Question about Church History

[AmbroseSJ]

To be fair, that’s not really true. Yes, Protestantism has some similarities with previous heresies, but they are not a repackaging.

Some heresies denied the Divinity of Christ, denied the existence of the Holy Spirit, considered physical matter and life forms to be evil, etc.

Protestantism accepts the Trinity and for the most part the nature of Jesus Christ.

However, Protestantism is heretic because it misunderstands the Church, the Sacraments, the full Deposit of Faith, salvation, etc. But many other heresies denied the Nature of God.

The reason I maintain my belief, is that Protestantism is not a monolithic belief system. It is an umbrella term for all of the supposed Christian denominations (and “non-denominations”) who dissent from Catholicism in one or more doctrines and beliefs. All of these multifarious congregations favor or lean in the direction of this or that ancient heresy.

I fail to see how Protestantism brought anything new to light. What WAS new, was its surprising ability to shatter Christendom permanently, and steer the cultural development in the West toward the road to infidelity. Protestantism is THE REASON we live in a POST-CHRISTIAN culture.

 

[SalamKhan]

To be fair, that’s not really true. Yes, Protestantism has some similarities with previous heresies, but they are not a repackaging.

Some heresies denied the Divinity of Christ, denied the existence of the Holy Spirit, considered physical matter and life forms to be evil, etc.

Protestantism accepts the Trinity and for the most part the nature of Jesus Christ.

However, Protestantism is heretic because it misunderstands the Church, the Sacraments, the full Deposit of Faith, salvation, etc. But many other heresies denied the Nature of God.

Protestantism denies the Divine Maternity just like the Nestorian heresy and is also Iconoclastic.

 

[SalamKhan]

What was the relationship between the Bogomils and Cathars BTW?

Anyone?