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Tis a Jewish thang.....Is this another instance of the pejorative, anti-Catholic use of "dark ages?"
the RCC is the mother of harlots, the usa is the daughter of babylon, the globalist bankers are the third part .. Rev 16:19
http://www.christianforums.com/t7821470-7/#post65667279
Do both the SDA and MJ sects view the RCC in Revelation like this?
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Perhaps your point is that the protestant reformation really was the work of "sects" and heretics as the RCC claimed - but then later as some Protestants began to recant their beliefs on that point - they became less heretical.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicism_%28Christianity%29
Historicism was the belief held by the majority of the Protestant Reformers including Martin Luther, John Calvin, Thomas Cranmer, and others including John Thomas, John Knox, and Cotton Mather while the Catholic church tried to counter it with alternative views such as those put forward by the Jesuit Luis de Alcasar during the Counter Reformation.[2][page needed].[3] This alternate view, served to bolster the Catholic Church's position against attacks by Protestants,[4][5] and is viewed as a Catholic defense against the Protestant Historicist view which identified the Roman Catholic Church as a persecuting apostasy and the Pope with the Anti-Christ.[5]
Historicists claim that prophetic interpretation reveals the entire course of history of the church from the close of the 1st century to the end of time.[6] Historicist interpretations have been criticized for inconsistencies, conjectures, and speculations. There is no agreement about various outlines of church history. Historicist readings of the Book of Revelation have been revised as new events occur and new figures emerge on the world scene.[7]
oh I see its that dark-ages Jesuit-style name-calling thing again.
a lot of snipping done
......... the protestant reformation really was the work of "sects" and heretics..........
Be careful what and how ya snipGee when I snip the fire out of your post we can actually agree on something![]()
It seems that dark period in history began with the fall of Rome in approx 455 AD.Not to mention that the Jesuits weren't even around during the period some call the Dark Ages. Go figure. Of course historians are beginning to realize that the Dark Ages weren't really so dark.![]()
It seems that dark period in history began with the fall of Rome in approx 455 AD.
Did that event fulfill any Bible prophecies?
After all, it was the Romans that destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD as prophecied by Jesus.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)
The term "Dark Ages" originally was intended to denote the entire period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance; the term "Middle Ages" has a similar motivation, implying an intermediate period between Classical Antiquity and the Modern era. In the 19th century scholars began to recognize the accomplishments made during the period, thereby challenging the image of the Middle Ages as a time of darkness and decay.[6].........
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mmksparbud, did you like the SDA pastor preaching about Jesuit infiltration of the SDA church? Or do you count that pastor as 'laity' or as uneducated?
I gave the list of complaints that your own Pope identified.
I even short-snipped-summary posted a couple of them for those who do not like to read 3 or 4 paragraphs of information.
I hope that helps.
click here to see it again -- http://www.christianforums.com/t7684280-46/#post66033869
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===== since clicking that link above - may be somewhat of a challenge -- here is some the info you would have seen there
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How "odd that even the Pope" complained about the Jesuit oath."These dissensions and disputes arose sometimes concerning the nature of their vows, theBeyond the "nature of their vows" there was the issue of morals and heterodoxy.
"Who would have thought that even these dispositions should prove ineffectual towards appeasing the cries and appeals against the Society? On the contrary, very violent disputes arose on all sides concerning the doctrine of the Society, which many represented as contrary to the orthodox faith and to sound morals. The dissensions among themselves, and with others, grew every day more animated; the accusations against the Society were multiplied without number, and especially with that insatiable avidity of temporal possessions with which it was reproached.Pope Clement XIV goes on to say
[FONT="] these very Companions of Jesus[/FONT] persuaded that there remained no other remedy to so great evils; and that this step was necessary in order to prevent the Christians from rising one against another, and from massacring each other in the very bosom of our common mother the Holy Church[FONT="]. [/FONT]
recall --
News flash - the Pope himself extinguished the Jesuit order "forever" by "All the Apostolic power" that there is in the "seat of Peter" --
the fulness of our apostolical power, SUPPRESS AND ABOLISH THE SAID COMPANY:
Papal statement abolishing the Jesuit order – 1773. Clement XIV
"in the present case, we are determining upon the fate of a society classed among the mendicant orders, both by its institute and by its privileges; after a mature deliberation, we do, out of our certain knowledge, and the fulness of our apostolical power, SUPPRESS AND ABOLISH THE SAID COMPANY: we deprive it of all activity whatever
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And to this end a member of the regular clergy, recommendable for his prudence and sound morals, shall be chosen to preside over and govern the said houses; so that the name of the Company shall be, and is, for ever extinguished and suppressed."
That would depend on which pope you're asking about; some were kind of political appointees more than merit chosen.is the Pope "laity" or just "uneducated" when he condemns the Jesuits?
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mmksparbud, did you like the SDA pastor preaching about Jesuit infiltration of the SDA church? Or do you count that pastor as 'laity' or as uneducated?
Quite honestly, I listened to the 1st 15 min. of that--and it took 141/2 min to get to the first mention of Jesuit. A
mmksparbud, did you like the SDA pastor preaching about Jesuit infiltration of the SDA church? Or do you count that pastor as 'laity' or as uneducated?
That would depend on which pope you're asking about; some were kind of political appointees more than merit chosen.
I like your multicoloured posts
You know it is not quite true that my Green type transfers to a quote. Surely you've noticed that in your posts if you have a quote from me the quote is just plain old black type. It's one of the marvels of setting your text properties in the CF "CP User" tabis the Pope "laity" or just "uneducated" when he condemns the Jesuits?
in this case - Pope Clement XIV - Yes - which Pope Clement XIV are we talking about - that is a good question.
And thanks for the muticolor - since your use of green guarantees that every response back to you will always be a muilti-color green and black even if nothing where highlighted or underlined.
I guess we all knew that tiny little nit.
in Christ,
Bob