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| − | '''[https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-great-heresies The Great Heresies]''' ''list of heresies committed by Catholics: Circumcisers, Gnosticism, Montanism, Sabellianism, Arianism, Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, Nestorianism, Monophysitism, Iconoclasm, Catharism, Protestantism, and Jansenism.'' | + | *'''[https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-great-heresies The Great Heresies]''' ''list of heresies committed by Catholics: Circumcisers, Gnosticism, Montanism, Sabellianism, Arianism, Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, Nestorianism, Monophysitism, Iconoclasm, Catharism, Protestantism, and Jansenism.'' |
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| − | [http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Leo10/l10exdom.htm '''''Exsurge Domine'' Condemning the Errors of Martin Luther''': Pope Leo X - 1520 - Papal Encyclicals Online (papalencyclicals.net)] ''"Wise in their own eyes, according to the ancient practice of heretics, they interpret these same Scriptures otherwise than the Holy Spirit demands, inspired only by their own sense of ambition, and for the sake of popular acclaim, as the Apostle declares. In fact, they twist and adulterate the Scriptures. As a result, according to Jerome, 'It is no longer the Gospel of Christ, but a man’s, or what is worse, the devil’s.' "'' <small> | + | *[http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Leo10/l10exdom.htm '''''Exsurge Domine'' Condemning the Errors of Martin Luther''': Pope Leo X - 1520 - Papal Encyclicals Online (papalencyclicals.net)] ''"Wise in their own eyes, according to the ancient practice of heretics, they interpret these same Scriptures otherwise than the Holy Spirit demands, inspired only by their own sense of ambition, and for the sake of popular acclaim, as the Apostle declares. In fact, they twist and adulterate the Scriptures. As a result, according to Jerome, 'It is no longer the Gospel of Christ, but a man’s, or what is worse, the devil’s.' "'' <small> |
| | :Note to the reader: The numbered statements listed in the document are not the teaching of the Catholic Church, but are specific propositions of Martin Luther condemned by the Catholic Church. In other words, the numbered statements are presented as the actual teachings of Luther against the doctrines of the Catholic Church. | | :Note to the reader: The numbered statements listed in the document are not the teaching of the Catholic Church, but are specific propositions of Martin Luther condemned by the Catholic Church. In other words, the numbered statements are presented as the actual teachings of Luther against the doctrines of the Catholic Church. |
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| − | [http://jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Roman%20Catholicism/catholic_heresies-a_list.htm '''False Religions: List of Catholic Heresies and Human Traditions Adopted and Perpetuated by the Roman Catholic Church in the course of 1600 years.''' Rev. Stephen L. Testa (jesus-is-savior.com)] ''The first heresy that Pastor Testa lists is ''"Wax candles introduced into the church"'' in the year 320. The selective use of [[Cafeteria Christians#Proof texts|Proof texts]] in the article is a classic example of [[Confirmation bias]] for the purpose of [[Polemic]].'' <small> | + | *[http://jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Roman%20Catholicism/catholic_heresies-a_list.htm '''False Religions: List of Catholic Heresies and Human Traditions Adopted and Perpetuated by the Roman Catholic Church in the course of 1600 years.''' Rev. Stephen L. Testa (jesus-is-savior.com)] ''The first heresy that Pastor Testa lists is ''"Wax candles introduced into the church"'' in the year 320. The selective use of [[Cafeteria Christians#Proof texts|Proof texts]] in the article is a classic example of [[Confirmation bias]] for the purpose of [[Polemic]].'' <small> |
| − | :Note to the reader: In regard to the number 666 as applied to VICARIUS FILII DEI "''Vicar of the Son of God''" in this article, the name of the woman who started [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-Day Adventism]], Ellen Gould White, in Latin characters, calculated by the value of Latin characters as Roman numerals, also adds up to 666: <br> E = 0 — L = 50 — L = 50 — E = 0 — N = 0: = 100 <br> G = 0 — O = 0 — U = 5 — L = 50 — D = 500: = 555 <br> W = 10 — H = 0 — I = 1 — T = 0 — E = 0: = 11 <br> 100 + 555 + 11 = 666 — Ellen=100, Gould=555, White=11. <br> Many names total 666. The identity of the Beast of Revelation cannot be established or proven with any certainty by [[gematria]] alone. Revelation 13:18 was written in Greek, not Latin, and the numerical value of the Greek letters of the transliterated Latin ''NRWN QSR (NiRoN QaiSaR)'', or Nero Caesar, also totals 666, but the Greek letter equivalent transliteration of VICARIUS FILII DEI does not. See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/revelation/13-18.htm commentaries on Revelation 13:18]. | + | :Note to the reader: In regard to the number 666 as applied to VICARIUS FILII DEI "''Vicar of the Son of God''" in