"The Christianity of history is not Protestantism. If ever there were a safe truth it is this, and Protestantism has ever felt it so; to be deep in history is to cease to be a Protestant." (-John Henry Newman, An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine).

"Where the bishop is, there let the people gather; just as where ever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church". -St. Ignatius of Antioch (ca 110 AD)a martyr later thrown to the lions, wrote to a church in Asia Minor. Antioch was also where the term "Christian" was first used.

“But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth.” 1 Timothy 3:15

"This is the sole Church of Christ, which in the Creed we profess to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic." -CCC 811

Monday, December 31, 2018

The Daily Guardian: Why INC members don’t celebrate Christmas

Originally posted at Iglesia ni Cristo 2000 blog.


By: Ma. Beatriz Monteverde
The Daily Guardian

(The author is a Grade 12 student-intern of the Iloilo National High School)

IT is irony, some may say, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), a church that preaches to be of Christ does not celebrate His birthday every December 25. After all, the birth of Christ the Savior was a day which brought great joy to all people.

The INC is often accused of refusing to remember and glorify Christ, but its members do remember Christ, glorify God, and wish peace- but in accordance with the biblical mandate.

Thus, it is known to everyone that Christmas is considered as special holiday for Roman Catholics, but for the INC members, it is just another normal day.

[Christmas is NOT about the "DATE" (December 25), but rather it IS the CELEBRATION of HIS BIRTH, nothing more, nothing less.  Thus Christians (of all denomination) and non-Christians UNDERSTOOD it very well that CHRISTMAS is not about the "date" (December 25) but it's about the birth of the SON OF GOD MADE FLESH.  This is why most Islamic jurisprudence DO NOT directly celebrate Christmas as it "goes against the tenets" of their belief ~ that GOD BECAME MAN. 

In the following summary of a YouTube video it says, "It’s no coincidence that this holiday period happens around Christmas, as traditionally it was a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus."

No sane person would think that Christmas is a celebration OF the date (December 25) but rather it is a "coincidence" that the Church of Christ marked HIS BIRTHDAY on December 25. If we celebrate LIFE by celebrating our birthday, what's stopping Christians to celebrate the BIRTH OF THE SON OF GOD MADE FLESH (John 1:1-4,14; Phil. 2:2-11)]

According to an article published at God’s Message, the official magazine of INC, there is nothing wrong with birthday celebrations, but INC stands firm that there is no biblical verse that says Christ demands for His birthday to be celebrated.

The apostles also made no mention of Christmas celebration but taught how Christ wanted to be remembered.

[True to His Word, God did not command us everything. His commandment is simple: LOVE. It's all about love. If celebrating one's birthday is all about love, then there is nothing wrong with that.  Birthday celebration no matter how simple or extravagant it may be celebrated always boils down to one thing: OUR LOVE OF LIFE. God has given us LIFE and out of this we are able to LOVE because we live.  Do you think, God in his immense wisdom would enumerate to us every detail of what should we do? If God would have done that then even we combine all national libraries in the world, the Bible couldn't fit.

Our God is NOT DUMB as these false preachers of Manalo's Church would imply. Logic would lead us to the TRUTH. How could the evangelists record the EXACT DATE of Christ's birth when HIS BIRTH precedes the GREGORIAN CALENDAR which was only introduced by POPE GREGORY XIII in October 4, 1582. This 2019, the Gregorian Calendar is just 436 years old while His birth has been remembered for more than 2,000 years. Take note, the Gregorian Calendar is the "most widely used civil calendar in the world" according to Wikipedia and it is so convenient for the INC™ to use it as their tool in measuring date including their birthdays and even their founding anniversary.

Let me throw the same question back to these false preachers: If it was not in the Bible, and the Apostles DID NOT teach Christians to remember Christ's birth then (a) Why are they celebrating Felix Manalo's birthday every May 10th of each year, Eraño Manalo every January 2 each year and Eduardo V. Manalo every October 31 every year? (b) Why are they celebrating every July 27th of their founding anniversary if God or the holy apostles DID NOT command them to celebrate?

I am sure, their answer would be the same as OUR ANSWER. Birthday celebrations are all celebrated out of LOVE which is the very heart of the Gospel.]

Jesus Christ commanded to remember Him in his death, not on His birthday, it stated.

[If this would be our very basis on how to know which among the many churches claiming to be Christ's "true" Church including the Iglesia Ni Cristo®  (INC™) they would fall short.  In their own liturgy, INC™ celebrates Christ's death (Santa Cena) ONLY ONCE A YEAR which coincidentally celebrated on December 25 (see Rappler).  Their December 25 too was not even in the Bible.  Was December 25 randomly chosen as their "Santa Cena (Huling Hapunan)" celebration or sinasamantala lamang nila ang malaki at kilalang okasyon sapagkat ito ay araw na may pagdiriwang na ang sankakristianuhan? Who would buy their shallow reasoning while Catholics and non-Catholics (including non-Christians) are celebrating CHRISTMAS as Christ's birthday, they'd celebrate Christ's death instead!

True to Christ's commandment the CATHOLIC CHURCH faithfully remembers His Passion and Death EVERYDAY in EVERY PARISH around the world "For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes" (I Corinthians 11:26). And the TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST ~ which is the CATHOLIC CHURCH (according to history and the Pasugo 1966, p. 6; July-August 1988 p. 6, March-April 1992, p. 22) will CELEBRATE HIS DEATH as He commanded UNTIL HE COMES AGAIN.]

Moreover, the article said that “there is no reliable historical that exists pinpointing the exact date or month of Christ’s birthday.”

[That was because there was no calendar yet when He was born but that does not stop us from appointing a fitting date to celebrate THE OCCASION OF HIS BIRTH.]

It claimed that the focus of Christmas had shifted from Christ to Sta. Claus and from “so-called spirituality to materialism.”

