Dogmas and Tenets of Faith – Bulwark of the Church Hierarchy Against the Free Spirit There is no coercion in the teachings of Jesus, the Christ, and thus, He did not introduce any dogmas, belief systems, rituals or cults, either. The dogmas, tenets of faith and belief systems of institutional hierarchies are based on claims to power and exclusion. They form the bulwark of “faith,” thought up by human beings to make their own adherents submissive, and to disparage and ostracize dissidents, culminating in their persecution and eradication. Church dogmas and doctrinal declarations constitute the mandatory basis for belief and action within the Vatican Church. What is laid down in them and considered to be allegedly unchangeable for all time, deeply shocked us – followers of Jesus of Nazareth – for they not only have nothing at all to do with the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ of God, but are frequently their total opposite.
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What is it all about? It is about an unspeakable number of threats, damnations, demands for the ostracism of dissidents and a downright weapons arsenal of instructions for the persecution and subjugation of people who do not follow Vatican doctrine, even including directions for the “eradication” of everything that is “against the faith.” The dogmas of the Vatican Church and many other articles of faith are considered “infallible.” Thus, according to Catholic doctrine, they are unchangeable for all time and, in their entire scope, must be unconditionally and absolutely believed by the faithful – with the threat of an eternal punishment of hell for all people who see it differently than what is written in the dogmas. May some things be stated here in advance: These doctrinal statements, which are still bind ing today, contain, for instance, the total disdain for, and rejection of, all heretics and dissi dents, which are, after all, about 6 billion people. Anyone who knows the Vatican Church and does not join it is supposed to fall victim to
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eternal damnation – that is the binding belief of the Catholic Church, despite the public and media-effective efforts that it displays concern ing dialogue and a kind of reconciliation of religions. So it says in an official textbook “The Christian Faith,” by Josef Neuner and Jacques Dupuis under margin note no. 1005: The … Roman Church firmly believes, pro fesses and preaches that “no one remaining outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans,” but also Jews, heretics or schismatics, can become partakers of eternal life, but they will go to the “eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels,“ unless before the end of their life they are joined to it [the Church]. This article of faith in the Catholic book of reference is also specifically provided with a note stating that for the Church it is infallible. But none of the recent popes has ever publicly talked about it.
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“Hell“: Eternal torment for dissidents The doctrinal statements of the so-called “Church Fathers” and of the “saints” named by the Vatican, which are binding for Church members, are readily mentioned in sermons by the Vatican Church, insofar as they correspond to the spirit of the times and do not obviously expose the Church’s true intentions. But who knows that, with their doctrines, most of these Church Fathers oppose the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth in their essence? Countless examples could be listed here, but only several are presented here in advance before the detailed explanations that follow: …. Jesus of Nazareth taught peace – the church “saints” taught war; Jesus of Nazareth taught reconciliation – the church “saints” taught damnation; Jesus of Nazareth announced the kingdom of heaven – the church “saints” taught eternal torments of hell;
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Jesus of Nazareth taught the law of cause and effect – the church “saints” taught the “mystery of God”; Jesus of Nazareth taught that God dwells within, in each person – the church “saints” teach He is in the taber nacle. Thereby, a cunning double game is played before the public. While all misanthropic, yet, to the Church, fully valid tenets are not mentioned in “enlightened” society, they play the idealistic do-gooders in sugarcoated speeches and sermons; they speak of freedom, peace and reconciliation and purport to be open, multi cultural and willing to engage in dialogue. However, in the wording of the dogmas, all people who do not acknowledge the pope as the top authority on faith and do not un conditionally submit to him are declared “here tics” through the dogmatism of Vatican power and are thus – quoted literally from the dogmas – assigned “to the devil and his angels.”
