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Unmasking Catholicism Mary Ann Collins, a former Catholic nun |
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Notes Chapter 13 This chapter was not included in the second edition of Unmasking Catholicism. However, you can read it as an article on my website, Catholic Concerns. Chapter 14 NOTE 1 This is the subject of the book On This Slippery Rock by Dr. Eric Svendsen (Calvary Press, 2002). I have personally corresponded with people who have been told these things. You can order Dr. Svendsen's book on his website. The Internet address is below. NOTE 2 Dr. Eric Svendsen, "30,000 Protestant Denominations?" This is chapter 5 of On This Slippery Rock. You can read it online. Dr. Eric Svendsen, "The Roman Catholic Challenge." Dr. Svendsen posed 18 questions and offered a $100,000 prize to any person who could give him the official Catholic answer (an answer that Catholics officially agree on) to any of his questions. If they could answer just one, they would win the money. Nobody was able to do it, not even professional Catholic apologists. The questions and a summary of responses are online at the following address. NOTE 3 Malachi Martin, The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987). Martin recently died. He was a Jesuit priest, a Vatican insider, and the personal confessor of Pope John XXIII. NOTE 4 True Catholic's website has articles about the state of the papacy NOTE 5 Malachi Martin, The Jesuits. (See Note 3.) NOTE 6 Wesley J. Smith, Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America (San Francisco, California: Encounter Books, 2000). The Introduction is online. NOTE 7 See “New Age Catholicism” (an article on my website, Catholic Concerns). NOTE 8 See the sections "Catholic Feminists" and "New Age Morals" in the chapter, "New Age Catholicism" NOTES 9 With one exception, these articles come from Catholic websites. I put the Protestant one first because it is a good, short overview with quotations from Catholic sources. Dr. Bill Jackson, "Scapulars" "The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel" (Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima) "Brown Scapular" (Catholic Information Network) "St. Simon Stock," The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, 1912 (online edition 2002). If this address doesn't work for you, then do an Internet search for "St. Simon Stock + Catholic Encyclopedia" and you should find the article. This article may take a while to load. At first you will see a white page. Then the text will suddenly come in. "Scapular," The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, 1912 (online edition 2002). If this address doesn't work for you, then do an Internet search for "scapular + Catholic Encyclopedia" and you should find the article. This article may take a while to load. At first you will see a white page. Then the text will suddenly come in. NOTE 10 "The Rosary, Brown Scapular, and the Sabbatine Privilege" (Our Lady of the Rosary Library) "Sabbatine Privilege," The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, 1912 (online edition 2002). If this address doesn't work for you, then do an Internet search for "sabbatine privilege + Catholic Encyclopedia" and you should find the article. This article may take a while to load. At first you will see a white page. Then the text will suddenly come in. NOTE 11 Pictures of four-way medals and five-way medals. These are sold at online Catholic stores. If the Internet addresses don't work, then do searches for "four way medal" and "five way medal." If you want to see one, some Catholic bookstores sell them. If they don't have them in stock, they may have catalogs with pictures of them. "Four Way Medals." This page shows a number of different varieties. If you click on each picture, you can see an enlargement of it. "Five-Way" Go to the web page below and search for "five." [Hit CTRL + F. Type "five." Hit ENTER.] (You may find a few other things, but you should find the five-way medal.) "Five Way Medal (Round Style)" "Four Way Cross Medal" "Four Way Maltese Cross" NOTE 12 Websites of online Catholic stores. You can see pictures of medals, rosaries, chaplets, scapulars, statues, and other religious objects. You can also do Internet searches for specific items, such as holy cards, or rosary bracelets, or the Brown Scapular. I have given the names of the stores, in addition to their Internet addresses. If you have difficulty getting to the website, then do a search for the name of the store. You can also do a search for "Catholic + store." That will give you a number of online Catholic stores. Discount Catholic Store. This has a wide variety of religious items, including water from Lourdes, holy water bottles, and "special devotions." There is a menu on the left. You can also scroll down the home page. I recommend doing both, because they present the items differently. Your Catholic Store. This has a variety of items for personal devotions. They are listed in a menu on the left side of the home page. When you seem to come to the end of them, keep on scrolling down, because there are "church goods" below them. You can see monstrances (which hold consecrated Hosts) and reliquaries (which hold the relics of saints). In His