[The Iglesia Ni Cristo® shouldn't fault the Catholic Church if some people are replacing Christ's birth celebration to Santa Claus or it turned to be focused more on materialism.  The truth remains that CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THE SON OF GOD MADE FLESH, not Santa Claus or the snow or Reindeers or Yuletide.]

December 25 isn’t specified as the exact birth of Christ but is originally called ‘Birthday of the Sun’ and the great pagan religous celebration of the Mithras cult celebrated all through the Roman Empire, an article published at Iglesia Ni Cristo blogspot said.

[The Iglesia Ni Cristo® hates the Catholic Church and they accuse her as a PAGAN CHURCH. There is nothing good in the Catholic Church as the Iglesia Ni Cristo® looks at it in any angle even they benefited a lot from the Catholic Church. Evidently, they attack the Catholic Church in radio, TV or in print. Wala nang bago sa kanila. Instead we pray for our persecutors and bless those who hate the TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST which is the Catholic Church.]

Members of the INC continue to abide with the teachings of the Holy Bible.

[Every member of the INC™-1914 should know that WITHOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH there is no Bible. And they should always remember that THE CHURCH CAME FIRST BEFORE THE LIST OF THE BOOKS IN OUR PRESENT BIBLE WAS FINALLY FORMULATED IN 382 A.D.]

Eureka Rodriguez, 13, stands firm with her faith.

“Sa age ko, makita ko ang iban nga sadya sa Christmas Party nila. Pero sa bata pa nga edad, natudluan na kami sang insakto nga duktrina. Wala man ko mahisa kay may paagi man kami magpasalamat kag mag-glorify through Year End Thanksgiving namon. Amo na ang ginaka-excitedan namon kung December,” she said.

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Felix Manalo: Founder of the Iglesia Ni Cristo® says The Manila Times

"Manalo is the eldest son of the late INC executive minister Eraño Manalo. His grandfather, Felix Manalo, founded the influential religious group in 1914."  -Manila Times December 18, 2018

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas Everyone! God Bless!


Ang Pasko Natin…
Tula ni Kapatid na EMILIANO I. AGUSTIN
Pasugo Dec. 1956, p 10

Sumilang si Hesus sa abang sabsaban
Tinubos tayo sa dilim ng buhay…
Tayo’y nagkasala at mga naligaw
Nawalan ng Diyos at kapayapaan…!

Si Hesus ang ating Maligayang Pasko
Ang Kapayapaang dapat na matamo…
Liwanag ng buhay sa patay na mundo
Biyaya ng Diyos sa handog na Cristo…!

Tanggapin ni Cristo ng buong pag-ibig
Tanging Aginaldo ng Diyos sa Langit…
Sa salang marumi’y mabisang panlinis
At magiging dapat sa dugong natigis…!

Sumunod kay Hesus ang mga naligaw
Maamong pasakop sa Kanyang paanan…
Tumatawag Siya’t lagging naghihintay
May laang PATAWAD sa magbagumbuhay…

Iwan na ang sama at magbalikloob
At buong pagsuyong lumapit kay Hesus…
Kung hindi sa Kanya na Dakilang Handog
Walang kaligtasan sa Hatol ng Diyos… !

Oh ! ang PASKO natin, puno ng pagsuyo
Ang Dakilang Cristong sa sala’y umako…
Sa Paskong marilag tanggapin sa puso
Ang Kapayapaang mahigit sa ginto… !

Ang Kapayapaan o tunay na Pasko
Tatanggapin nating Iglesia Ni Cristo…
Iglesya;y Katawan at Siya ang Ulo
Sa sumpa ng utos tinubos na tayo…!

Maghari sa puso ang KAPAYAPAAN
At sa MANUNUBOS huwag hihiwalay…
Sa Kanyang Iglesya’y manatiling saklaw
May buhay at langit pagdating ng Araw…!



Saturday, December 8, 2018

The Feast of Mary's Immaculate Conception Explained!

On December 8, 1854 Pope Pius IX defined the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception as dogma that Mary of Nazareth was conceived without original sin. By this dogma, the Catholic Church confesses: “The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.” (CCC #491-492, 508)


A brief overview of the history and significance of the feast of the Immaculate Conception which is celebrated during Advent on Dec. 8th throughout the whole Church. The video is not-for-profit, and is intended for religious teaching, scholarship, and research purposes only (Fair Use Doctrine: Title 17, para. 107).

Addendum: "Theotokos" literally means God bearer.

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Iglesia Ni Cristo® ~ "My Church" ayon kay G. Felix Manalo

Originally posted at Iglesia ni Cristo 33AD blog

Madalas na ipinagmamalaki ng mga kaanib ng samahan ni Felix Manalo sa larangan ng palitan ng kuru-kuro sa social media, maging sa kanilang mga programa sa telebisyon o radiyo, maging sa kanilang limbag na Pasugo, na ang "Iglesia Ni Cristo®" o INC™ raw ay hango sa pag-aangkin mismo ni Cristo sa Mateo 16:18 ng "AKING" iglesia o "MY" church. Kaya't nararapat lamang daw itong tawaging "Iglesia Ni Cristo®" tulad ng paliwanag ng isang INC™ sa ibaba:




JESUS CHRIST said so (Mt. 16:18)
"And so I say to you, you are Peter [not Felix Manalo], and upon this rock  I [not Felix Manalo] will build my [not Manalo] church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it."[Christ's original Church will not be re-established!!! Hell shall NOT prevail! It's CHRIST'S CHURCH!]
Wala tayong dapat na pagtatalo-talo rito sapagkat sa kasaysayan ng ating kaligtasan, may IISANG IGLESIANG kilala sa buong mundo bilang TATAG ni Cristo.

Ang pagpapakilala ni Cristo ng "AKING IGLESIA" sa Mateo 16:18 ay hindi po nangangailangan ng PAGPAPAREHISTRO sa anumang gobyerno noon o hanggang sa kasalukuyan sapagkat WALANG IBANG IGLESIANG KILALA na itinatag si CRISTO kundi ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA  (Gk: καθολική Εκκλησία) noon hanggang ngayon.