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Whoever wishes to be saved must first of all hold the Catholic faith, for anyone who does not maintain this whole and inviolate will surely be lost eternally. This is what it says in “The Teaching of the Catholic Church” by Neuner and Roos under margin note 836. How this is to be understood from the viewpoint of the Church is stated in the same book under margin note 78: Any one does not accept the whole of the Church’s tradition, both written and unwritten – anathema sit. According to binding Catholic Church doctrine, this excommunication means eternal hell for the person concerned, and this curse of damnation is also considered infallible by the Church. Damned and banished – that is the bloodred theme that draws through the foundation of Vatican faith. There are hundreds of such damnations in the binding dogmas and articles of faith of the Catholic Church. These merciless doctrines of damnation have nothing to do with Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of
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God, the Majesty of the heavens. Spoken in His name, they are a mockery and derision of Him, the Christ of God, and His heavenly teachings. These fundamentals of Catholic faith are not shown on the front side of the church‘s coin. Instead, the Vatican occasionally proclaims things that sound “new.” Masters of this craft are people like the Jesuit Pope Francis. Already in 2013, in his first encyclical, Pope Francis admonished the faithful with the follow ing words: Since faith is one, it must be professed in all its purity and integrity. Precisely because all the articles of faith are interconnected, to deny one of them, even of those that seem least important, is tantamount to distorting the whole. (Lumen fidei, Paragraph 48)
Francis does emphasize several articles of faith, but then unmistakably talks about “all” articles of faith, including those that seem least important. Let us keep this statement in mind when various articles of faith are presented in their original form in the following.
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Shortly after his election in March 2013, in his sermon at the Chapel of the Domes Sancta Martha on April 6, 2013, the pope warned about the fact that again and again there had been the temptation, … to downsize faith, and not even by “much.” However “faith,” he explained, “is like this, as we say in the Creed,” … Indeed, “when we begin to cut faith down, to negotiate faith,… we are setting out on the road of apostasy, of no fidelity to the Lord.” (vatican.va) Totally in the tradition of his predecessors, this pope also expresses the undisguised threat directed at the “apostates,” that is, to those who have allegedly “fallen away from the right faith,” expressed by a “son of the Church,” as Pope Francis refers to himself. However, this does not keep him from frequently announcing things that depart from this faith elsewhere, if it is opportune and seems suitable for improving the reputation of his Church. Thus, on April 20, 2015, in an address to mem bers of the Conference of European Rabbis, the pope said:
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Anti-Semitic trends in Europe these days are troubling, as are certain acts of hatred and violence. Every Christian must be firm in deploring all forms of anti-Semitism, and in showing their solidarity with the Jewish people. (http://www.news.va/en/news/to-members-of-thedelegation-of-the-conference-of-european-rabbis)
In a complete suppression of the historical roots of anti-Semitism that are found in his own Church, these pontifical words are publicly peddled in a way that sounds good and con ciliatory. If the pope means what he says in earnest, then he would have to immediately rescind the dogmas of his own Church, for example, the already cited dogma declared infallible under margin note 1005 by Neuner and Dupuis, which we now repeat once more: The … Roman Church firmly believes, professes and preaches that “no one remaining outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans,” but also Jews, heretics or schismatics, can become partakers of eternal life, but they will go to the “eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels,” unless before the end of their life they are joined to it [the Church].
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Is not this infallible dogma – valid until today – anti-Semitic? Does not this dogma condemn all Jews – along with many others – intending them to go to the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels? How is this dogma to be judged in terms of human rights?
Freedom of religion? Despite the totalitarian claim to absolute rule of his Church, on May 24, 2014, Pope Francis surprised people with the modern-sounding words: Religious freedom is in fact a fundamental human right, and I cannot fail to express my hope that it will be upheld throughout the Middle East and the entire world. (vatican.va) If the pope means what he says, then he ought to declare invalid all contrary doctrines of his allegedly infallible predecessors and “de-beatify” or “de-canonize” the popes from whom they originated!
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One of these predecessors, Pope Pius VI, de scribes freedom of religion as a true monstrosity (“quae sane monstra“) in his encyclical “Quod aliquantum,” and Pope Gregory XVI condemned the absurd and wrong view, or rather insanity, according to which freedom of conscience must be asserted and vindicated for everybody. (Denzinger/Hünermann no. 2730) Pope Pius IX, only beatified in the year 2000, condemned, rejected and despised the alleged “error,” which reads: Everyone is free to embrace and profess the religion that by the light of reason he judges to be true. (Denzinger/Hünermann no. 2915) His direct successor, Pope Leo XIII, proclaimed – to the church – infallibly, … it is quite unlawful to demand, to defend, or to grant unconditional freedom of thought, of speech, or writing, or of worship, as if these were so many rights given by nature to man. (Denzinger/Hünermann no. 3252) And when Pope Pius X died on August 20, 1914, on the same day, the Vatican correspondent of a Berlin daily newspaper wrote in an obituary about the pontifex:
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He deplored freedom for dissidents and wanted to limit their freedom to the Church and its doctrines. ... Freedom of religion and conscience were an abomination to Pius X. Pius X was canonized in 1954.
