicting
himself because Jesus himself wanted to choose the apostles so that they could
perpetuate his work, and those apostles constituted the beginning of the Catholic
Church. The apostles are the foundation and base of the Church and it is something that
Catholics are proud of, knowing that each of our priests comes in a direct line from an
apostle. There are two very important passages to discover the apostolic dimension of
the Church:

a.) “You are the house of God. They are founded on the building whose foundations
are the apostles and prophets, and whose cornerstone is Christ Jesus” (Eph 2, 20)

In this passage the Apostle Saint Paul, referring to the community of Ephesus, calls
them the house of God. But the most interesting thing is that he considers the Christians
of Ephesus to be founded on the foundation of the Apostles. On what basis is your
Church founded? Is it possible in another Church to know which Apostle one comes
from? It is only possible within the Catholic Church.

b.) “The city wall rests on twelve bases on which the names of the twelve Apostles of
the Lamb are written” (Rev 21, 14)

The Apostle Saint John in the Apocalypse shows us a vision of the new Jerusalem, the
wife of the Lamb. It is an allusion to the Church, and although it is a future vision it is
still founded on the Apostles. This text refutes those who think that the apostolicity of
the Church died with the twelve apostles.

The hierarchy of the Apostolic Church is the hierarchy of the Catholic Church

When we review how the Church was organized according to the New Testament we
can realize that it is the same organization that the Church has today:

Current Church
early church
Bishops Bishops (the Pope is the Bishop of the diocese
of Rome) and cardinals are bishops
Priests Priests
Deacons Deacons
Bishops:

“If someone aspires to the position of bishop, there is no doubt that he aspires to
something very eminent” (1 Tim 3, 1) Bishops are those who direct the local churches,
they are instituted by the Apostles themselves. The Apostle James the Less was the
Bishop of Jerusalem (Gal 1, 19)

Priests: “They must be blameless men, married only once. For since he is in charge of
the house of God, he must be blameless” (Tit 1, 6.7) The priests were also chosen by
the apostles in each local Church that they started (Acts 14, 23) and were dedicated to
carrying the Word of God ( 1 Tim 5, 17)

Deacons: “The deacons must also be respectable and of one word” (1 Tim 3, 8) The
deacons collaborated with the apostles in the administration of the Church in the
communities.
As we can see, this structure is maintained today, and although we see other names the
structure is the same: the Pope is the Bishop of the Diocese of Rome, and the cardinals
are Bishops who have a specific mission to address the problems of the Church. . In
each city there is a diocese led by a Bishop and priests in the different parishes and
communities. We can feel happy because the Catholic Church is Apostolic and above
all biblical.

The truth about the Catholic religion

The Bible = The Word of God OK?

HERE IS WHAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHES, COMPARED TO

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS:
(My own words have been used here, the original text of the Catholic catechism can be
found here and the Bible here )
According to the catechism, every Catholic (also charismatic) must believe what
the Holy Mother Catholic Church believes and teaches.
What the Catholic Church teaches is in black and what the Bible says is in blue.

A BIT OF THE HISTORY OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Catholics often argue that the Catholic Church is "the only church founded by
Christ." In reality, Christ did not found any "church", the New Testament word
Ekklesia means "called out", Yeshua came to call people to the Kingdom of Heaven, to
salvation, out of sin and the world. We see from the New Testament that all of his first
followers were Jews, they gathered in the Jerusalem temple, synagogues and homes.
History tells that the Catholic Church was born in Rome no earlier than in the 300th
century when Emperor Constantine "converted to Christianity", and made "Christianity"
the State religion . At this time the Church of Rome had not only been totally separated
from its Jewish roots, it had become totally heretical and anti-Semitic. Under
Constantine and afterwards the church of Rome was filled with pagan heresies,
especially Babylonian, and the seat of the emperor of Rome became the seat of the Pope
in the 400th century and over the years it added to the religion all the time. new pagan
doctrines, resulting in a grotesque hybrid that has nothing to do with the Ekklesia of the
New Testament, or the Israel of the New Covenant, founded by Christ.

There has been no continuous pontificate since Peter, it is a lie and great deception !

When Christ said to Peter "And I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it." (Mt.16:8)

We have to take into account that the word in Greek that is used as Peter is; "petros"
meaning "small stone" or "block" while the word "rock" is in Greek "petra", and this
word is used in "this rock" . That is, Yeshua never said that he would build his church
on a "little rock", on a person - that would have been too weak a foundation - but that he
would build it "on this rock" meaning in himself (e.g. 1 Cor. 3:11 "No one can lay
another foundation than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
Peter was a messianic Jew, one of them whom the Catholic Church (which has always
practiced the theory of replacement) has persecuted and murdered throughout history
and according to legend he died as a martyr in the persecution of the ancestor of the
popes, Emperor Nero, crucified. with the head down. The Catholic Church and Peter are
therefore not on the same side, but are enemies, and the church does not have the right
to use his name, falsely calling him pope, or a supporter of the doctrines of Babylon.