Name. This has a variety of items, including palms and ashes, paschal candles, rosaries, scapulars, and statues. If you click on "church supplies and clerical apparel," you can see monstrances and censer stands. (Censers hold burning incense.) The jewelry section has medals, including four-way medals and scapular medals. Catholic Mart is also called My Catholic Store. If you click on "Catholic Gifts," you will find statues, rosaries, scapulars, holy water bottles, chaplets, holy cards, pictures, and candles. You might want to see the picture called "Sacred Heart." Catholic Family Catalog. If you click on "Church Goods," you will see monstrances and large statues. If you click on "Jewelry," you will see medals, monstrance pins, rosary rings (they have one decade of the rosary on them), a Saint Benedict crucifix (a combination of a crucifix and a Saint Benedict medal), rosaries, and "heavenly watches" (watches with pictures of Mary or saints on them). If you click on "Religious Articles," you will see Brown Scapulars, medals, monstrance pins, and rosaries. (A monstrance pin looks like a monstrance with a Host in it. A Host is a consecrated communion wafer.) Catholic Shopper. This has holy cards and statues. If you click on "Specialty Gifts," you will find scapulars and various devotional items. The "Automobile Witness Center" includes medals that clip onto the sun visor of your car. They include a medal showing an angel, with the inscription: "Guardian Angel Protect Us." Catholic Shopping. This has links to various online Catholic stores. If you click on a category, it will give you a page with Catholic stores that sell those items. Just Catholic. This has some religious jewelry, but not much. It has a variety of rosaries and statues. The easiest way to find them is to scroll down the home page. The Catholic Store. This has a variety of holy cards. SacredHeart.com. This has medals, crosses, and icons. JMJ Catholic Shop. (JMJ stands for "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.") If you click on "Religious Jewelry," you can see rosary bracelets, patron saint medals, and sports medals. (Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of athletes.) Klassybeadz. This store sells custom-made rosaries, chaplets, and rosary bracelets. The Porticos. This store sells hand-made rosaries and chaplets. It also has holy cards, statues, and icons. Vatican Jewelry. If you click on "Rings," you will see some rings that are "prayer circles." Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. This has a "virtual tour" that shows numerous chapels that honor Mary. Everything Catholic. If you click on "Shrines," you will go to a web page that has links to various Catholic shrines. These shrines have pictures, or "tours." Seeing these shrines is an education in itself. NOTE 13 Michael S. Rose, Goodbye, Good Men: How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church (Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2002). You can find information about the book online by doing an Internet search for "Michael Rose Goodbye Good Men." NOTE 14 The Introduction to Goodbye, Good Men is available online. So are feedback testimonials of seminarians and priests who have read the book. There is a collection of excerpts from reviews. At the end of each excerpt, there is a place that you can click if you want to read the entire review. An online summary and review provided by a book service NOTE 15 Goodbye, Good Men only briefly discussed Fox's "creation-centered spirituality." I have added additional information about it based on the following sources: Randy England, The Unicorn in the Sanctuary: The Impact of the New Age on the Catholic Church (Rockford, Illinois: TAN Books and Publishers, 1990), chapter 6 (pages 118-134). This chapter is called, "Woman Church, Witchcraft, and the Goddess." It is available on a Catholic website. Mitch Pacwa, "Catholicism for the New Age: Matthew Fox and Creation-Centered Spirituality." The author is a Catholic priest. Chapter 15 NOTE 1 "Some Important Marian Apparitions." (The information is on pages 1 to 2 of my print-out.) NOTE 2 Life Application Study Bible, notes on the Book of Romans NOTE 3 "Some Important Marian Apparitions" NOTE 4 Paul Johnson, A History of Christianity (New York: Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, 1976, 1995), page 226. Johnson is a prominent historian and a Catholic. NOTE 5 Paul Johnson, pages 105-107 and 161-166. NOTE 6 "Some Important Marian Apparitions" NOTE 7 Dave Hunt, A Woman Rides the Beast (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 1994), pages 239-240. NOTE 8 William Steuart McBirnie, The Search for the Twelve Apostles (Wheaton, Illinois: Living Books, Tyndale House Publishers, 1973, 1982), page 103. Chapter 16 NOTE 1 Open Doors has been smuggling Bibles and other Christian materials into Communist and Muslim nations for over 40 years. Their website gives information about the persecution of Christians in various countries. NOTE 2 Catechism of the Catholic Church (Washington, DC: U.S. Catholic Conference, 2000), paragraphs 80, 84, 97. It is available online with a search engine. If these addresses don't work for you, then do an Internet search for "Catechism of the Catholic Church" and you should find some links for it.
