CATHOLIC WORSHIP IN THE HOLY BIBLE

Similarity of Catholic alibi of worshipping the saints (they say they dont worship but honor them) and Hindus worshipping the cow hahahaha!

"Hindus don't worship cows. We respect, honour and adore the cow."

SOURCE: http://www.nhsf.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=526

HOW DID/DO HINDUS WORSHIP COWS ?

Not more than 10% of Hindus do this today:

• They offer foods like roti (wheat flour tortillas) and gur (jaggery).
• Offer a necklace made of flowers and put a red dot (teeka) on cow's forehead.
• Recite holy prayers to honour cows.
• Offering cow's milk to God statues is considered lucky.

SOURCE: http://www.saching.com/Article/Hindus-and-sacred-cow---Why-do-Hindus-worship-cows-in-India--Beef-consumption-in-India/123

Do the Catholics recite prayers to their saints? YES.

There is similarity between the pagan Hindu worship and the Catholic worship.

ANOTHER ONE:

The symbolism discussed below includes major symbols that are common to all pictures and images of Shiva venerated by Hindus.

from: http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God9.html
 
The Catholics also say that they venerate images hahahaha!

LAST

In a similar way, a Christian may kneell before a crucifix of Jesus and pray. The worshipper is not worshipping the wooden cross, but instead he is approaching his object of devotion, Jesus, through the manifestation of the crucifix. This is a form of idol worship from a Hindu perspective.

FROM: http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Hindu%20Primer/idols.html

Catholic catechism requires that members should have for themselves idols or images to worship:

“13. Is the worship of the saints confined to their persons?

 No; it extends also their relics and images…

15. Ought we to worship holy images?

-- We should have, particularly in our churches, images of our lord, as also of the blessed Virgin and the saints, and we should pay them due honor and veneration.”

(Catechism of Christian doctrine, no. 3, p. 87)

 

CATHOLIC EXPLANATION OF IMAGE WORSHIP IS SIMILAR TO THE EXPLANATION OF A HINDUISM DEVOTEE

Indian man (5): Swamiji, there is a school of thought amongst Hindus that condemns idol worship and the concept of avatara. Would you kindly elaborate on these concepts?

Prabhupada: Idol worship, that is not idol. Just like if you worship your leader in some picture or some statue, that is not idol worship. That is actually fact. You show your respect to your leader. Similarly, when we worship the Deity of the Supreme Lord, Krishna, it is not idol worship. It is worshiping Krishna. The difference is, as we have already discussed, Krsna is Absolute. In the ordinary case the picture of your father and the father is different because it is material body. But Krishna, being absolute, His form, Deity form, and He, there is no difference. It is Krishna's mercy that He comes before you in the Deity form made of so-called wood or stone because we cannot see at the present moment except wood and stone. We cannot see. Just like I was explaining we cannot see even our father, the spirit soul. And how we can see the supreme spirit? So when we worship Deity, it is not idol worship. It is worshiping Lord Krishna, and the Deity is not different from the person. This is the idea. We have to understand. It is a science. Just like the holy name of the Lord. It is as good as the Lord Himself. Nama cintamanih krsnas caitanya-rasa-vigrahah purnah suddho nitya-mukto 'bhinnatvan nama-naminoh. When we chant Hare Krsna, this means Krsna is dancing on my tongue. Otherwise why these people are chanting twenty-four hours, "Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna"? If you ask them to chant some other name, "Mr. John, Mr. John, Mr. John," it will be not possible. He will be tired: "No more." But you go on chanting Hare Krsna twenty-four hours. You'll never feel tired. That is the proof that the holy name of God and God is nondifferent.

Source(s): http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/group/iskconinthepathofkrishna/forum/topics/relatively-dirty-or-absolutely

P.S. Catholics and Hindus share in common. both are pagans.

Conclusion: Catholics are pagans who also believe in God. It was prophesied by Apostle Paul in Romans 1:21, 23, 25 THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW GOD BUT CREATED IMAGES AND WORSHIP THEM!

VICARIUS FILII DEI USED TWICE BY POPE PAUL VI

I will show you an evidence that the title "Vicarivs Filii Dei" was once used by the pope

VICARIUS FILII DEI USED TWICE BY POPE PAUL VI
IN OFFICIAL PAPAL DECREES

Vicarius Filii Dei was used twice by Pope Paul VI in documents found on the Vatican's web site. These are Apostolic Constitutions, which are the highest form of official Papal decree in the Roman Catholic Church and are issued with binding legal authority. Historically these decrees were known as papal bulls, the name referring to the lead metal seal (bulla) attached to authenticate the document. As a general rule, the superscription that opens papal bulls typically reads:

NAME (without ordinal number) EPISCOPUS, SERVUS SERVORUM DEI, AD PERPETUAM REI MEMORIAM

So, the following Apostolic Constitutions begin:

PAULUS, EPISCOPUS, SERVUS SERVORUM DEI, AD PERPETUAM REI MEMORIAM
PAUL, BISHOP, SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD, FOR EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE OF THE MATTER

Bafianae (January 11, 1968), Decree of Paul VI elevating the Prefecture Apostolic of Bafia, Cameroon, to a Diocese:

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Commentarium Officiale, vol. LX (1968), n. 6, pp. 317-319. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. ISBN 8820960680, 9788820960681.
Scans: Title page - 317 - 318 - 319.

Adorandi Dei Filii Vicarius et Procurator, quibus numen aeternum summam Ecclesiae sanctae dedit, ...
As the worshipful Son of God's Vicar and Caretaker, to whom the eternal divine will has given the highest rank of the holy Church, ...

