The Heresy And Hypocrisy
of Protestantism...

It is to be noted that this file is directed towards the militant protestants
who constantly attack the Catholic Church with lies and heresy, those
who make charges without one shred of truth in the charges they make.
When asked to prove what they say, they either grow silent or throw
insults.
I realize the vast majority of our protestant brothers and sisters
are GOD loving people who do not do these things, and so this file is not directed towards them. However there is a significant percentage who
project the impression that their hatred for Catholics and/or the Catholic Church, is greater than their love for GOD. These few listen to heretics
and the false teachings of some protestant churches.

I am constantly reminded of that old computer maxim, 'GIGO'.
It stands for 'Garbage In, Garbage Out'.

As I have said many times before, if you really want to know what the
Catholic Church teaches, then go to the source and get yourself a
Catholic Catechism, and read the truth of what the Church teaches,
but do not keep spreading these falsehoods. It only shows to me how
ignorant you are of the truth. I could list scores of Bible verses of the
consequences that will befall those who spread lies and calumny, but I
will list only one, Revelations 21:27.
You will never learn the history of America by reading a history book
about Europe.
Whatever happened to common sense?
Whatever happened to heeding to what the Bible has to say instead of
listening to heretics opposed to the Church which Jesus Christ founded?

Protestants claim their sole source of truth is the Bible. They claim they
follow it to the letter. But do they really? No, they do not, and I will prove
the hypocrisy of their thinking.
Let us first lay a few ground rules:
'But Peter and the Apostles answered and said,
"We must obey GOD rather than men"'.
Acts 5:29

Now, since we must obey what GOD says, and not what men say, then I
must ask, "What is the pillar and the foundation of truth?"
Most protestants will invariably say, "It is the Bible."

If that is what you believe...
I must now ask, "Then why does the Bible say it is the Church?"
Read 1Timothy 3:15.

Notice that the verse says 'Church', and not 'churches'.

What Church? The answer is, the Church which Jesus Christ founded.

"And if he refuse to hear them, appeal to the Church, but if he refuse to
hear even the Church, let him be to you as the heathen and the publican."
Matthew 18:17

This is a statement, made by Jesus Christ Himself, that the Church is the
highest visible authority for appeal, and if that authority is not heeded,
then that person is a heathen, ie, NOT a Christian.

"Husbands, love your wives, just as JESUS CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH AND DELIVERED HIMSELF UP FOR HER."
Ephesians 5:25

Jesus Christ loves the Church which He founded. Do you? If so then why
do some of you continue to perpetuate lies about His Church?
"...in order that He might present to Himself the Church in all her glory,
NOT HAVING SPOT OR WRINKLE OR ANY SUCH THING, BUT THAT
SHE MIGHT BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH."
Ephesians 5:27

How many of you accuse the Church which Jesus Christ founded of
being corrupted? Scripture says just the opposite of what you say.
Do I believe what you say, or what GOD says?
"Do NOT be a stumbling block to Jews and Greeks
AND TO THE CHURCH OF GOD."
1 Corinthians 10:32

How many Protestants put their heads in the sand and pretend
they do not see this verse? How many hypocrites?
"Or do YOU DESPISE THE CHURCH OF GOD and put to shame the
needy? What am I to say to you? Am I to commend you? In this
I DO NOT COMMEND YOU."
1 Corinthians 11:22

How many militant protestants despise the Church which GOD founded?
Are you one of them? If so, do you see yourself in this verse? I doubt it.

The ground rules:

1. We must obey GOD rather than men. We do this through the visible
  Church which Jesus Christ founded.
2. Since the Bible does say the Church is the 'pillar and foundation of truth',
  then it is. Since the Bible is the Word of GOD, then GOD has said it is.
3.The Church is the ONE Church which Jesus Christ founded.
4. The Church is the highest visible authority for appeal.
5. The Church was certainly given the authority to act in a visible manner
  for the invisible GOD. See the files on this website under 'Authority'.
6. No one is to be a stumbling block to the Church which Jesus Christ
  founded. How many heretics set up stumbling blocks to the Catholic
  Church? Do you?
7. Do NOT despise the Church which Jesus Christ founded. Do you?
8. Jesus Christ loves His Church. Do you follow in His footsteps?
9. The Church which Jesus Christ founded is Holy and without blemish.
  Why do you persecute that which is proclaimed by Scripture to be Holy?
Who says the Church Jesus Christ founded does not have the authority?
Read my file on this website, for the authority of the Church given to it
from Holy Scripture.
Here is a sampling of writings by early Church Fathers, which say, the
leaders of the Church DO have the authority. I challenge the heretics
and hypocrites to show me early writings which show the Church does
NOT have the authority. If you cannot find any, then that makes you a
heretic and a hypocrite for saying the Church does not have the authority,
does it not? It means you are listening to heretics who are mere men,
and not to GOD.