NOTE 3 Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 78, 98, 113, 2650, and 2661. "Tradition and the Magician's Hat." This article shows how tradition keeps shifting, is unwritten, and cannot be pinned down. Therefore, it is like the magician's hat. Theologians can pull anything they want to out of it. They can also ignore anything that is inconvenient. NOTE 4 Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 85, 100, 113, 891, and 2051. NOTE 5 Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 87, 2037. NOTE 6 Ineffabilis Deus (Apostolic Constitution on the Immaculate Conception). Encyclical of Pope Pius IX, issued December 8, 1854. Near the end of this papal bull there is a section called "The Definition." The statements that I described are in the last paragraph of that section. If these addresses don't work for you, then do a search for "Ineffabilis Deus."
NOTE 7 Paul Johnson, A History of Christianity (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995), page 308. The author is Catholic. NOTE 8 Lord Acton (a nineteenth century Catholic historian) NOTE 9 Malachi Martin, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Church (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1981), pages 85-89, 132. Martin recently died. He was a Catholic priest, a Vatican insider, and the personal confessor of Pope John XXIII. He did research in the Vatican Archives. Martin's books are a plea for reform within the Catholic Church. NOTE 10 David Yallop, In God's Name: An Investigation into the Murder of Pope John Paul I (London, England: Transworld Publishers, 1994). NOTE 11 "Statement by CONCILIUM on the Planned Beatification of Pope Pius IX" "Upset over Beatification of Pius IX" "Pope Pius IX's Controversial Beatification" (from a Jewish website) John W. O'Malley, "The Beatification of Pope Pius IX." The author is a Catholic priest. "Jewish Groups to Protest Pius IX's Beatification" "ADL Statement on Beatification of Pope Pius IX" Chapter 17 NOTE 1 Life Application Study Bible, notes on the Epistle to the Galatians. Chapter 18 NOTE 1 For a good, well documented presentation of the difference between Biblical simplicity and Catholic complexity, see Mike Gendron's article, "Jesus Christ Is Sufficient to Save Sinners Completely." Chapter 19 There are no notes for this chapter. Chapter 20 NOTE 1 James G. McCarthy, The Gospel According to Rome: Comparing Catholic Tradition and the Word of God (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 1995), pages 181-184 and 199-200. McCarthy is a former Catholic. NOTE 2 Pictures of statues of Mary that wear crowns. I have divided the address into two sections, because of its width.
Pictures of a crowned statue of Mary. The statue is carried in a procession. I have divided the address into two sections, because of its width.
Pictures of Pope John Paul II putting a gold crown on a statue of Mary Pictures of replicas of statues of Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima. The crowns on these replicas are made of porcelain that is painted gold. The original statues at Lourdes and Fatima wear real crowns made of real gold.
NOTE 3 Dave Hunt, A Woman Rides the Beast (Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 1994), pages 239-240 NOTE 4 James Anderson (Associated Press), "Giant Statue of Mary Part of Shrine Plan," Lexington Herald-Leader, July 17, 1999.
NOTE 5 Jim Tetlow, Messages from Heaven, Chapter 1. This is privately published. You can buy the book from D&K Press. Their phone number is (800) 777-8839. NOTE 6 William Webster, The Church of Rome at the Bar of History (Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1996), page 87. Webster is a former Catholic. NOTE 7 Pope Pius IX, Ubi Primum (On The Immaculate Conception), February 2, 1849. The paragraphs are numbered. Paragraph 5 says that salvation comes through Mary. If these addresses don't work for you, then do a search for "Ubi Primum."
NOTE 8 Pope Benedict XV, Inter Sodalicia (1918). Quoted in Donald G. Bloesch, Essentials of Evangelical Theology, Volume 1 (San Francisco, California: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982), page 196. These articles give reasons why Mary is Co-Redemptrix. It gives quotations from a number of popes, including Pope Benedict XV. You can search the page for "Benedict." [Hit CTRL + F. Type "Benedict." Hit ENTER.]
