ROMAN CATHOLIC DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES.
Number 3 & 4 were taken from “THE BIBLE SPEAKS” by the well known editor and writer, the late
Pastor W.L.Emmerson. The rest were taken from the “LIST OF HERESIES AND HUMAN INVENTIONS ADOPTED AND PERPETUATED BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE COURSE OF 1600 YEARS”, a publication of the Scripture Truth Society,156 Fifth Avenue, New York. Nr.44 added later as an extra by JTK.
Christ died 31 AD.
1. Prayers for the dead and the sign of the cross.——————————- 310 AD.
2. Wax candles were introduced into the church about————————- 320
3. The first official Sunday (Sabbath) edict, March 7.————————— 321
4. The official change of The Lord’s Day from Saturday (Sabbath) to
Sunday. Council of Laodicea———————————————- - 364
5. Veneration of angels and dead saint—————————————- .375
6. The mass as a daily celebration——————————————— 394
7. The worship of Mary and her title as “Mother of God”——————— 431
8. A different manner of dress for the priests———————————– 500
9. The doctrine of purgatory————————————————— 593
10.The Latin language for universal worship———————————— 600
(Not anymore used since the 2nd Vatican council. JTK)
11.Prayer directed to Mary and dead saints————————————- 600
12.The Papacy and the title of pope——————————————– 610
13.The kissing of the pope’s feet———————————————– 709
14.The temporal power of the pope——————————————– 750
15.Worship of the cross, images, and relics authorized———————— 788
16.Holy water mixed with a pinch of salt authorized————————— 850
17.Veneration of St.Joseph—————————————————- 890
18.The baptism of bells.——————————————————- 965
19.Canonization of dead saints————————————————– 995
20.Fasting on Fridays and during lent imposed———————————- 998
21.The mass developed as the sacrifice of Christ and made
obligatory during the 11th century………………………………………………………..
22.The celibacy of the priesthood———————————————- 1079
23.The rosary, or prayer beads, copied from the Hindus——————— 1090
24.The inquisition of heretics—————————————————- 1148
25.The sale of indulgences—————————————————– 1190
26.Baptism————————————————————- appro. 1200
27.The dogma of transubstantiation——————————————— 1215
28.Confession to the priest at least once a year——————————— 1215
29.Adoration of the wafer——————————————————- 1220
30.The Bible forbidden to layman and placed in the index of forbidden
books. (Relaxed since 2nd Vatican council .JTK) ————————————— 1229
31.Scapular invented by Simon Stoc——————————————- 1287
32.The cup taken from the people in the mass———————————- 1414
33.The doctrine of purgatory proclaimed as dogma—————————- 1439
34.The doctrine of seven sacraments in place of the two of the Bible—– 1439
35.Addition of part of the last half of the Ave Maria———————– 1508
36.Tradition of the Church to be equal with the Bible, decided by
the Council of Trent————————————————– 1545
37.The apocryphal books added to the Bible canon——————— 1546
38.The creed of pope Pius IV imposed as official creed of the church,
1560 years after Christ———————————————– 1560
39.The immaculate conception of the virgin Mary—————— 1854
40.Papal infallibility proclaimed as dogma for the church—————— 1870
41.Pope Pius X condemns many discoveries of modern science
as ‘modernism” (Relaxed in more recent years .JTK)———————- 1907
42.The public schools condemned by Pius X—————————- 1930
43.Mary as the “Mother of God” doctrine re-affirmed——————– 1931
44.Mary’s bodily ascension declared dogma—————————– 1950
Note: This list was first published by the NORTHERN EUROPEAN DIVISION
OF THE SDA CHURCH IN ENGLAND, and supplied by its Publishing &
Radio Departments. Date late sixties.JTK
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