Ayon sa Wikipedia, ang Iglesia Katolika ay ang PINAKAMATANDA sa kasaysayan...

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide as of 2016. As the world's "oldest continuously functioning international institution", it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilisation. The church is headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope. Its central administration, the Holy See, is in the Vatican City, an enclave within Rome, Italy.
Ayon naman sa BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA, ang Iglesia Katolika raw ay katumbas ng pagkakakilala sa buong ka-Kristianuhan sa buong kasaysayan nito:

At one level, of course, the interpretation of Roman Catholicism is closely related to the interpretation of Christianity as such. By its own reading of history, Roman Catholicism originated with the very beginnings of Christianity.

Paano tayo nakakasigurado na ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA nga ay siya pa ring TUNAY NA IGLESIANG tatag ni Cristo at magpahanggang ngayon sa kasalukuyan ay HINDI ito NATALIKOD tulad ng BINTANG ng mga Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints) at ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo® - 1914?

Sa pamamagitan ng mga turo nitong HINDI nagbabago sa libong taon na itinuro ng mga Apostol sa pangunguna ni Apostol SAN PEDRO na siyang UNANG PAPA ng Iglesia. Sa nakaraang mahigit-kumulang na 2,018 taon ng Kristianismo, si PAPA FRANCISCO ay ang ika-266 Papa ng Iglesia Katolika ~ ang tunay na Iglesiang tatag ni Cristo!


Source: Britannica Encyclopedia
"MY CHURCH": ANG PAG-AANGKIN NI FELIX MANALO SA IGLESIA NI CRISTO®

Wala na tayong pagtatalo-talo pa sapagkat ayon sa PAMANTAYAN ng mga kaanib sa INC™ na kapag SINABI ni Cristo na "AKING IGLESIA" o "MY CHURCH" para mapatunayang may Iglesia si Cristo mula pa noong una (at hindi ito matatalikod kailanman ayon sa Kanyang ipinangako "hindi mananaig ang impierno (Mt. 16:17)" ito rin ang gagamitin nating PAMANTAYAN sa Iglesia Ni Cristo®-1914.

Sa lathala ng The Free Press noong  Pebrero 1950, INANGKIN ni G. Felix Manalo ang INC™ o IGLESIA NI CRISTO® bilang "MY CHURCH" o "AKING IGLESIA"

Samakatuwid, ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® ayon sa REHISTRO nito ay nilagdaan ni G. Felix Manalo bilang TAGAPAGTATAG gamit ang pangalang "Cristo" ngunit sa katunayan ay IGLESIA NI MANALO.

FELIX MANALO said:
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"Why, who is Quirino? He is a man just the same as I am. I am not afraid of him. Show fear to no man--that is the best way to defend your rights. Member of MY CHURCH were beaten up..." [Confirmation came right from the mouse of the horse! It's MANALO's CHURCH!]

PASUGO November 1940, p. 23:
“There is only one who could build a Church worthy for God.  Who is He-- Only Jesus Christ.  No man-- whether wise or fool, whether small or great-- has the right to build a Church." [FYM is a man, fool, made himself great has no right!]

PASUGO August-September 1964, p. 5, "Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa INK-1914"
“When was the INK recorded or registered in the Philippines?  It was in July 27, 1914.  Truly the registration says Brother F. Manalo founded the INK."

PASUGO May 1968, p. 7:
“The true Church of Christ is only one.  This is the Church that Christ built.  If there are established (founded) churches today that claim to be the Church of Christ too, these are not real but fakes only." 

READ MORE: MY CHURCH

Sa pamamagitan ng kanilang lathala ay lalong lumilinaw na ang Iglesia Ni Cristo®-1914 ay HINDI  kay Cristo kundi sa mga MANALO lamang. Ito ay HINDI NAGMULA sa Diyos kundi nagmula sa mga Protestante! Hindi sila tunay na Kristiano kundi mga kulto! Hindi maka-Diyos kundi makasanlibutan!

Hanggang sa kasalukuyan, ang mga mamamahayag ay NAGPAPAKILALA pa rin sa INC™ bilang TATAG ni G. FELIX MANALO at hindi si Cristo! Sapagkat ito ay isang KATOTOHANANG hindi mapapalitan ninuman sa mga pahina ng kasaysayan ng tao!

GISING! Habang may panahon pa kayong magtika at bumalik sa tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo. Ito ang panawagan natin sa mga nasa ka-Diliman pa hanggang ngayon na lumapit na sa kaliwanagan ng tunay na Iglesia. 

Sa pahanon ng Adbiento (Advent), ihanda natin ang ating mga sarili sa pagdiriwang ng Kanyang kapanganakan upang sa Kanyang kaluwalhatian ay tayo'y dalisay na makikibahagi rito.

MALIGAYANG PAGDIRIWANG NG UNANG LINGGO NG ADBIENTO!

Saturday, October 6, 2018

104 Taon ng Pagkakatatag: Sila raw ang tunay?

Originally posted at Iglesia ni Cristo 33AD blog

Tuwang-tuwa at galak na galak ang mga kaanib ng samahang tatag ni Ginoong Felix Manalo ~ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® ~  sa tuwing sumasapit ang ika-27 ng Hulyo. Ito ay sapagkat ipinagdiriwang nila ang taon ng kanilang anibersaryo ng PAGKAKATATAG.

Ayon sa kanilang REHISTRO ang kanilang relihiyon ay itinatag ni G. Felix Manalo noon lamang ika-27 ng Hulyo 1914. Kaya't sa taon ng mga Katoliko na 2018, sila ay isandaan at apat (104) taon pa lamang ng pag-iral.

Sabihin man nila ng paulit-ulit na ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA ay peke, hindi tunay at tatag ng mga pagano, hindi pa rin ito papasa sa simpleng pagsusuri sa kasaysayan sapagkat sila na rin mismo ang umaamin na sila'y KAILAN lamang ITINATAG. Sapagkat ang Iglesia Katolika ay 2,018 taon na samantalang sila ay 104 pa lamang.



