What is the truth regarding Simon Magus and Saint Peter?

[mmo317]

Has anyone read a book called “The Prophesied End-Time” by Ronald Weinland? He states in the book that the true Church according to Saint Peter is not the Catholic Church we know today and that the present day Catholic Church stems from Simon Magus and not from Saint Peter (Simon Peter). He states the the people were tricked by Simon Magus and the masses followed his church instead. I noticed that Simon Magus is mentioned in the gospel of Saint Peter who had many confrontations with him. Can anyone help me out with this???

 

[Scoobyshme]

Has anyone read a book called “The Prophesied End-Time” by Ronald Weinland? He states in the book that the true Church according to Saint Peter is not the Catholic Church we know today and that the present day Catholic Church stems from Simon Magus and not from Saint Peter (Simon Peter). He states the the people were tricked by Simon Magus and the masses followed his church instead. I noticed that Simon Magus is mentioned in the gospel of Saint Peter who had many confrontations with him. Can anyone help me out with this???

Simon Magus (Simon, the Magician), is credited by some of the Early Church Fathers as the author of the heresy of gnosticism.

Sounds like the author (Ronald Weinland?) is a supporter of gnosticism, which is a heresy.

 

[manualman]

Most protestants ignore the problems inherent in the fact that their theology starts up from thin air in the 1500s. Those that attempt to form a coherent historic lineage prior to Luther for their beliefs sometimes succumb to lunatic theories like this one.

This story has about as much credibility as Joseph Smith’s claims of the great apostasy (the Mormon take on what happened after Jesus).

If’ you’ve met this author, tell him to say hi to Dan Brown for me next time they have lunch to share ideas.

 

[Thomas58]

If’ you’ve met this author, tell him to say hi to Dan Brown for me next time they have lunch to share ideas.

Yeah, exactly. I’d put about as much credibility in this theory as the Da Vinci Code.

 

[manualman]

In fairness, I should add that of those Protestants that do attempt to trace their theology back in unbroken line to the apostles, some do a much more realistic attempt to read ideas into the writings of men like Jerome and St. Augustine.

Those arguments still collapse upon wholistic review, of course, but at least they are a lot more creditable than this Simon Magus nonsense.