Papal Infallibility Part II

      So we covered the most blasphemous of the decrees by these power hungry men, the idolatry of Mary, by not only praying to and having feast days in honor of, but by decreeing using papal infallibility that she was born without original sin, and never sinned in her life. We know this to be untrue by several places where in the scriptures it says, "All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God." Only the unblemished Lamb of God Jesus Christ lived a sinless life. His sacrifice would have been in vain if all of humanity wasn't groaning from the pains of separation of God and His people. Now that we including Mary in the Gospel of Luke, rejoice in Christ OUR Savior, we can take comfort the the Father cared so much for us He gave His only Son over as the only worthy sacrifice to pay for the sins of all who accept Him into their hearts on a daily level. Personal relationship with Jesus is the only way to reach the Father. Christ Himself repeatedly says this. Now, lets get into the fallacy that is Purgatory, and what the popes have taught on it.

During the Early Middle Ages, the doctrine of final purification developed distinctive features in the Latin-speaking West differing from its development in the Greek-speaking East.

Gregory the Great

Pope Gregory the Great's Dialogues, written in the late 6th century, evidence a development in the understanding of the afterlife distinctive of the direction that Latin Christendom would take:

As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come.^[29]

High Middle Ages

Twelfth century

By the 12th century, the process of purification had acquired the Latin name, "purgatorium", from the verb purgare: to purge.^[35] In that same century, around 1128, Diego Gelmírez, then Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, berated his enemy, Arias Pérez, saying to him, "I fear, therefore, that if such that you are you leave this world, you will lose eternal life and incur the perpetual condemnation of your soul." These words make no mention of an intermediate state,^[36] but deny its existence no more than does the Catechism of the Catholic Church, when it says: "Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, 'eternal fire'. The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs."^{[37] -wikipedia}

^{Well, this is no surprise but alarming nonetheless. Let's take a look at what goes along with this doctrine of purgatory in the form of indulgences.}

The temporal punishment that follows sin is thus undergone either during life on earth or in purgatory. In this life, as well as by patient acceptance of sufferings and trials, the necessary cleansing from attachment to creatures may, at least in part, be achieved by turning to God in prayer and penance and by works of mercy and charity.^[7]

Indulgences are a help towards achieving this purification. The Catholic doctrine of the communion of saints teaches that the work of cleansing or sanctification does not have to be done entirely by the person directly concerned, since by this communion "the life of each individual son of God in Christ and through Christ is joined by a wonderful link to the life of all his other Christian brothers in the supernatural unity of the Mystical Body of Christ till, as it were, a single mystical person is formed".^{[clarification needed][8]} The communication of the spiritual goods, which include the infinite merits of Christ himself, is referred to as the "treasury of the Church",^[8] and in view of the Church's interpretation of the power of binding or loosing granted by Christ, the Church considers that it may administer to those under its jurisdiction the benefits of these merits in consideration of prayer or other pious works undertaken by the faithful.^[2] In opening for individual Christians its treasury, "the Church does not want simply to come to the aid of these Christians, but also to spur them to works of devotion, penance, and charity".^[9]

An indulgence thus does not forgive the guilt of sin, nor does it release from the eternal punishment which Church doctrine associates with unforgiven mortal sins. The Catholic Church teaches instead that indulgences only relieve the temporal punishment resulting from the effect of sin (the effect of rejecting God the source of good), and that a person is still required to have his grave sins absolved, ordinarily through the sacrament of Confession, to receive salvation. Similarly, an indulgence is not a permit to commit sin, a pardon of future sin, nor a guarantee of salvation for oneself or for another.^[10][11] Ordinarily, forgiveness of mortal sins is obtained through Confession (i.e., penance or reconciliation). -wikipedia

Where do I begin with all of the blasphemies! There is so much wrong with this, and that is not even getting into the fact that indulgences were sold to people, with promises of loved ones' souls being released from purgatory into heaven. Christ paid the price for us in FULL!  John 3:16-17 We have no need to confess to a priest in a little room and say prayers to Mary on beads to be forgiven! We ask forgiveness as we from time to time slip up, but our salvation is secure in the sacrifice we accept given freely by Christ through grace! Do not be fooled by false doctrines that lead people astray from claiming what Christ FREELY gives to any who will accept. Proclaim His FINISHED work to all whom you meet. In charity and in kindness share the good news that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament Law ! What an awesome God we have!! He knows that by our works no one can boast, let alone fulfill what was needed to bridge the gap between God's infinite love and mercy, and a fallen mankind.

      Stay ever vigilant in these end times, and help out a neighbor this week! You would be surprised what doing something randomly even when you don't want to does for your soul. It feels good to serve God, and feels good to serve others! Keep in mind that one day you will need served, and in joy and passion help our brothers and sisters to Christ, and help them however the Spirit leads and calls you!! In Jesus name I pray this article touch someone's heart, AMEN.

       3/31/2015 Patrick Hilyard (TruthintheWord2)