At sa Europa, sila ay 50 AÑOS pa lamang samantalang ang Iglesia Katolika ay halos 1,951 taon nang umiiral doon. Kung pagbabatayan natin ang bilang ng taon upang angkinin ang mga katagang "God's promises fulfulled" eh, malamang hindi sila ang tinutukoy kundi ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA na sa "pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo." (Pasugo Abril 1966, 9. 46).


Maging ang kanilang PAG-AANGKIN na ang "tunay" raw na Iglesia ay "NAKABALIK NA" sa kanyang "ORIHINAL" na tahanan, malaking katanungan pa rin sa atin kung BAKIT HANGGANG NGAYON AY NASA PILIPINAS PA RIN ANG KANILANG CENTRAL?


Kung ika'y isang kaanib sa INC™-1914 at ipinangaral sa iyo na ang "tunay" raw na Iglesia ay "nakabalik" na nga naman sa kanyang "original home" ayon sa itiniwalag na si Isais Samson Jr, hindi ba't kagalak-galak na balita ito?  

At dahil alam mo bilang isang INARALAN ng mga ministro ng INC™-1914 na ang ITINATAG ni G. Felix Manalo sa Pilipinas ay isang LOKAL lamang na kailangang IBALIK sa Jerusalem, hindi ba't NAKAKAPAGTATAKA nga naman na ang CENTRAL na PAMAMAHALA nito ay HINDI NALIPAT sa "original home" nito sa Jerusalem?

Lumalabas na ang INC™-1914 na tatag ni G. Manalo sa Pilipinas ay HINDI TOTOONG LOKAL lamang kundi ito ay isang IGLESIANG pagmamay-ari niya. Kaya't ang SENTRONG PAMAMAHALA nito ay HINDING-HINDI maililipat ito sa ibang bansa kundi sa PILIPINAS lamang. Sa Pilipinas itinatag at sa Pilipinas rin ito magwawakas! Ang pagkakaroon ng Central Offices ng  Iglesia Ni Cristo® sa Pilipinas ay hudyat na walang kinalaman si Cristo sa samahang 'yan at lalong wala silang koneksyon sa original na iglesia sa Jerusalem man o sa Roma.


IGLESIA SA ROMA, BINABATI BA NG LAHAT NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO®?

At bilang pang-wakas, ang kanilang paboritong talata sa Biblia, ang ROMA 16:16, wala po itong kinalaman sa kanila. Ang pinatutungkulan nito ay ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA na NASA ROMA. 

Bakit kaniyo?

Sapagkat ayon sa talata, "binabati KAYO (Iglesia sa Roma) ng lahat ng mga iglesia ni Cristo".

Bakit? May pagbati ba ang lahat ng "Iglesia Ni Cristo®" sa kanilang lokal sa Roma?

Wala pa akong natatandaan na ang lahat ng kanilang mga lokal sa buong mundo ay nagpapabati sa kanilang lokal sa Roma!

Saang parte ba ng mundo sila nagpapabati?

Sa kanilang CENTRAL sa Pinas.

Kailan?

Sa tuwing sumasapit ang ika-27 ng buwan ng Hulyo, araw ng kanilang pagkakatatag sa Pilipinas!

Kaya't kung kayo ay kaanib sa IGLESIA KATOLIKA, magalak at magpuri kayo sa Panginoong Diyos sapagkat ITO ay ang IGLESIANG INIIBIG ng Diyos, TINAWAG sa kabanalan, biyaya at kapayapaan at ang PANANAMPALATAYANG KATOLISISMO ay BANTOG sa BUONG MUNDO (Universal o καθ' ὅλης Kata Holos (Catholic)!

Ἡ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησία καθ' ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Γαλιλαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας εἶχεν εἰρήνην, οἰκοδομουμένη καὶ πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐπληθύνετο. [Acts 9:31]



Sunday, September 30, 2018

The Catholic Thing: Thinking the Unthinkable

People, priests, and bishops need not shrink from the obligation to defend the Faith. We should consider it a privilege: “Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, ‘I believed, and so I spoke,’ we too believe, and so we speak.” (2 Cor. 4:13)

Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky
Father Jerry J. Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington. He is pastor of St. Catherine of Siena parish in Great Falls, Virginia.
Saturday, September 29, 2018

The word “unthinkable” is an amusing expression, an oxymoron wrapped in a single word. Nevertheless, it points us towards some very unpleasant things we are forced to think about, such as nuclear war or a Church in crisis.

Until very recently, the prospect of a pope promulgating significant doctrinal error was unthinkable. But many of us are now fretting about ambiguous papal pronouncements said to be “authentic magisterium” that directly oppose Scripture and Tradition.

It is always helpful to remember that a pope does not create doctrines; he elucidates doctrines to conserve the Faith he has received. The Fathers of the First Vatican Council defined the teaching authority of the pope. But they link his authority to Scripture and Tradition, the Church’s entire doctrinal history:

The Roman pontiffs . . . sometimes by summoning ecumenical councils or consulting the opinion of the Churches scattered throughout the world, sometimes by special synods, sometimes by taking advantage of other useful means afforded by divine providence, defined as doctrines to be held those things which, by God’s help, they knew to be in keeping with Sacred Scripture and the apostolic traditions. (Vatican I, Chapter 4, emphasis added.)

The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council Fathers likewise link the authentic magisterium to Tradition and Scripture:

But when either the Roman Pontiff or the Body of Bishops together with him defines a judgment, they pronounce it in accordance with Revelation itself, which all are obliged to abide by and be in conformity with, that is, the Revelation which as written or orally handed down is transmitted in its entirety through the legitimate succession of bishops and especially in care of the Roman Pontiff himself, and which under the guiding light of the Spirit of truth is religiously preserved and faithfully expounded in the Church. (Vatican II, LG 25, emphasis added.)