For all of the following examples, Jxxxx is a reference to paragraphs in
'The Faith of Early Fathers', by William A Jurgens.

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See, unlike some Protestants who make baseless charges with absolutely no
proof whatsoever, I back up what I have to say with documentation that
anyone can verify for themselves.

Authority...

Ignatius, Letter Ephesians 5:3. J38a,b,43,44,47,48,49,58a
Ignatius, Letter to the Smyrneans 8:1. J65
Tertullian, Against Marcion 4:5:1. J341
Augustine, Against the Letter of Mani 5:6. J1581
Augustine, Against Faustus 33:6+. J1607, *J1631

Who says the Catholic Church is NOT the Church which Jesus Christ
founded, or says it did not begin until, or it ended with
Constantine (285-337)?
Show me your documents which prove this. If you cannot, then that
makes you a perpetrator of a lie, does it not? Here is my proof that
the Catholic Church did exist from the beginning. All of these references
mention the 'CATHOLIC CHURCH' by name. Note the dates also. It
would seem to me that if the Church began or ended around Constantine's
time, then the Church Fathers certainly did not write about, or even
acknowledge that alleged 'momentous event'. How do you explain that?
Am I to believe what Church Fathers say with overwhelming evidence,
or what some protestants say, who have not a shred of evidence?
Catholic Church...

Ignatius, Letter to the Smyrneans 8:1-2. J65, 106AD
Martyrdom of St. Polycarp 16:2. J77,79,80a,81a, 155AD
Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435, 202AD
Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4-6. J555-557, 251AD
Cyprian, Letter to Florentius 66:69:8. J587, 254AD
Lactantius,Divine Institutions 4:30:1. *J637, 304AD
Alexander of Alexandria, Letters 12. J680, 328AD
Damasus, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u, 382AD
Serapion, The Sacramentary 13:1. J1239a, 350AD
Pacian of Barcelona, Letter to Sympronian 1:4 J1243, 375AD
Augustine, Letter to Vincent the Rogatist 93:7:23. J1422, 408AD
Augustine, Letter to Vitalis 217:5:16. J1456, 427AD
Augustine, Psalms 88:2:14, 90:2:1. J1478-1479, 392AD
Augustine, Sermons 2, 267:4. *J1492, *J1523, 391AD
Augustine, Sermon to Catechumens on the Creed 6:14. J1535, 395AD
Augustine, The True Religion 7:12+. *J1548, *J1562, J1564, 393AD
Augustine, Against the Letter of Mani 4:5. *J1580-1581, 397AD
Augustine, Christian Instruction 2:8:12+. *J1584, J1617, 397AD
Augustine, Baptism 4:21:28+. J1629, J1714, J1860a, J1882, 417AD
Augustine, Against the Pelagians 2:3:5+. *J1892, *J1898, 420AD
Innocent I, Letter to Probus 36. J2017, 417AD
Fulgence of Ruspe, Forgiveness of Sins 1:19:2, J2251-2252, 517AD

Church Antiquity...

Hermas, The Shepherd Vis 2:4:1. J82
Anonymous 2nd Letter of Clement to Corinthians 14:2. J105
Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435

For the false charge by the heretics and hypocrites, who say the Catholic Church was not founded by Jesus Christ, I offer the following writings
to show that it was. Now, a challenge to all Protestants. Show me your
documentation which shows that Jesus Christ did not found the
Catholic Church. Put up or shut up, and stop perpetuating lies.
If you think it was not the Catholic Church then I challenge you to show
me which ONE church it was. It certainly cannot be any protestant church.
Church Founded...

Clement, Letter to Corinthians 42:1. J20
Hermas, The Shepherd Vis 2:4:1-3:5:1. J82-84 140AD
Anonymous, Letter of Clement 14:2. J105
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:16:6. 217a
Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 9:3. J289
Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435 202AD
Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556
Cyprian, Letter to the Lapsed 33:27:1. J571
Hilary of Poitiers, The Trinity 7:4. J865
Augustine, Homilies on John 9:10. J1814

For the false charge that the Church is not based in Rome, I offer the
following which says the just the opposite. Show me your documentation
which backs up your charge.
Church Founded in Rome...

Clement, Letter to the Corinthians, Address. J10a 80AD
Ignatius, Letter to the Romans, J52
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:3:3. J210-211
Cyprian, Letter to Cornelius 59:55:14. J580
Council of Constantinople, Canon3. J910d
Damasus, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u
Optatus of Melvis, Schism of Donatists 2:2. J1242

All Catholic Churches are united into one body. Show me your refutations.
Church Unity...