NOTE 9 The Queenship Marian Center for World Peace promotes the doctrine that Mary is Advocate, Mediator, and Co-Redemptrix. It sells books glorifying Mary and promoting this doctrine. It promotes a petition asking the Pope to officially declare the doctrine. Their online catalog gives information about the petition's progress, and about church leaders who support the doctrine. If this address doesn't work for you, then go to their home page and look for Vox Populi. If the address for the home page doesn't work, then do an Internet search for "Queenship Marian Center." NOTE 10 Catechism of the Catholic Church (Washington, DC: U.S. Catholic Conference, 2000). This book comes in numerous editions and languages. Because it has numbered paragraphs, statements can be accurately located in spite of the variety of editions. It is available online with a search engine. You can search by topic or paragraph number. If these addresses don't work for you, then do an Internet search for "Catechism of the Catholic Church" and you should find some links for it.
You can also buy the book. Amazon.com has a "mass market paperback" edition that only costs $9 and usually ships within 24 hours. If you read the Catechism, remember that the authors are not only giving instructions to Catholics, they are also trying to keep them from being persuaded by a Protestant perspective. For example, the book says that Catholics should be devoted to Mary, but then it turns around and says that this does not constitute worship. I challenge you to make a comparison. Read a passage from the Catechism (either online or from the book). Then read a passage from the Bible. When I did it, I found that the Catechism felt complex, convoluted, and murky. And the Bible felt clear, straightforward, and full of light. Also, ask yourself this question. How would you feel if your daughter was dating a man who always gave her complicated explanations for the things that he did. Wouldn't you begin to wonder if that young man was a good influence on your daughter? In real life, complicated explanations are often associated with manipulation and deception. NOTE 11 William Webster, pages 72-77. NOTE 12 Paul Johnson, A History of Christianity (New York: A Touchstone Book, Simon & Schuster, 1976, 1995), pages 511-512. (Johnson is a Catholic and a prominent historian. Peter de Rosa, Vicars of Christ: The Dark Side of the Papacy (Dublin, Ireland: Poolbeg Press, 1988, 2000), pages 318-319. De Rosa is a practicing Catholic and a former priest. The text of Saint Augustine's book, On Marriage and Concupiscence, can be read online.
NOTE 13 William Webster, pages 81-85. NOTE 14 William Webster, pages 22-33. For a description of how pious practices can become official Catholic doctrine, and how this conflicts with both Scripture and the writings of the Early Fathers, see James G. McCarthy, pages 281-309. You can see some of these pious practices for yourself. Appendix D ("Pictures") gives Internet addresses of online photographs. NOTE 15 James G. McCarthy, pages 181-184 and 199-200. NOTE 6 James McCarthy, Catholicism: Crisis of Faith (video). You can order it from D&K Press (1-800-777-8839). NOTE 17 Jim Tetlow, Messages from Heaven, Chapter 1. (He also produced a video with the same title.) Tetlow is a former Catholic. NOTE 18 Jim Tetlow, Messages from Heaven (video). The main subject of the video is apparitions of Mary, but it also deals with other things. You can order it from D&K Press. Their phone number is (800) 777-8839. You can watch the video online at the following website. NOTE 19 Jim Tetlow, Messages from Heaven (video). You can watch it online. Chapter 21 NOTE 1 "Past Popes Taught Descructive Heresies." This article has a collection of quotations from popes who said that there is no salvation apart from the Catholic Church, or Mary, or the Pope. Pope Boniface VIII, Unam Sanctam, November 18, 1302. This encyclical says that no person can be saved unless he or she submits to the Pope. If these addresses don't work for you, then do a search for "Unam Sanctam."
Pope Innocent III said that he was the "Foundation of all Christianity." He also said that every Catholic clergyman must obey the Pope, even if the Pope orders him to do something evil, because nobody can judge the Pope. This article has information about many popes. Do a search for "Innocent III." [Hit CTRL + F. Then type in "Innocent III." Then hit ENTER.] Pope Pius IX, Ubi Primum (On The Immaculate Conception), February 2, 1849. This encyclical says that salvation comes from Mary. The paragraphs are numbered. See Paragraph 5. If these addresses don't work for you, then do an Internet search for "Ubi Primum."
Pope Pius IX, Quanto Conficiamur Moerore (On Promotion of False Doctrines), August 10, 1863. This encyclical says that there is no salvation apart from the Catholic Church. See paragraph 8. If these addresses don't work for you, then do a search for "Quanto + Pius IX."
Pope Pius IX, Nostis et Nobiscum (On the Church in the Pontifical States), December 8, 1849. This encyclical says that there is no salvation apart from the Catholic Church. See paragraph 10. If these addresses don't work for you, then do a search for "Nostis + Pius IX."