For example, the infallible teachings about Mary’s Immaculate Conception and Assumption emerged from unsettled Catholic theology. But the deeper understanding could be explained in light of Tradition and in relationship with the rest of Catholic doctrines and dogmas.

On sexual matters, the Church’s constant teachings in her ordinary magisterium on the nature and goods of marriage – and intrinsic sexual disorders such as contraceptive acts and homosexual behavior – are well-defined infallible teachings of the Church rooted in Scripture and Tradition. These clear doctrines not only provide precise moral guidance but opportunities for fruitful theological reflection bringing even greater clarity.

The Council Fathers carefully defined the authority of bishops – and assumed their fidelity and goodwill in conserving and faithfully teaching Catholic truth. But the Fathers surely knew the many ways that unfaithful bishops betray their office, usually by neglect but sometimes by flawed teachings.

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The Fathers apparently did not see the need to state the obvious: doctrinal violations of Church teaching by bishops cannot bind the faithful in conscience. It is at least conceivable that a pope might also reject and abuse the graces of his office in a similar way. Such errors may muddy the waters of the ordinary magisterium, but obviously cannot bind in conscience.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

The Feast of Assumption


The Assumption of Mary into Heaven (often shortened to the Assumption) is, according to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, as well as parts of Anglicanism, the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life.

The Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory". This doctrine was dogmatically defined by Pope Pius XII on 1 November 1950, in the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus by exercising papal infallibility. While the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church believe in the Dormition of the Theotokos (“the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God”),  whether Mary had a physical death has not been dogmatically defined. In Munificentissimus Deus (item 39) Pope Pius XII pointed to the Book of Genesis (3:15) as scriptural support for the dogma in terms of Mary's victory over sin and death through her intimate association with “the new Adam” (Christ) as also reflected in 1 Corinthians 15:54: "then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory".

The New Testament contains no explicit narrative about the death or Dormition, nor of the Assumption of Mary, but several scriptural passages have been theologically interpreted to describe the ultimate fate in this and the afterworld of the Mother of Jesus (see below).

In the churches that observe it, the Assumption is a major feast day, commonly celebrated on 15 August. In many countries, the feast is also marked as a Holy Day of Obligation in the Roman Catholic Church. [Wikipedia]

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Fake Churches Cannot Beat The Real Thing

Originally posted at Iglesia ni Cristo 33 AD Blog

Lahat sila umaangkin na 'TUNAY' raw na 'IGLESIA NI CRISTO' (Church of Christ) ngunit wala sa kanila ang katotohanan sapagkat TAO ang nagtatag at hindi si Cristo. Samakatuwid silang lahat nagpapanggap o di kaya'y PEKE! (photo source: Google Search)










Thursday, July 26, 2018

Ang Kanilang Pagtalikod ay Hinulaan na sa Biblia

Originally posted at Iglesia ni Cristo 33 AD blog

"At magsisibangon ang maraming bulaang propeta, at kanilang ililigaw ang marami." -Mateo 24:11


Isang nakakalungkot na katotohanan na marami pa rin sa mga Katoliko ang TUMATALIKOD sa TUNAY na pananampalataya at piliin ang isang MALI sa kabila ng katotohanang PEKE ang kanilang inaaniban.

Sa katulad nila, mga mababaw ang pananaw sa pananampalataya kalimitan ang nagiging mga biktima ng mapanlinlang na aral ng mga bulaang mangangaral. Katulad na lamang ng dalawang dating-Katoliko na itinampok sa programa ng INC™ upang patunayang MALI ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA at tama ang iglesiang tatag ni Ginoong Felix Manalo. 

Ayon kay Ginang Marlyn Villena (isa sa mga tumalikod), bilang "Katekista" ITINUTURO raw niya sa kanyang mga inaaralan kung "PAPAANO MAG-ROSARY" at kung paano raw ang "PANALANGIN NG KATOLIKO".

Walang masama sa kanyang sinalaysay maliban lamang sa mga tagasunod ni Ginoong Felix Manalo.  Para sa mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo®-1914, ang PAGROROSARYO ay isang panalanging PAGANO. Nakakalungkot, mismong isang dating Katoliko ang magpapasama sa isang bagay na napakadalisay sa pananampalatayang Katolisismo.

Upang patunayan na ang kanilang bagong akay ay "aktibo" at hindi isang Katolikong walang kaalaman sa turong Katoliko,  sinabi po niyang bawat araw daw po ng Linggo ay "NAGSISIMBA" raw sila sa "KANILANG RELIHIYON." (?) Halatang hindi niya alam ang kanyang mga sinasabi. Kung ganito magturo ang isang "katekista" malamang, mas marami pang maguguluhan kaysa maliliwanagan. Magaling ang Diyos. Mas mainam nang UMALIS siya sa Iglesia Katolika habang nagtuturo siya ng TALIWAS sa mismong turo ng Simbahan kaysa magkalat pa siya at maging dahilan ng pagkatisod ng marami.

At ang isa pang nakakapanginig ng laman ay ang sinabi niyang ganito: [0:45] "KUNG MAY PAG-KUWAN PO SA MGA REBULTO PO, EH LUMILIBOT PO KAMI DOON SA AMI... AMIN PO DOON SA AMIN PO PARA MAKAPAG-SERVE PO SA AMING SIMBAHAN..." (habang ang pinapa-flash ng video ay isang prusisyon ng mga Katoliko na kasama ang mga imahe ng mga santo't banal.) Muli, halatang hindi niya alam ang kanyang sinasabi.

MABABAW NA PANANAW NG ISANG DATING "KATEKISTA"

Isang hamon po sa mga Katekista ang mga salungatang pahayag ni Ginang Villena sapagkat MABABAW, kulang sa 'substance' at HALAW sa katotohanan ang kanyang mga nasambit na "patotoo".

