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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... sins. □ The sacrament of confirmation (Confirmatio) first appeared in Gaul in the fifth century at the Councils of Riez and of Orange two years later. Unlike baptism, confirmation is a Catholic invention. □ Six centuries before Christ ...
... sins because they deny the Pope's authority which underpins the entire system.” - Lucius III (1181-1185) “Popes are not the Vicar of St. Peter; we are the successors of Peter, but not his vicar nor any man's nor any apostle's. We are ...
... sins related to sexual behavior, or on feelings of guilt, although those of the apostle Paul often did. The message of Jesus was simple: believe in and love God, always treat your neighbor and even your enemy with kindness, forsake all ...
Imma Penn. of confessing one's sins to a priest as a part of the sacrament of penance. It was a pope who made the celebration of Christ's birth coincided with the most popular pagan holiday. It was a pope with a strong military army that ...
... sins.” In 367, Athanasius (296-373), the powerful Bishop of Alexandria, a keen admirer of the theology of Irenaeus (130-200), the Bishop of Lyon, wrote a letter in which he listed the 27 books to be included in the New Testament. Many ...
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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 |