Kay Cee said: “I don’t know what Lysimachus has been told about Catholics, but the idea that some sort of conspiracy is going on is ludicrous. Perhaps before he (she?) comes in here and starts making accusations, a little research into what the Church actually teaches would be warranted.”
If you researched the “Church” you would fear it and hate “it”, not
it’s members. Many of my friends and family are “Catholics” and
are very loving, kind, people that love Jesus and would hate the
“Church” if they really knew what she was like.
"Mede has calculated from good authorities, “that
in the war with the Albigenses and Waldenses there
perished of these people, in France alone, 1,000,000.
From the first institution of the Jesuits to the year
1580, a little more than thirty years, 900,000 orthodox
Christians were slain. In the Netherlands alone, the
Duke of Alva boasted, that within a few years he had
despatched to the amount of 36,000 souls, and those
all by the hand of the common executioner. In the
space of scarce thirty years, the Inquisition destroy-
ed by various kinds of torture, 150,000 Christians.”
Gibbon states it ,as a fact, though a melancholy one,
that Papal Rome has shed immensely more Christian
blood, than Pagan Rome had ever done. He gives
but one illustration ; that, however, a fearful one.
“In the Netherlands alone,” says he, “more than
100,000 of the subjects of Charles V., are said to have
suffered by the hands of the executioner.”*
Gregory the Great, bishop of Rome, also employs the
word in the same way. Reprimanding John, bishop
of Constantinople, who was seeking to be made head
of the whole church, he says — “Ergo fidenter dico,
quod quisquis se universalem sacerdotem vocat, vel
vocari desiderabit in elatione sua, Antichristum prse-
currit.”|| " I say confidently, therefore, that whosoever
calls himself universal bishop, or even desires in his
pride to be called such, is the forerunner of Anti-
christ."
“The Catholic Church
is a respecter of conscience and of liberty as we were
lately reminded in clear and beautiful language from
the pulpit of Notre Dame ; with Saint Bernard, the
Fathers, and other theologians she believes and pro-
fesses that “faith is a work of persuasion, not of
force, fides suadenda est, non imponenda” She has,
and she loudly proclaims that she has, a " horror of
blood.” Nevertheless when confronted by heresy
she does not content herself with persuasion ; argu-
ments of an intellectual and moral order appear to
her insufficient and she has recourse to force, to
corporal punishment, to torture. She creates
tribunals like those of the Inquisition, she calls
the laws of State to her aid, if necessary she en-
courages a crusade, or a religious war and all her
" horror of blood " practically culminates into urging
the secular power to shed it, which proceeding is
almost more odious for it is less frank than
shedding it herself. Especially did she act thus in
the sixteenth century with regard to Protestants.
Not content to reform morally, to preach by
example, to convert people by eloquent and holy
missionaries, she lit in Italy, in the Low Countries,
and above all in Spain the funeral piles of the In-
quisition."
The catholic church, the Renaissance and Protestantism by A Baudrillart
If you watch the news you will find that the RC Church is trying to force the EU to to legislate Sunday laws right now, thus legislating morality… Something Jesus never did. He never used force or coercion. If you really read your Bible you will find no command from God to keep Sunday, no change of the Sabbath. It’s only authority comes from sinful men, whether they be bishops or popes. The meaning of CULT:
A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
Thus the RC church is the world’s largest cult. It’s doctrine is that the pope is it’s head, it’s leader, that he is to be worshiped, they bow down to him, kiss his hand, pray to him, etc…
We should worship God alone… Jesus and His Father, and submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Not to a sinner in need of salvation himself!!
This may seem a bit harsh but check things out for yourself… read your Bible, check the history! It’s there if you want to know the Truth.
God bless all!