Ang layunin ng isang Katekista ay ang ILAPIT ang mananampalataya sa DIYOS sa pamamagitan ng PAGTUTURO ng mga KATOTOHANAN tungkol sa Diyos ayon sa turo ng TUNAY na IGLESIA ~ ang IGLESIA KATLIKA na sa "pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo" (Pasugo Abril 1966, p. 46), hindi ayon sa kanyang unawa.

Hindi nakapagtataka kung bakit ang mga katulad ni Ginang Villena ay TUMALIKOD sa tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo sapagkat HINDI pa nila lubos na nauunawaan ang kanilang itinuturo. Sila na mismo ang umamin na MAGULO ang kanilang mga isipan kaya MAGULO rin ang kanilang itinuturo na taliwas sa turo ng Santa Iglesia.

Mababaw at sila mismo ay salat pa sa kaalaman tungkol sa pananampalataya.  Siya mismo ay di-naunawaan ang kanyang mga itinuro, nalito at madaling natangay ng mga bulaang mangangaral dagling tumalikod!

ANG ROSARYO

Hindi po layunin ng isang Katekista ang ubusin ang buong oras at panahon niya sa pagtuturo ng Banal na Rosaryo. Bagamat isang mainam na pamamaraan na ituro rin sa mga Katoliko ang debosyon sa Mahal na Ina ng Diyos, hindi po ito ang buong pakay ng isang katekista.

Batid naman ng lahat kung bakit MALAKING ISYU sa mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® -1914 ang "PAGDARASAL" ng Rosaryo. Ang pagkaunawa nila ay NANANALANGIN ang mga Katoliko kay Maria BILANG DIYOS (diyos-diyosan) at karamihan ay inaakusahan ang mga Katoliko bilang mga PAGANO. Mas pinili pang paniwalaan ang interpretasyon ng isang nalilitong dating Katoliko kaya ang alamin ang tunay na turo ng Simbahan ayon sa pang-unawa ng Santa Iglesia.

Alam naman ng  mga KATOLIKO na ang PAGSAMBA MALIBAN SA DIYOS ay isang malaking kasalanan sa Diyos. Ngunit isang  malaking KAIPOKRITUHAN ito para sa mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®-1914 sapagkat SUMASAMBA SILA SA DALAWANG PANGINOON: Isang Panginoong DIYOS AMA at isang Panginoong JESUCRISTO (TAO)! Hindi po sinasang-ayunan ng Biblia ang sumambaa sa Diyos at sumamba sa TAO! Hindi po sinasampalatayanan ng mga Kristiano ito.   Ang tunay na sumasampalataya ay SUMASAMBA sa IISANG DIYOS hindi dalawa!


Ang SANTO ROSARYO po ay isang PANALANGING HANGO sa BIBLIA. At kung gusto ninyong malaman ang KATOTOHANAN sa IGLESIA KATOLIKA, marapat lamang na sa mga KATOLIKO rin kayo sumipi ng opisyal na pahayag at hindi sa mga opinyon ng mga taong laban sa Iglesia Katolika. O kaya'y sumipi ng mga encyclopedia tulad ng Wikapedia:
Ang Ave Maria o Aba Ginoong Maria ay isang dasal na nagmula sa pinag-samang ang bati ng Arkanghel Gabriel kay Maria sa Mabuting Balita at ng pag-bati ni Santa Elisabeth sa pagdating ng Birheng Maria sa kanilang pamamahay. Bahagi rin ang dasal na ito ng pagrorosaryo.

Sa mga Katoliko, ito rin ang tawag sa isang panalangin. Ito ay ang sumusunod na mga linya:
Aba Ginoong Maria, napupuno ka ng grasya,
Ang Panginoong Diyos ay sumasaiyo.
Bukod kang pinagpala sa babaeng lahat
At pinagpala naman ang 'yong anak na si Hesus.
Santa Maria, Ina ng Diyos
Ipanalangin mo kaming makasalanan
Ngayon at kung kami'y mamamatay.
Amen

Kung mapapansin ang "Ave Maria" sa Tagalog ay tumukoy sa "Ginoo" sa halip na "Ginang o Binibini" ito ay dahil sa Lumang Tagalog, ang mga kalalakihan ay may mataas na pagkilala, maging sa Ingles, kapag hindi matukoy ang kasarian, ipinagpapalagay na lalaki ang isang "pangngalan" (noun). Kahalintulad ng sa Filipino, o Tagalog, si Maria ay binibigyan ng pagbating panglalaki sa panalangin na ito. Samakatwid, si Maria ay hindi kinikilala o itinuturing na "lalaki" bagkus, ito ay "pagkilala" lamang sa kaniyang katayuan bilang isang "banal" na ayon sa Simbahang Romano Katoliko ay Ina ng Diyos.

Sa nabanggit na artikulo sa itaas, wala po tayong mababasang 'PAGANO" ang pinagmulan ng panalangin kundi ito ay HANGO SA BIBLIA.

Hindi rin po siya PANALANGIN KAY MARIA.  Ito ay isang pagmumuni-muni sa buhay  ni Cristo na nababasa natin sa Biblia.

NAGING DIYOS-DIYOSAN ANG MGA SANTO?

Bilang isang Katekista, isang pangunahing aral na tinatalakay nito ay kung ILAN ANG DIYOS ~ Ayon sa Katuran ng tunay na Iglesiang tatag ni Cristo ay MAYROON LAMANG ISANG DIYOS sa LIKAS na katangian, sustansya at kakanyahan! (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

CCC 199 "I believe in God": this first affirmation of the Apostles' Creed is also the most fundamental. The whole Creed speaks of God, and when it also speaks of man and of the world it does so in relation to God. The other articles of the Creed all depend on the first, just as the remaining Commandments make the first explicit. The other articles help us to know God better as he revealed himself progressively to men. "The faithful first profess their belief in God."2

I. "I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD"

CCC 200 These are the words with which the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed begins. The confession of God's oneness, which has its roots in the divine revelation of the Old Covenant, is inseparable from the profession of God's existence and is equally fundamental. God is unique; there is only one God: "The Christian faith confesses that God is one in nature, substance and essence."
Nililinaw ng isang KATEKISTA na HINDI DIYOS ang Inang Birheng Maria, si San Jose, ang mga Apostol at mga Alagad o maging ng iba pang mga santo't mga anghel. Silang lahat ay mga SANTO'T SANTA ~ mga TAONG NABUHAY ng may KABANALAN at inalay ang buhay para sa Diyos sa ngalan ni Cristo at nang Kanyang banal na Iglesia (Katolika)!