Sacred Image of Catholic Church in John 3:14-15

John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

REFUTATION:

The Catholic Apologetic say that the Catholic Church should make statues of Christ the same way the bronze serpent was erected.

If you will notice very well, you will never see an image of bronze serpent in any churches of the Catholic Church so the alibi they used here is they do not do also.

because in the verse the statue lifted up is not the graven image of Christ but the bronze serpent statue.

and the Son of Man is not a statue also that was lifted up to heaven.

Let's find the reason why God ordered to Moses to make that bronze serpent

Numbers 21:8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

Numbers 21:9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

Now Was the bronze serpent created to be used in religious worship like in this picture below? NO!

In fact, God ordered Hezekiah to destroy it when the Jews burned incense of it

2 Kings 18:4 Brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

What God says about offering incense?

Isaiah 66:3 he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.

See, that's the reason why God wants it to be destroyed. It is tantamount to giving blessing to an idol which is an abomination to God

If burning of incense to the bronze serpent is an abomination to God, it is also more abomination if you kneel and pray on it.

besides you will not burn incense if you do not worship it.

God's servant burned incense also when he worships God. read the verse below:

Luke 1:9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
The same those who burned incense to the bronze serpent that Moses made before.

they worshipped it.

It means burning incense is an act of worship. Since God alone should be worshipped (read Matthew 4:10) It is not right to burn incense to the bronze serpent or worse to any image which God never told to Moses to make like you can show in this picture:

Now we will allow the Catholic interpretation of the verse? NO.

Since Jesus Christ is also God in the belief of the Catholic Church, making a statue of Him (since he is a God) is not good in the sight of God as mentioned in the following verses:

Isaiah 40:18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Isaiah 40:22 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

God said that the man is impoverished if you'll create an image of a God and Jesus is God.

God even said that making an image in the likeness of male and female is CORRUPTING YOURSELF

Deuteronomy 4:16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

So making an image of Jesus Christ in male image is included here.

Besides God forbids his servants to make graven images in the likeness of any thing especially an image of a man which you can see a lot of them on the Catholic altars of the churches and Catholic worshippers' homes.

Deuteronomy 4:23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

Jesus said to worship God IN SPIRIT (read John 4:24)

A spirit has no form, unseen and has no flesh and bones to be touched so IT MEANS YOU CAN NEVER TOUCH A SPIRIT (read Luke 24:39)

It means Christians should worship God w/o using visual aids. like what the Catholics are doing on the statue of Mary shown above.

Rosary Beads and the Bible

THE PAGAN ORIGIN OF ROSARY BEADS
 
THE PAGAN ORIGIN OF ROSARY BEADS
PRAYER BEADS - OR - ROSARY BEADS

The Pagan Roots
of "Prayer Beads"

Rosary beads come in all shapes, colors, sizes and
quality.Some rosaries are strung with pearl, crystal,
wood and even plastic. But where did the ritual of
the rosary come from? And what exactly is the
significance of rosary beads?

The rosary in simplest terms is said to be a tool
used to aid prayer and meditation. The beads of a
rosary count the prayers as they are recited out loud
or in the mind. The user relies on the rosary beads
to keep track of how many times you’ve said a
particular prayer.

"Most commonly recognized in the United States
as a symbol of Catholicism, other religions including
Buddhism, Hinduism, Paganism and Islam employ
rosary beads as well."

-The Meaning of Rosary Beads
What Do Rosary Beads Symbolize?
By Jessica Ciosek

"Prayer beads, or prayer rosaries, are really
another form of the "witch's ladder," a knotted
rope or cord used to count repetitions during
a spell or ritual. Praying with beads is a spiritual
practice with a long history in most of the world's
religions."

-Sacred Mists Shoppe
Janet Farrar & Gavin Bone

"prayer beads originated with the Hindu faith.
Using beads for devotions dates to the 8th century BC
in the cult of Shiva. In India sandstone sculptures,
statues ca 185 BC, show Hindus with prayer beads.
The names of Hindu gods and prayers are repeated
on stringed beads, called mala, separated by larger
or different colored beads."

-A HISTORY OF PRAYING ON BEADS
  Patricia A. Dilley

"Hindu converts kept their traditional use of
prayer beads. Buddhist monks always carry a strand
of prayer beads, or rosary, usually of 108 beads."

-A HISTORY OF PRAYING ON BEADS
  Patricia A. Dilley

Prayer beads are used by : Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims,
and Catholics among others.
"Often, when religions sought converts,
they allowed them to retain some of their
pagan ways: ceremonial garb, heathen rituals
and traditions; in order to add to their numbers.
This led to spiritual pollution."

-A HISTORY OF PRAYING ON BEADS
  Patricia A. Dilley

"Before the 12th century, rosaries were used for
talismans (amulet or occult charms). Rosaries and
prayer beads were intended by the catholic church
hierarchy, for use by the ignorant."

-A HISTORY OF PRAYING ON BEADS
  Patricia A. Dilley

"Pagans had used prayer beads even before the
8th century before CHRIST, and they still use
them today."

-A HISTORY OF PRAYING ON BEADS
  Patricia A. Dilley

The Bible warns us against use of prayer beads -
Matthew 6:7 says - "But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that
they shall be heard for their much speaking.
"And when you pray, do not...repeat the same
words over and over as the Gentiles (pagans) do,
for they think they will be heard for their much
speaking."

(Matthew 6:7)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"But when praying, do not say the same things
over and over again,  just as the people of the
nations do, for they imagine they will get a
hearing for their use of many words."

(Matthew 6:7)(NWT)