[–] webster_warrior ago (edited ago)
Catholic leadership is as bad as the Jews. Their hearts say, "Let the child live," while their political natures say, "Go ahead and eat them." BTW, they are the Democratic Party.
Not surprised. A vast majority of Catholics including many of the clergy are Demonrats. I had arguments with two different clergy over the topic of abortion. I asked each of them- one being a La Sallian brother and the other being a pastor of a large Catholic parish in CA how they could vote Democrat when the Dems are so pro-abortion. Both of them- this was on two different occasions- told me that abortion is not that significant in the larger scheme of things! Another pastor of a different parish asked me what was wrong with me. What had happened to me as I am originally from Ireland and was not a libtard (my words). He couldn't understand that I was and am a proud conservative. Don't forget that Pelousy quite some time back announced a plan to use the Catholic churches to advance their SJW agenda.
[–] Diakrisis1 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Great Awakening [From Dark to Light]
Protestant (One who protest the Roman Catholic Church) Hello Protestant!
The History of Protestantism began with the Protestant Reformation, an attempt to reform the Western Church. The reactions of the ecclesiastical and political leaders at the time of the reformers led to a schism between Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church.
During the centuries leading up to the Protestant Reformation, many western Christians were troubled by what they saw as false doctrines and malpractices within the Church, particularly involving the teaching and sale of indulgences. Another major contention was rampant simony, the sale of offices in the church, and tremendous corruption within the Church's hierarchy. At the time, this systemic corruption often reached all the way up to the Bishop of Rome himself, the Pope. This set the stage for open debate and conflict after German theologian Martin Luther wrote his Ninety-Five Theses on the sale of indulgences in 1517. Contents[show] History and origins
Protestants generally trace their separation from the Catholic Church to the 16th century. The origin of mainstream Protestantism is sometimes called the Magisterial Reformation because the movement received support from the magistrates, the ruling authorities (as opposed to the Radical Reformation, which had no state sponsorship). Older Protestant churches, such as the Unitas Fratrum (Unity of the Brethren), Moravian Brethren or the Bohemian Brethren trace their origin to the time of Jan Hus in the early 15th century. As it was led by a majority of Bohemian nobles and recognized for a time by the Basel Compacts, this was the first Magisterial Reformation in Europe. In Germany, a hundred years later, the protests erupted in many places at once, during a time of threatened Islamic Ottoman invasion ¹ which distracted German princes in particular. To some degree, the protest can be explained by the events of the previous two centuries in Europe and particularly in Bohemia. Earlier in the south of France, where the old influence of the cathares led to the growing protests towards the pope and pope's authorities. Famous Guillaume Farel, b. 1489, prieched reformation already in 1522 in Dauphiné, from where started the French Wars of Religion in 1562, also known as huguenot wars, which spread later to other parts of Europe. Roots and precursors: 14th century and 15th century
Unrest due to the Great Schism of Western Christianity (1378–1416) excited wars between princes, uprisings among the peasants, and widespread concern over corruption in the Church. A new nationalism also challenged the relatively internationalist medieval world. The first of a series of disruptive and new perspectives came from John Wycliffe at Oxford University, then from Jan Hus at the University of Prague. The Catholic Church officially concluded this debate at the Council of Constance (1414–1417). The conclave condemned Jan Hus, who was executed by burning in spite of a promise of safe-conduct. At the command of Pope Martin V, Wycliffe was posthumously exhumed and burned as a heretic twelve years after his burial.
The Council of Constance confirmed and strengthened the traditional medieval conception of Churches and Empires. It did not address the national tensions, or the theological tensions which had been stirred up during the previous century. The council could not prevents schism and the Hussite Wars in Bohemia.[1]
Historical upheaval usually yields much new thinking as to how society should be organized. This was the case leading up to the Protestant Reformation. Following the breakdown of monastic institutions and scholasticism in late medieval Europe, accentuated by the "Babylonian Captivity" of the Avignon Papacy, the Great Schism, and the failure of the Conciliar movement, the sixteenth century saw the fomenting of a great cultural debate about religious reforms and later fundamental religious values (See German mysticism). Historians would generally assume that the failure to reform (too many vested interests, lack of coordination in the reforming coalition) would eventually lead to a greater upheaval or even revolution, since the system must eventually be adjusted or disintegrate, and the failure of the Conciliar movement helped lead to the Protestant Reformation in Europe. These frustrated reformist movements ranged from nominalism, devotio moderna (modern devotion), to humanism occurring in conjunction with economic, political and demographic forces that contributed to a growing disaffection with the wealth and power of the elite clergy, sensitizing the population to the financial and moral corruption of the secular Renaissance church.
read full article here: http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/History_of_Protestantism
[–] webster_warrior 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The Catholic, or, Universal, church was the all embracing church of the Roman Empire. It has rightly been described, "The Pagan Church of Rome," since so many of Rome's client states were idol worshipers. Judaism was a problem for them. The arrival and spread of Christ's church, coincident with the early decline of The Roman Empire, created enormous problems for Roman rule. Rome responded with persecution.