Nililinaw ng isang tunay na KATEKISTA na HINDI diyos-diyosan ang mga IMAHE ng mga banal. Sila ay mga bagay na gawa sa kahoy o bato na hinugis ng tao ngunit kailan man ay HINDI SILA DIYOS at WALA silang kakayahang gumawa ng kababalagyan.  Tanging DIYOS lamang ang nakakagawa ng himala kahit sa pamamagitan ng mga bagay-bagay na walang angking-buhay.

Halimbawa, nagpagaling si Hesus gamit ang putik (lupa) gawa sa kanyang laway. (Mk. 8:22-26); o ang paghilom ng isang babaeng dinurugo sa pamamagitan lamang ng hibla ng damit ni Cristo (Mt. 9:20-22); o ang anino lamang ng Apostol San Pedro ay gumagaling ang mga may sakit (Mga Gawa 5:15). Hindi putik o damit o anino ang nagpagaling kundi ANG DIYOS!

Ayon kay Ginang Villena, napagtanto raw niya na NAPAKALAKAING KASALANAN SA DIYOS ang pagsamba sa mga diyos-diyosan.  Kanyang binigyang-diin na di raw dapat sambahin ang mga diyos-diyosan (mga santo). 

"Yung mga santo hindi po pala (dapat sambahin bilang mga diyos-diyosan)", ani Ginang Villena.

Kay Ginang Villena, dapat lamang siyang UMALIS sa Iglesia Katolika sapagkat siya pala ay naniniwalang "diyos" si Maria, Jose, Juan, Pedro, Santiago, Gabriel, Miguel, Rafael, mga anghel at mga banal at kahindik-hindik, sinasamba pa niya ang mga ito.

Tunay nga na natutupad ang sinasabi ni Cristo "HINDI MANANAIG" ang mga kasinungalingan ni Satanas sa kanyang Santa Iglesia! Kaya't sila'y TUMATALIKOD tungo sa kapahamakan ng kanilang mga kaluluwa!

NAKAKALUNGKOT NA MGA PAHAYAG NI GINOONG RODOLFO VILLENA (Isang dating Extra-ordinary Lay Minister of the Holy Eucharistic)

Paano kaya naging mga manggagawa ng Iglesia Katolika ang mag-asawang ito? Bakit noon lamang nila nalaman na HINDI DIYOS ANG MGA SANTO at lalong HINDI DIYOS ang mga REBULTO?! Ayon kay G. Villena:

[4:30] "So nalaman ko sa aral ngayon ng Iglesia Ni Cristo (1914) na ang rebulto ay diyos-diyosan. So hindi dapat sambahin. Sapagkat ang dapat sambahin ay ang Amang nasa langit."

Nakakalungkot ang mga pahayag ni Ginoong Rodolfo Villena laban sa Iglesia Katolika. Para sa kanya "diyos" ang mga rebulto! Dios mio! Ano bang pinaggagawa niya noong nasa Iglesia Katolika siya, nagdidiliryo?

Uulitin po natin para malinaw: HINDI PO DIYOS ANG MGA SANTO at lalong HINDI DIYOS-DIYOSAN ANG MGA REBULTO at HINDI SILA DAPAT SAMBAHIN DAHIL DIYOS LAMANG ANG DAPAT SAMBAHIN! Yan ang ARAL KATOLIKO!

Para kay Ginoong  Villena, "Diyos Ama ang magliligtas". Hindi ba't sinasabi rin sa Biblia na si CRISTO rin ay ang TAGAPAGLIGTAS?  (Roma 5:21, 6:23; Mga Gawa 4:12, 13:23, 16:31; Juan 3:16, 4:42; Roma 6:1-23; Mateo 1:21; 1 Pedro 1:18-19; Titus 2:14; Hebreo 9:28; Marcos 16:16; Lukas 2:11; 1 Timoteo 1:15; 2 Timoteo 1;10; Efeso 5:23; 1 Juan 4:14 atb.). Samakatuwid, ang Ama at si Cristo ay IISA ~ tagaPAGLIGTAS ~ IISA ~ Diyos na Tagapagligtas!

Kung paghihiwalayin natin ang Ama sa Anak bilang DALAWANG kapangyarihan, lalabas na talo si Cristo sapagkat para sa INC™-1914, si Cristo ay TAO LAMANG.

At kung TAO lamang si Cristo, walang silbi ang pagiging TAGAPAGLIGTAS niya sapagkat mas mataas ang Ama sa kanya.

Ngunit ang Biblia ay malinaw. Ang Ama ay  Diyos, si CRISTO AY DIYOS! Ang AMA at si CRISTO ay IISA! Hindi dalawa! IISA ANG DIYOS ngunit may TATLONG PERSONA. Kaya't kung ang AMA ay TAGAPAGLIGTAS, ganon din ang ANAK, Siya ay TAGAPAGLIGTAS sapagkat IISA ang kanilang NATURE, SUBSTANCE and ESSENCE (CCC 200)!


Panghuli, HINDI PO TOTOO na maaaring "MAGMISA" ang isang Lay Minister. TANGING PARI LAMANG NA ORDEN ang NAKAPAGMIMISA! Malinaw po ito sa katuruan ng Iglesia Katolika!

"Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord."(CCC 1411)
Malinaw ang kasinungalingan nila mula nang sila ay umanib sa INC™.  Nakakalungkot, nagpakilala pa naman sila bilang "Lay Minister" at "Katekista"!