Established by dogma: The claim of the Vatican Church to world dominion The following regulations are also still con sidered infallible decisions of the Catholic Church: Furthermore, we declare, state and define that it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of all men that they submit to the Roman Pontiff. (Neuner/Roos, no. 342)
We decree that the Holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff have primacy in the whole world … (Neuner/Roos, no. 349) These “doctrinal decisions” are nothing more than the Vatican’s openly expressed claim to world dominion. Here, boundless striving for power is devised and, formulated by a fallible
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person, elevated to allegedly infallible dogma. Jesus of Nazareth never taught such a thing. He, the Free Spirit, did not require any submission, and certainly not to a pope. He taught: Follow me! The popes celebrate their secular power in an environment of unimaginable splendor and wealth. On the papal throne, they let themselves be rendered homage as “Holy Father” and “Vicar of Christ on Earth” and with other titles, with which head priests of pagan cults in ancient times had adorned themselves. The popes do all this, even though in their own Bibles, which they themselves describe as the perfect word of God and thus, as absolutely true and binding, the words of Jesus of Nazareth are passed down clearly and unmistakably: And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. (Matthew 23:9)
As well as the words: But you are not to be called Rabbi. (Verse 8) In terms of our time, this essentially means: You are not to be called pastor or priest.
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Neither these nor all the other cosmic, allencompassing words of Jesus of Nazareth, words from the Kingdom of God, are heeded by the Vatican hierarchy. Jesus, the Christ, does not need a representative. Therefore, popes cannot be vicars of the Christ of God at all, for in the spark of redemption, Christ, the Redeemer, is represented in every person and in every soul.
Mercy or damnation? Terrible threats of damnation and of being cursed run through the ecclesiastical doctrine like a central theme. Quite as if these didn’t exist, during a mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in February 2015, Pope Francis urged 160 cardinals to have more courage and openness. He said: The way of the Church is to condemn no one for eternity; to pour out the balm of God’s mercy on all those who ask for it with a sincere heart. (vatican.va)
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In April 2015, the pope announced: Mercy: the word reveals the very mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. Mercy: the ultimate and supreme act by which God comes to meet us. (vatican.va)
Then what about the following article of faith of the pope’s Church, binding until today? Whoever wishes to be saved must first of all hold the Catholic faith, for anyone who does not maintain this whole and inviolate will surely be lost eternally. (Neuner/Roos, no. 836) This means that the one who does not maintain inviolate just one aspect of the Church’s faith should go to the eternal fires of hell for this. Isn’t this in flagrant contrast to the pope’s assertion that the Vatican Church would not eternally damn anyone? And what about the hundreds of dogma-like articles of faith, in which the Church does exactly that, namely, condemn fellow humans eternally? Are these invalid? If yes: Why doesn’t the pope act accordingly? If no: Why, then, does the pope try to give a different impression … ?
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Of the hundreds of unmerciful dogma-like articles of faith in which people are condemned, here are just a few examples: The entire vehemence of the Vatican’s doctrine becomes blatantly apparent under margin note 812: … the punishment of actual sin is the torment of eternal hell. And under margin note 822 we can read about the unmerciful verdict of the Vatican: We further define that in accordance with God’s universal ordinance, the souls of those who die in actual mortal sin descend immediately after death to hell where they are tormented by eternal punishment. Fiendish torment without end – is not that sheer mercilessness?
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God, the Eternal, is merciful Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of the Eternal, AllOne God, who is love, has nothing to do with this merciless, brutal and vengeful god, whom the Vatican adheres to. Even while still on the cross, Jesus of Nazareth said to the heavenly Father: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. (Luke 23:34)
Would Jesus of Nazareth have spoken this way if God were an avenger and would send even one of His children into eternal damnation? In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus of Nazareth gave us an understanding of reconciliation: And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. That is the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth, of the Prince of Peace, of the Son of God. Let us also remember the parable of the lost son, for whom a feast was prepared, because he, who was deemed lost, had returned. This shows that God, the Eternal, is truly merciful, and that there is no eternal damnation.
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Jesus of Nazareth said in His Sermon on the Mount: For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, nei ther will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14-15)
With Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ of God, there is no eternal damnation. Now, who speaks the truth? Each one can decide whom he wants to believe: Jesus, the Christ, the Redeemer of all souls and men, or a self-named representative and his court at the Vatican?
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