this article, the name of the woman who started [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-Day Adventism]], Ellen Gould White, in Latin characters, calculated by the value of Latin characters as Roman numerals, also adds up to 666: <br> E = 0 — L = 50 — L = 50 — E = 0 — N = 0: = 100 <br> G = 0 — O = 0 — U = 5 — L = 50 — D = 500: = 555 <br> W = 10 — H = 0 — I = 1 — T = 0 — E = 0: = 11 <br> 100 + 555 + 11 = 666 — Ellen=100, Gould=555, White=11. <br> Many names total 666. The identity of the Beast of Revelation cannot be established or proven with any certainty by [[gematria]] alone. Revelation 13:18 was written in Greek, not Latin, and the numerical value of the Greek letters of the transliterated Latin ''NRWN QSR (NiRoN QaiSaR)'', or Nero Caesar, also totals 666, but the Greek letter equivalent transliteration of VICARIUS FILII DEI does not. This raises the question of which of the more than 200 popes was or is in fact '''''<big>the</big>''''' "man of sin", '''''<big>the</big>''''' "[[antichrist]]" and '''''<big>the</big>''''' "beast of Revelation" whose number is the number of '''''<big>a</big>''''' man (one man)—666. <br>See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_john/2-18.htm commentaries on 1 John 2:18], [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm 2 Thessalonians 2:3] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/revelation/13-18.htm Revelation 13:18]. |
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| − | [http://orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/prot_rc_heresy.aspx '''Are Protestantism and Roman Catholicism Heretical?''' - Orthodox Christian Information Center (orthodoxinfo.com)] ''" ... to help my fellow Orthodox brothers and sisters to understand that much of the rhetoric we hear today regarding Western Christians is not faithful to Holy Tradition. It thus undermines the unity and uniqueness of the one true Church—the Orthodox Church—, which embodies the very criterion of Christianity, being the sole preserver of the unadulterated Apostolic and Holy Tradition."'' | + | *[http://orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/prot_rc_heresy.aspx '''Are Protestantism and Roman Catholicism Heretical?''' - Orthodox Christian Information Center (orthodoxinfo.com)] ''"...to help my fellow Orthodox brothers and sisters to understand that much of the rhetoric we hear today regarding Western Christians is not faithful to Holy Tradition. It thus undermines the unity and uniqueness of the one true Church—the Orthodox Church—, which embodies the very criterion of Christianity, being the sole preserver of the unadulterated Apostolic and Holy Tradition."'' |
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| − | [http://www.thepoorinspirit.com/post/51109756949/fundamentalist-heretics '''Fundamentalist Heretics''' (thepoorinspirit.com)] ''The author asserts that fundamentalist Christians can go too far, can become extremists, and in doing so become heretics themselves without realizing it.'' | + | *[http://www.thepoorinspirit.com/post/51109756949/fundamentalist-heretics '''Fundamentalist Heretics''' (thepoorinspirit.com)] ''The author asserts that fundamentalist Christians can go too far, can become extremists, and in doing so become heretics themselves without realizing it.'' |
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| − | [http://www.thepropheticyears.com/comments/Apostasy%20in%20the%20Church.HTM '''Apostasy in the church and false doctrines of men''', By Don Koenig (thepropheticyears.com)] ''"Most of the major Christian denominations have deviated from biblical Christianity in one way or another" — Pastor Koenig lists and analyzes the heretical deviations of the following Christian denominations: The Roman Catholic Church, The Orthodox Catholic Churches, The Protestants, The non-Pentecostal Evangelicals, and The Pentecostals.'' | + | *[http://www.thepropheticyears.com/comments/Apostasy%20in%20the%20Church.HTM '''Apostasy in the church and false doctrines of men''', By Don Koenig (thepropheticyears.com)] ''"Most of the major Christian denominations have deviated from biblical Christianity in one way or another" — Pastor Koenig lists and analyzes the heretical deviations of the following Christian denominations: The Roman Catholic Church, The Orthodox Catholic Churches, The Protestants, The non-Pentecostal Evangelicals, and The Pentecostals.'' |
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| − | [http://www.scborromeo.org/docs/GAUDIUM%20ET%20SPES.pdf '''Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World ''Gaudium et Spes''''' Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on December 7, 1965 (scborromeo.org)] pdf ''Includes analysis of the phenomenon of atheism and disbelief, why and how people turn away from the truth of the Gospel''. | + | *[http://www.scborromeo.org/docs/GAUDIUM%20ET%20SPES.pdf '''Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World ''Gaudium et Spes''''' Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on December 7, 1965 (scborromeo.org)] pdf ''Includes analysis of the phenomenon of atheism and disbelief, why and how people turn away from the truth of the Gospel''. |
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