TAMANG RELIHIYON!

Tinawag daw sila ng Amang nasa langit patungo sa tunay na relihiyon ~ ang Iglesia Ni Cristo®! Malaking kalapastanganang sabihin na "tinawag" sila ng Amang nasa langit. Ang Diyos Ama ay hindi po siya sinungaling at hindi po siya manlilinlang. Hindi po tatawag ang Diyos Ama patungo sa kapahamakan. Ang tunay na Iglesiang tatag ni Cristo ay hindi po ang INC™ ni Ginoong Felix Manalo kundi ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA.

Hindi lamang po tayo ang nag-aangkin ng KATOTOHANANG ito kundi ang KASAYSAYAN ng tao.

"The history of the Catholic Church begins with Jesus Christ and His teachings (c. 4 BC – c. AD 30), and the Catholic Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by Jesus."
Ang KATOTOHANANG ito ay sinasang-ayunan din ng isa sa mga kilalang news portals sa buong mundo, ang BBC:

"The Catholic Church is the oldest institution in the western world. It can trace its history back almost 2000 years...

"For almost a thousand years, Catholicism and Christianity were as one. The break, or schism between the Church of Rome and other Christian faiths began with the split with Orthodox Christians in 1054 over questions of doctrine and the absolute authority and behaviour of the popes. For similar reasons in the sixteenth century, the Protestant churches also went their own way."

At hindi na tayo lalayo pa. Mismong ang kanilang OPISYAL na MAGASING PAGUSO ang nagpapatunay nito!

PASUGO March-April 1992, p. 22
"The Church of Christ during the time of the Apostles became the Catholic Church of the bishops in the second century..."

PASUGO July August 1988 pp. 6.
“Even secular history shows a direct time link between the Catholic Church and the Apostles, leading to the conclusion that the true Church of Christ is the Catholic Church.”

PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46:
“Ang Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo."

Kaya't huwag na po tayong papalinlang pa! Alam natin ang katotohanan at alam natin ang TUNAY na IGLESIA NI CRISTO ~ ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA!

TAYO NA PO SA TUNAY NA IGLESIA NI CRISTO ~ ANG IGLESIA KATOLIKA!

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Official Theme Song of World Youth Day Panama 2019



Composed by Abdiel Jiménez Music
Arranged by Anibal Muñoz.
The original title, "Hágase en mi Según tu Palabra." WYD Panama 2019 Theme Song.
Translated by Fr. Rob Galea
Sung by Fr. Rob Galea, Natasha Pinto and Gary Pinto

Sunday, July 15, 2018

CNA: Croatia's World Cup soccer coach clings to the rosary as he finds success

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic Credit: wikimedia cc by sa 3.0
Zagreb, Croatia, Jul 11, 2018 / 02:34 pm (CNA).- On Sunday, Croatia’s soccer team will play France in the championship game of the 2018 World Cup, after running victoriously through a string of soccer powerhouses in the tournament.

Here’s one reason Catholics in the US might be rooting for the small Central European country: Croatia is a deeply Catholic country, and the coach of its national team, Zlatko Dalic, is a man of sincere faith.

Dalic said recently that his current success is due to his faith in God, and that he always carries a rosary to hold onto in difficult times.

Dalic spoke about his faith on Croatian Catholic radio when the World Cup began.

“Everything I have done in my life and in my professional career I owe to my faith, and I am grateful to my Lord,” Dalic said.

Croatia got a ticket to the final match of the World Cup after defeating England 2-1 in a game that went to overtime July 11.

"I can be very happy with my life,” Dalic said, adding that "without strong faith and that motivation, it would be very difficult to achieve it."

"When a man loses any hope, then he must depend on our merciful God and on our faith," he said.

In that sense, Dalic explained that "I always carry a rosary with me" and "when I feel that I am going through a difficult time I put my hand in my pocket, I cling to it and then everything is easier.”

Regarding the expectations of the Croatians for the success of their selection at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he indicated that "I know what our people expect, how many people love Croatian football and our team."

He stressed that “finding the good in life always brings satisfaction, happiness, a result. Man must always be honest with himself and with others. "

Before the July 11 game, Dalic said of his Cinderella-story team: “we do not fear anyone, not even England."

The coach is 51 years old, married and has two children. During his youth he played on Croatian soccer teams, among them Hajduk Split, Inter Zapresic and Varteks Varazdin.

In 2000, he finished his career as a professional soccer and started coaching Croatian teams. In 2010 he went to Saudi Arabia to lead the teams of Al-Faisaly Harmah and then Al-Hilal. A year later he moved to the United Arab Emirates to be the coach of the Al-Ain club.

In October 2017 he was appointed head coach of the Croatian national team.


Tuesday, June 26, 2018

ITAKWIL ANG MANGANGARAL NA SI CRISTO AY 'TAO LAMANG'! SILA AY MGA KALABAN NI CRISTO ~ MGA ANTI-CRISTO!

Orignally posted at Iglesia ni Cristo 33 AD Blog

ANG TURO NG NAGPAPANGGAP NG TUNAY RAW NA "IGLESIA" NI CRISTO!


TALIWAS ITO SA TURO NG TUNAY NA IGLESIA NI CRISTO ~ ANG IGLESIA KATOLIKA ~ SALUNGAT ITO SA BIBLIA!


KAYA'T SA MGA DI TUMATANGGAP NG KATOTOHANANG ITO TINUKOY SILA NI APOSTOL SAN PABLO BILANG MGA KALABAN NI CRISTO O MGA ANTI-CRISTO! SILA AY MGA MANDARAYA AT MGA MANLILINLANG NA MGA MANGANGARAL!


AT MAY BABALA SI APOSTOL SAN PABLO SA MGA TAONG TUMATANGGAP SA MGA MANDARAYANG MANGANGARAL NG LABAN KAY CRISTO!



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