NOTE 2 This music CD can be purchased online. It includes three papal hymns written by Liszt. Music for a solemn Papal Mass that was held in Saint Louis in 1999. During the "Entrance of Holy Father," a papal hymn was sung by the choir. The hymn is, Tu Es Petrus ("You Are Peter"). The words of a modern papal hymn are online. The hymn is on a Catholic website and is part of a section honoring the Pope. If these addresses don't work for you, then do a search for "Long Live the Pope + hymn." You can also search for "hymn for the Pope."
An alternative Internet address for the papal hymn is below. It gives the words of the hymn, followed by a strong criticism of it. Jesuit missionary imprints. Items 15 and 16 are "The Universal Papal Hymn" NOTE 3 Peter de Rosa, Vicars of Christ: The Dark Side of the Papacy (Dublin, Ireland: Poolbeg Press, 1988, 2000), pages 73 and 259. Page 73 tells how Pope Innocent III demanded that all Catholic clergymen obey the Pope, even if he commanded them to do something evil. Page 259 quotes Pope Pius X's statement that the Pope is the one hope of the world. Claims made for the Pope Pope Leo XIII, Præclara Gratulationis Publicæ, June 20, 1894. The first sentence of the fifth paragraph says that the Pope holds the place of God Almighty on earth. If these addresses don't work for you, then do a search for "Leo XIII + Praeclara." [Note that "Praeclara" has "AE." This spelling is unfamiliar for most Americans.]
Another address for the encyclical. Pope Innocent III said that he was the "Foundation of all Christianity." He also said that every Catholic clergyman must obey the Pope, even if the Pope orders him to do something evil, because nobody can judge the Pope. This article has information about many popes. Do a search for "Innocent III." [Hit CTRL + F. Type in "Innocent III" and hit ENTER.] Titles of Address for Roman Catholic Clerics. This address has been divided into two sections because of its width.
Quotations from popes who said that the popes are exalted above all of mankind.
NOTE 4 Code of Canon Law, Latin-English Edition (Washington, DC: Canon Law Society of America, 1999), pages 218 and 381, Canons 663 (Section 4) and 1237 (Section 2). The 1983 Code of Canon Law was translated into English in 1988. It is available online. The following web pages have the Index of the book. The Index has links to the laws. Canon 663 is in Book II, Part III, Section I, Title II, Chapter IV. Canon 1237 is in Book IV, Part III, Title I, Chapter IV. If these addresses don't work for you, then do an Internet search for "Code of Canon Law." When you find the right place in the Index, you can search for the laws by canon number. [Hit CTRL + F. Then type the number of the law. Then hit ENTER.] If you search for a second number, and you don't find it, then look at the place on the search menu that says "up" and "down." Try the opposite direction. Addresses of websites that have the Code of Canon Law are below. Some of them take a while to load after you click on the links. If you can't get through to the web page, then go to the home page and try to find it from there. [To find the home page, delete everything that comes after "com," "org," or "net."]
This website will not allow you to go directly to the Code of Canon Law. You have to go through their home page. Look for "Code of Canon Law" on the home page, and click on it. You can buy the Code of Canon Law from the Canon Law Society of America. All of the laws are contained in one book. In October, 2003, it cost $45. Their phone number is (301) 362-8197. Ask for the Latin-English edition, New English Translation (text only). This edition was printed in 1999. If they no longer have it, then ask if there is a more recent edition. Be sure to get it in English. The Latin-English edition has both English and Latin. Some editions are only in Latin. Their website address is below. If it doesn't work, then do an Internet search for "Canon Law Society of America." You can order the book by phone from Newman Book Store in Washington, DC. (It is located near a number of seminaries.) They have two phone numbers: (202) 526-1036 and (202) 526-1037. The ISBN number for the book is ISBN 0-943616-79-4. It used to be possible to order it through regular bookstores. However, in October, 2003, my local bookstores were no longer able to get it. If you want to try ordering it through a regular bookstore, you will need to give them the ISBN number. NOTE 5 Code of Canon Law, pages 370-371, Canons 1186-1190. These are in Book IV, Part II, Title IV. NOTE 6 Article with pictures showing nuns changing the clothes of the statue Article with picture of a cardinal carrying the statue Article with pictures showing details of the crown and some of the clothes Article with pictures of the statue of the Infant of Prague (clothed and unclothed) Article with several pictures and history of the statue History of the Infant Jesus of Prague NOTE 7 Code of Canon Law, page 294, Canon 898. This is in Book IV, Part I, near the beginning of Title III. |
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