The catholic church is one of the most deliberately mispresented of churches..., yes, DELIBERATELY MISPRESENTED. This stems from the fact that the church bases her teachings on two things, the church traditions and the holy bible. But a thorough look at the church's teachings and you will realise that the church's teachings are in perfect harmony with the bible.
1. The Hail Mary: This one of the most controversial prayers the church says, who says its not scriptural? A look at Lk1:27, will prove you wrong. The prayer also in no way worships mary. No, it only honours her " Hail mary, full of grace, the lord is with you, blessed are you amongst women and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus , holy mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and the hour of hour of our death amen" which sentence or phrase connotes worship in this prayer? Talking about the intercessory power of mary, will you refuse me a favour I ask of through your mother?
2. Placement of statues: "Catholics worship idols" is a popular criticism, yet one withou bases. When praying for the repose of the soul of the dead in other churches, The picture of the deceased is usually there. Does that mean you are worshipping the picture? That picture serves the same purpose the statues serve, creating a mental picture! The church does not instruct anybody to bow to these statues...... No! They also serve the purpose of decoration.
3. Eucharist: Any body questioning this hasn't read a bible yet.
4 Papal infallibilty: The pope is NOT infallible in all ramifications, he is only infallible in matters on faith and morals as regards to the church. This means that the church is forever shielded by the holy spirit and can't make a mistake. During the greatr commision, jesus promised to be with the church till the end of time and that the gates of hell shall not prevail over the church. How can the spirit of God be in the church and allow the church make a mistake? wouldn't christ be contradicting himself? that's impossible!
As regards to the church's dark ages and the sale of indulgence, i'll soon prove to you that those visibly corrupt practices did not corrupt the church. Merry xmas
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