Christ said:
"Beware of false
prophets, who
come to you in
sheep's clothing,
but inwardly
they are
ravening
wolves. By their
fruits you will
know them."
(Mt.7:15-16)

Now, what are

the fruits of the
Roman Catholic
Church?
They are the
persecution,
torture and
murder of the
followers of
Christ, seriously
twisting the
word of God ,
breaking all the
commandments
of God, the
acceptance of
homosexuality
and all types of
Such action is 100% from Satan, they want us to forget, but sexual impurity,
they have shown no repentance. The Church's disreputable endless lies,
Inquisition college, Congregatio Romanae et universalis deception,
inquisitionis , still exists, renamed. blasphemy,
witchcraft,
participating in
the genocide of
the Jews in the
Second World
War and other
ugly things that
God hates and
prohibits.

The history of
the Catholic
Church is one
of persecution.
But will the
Catholic Church
commit to no
longer
persecuting?
Will it guarantee
absolute
freedom and
equality for all
churches and all
faiths? " The
Catholic Church
makes no
compromises as
to its conduct "
(The Western
Watchman,
December 24,
1908). 3.

The Roman
Catholic Church
has committed
many of the
most horrible
crimes
committed on
earth! He has
stained the earth
with blood, so
much so that "in
it was found the
blood of the
prophets and
the saints, and
of all those who
were slain on
the earth"
(Revelation
18:24). We do
not forget the
extreme cruelty
 that he
practiced. during
the Inquisition
and the
Crusades, only
recently (1184-
1834), and that
which its
followers (with
the tacit consent
of the church)
practice today,
for example, in
rural Mexico.

Rome hates the Universal Truth ; In 1633 Galileo Galilei presented his theory
according to which the Earth revolves around the Sun. The Church could not accept
this idea and Galilei had to cancel his argument after they had threatened to torture
him.
Without brave men like Galilei and Martin Luther we may still be in the bloody
dictatorship of the Antichrist (pope)!

If they had the same power they had at

that time, they would do it again!
ARE YOU A TRUE CATHOLIC (NOT JUST IN NAME) WHO BELIEVES IN
GOD AND WANTS TO OBEY HIM?
Yahweh the Lord loves you and says to you:

Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins nor receive
part of her plagues! ,... (Read Rev.18:4-8)

What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial? Or what part has a
believer with an unbeliever?
16 And what agreement is there between the temple of God and idols ? And you
are the temple of the living God, as God said: “I will dwell and walk among
them; I will be their God and they will be my people.
17 Therefore, “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord, and
do not touch what is unclean; and I will receive you... " (2 Cor. 6:15-17)

THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: "And the ten horns that you
saw, and the beast, will hate the harlot, they will leave her desolate and naked,
they will devour her flesh and burn her with fire." (App. 17:16) His own man, the
beast, will burn down the Vatican!
 THE FUTURE OF AN UNREPENTANT CATHOLIC: "But the cowards and
unbelievers, the abominable and murderers, the fornicators and sorcerers, the
idolaters and all liars will have their part in the lake that burns with fire and
brimstone , which is death second." (App. 21:8)
"But the dogs will be outside, and the sorcerers, the fornicators, the murderers,
the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lies. " (Rev.22:15)

If you are Catholic this is what you should do:

You have to decide who you want to serve, God or man. (If it is man, I am sorry
that I cannot help you, but at least I warned you) if it is God, you have to
completely renounce the Catholic religion and its sacraments, confess that
Yeshua (Jesus) is the only Savior, repent of your sins and baptize yourself in the
name of Yeshua and live according to what the Bible says. God's will is for you
to be vigilant in your faith.

If you are an evangelical Christian, this is for you:

Recommended page: The great ecumenical fraud

Please read The Book "Smoke Screens" by Jack Chick

Brothers, open your eyes, this is spiritual warfare! The enemy, Satan, has infiltrated
Christian denominations through ecumenism, transfigured into an angel of light,
with the intention of killing them and taking them with him to the fires of hell! How
long will we be silent and hide our eyes from the truth?

CONCLUSION

The Roman Catholic Church, and the Orthodox Church that is close to it, are not
Christian churches, but the power of the satanic beast of Rome that is still strong,
which is part of Babylon of Revelation and is the great harlot. The Pope is the
Antichrist (historical, not necessarily the definitive fulfillment, see Candidates to be
the antichrist )!

We, the followers of Yeshua, cannot under any circumstances recognize Catholics as
our brothers in faith, no matter how charismatic they are, unless they repent! We
must clearly renounce all cooperation with the harlot church of Rome! This is a very
serious matter of the salvation of our souls!

If you are a biblical believer, seriously consider resigning from churches that
practice ecumenism with the harlot church of Rome or the orthodox harlot church.

In these end times Yahweh is restoring his church, Israel, to which we are all
grafted. The message says: "Return, Israel, to the Lord, your God..." , away from the
traditions and lies of the harlot of Rome!

