HAS A MAN AT THE HEAD AND BLASPHEMES
GOD
"I
considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little
horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the
roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes
of man, and a mouth
speaking great things. Daniel
7:8, 20
The leader and spokesman for the Roman Catholic
church is called the "Pope". The governing
body of the church is called the "Holy See."
Blasphemy has two definitions in Scripture:
1. Claiming to forgive sins (Luke 5:21).
2. Claiming to be God (John 10:33).
Let's first look at the evidence for it claiming to forgive sins: "Does
the Priest truly forgive the sins, or does he only declare that they are remitted?
The Priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of the power given
to him by Christ." 1 The papacy further undermines Jesus by setting up
a system of confession to an earthly priest, thus bypassing Jesus, our High
Priest (Hebrews 3:1; 8:1, 2) and only Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5).
Next consider the evidence for it claiming to be God: "We [the
popes] hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty." 2 Here is
another: "The pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ,
but he is Jesus Christ, Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh." 3
It's obvious this point, likewise, fits the papacy.
1 Joseph Deharbe, S.J., A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion (New
York: Schwartz, Kirwin & Fauss, 1924), p. 279.
2 Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter "The Reunion of Christendom" (dated
June 20, 1894) trans. in the Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII (New
York: Benziger, 1903), p. 304.
3 Catholic National, July 1895.
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