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2“Though heretics must not be tolerated because they deserved it, we must bear with them till, by a second admonition, they may be brought back to the faith of the Church. But those who, after a second admonition, remain obstinate in their errors, must not only be excommunicated, but they must be delivered to the secular power to be exterminated.”
Continue reading →The Pope had now made himself absolute master in the Church. There was but one bishop, and Christendom was his diocese. From this one man flowed all ecclesiastical honours, offices, acts, and jurisdiction.
Continue reading →The Pope: “I claim to be the Supreme Judge and director of the consciences of men. I am the Sole Last Supreme Judge of what is right and wrong.”
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2Holy Scripture teaches that the sole Object of Worship is the one true and living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not the Virgin Mary, not the saints, not images, and not statues.
Continue reading →Considering itself superior to the Civil Power, the Roman Catholic Church continues to interfere in the internal policy of governments.
Continue reading →The official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, is that it alone is the true church, that all other churches and religious groups are in error, either heretical or pagan, and that such churches and groups have not even the right of existence.
Continue reading →One of the strong contrasts between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism is found in the moral codes. In Protestantism this code is taken directly from the Bible.
Continue reading →You don’t have to fear going to Purgatory after you die because there is no such place! Purgatory is an invention by the Church to keep you under its control.
Continue reading →As evangelical Protestants we honor Mary, the mother of our Lord, but we don’t worship her or say we must come to Jesus through her.
Continue reading →This is the continuation of the previous chapter of Roman Catholicism by Lorraine Boettner. 1 What Tradition Is Protestantism and Roman Catholicism agree that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. But they differ widely in regard to the place that it is to have in the life of the church. Protestantism holds that the Bible alone is the authoritative and sufficient rule of faith and practice. But Romanism … Continue reading →
There is no priesthood in the New Testament. Christ is our priest, not a man on the earth. Hebrews 3:1b “…consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”
Continue reading →Thomas Aquinas, the most learned man in the 13th century, combined Aristotle’s pagan philosophy with Roman Catholic Church teaching.
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