If you are Catholic, do as this page and the Bible urges and get out of there! Forget
all religions ! Salvation is about having an intimate relationship with Yahweh, the
Holy One of Israel, through Yeshua the Messiah. It is having your sins forgiven.
In any case, it is the obligation of every believer to find a congregation where the
Bible is taught correctly, and where to meet and participate . We understand that this
cannot be a Catholic or Orthodox church, if you still don't know why, reread this
page from the beginning).

Saving faith means that you have to confess that:

I need a Savior.

For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
but your iniquities have divided between you and your God. (Isaiah 59:2a)

Christ died for me.

Likewise, Christ suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring us to God.
(1 Peter 3:18)

I need to repent of my sin.

He who hides his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses them and turns away
from them will obtain mercy. (Proverbs 28:13)
So, repent and convert so that your sins may be erased. (Acts 3:19a)

I must receive Yeshua by faith.

But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right
to become children of God. (John 1:12)

You can pray for example this way:

"Heavenly Father, I understand that I am a sinner, I repent, forgive me! I believe in

your Son Yeshua and recognize that he died for my sins. Yeshua, I ask you to
come into my life as Lord and Savior, and make me the person you want me to be.
In the name of Yeshua. Amen."

(The difference is not made by repeating these words because there is no special
value in them, what is really important is the attitude of his heart, when through
prayer he expressed his trust in Christ and his promise.) (read more )

I can be sure of my salvation.

He who has the Son has life. (1 John 5:12a)

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me
has eternal life, and will not come into condemnation, but has passed from death to
 life. (John 5:24)

I need to be baptized in the name of Yeshua (read more )

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but whoever does not believe will
be condemned. (Mark 16:16)

If you are already saved, reborn, do you know that you have to watch? See how
here .
If you are already saved, reborn, do you know that you have to watch? Read what it
includes today here .

SOURCES OF INFORMATION (in

addition to those already mentioned
in the text):
The Reina Valera Bible 1960, Ralph
Woodrow: Babylon Mystery
Religion, Samuele Bacchiocci:
Sapatti ja sunnuntai, Keijo
Lindeman: "Apostolinen seurakunta
ja antikristuksen eksytys", "Hengessä
Herran päivänä", online Catholic
catechism

Roman Catholic Church - The Key Question

Members of the Roman Catholic Church must ask themselves the same question that all
members of any so-called Christian denomination must ask themselves: "Do I have a
personal relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ?" God is not really
interested in the particular rituals, customs and traditions of "organized" denominations,
as long as these do not interfere with the undeniable foundation of the Christian faith,
Jesus Christ. If we have a daily, intimate relationship with Jesus, the degree to which we
practice our faith in denominational traditions while here on earth does not affect our
eternal salvation. Fortunately, God is the perfect judge of the intentions of our hearts.

Roman Catholic Church - The Heart of Faith

Like all Christians, members of the Roman Catholic Church must be careful not to
misplace their faith. For many of us, our faith is not always centered and based on God
through Jesus Christ, but on an organization or religion. Christianity should be a process
of developing an enduring, growing, and organic relationship with our Creator. It cannot
be a trust in an institution or religion, nor can it be a cultural heritage. Religions and
organizations are an invention of man, not of God. "I am Catholic/Christian because my
father or grandfather was Catholic" is a misguided view of what Christianity is about.
We must always develop and commit to a personal faith in God through Christ. We
serve a personal God who cares about the little things as well as the big things in our
lives. He desires a personal relationship with us. The relationships we develop on earth
are meant to mold Christ into our character, so that the world can see a small portion of
God's love present and flowing from our hearts. Our neighbors, friends, and family
should see evidence of our personal relationship with God governing our conversation,
actions, character, and values.

Roman Catholic Church - The Basis of Salvation

Like all Christians, members of the Roman Catholic Church must examine the basis for
the salvation of their lives. Salvation is not by works, but by grace. The Bible is very
clear that we cannot earn our way into eternity with God. Our works are simply
evidence of our faith, not the basis of our salvation. The reason good works are not
necessary to secure salvation is that God Himself, through the work of Christ, has done
all the necessary work. However, one of the main reasons God saved us is so that we
can do good works, and if we don't do them, we are being disobedient to His Word. The
Bible is clear about the source of our salvation: "He saved us, not by works of
righteousness that we had done, but by his mercy, by the washing of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Spirit" (Titus 3: 5).

Many of us have confused the doctrine of justification with the doctrine of

sanctification. According to the Bible, after a man has been justified before God, he
begins a lifelong process of sanctification, where he grows in holiness and obedience to
God's law. Justification is the starting point for sanctification (Romans 6). Justification
removes the guilt of sin and restores the sinner to a relationship with God. Sanctification
eliminates sinful habits and makes the sinner more and more like Jesus Christ.
Justification takes place outside the sinner, in the court of God. Sanctification takes
place in the soul and spirit of man. Justification takes place only once. Sanctification is
a continuous process of growth, as we "run the race" until the end of our lives. The
work of sanctification is never complete in the life of a Christian.

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