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The Pope (from Latin "papa", father) is the [[head]] of the [[Catholic]] church. Today the pope is [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. He strongly opposes abortion, torture, and pre-emptive war. | The Pope (from Latin "papa", father) is the [[head]] of the [[Catholic]] church. Today the pope is [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. He strongly opposes abortion, torture, and pre-emptive war. | ||
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Their opponents say that even the worst Popes failed to wreck the traditions of the Church. | Their opponents say that even the worst Popes failed to wreck the traditions of the Church. | ||
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| + | Some Christian groups have identified the Bishop of Rome and the papal system as the [[Antichrist]]. This is especially true of [[Martin Luther]] and his [[Protestant]] followers. Such beliefs were later reiterated in the Westminster Confession of Faith: | ||
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| + | :''25.6. There is no other head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ: nor can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin and son of perdition, that exalteth himself in the church against Christ, and all that is called God; whom the Lord shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.'' | ||
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| + | Others see further proof of the satanic nature of [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] in the large number of Roman Catholic clergy caught indulging in lewd [[homosexual]] and [[paedophile]] acts with small boys. | ||
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| + | A recent example of such beliefs is when the Protestant Reverend Dr. [[Ian Paisley]] accused [[Pope John Paul II]] of being the Antichrist when he visited the [[European Parliament]] in 1988. Dr. Ian Paisley did so by shouting "''Antichrist, I denounce you and your false teaching!''" he also held up a poster reading "''Pope John Paul II Antichrist''". He was forcibly ejected from the chamber by non-believers. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.jesus-is-lord.com Jesus is Lord] | ||
| + | *[http://www.nopedo.org/en/home.html Nopedo] | ||
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[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
Revision as of 12:33, March 15, 2007
Template:Stub The Pope (from Latin "papa", father) is the head of the Catholic church. Today the pope is Pope Benedict XVI. He strongly opposes abortion, torture, and pre-emptive war.
Papist say the Pope is impeccable (see Dictatus Papae).
The Pope's position as Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church is dogmatic and therefore not open to debate or dispute within the Catholic Church; the First Vatican Council anathematized all who dispute the Pope's primacy of honor and of jurisdiction (it is lawful to discuss the precise nature of that primacy, provided that such discussion does not violate the terms of the Council's Dogmatic Constitution).
Critics of the pope claim that past Popes, claimed successors to St. Peter, like Callixtus III and Alexander VI from the Borgia family, were so corrupt as to be unfit to wield power to bind and loose on Earth or in Heaven. An omniscient and omnibenevolent God would not have given those people the powers claimed for them by the Catholic Church.
Their opponents say that even the worst Popes failed to wreck the traditions of the Church.
The Protestant view
Some Christian groups have identified the Bishop of Rome and the papal system as the Antichrist. This is especially true of Martin Luther and his Protestant followers. Such beliefs were later reiterated in the Westminster Confession of Faith:
- 25.6. There is no other head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ: nor can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin and son of perdition, that exalteth himself in the church against Christ, and all that is called God; whom the Lord shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.
Others see further proof of the satanic nature of Roman Catholicism in the large number of Roman Catholic clergy caught indulging in lewd homosexual and paedophile acts with small boys.
A recent example of such beliefs is when the Protestant Reverend Dr. Ian Paisley accused Pope John Paul II of being the Antichrist when he visited the European Parliament in 1988. Dr. Ian Paisley did so by shouting "Antichrist, I denounce you and your false teaching!" he also held up a poster reading "Pope John Paul II Antichrist". He was forcibly ejected from the chamber by non-believers.