The Roman Catholic Church puts a great deal of emphasis on Peter and claims that Jesus said he would build his church on him. Is Peter the rock on which the Church is built? No, he is not. It is Jesus who is the rock. "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and...
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World Religions
The Mass and the sacrifice of Christ
In Roman Catholicism, the Mass is equivalent to The Lord's Supper, the communion offering. The word "mass" is derived from the Latin missa. The mass is a series of rituals centered around the communion supper. It is also called the Eucharistic Supper. According to...
Mary the subject of preaching and worship
Mary the subject of preaching and worship: From Vatican Collection Volume 1, Vatican Council II, The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents. General Editor Austin Flannery, O.P. New revised edition 1992; Costello publishing company, Northport, New York. 1992 pages...
Mary, Full of Grace, and Luke 1:28
According to The Catholic Encyclopedia (TCE) under the topic of Hail Mary, it says, "Hail (Mary) full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women" embodies the words used by the Angel Gabriel in saluting the Blessed Virgin (Luke, I, 28)." The...
Mary’s virginity and Matt. 1:25
The Roman Catholic Church maintains that Mary retained her virginity after the birth of Christ. It says in paragraph 510 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Mary "remained a virgin in conceiving her Son, a virgin in giving birth to him, a virgin in carrying him,...
Did Mary have other children?
One of the more controversial teachings of the Catholic church deals with the perpetual virginity of Mary. This doctrine maintains that Mary remained a virgin after the birth of Jesus and that biblical references suggesting Jesus had siblings are really references to...
Mary and Catholicism
Mary occupies a unique place in biblical history. She conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Then she bore the Messiah. Among women, she is most blessed (Luke 1:42), and all who claim to be Christian acknowledge her as a chosen vessel of God. While...
What are indulgences?
An indulgence, according to the Roman Catholic Church, is a means of remission of the temporal punishment for sins which have already been forgiven but are due to the Christian in this life and/or in purgatory. This punishment is most often in purgatory but can also...
Transubstantiation and the Real Presence
Transubstantiation is the teaching that during the Mass, at the consecration in the Lord's Supper (Communion), the elements of the Eucharist, bread and wine, are transformed into the actual body and blood of Jesus and that they are no longer bread and wine but only...
The Apocrypha: Is it scripture?
The Apocrypha consists of a set of books written between approximately 400 B.C. and the time of Christ. The word "Apocrypha" (απόκρυφα) means "Hidden." These books consist of 1 and 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, the Rest of Esther, the Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, (also...