Dogma Evolution & Papal FallaciesAuthorHouse, 30 במאי 2007 - 352 עמודים Dan Brown's best-selling novel and subsequent popular movie, The DaVinci Code, created a sensation and intense criticism from the Roman Catholic clergy; yet it was fiction! Now, with Imma Penn's Dogma Evolution and Papal Fallicies, little known historical facts have been presented using the actual statements of priests, bishops, emperors, kings, popes and contemporary chroniclers. It shines a bright light on the evolution of Christian religious beliefs and practices that inspired Dan Brown's creation. A darker side of Catholicism is revealed - its schism controversies, the antipopes, papal corruptions and obscenities, the selling of indulgences, simony, the Inquisition condoned and encouraged by 73 popes, and the torture and the burning at the stake of hundreds of thousands of non-believers. Penn's critical history of the Roman Catholic Church shows the Curia presiding over an institution still in tune with the 13th century. Modern-day "cafeteria" Catholics may be surprised by some of the facts which have been kept out of the public eye. They may also be fascinated to learn how Catholic religious doctrine and rituals have evolved from pagan practices. Catholicism is ripe for reform. The recent priestly misbehaviors and the cover-up are well known and repetitive of the Church's reactions to the misdeeds of its past. A fresh, transparent approach is needed to cleanse the institution of it excessive non-spiritual baggage. It is no wonder that some prominent Catholics, like authors Garry Wills and James Carroll, have called for a Vatican III, a coming together of the Church, to bring about the necessary public apologies and reforms. Readers may be interested to learn of the revelations in this book. |
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... founded and their present application by the Church will judge that her ruin and chastisement are near at hand.” This is a book about an institution run amuck, not about people of the Christian faith. It attempts to shine a bright light ...
... founding a new religion; to the energetic efforts of a zealous preacher, Paul, who was convinced the end of the world was imminent during his lifetime. Paul invented a new religion by combining the teachings of the Jewish prophet with ...
... founding of the Christian religion was enormous even though he was not one of the original disciples and he never saw Jesus in the flesh. Later, Paul wrote of his conversion: “You have heard what manner of life was when I was still a ...
... name Paul in honor of his distinguished Roman convert Sergius Paulis.) The Apostle Paul then founded Christian (Nazarene Jewish) communities among the Gentiles in the Asia Minor towns of 31 Dogma Evolution & Papal Fallacies.
... founded earlier in Asia Minor and in Lystra where he gained his favorite pupil Timothy. Then at the town of Troas, Paul was joined by the apostle Luke, his personal physician. After being frustrated by a second “Divine intervention ...
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Doctrine Dogma the Sacraments | 45 |
The Changing Nature of Jesus | 79 |
Catholic Symbolism | 91 |
The Primacy of Papal Power | 99 |
Papal Corruption Immoral Behavior | 163 |
The Unbroken Chain? | 219 |
Catholic Holy Days Festivals | 239 |
Celibacy Absurdities | 249 |
The Venerables | 277 |
Other Early Religions of the Middle East | 295 |
Religious Persecutions | 303 |
Catholic Chronology in Context | 321 |
Bibliography | 343 |