Didache 4:3. J1b
Ignatius, Letter to the Philadelphians 3:2. J56
Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 20:4. J292

The Catholic Church is universal and worldwide. The very name 'Catholic'
means universal. Show me your documents which refute this.
Church Universal...

Didache, 9:1,10:1. J6,7
Clement, Letter to Corinthians 5:1. J11
Ignatius, Letter to the Ephesians 3:2. J38
Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, Address. J77,79,81a
Hermas, The Shepherd Par 9:17:4. J93
Anonymous, Letter to Diogenetus 6:1. J97a
Aristides of Athens, Apology 15. J112
Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho 110. J144
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 1:10:1. J191,192,215,257
The Muratorian Fragment. J268
Tertullian, Against the Jews 7:4. J320a
Clement of Alexandria, Exhortation Greeks 10:110:1. J405

The Catholic Church has infallible teaching. In other words it is 'The pillar
and Foundation of Truth' as shown in 1 Timothy 3:15. It has to have
infallible teaching, as its founder Jesus Christ is infallible. Show me your
documentation to refute this.
Infallible Church...

Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:4:1. *J213
Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 28:1. J295
Augustine, Against Letter of Mani 5:6. J1581

Some Protestants say Peter was never in Rome, so therefore he could
not have been the first Bishop of Rome. I am sorry to burst your bubble
as here is the proof that Peter was in Rome. He was the first Bishop of
Rome, and he died there. I sent a list like this to James White, the Baptist
debater, and asked him to respond in like with his documentation that
refutes my list, and true to form like all Protestants who have no proof,
I never heard from him again.
Peter in Rome...

Dionysius, Letter to Soter of Rome 2:25:8. J106a,b
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:1:1. J208, 3:3:3 *J211
Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 32:1,36:1. J296-297
Tertullian, Antidote Against the Scorpion 15:3. J368a
Clement, Fragment in Eusebius, History 6:14:1. J439-440
Peter of Alexandria, Penance Canon 9. J611gg
Lactantius, Deaths of the Persecutors 2:5. J647a
Eusebius, The Chronicle *J651aa 42AD, *J651cc,dd 68AD
Eusebius, History of the Church 3:1:1. J652a
Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 6:14. J822c
Damasus I, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u
Epiphanius of Salamis, Against All Heresies 27:6. J1092
Optatus of Milevis, Schism of Donatists 2:2. J1242

Peter was never given primacy, so goes the empty charge by heretics. Well
I have files on this website which show right from Scripture, that Peter
did indeed have primacy. Here are writings of Early Fathers which back
the Biblical accounts. I challenge any Protestant to show me the
documentation which shows Peter did not have primacy. Anyone who
perpetuates a lie, falls into the falsehood portion of Revelations 21:27.
Go and see what fate is awaiting for those who do this.
Primacy of Peter...

Tertullian, Monogamy 8:4. J381
Origen, Commentaries on John 5:3. J479a
Cornelius I, Letter to Cyprian Epist 49. J546-546a
Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556
Cyprian, Letter to Quintas 71:1. J592a
Firmilian, Letter to Cyprian 75:17 J602a
Eusebius, History of the Church 2:14:6. J651dd
Aphraates, Treatises 21:13. J693a
Council of Sardica, Canons, Canon3,*4. J702a,b
Julius I, Letter to Bishops of Antioch 22:35. J806a
Council of Constantinople, Canon3. J910d
Damasus, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u
Ambrose, On Twelve Psalms 40:30+. J1252a,1261
Jerome, Letter to Damasus 15:2. J1346,1346a
Augustine, Letter to Generosus 53:1:2. J1418
Augustine, Sermons 131:10,295:2+. J1507,1526,1892
Innocent I, Letter to Council of Carthage 29:1. J2015f
Leo I, Letters 14:11+. J2178a,2179a,2184a.*J2191

Sola Scriptura, or Bible only, a false teaching of Protestantism.
Stop here and read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls', elsewhere on this website.

Here is what Church Early Fathers wrote about keeping the traditions.
I challenge any Protestant to find any early Church writing which promotes
Sola Scriptura, and says not to hold traditions.
Tradition...

