Tag: Roman Catholic

Mary, Mary…

March 14, 2013

The ABC reports on the first blessing of the new pope. Pope Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, delivered his first blessing and message to Rome and the world about an hour after his election as successor of Benedict XVI. Here is a transcript of his first words as Pope as translated from … More Mary, Mary…

Australian Catholics admit to culture of abuse

September 25, 2012

From the BBC, news of the admission by the Australian Roman Catholic Church to more than 600 known cases of child sex abuse since the 1930s. This appalling statistic tells of a culture of abuse which has brought shame upon the Christian communion worldwide and broken a huge amount of trust and good will non-christians … More Australian Catholics admit to culture of abuse

Is Roman Catholic Doctrine Biblical? The Immaculate Conception

March 17, 2012

Now this is a very interesting doctrine. The Immaculate Conception of Mary. To assist the Roman Catholic Church with their quest to deify Mary as the Queen of Heaven, it was deemed necessary, over the course of time, to assign to her the attribute of a sinless and perfect life, which meant there was a … More Is Roman Catholic Doctrine Biblical? The Immaculate Conception

Is Roman Catholic Doctrine Biblical? Purgatory

March 14, 2012

Here is a very interesting doctrine, one which illicits all kinds of imaginitive scenes of dead people waiting, seemingly endlessly, for rescue by living friends, who are obliged, on the dead person’s behalf, to hold special masses, pray, and pay some kind of indulgence to redeem them from some holding penitentiary for the sinful, who … More Is Roman Catholic Doctrine Biblical? Purgatory

Is Roman Catholic Doctrine Biblical? The Mass

March 12, 2012

This is a basic understanding of the Roman Catholic Mass, from About Catholicism, called here the central form of worship in their world-wide church. Looking through its basic tenets, it contains several deviations from Jesus’ standards for taking Communion, and which is considered, by the Roman Catholic church to be part of the Sacraments of … More Is Roman Catholic Doctrine Biblical? The Mass