You guys didn’t scare me off, I’ve just been busy, but can anyone explian to me the role that the pope plays in the catholic church. I don’t see anything in the scriptures that support his authority. Also I am not a protestant.
You see the catholics have two kinds of doctrine: proxima fidi and di fidi.
Proxima fidi is a nonessential one that can be changed. Why? Well, for example, it used to be that only priest can touch the waffer with two fingers, but now others can do so.
Di fidi cannot be changed correct?
Why is it that biblical christianity has no problem with martial love but the catholic church does. For example, for centuries the catholic church had rules that if you were married you could not have sexual relations on fridays because Jesus had been crucified on fridays nor on sundays because He rose on sundays and so on and so on until only thursdays and tuesdays was permissionable unless it was not the Feast of Saint Bridget or something like that.You guys always have this kind of hung up.
So as a result of this kind of oppression, you guys wound up the very same thing Paul warned aginst. Paul said that it is better to marry than to burn with passion: if someone has grace to be single they will not burn with passion right? They will not need a spouse; and some people do have that grace, but if you are not amoung them, you should not pretend you are. If you do not have the grace, and try to force it upon yourself, you will end up in some kind of sin. Catholism is a prime example of this.
Remember Jesus died for our sins on the cross; He takes away our guilt, because His blood removes all sin. Every perversion of the Gospel will deny the sufficiency of the cross some kind of way. Why must we staple things to the cross?
Do you catholics have a guilt complex? I’m just wondering? I’m asking in a honest and loving way that catholics have a guilt-ridden complex, and it drives you guys to do all kinds of things. Have you been to guys been to Rome? Have you seen the Scala Sancta? Where little old ladies climbing a flight of stairs on there knees in the cold, trying to say the rosary in order to get themselves or a family member out of pergatory, guilt drives them.
The doctrine of Pergatory was in fact around since the early church, and it was probably gaining alot of momentum during the forth and fifth centuries. Purgatory was really propagated, but during the Renaissance the catholic church needed money to build the cathedrals such as in infamous St. Peter’s. The Dominicans were the indulgence merchants as well as the Inquisitors. The catholics so called Saint Dominic said that because Eve was made from Adams’s rib and the rib was crooked, then women are crooked and prone to witchcraft. History tells us this. Din’t the Dominican drive nails through the women’s touges, didn’t they also do tortures with boiling water? But you guys call this man a saint?
For you really prideful, knowledgable Catholics, here is some history for ya.
Remember Tetzel? He was a Dominican indulgence merchant. He said the following: " When into the coffer a coin rings, From purgatory a soul springs" Catholics used the idea of people’s loved ones suffering in purgatory, only to be released if some good catholic would purchase enough indulgences on thier behalf, a good and cleaver way to manipulate people into spending money. Catholics capitalize on people’s guilt in order to expliot them.
I have read up and studied catholism, studied the cannon, have all the Roman doctrines concerning the church. I want to see you guys saved, God called me to reach to Catholics, I will be going to Rome on a mission trip and I will live there and spread God’s loving message.Thats my calling. Listen; saying a thousand prayers will not give you guys rest. Jesus is the sabbath, He is our Rest. It’s already done. I love you guys so much. You just have the wrong Jesus. I’m not here to expose the Pope, he’s done that himself and God will also do that. Many so called bible believing pastors have given in to sin. All have fallen short to the glory of God. But we are called to be bureans, to study and show ourselves approved, to who? God of course. I ask you guys and every type of christian sect, Are we studying? If we are truly in His Word and not listening to others, being tossed to and fro, from one doctrine to another, God will show us.
I thank everyone here that has spoken in this thread. I love the practice and I see alot of you guys know your stuff. I also know your stuff. But lets truly know His stuff.
I am open to questions you guys have concerning my faith aswell. Ask me some and I’ll be glad to answer.
In Jesus,
Alex