Polycrates, Letter to Victor of Rome 5:24:1. J190a
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 1:10:2, 2:9:1. J192,198,209
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:3:2. J210-213,226,242,257
Irenaeus, Letter to Florinus 5:20:4. J264
Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 19:3. J291-296,*298
Tertullian, The Veiling of Virgins 2:1. J328a,329
Tertullian, Against Marcion 4:5:1+. J341,371
Hippolytus, Against Heresy of Noetus 17. J394
Origen, Fundamental Doctrines 1:preface:2,4. J443,445,785
Athanasius, Letters to Serapion 1:28. J782
Foebad of Agen, Against Arians 22. J898
Basil The Great, Transcript of Faith 125:3. J917
Basil The Great, The Holy Spirit 27:66. J954
Basil The Great, Faith 1. J972
Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius J1043
Epiphanius, Against All Heresies 61:6,73:34. J1098,1107
Chrysostom, On Romans 1:3. J1181
Chrysostom, On Second Thessalonians 4:2. J1213
Jerome, Dialogue between Luciferian & Christian 8. J1358
Augustine, Letter to Januarius 54:1:1,3. J1419,1419a
Augustine, Against Letter of Mani 5:6. J1581
Augustine, Baptism 2:7:12, 4:24:31. J1623,1631
Augustin, Literal Interpretation Genesis 10:23:39. J1705
Augustin, City of GOD 16:2:1. J1765
Augustin, Against Julian 1:7:30, 2:10:33. J1898-1900
Innocent I, Letter to Council of Carthage 29:1. J2015f
Theodoret of Cyr, Letter to Florentius 89. J2142
Vincent of Lerins, The Notebooks 2:1, 9:14. J2168,2169,
Vincent of Lerins, The Notebooks 20:25, 22:27. J2172-2175
Gregory I, Homilies on Ezechiel 2:4:12. J2329
Damascene, Homilies 10:18. J2390

For all the heretics and those who deliberately perpetuate lies about the
Catholic Church, here is what the Early Church Fathers have to say
about you. I would not want to be one of those referred to in this group.

Heretics...

Didache 16:3, J10
Ignatius, Letter to the Ephesians 16:1+. J41, J56
Polycarp, 2nd Letter to Philippians 7:1. J74
Anonymous 2nd Letter of Clementto Corinthians 17:7. J106
Irenaeus, Against Heresies 5:20:1. J257 180AD
Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 37:1,41:1.J298,300
Origen, Homilies on Luke Hom 1. J474
Hilary of Poitiers, The Trinity 7:4. J865 356 AD
Damasus, Tome of Damasus 1-22. J910f-q 382AD
Ambrose, Mystery of Lord's Incarnation 5:35. J1288
Jerome, Commentaries on Titus 3:10. J1371a
Augustine, Sermons 3+. *J1492, *J1523, *J1562, *J1579
Augustine, Against the Letter of Mani 4:5. J1580
Augustine, Against Faustus 17:3+. J1598, J1636-1639

For those heretics and hypocrites that say the Church which Jesus Christ founded cannot be the same Catholic Church of today, for one reason
or another, I challenge you to show me your 'proof'. Show me your
documentation which shows this, or admit you do not have any but the
voices of men, instead of the teachings of GOD. Remember, GOD
guaranteed the perpetuality of His Church. If you do not believe me then
read these verses. If you do not believe what GOD said, I will pray for you:

2Sam 7:12-13, "...I will raise up a seed after you...and I will establish
  His kingdom. He shall build a house to My name, and I will establish
  the throne of His kingdom forever."

Isaiah 59:21, "...My Spirit that is in you, and My Words that I have put
  into your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth
  of your seed, nor out of the mouth of your seed's seed, said the Lord,
  from henceforth and forever."

Daniel 2:44, "But in the days of those kingdoms the GOD of heaven will
  set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and His kingdom shall
  not be delivered up to another people; and it shall break in pieces, and
  shall consume all these kingdoms, and itself shall stand forever."

Matthew 16:18, "And I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will   build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

Matthew 28:20, "...I am with you all days, even until the consumnation
  of the world."

John 14:16-17, "And I will ask the Father and He will give you another   Advocate to dwell with you forever, the Spirit of Truth whom the world   cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him."
  This again goes back to 1 Timothy 3:15, the Church is the Pillar and
  foundation of the truth. Note that Jesus Christ made this promise for
  His Church and no other...WHOM THE WORLD CANNOT RECEIVE.

Acts 1:8, "You shall receive the power when the Holy Spirit comes upon
  you, and you shall be witnesses for Me in Jerusalem and in all Judea
  and Samaria and even to the very ends of the earth."

Ephesians 3:20-21, "...to him be glory in the Church and in Jesus Christ
   down through all the ages of time without end. Amen."

Now, what I have compiled here is the truth. Try to refute it if you can.
If hearing the truth makes you angry, then the only comfort I can offer is:
Gal 4:16...
It is easy to find the truth. It is hard to face it, and harder still to follow it.
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen...
Written by Bob Stanley, September 28, 1998