"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
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Another deception by the Iglesia Ni Cristo® Media of a Certain Ferdinand Mendez

A certain "Fr. Ferdinand Mendez" was featured in one of Iglesia Ni Cristo®'s Church News. And according to them, Mr. Ferdinand Mendez was a "former" Catholic priest of the "Eastern Order of Saint Basil Lady of Fatima Missions" which is nonexistent according to registered Catholic orders and congregations available in the internet.


An "eastern" Catholic wearing a "Western" priestly garments?????????????????!

According to this Tweeter user @aprilkaygardose (Nhonoy@yahoo.com), he is a member of such non-existent Easter Order of Saint Basil:


He posted his intention to MEET THE CATHOLIC POPE (FRANCIS) whom he considers HOLY!


He even followed POPE FRANCIS's Tweeter and Our Lady of Fatima Missions (OLFMissions) which are all WESTERN, not easterm.


Here are OFFICIAL LISTS of CATHOLIC ORDERS and CONGREGATIONS from Catholic-Hierarchy:

Religious Orders


Jump to: Institutes of Consecrated Life | Societies of Apostolic Life

Institutes of Consecrated Life

NameAbbreviationNicknameType
Agostiniani ScalziO.A.D.Discalced AugustiniansMendicant Order
Antonian Order of Saint Ormizda of the Chaldeans (Chaldean)O.A.O.C.
Monastic Order
Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)O.A.M.
Monastic Order
Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)B.S.Basilian Salvatorian OrderMonastic Order
Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)O.M.M.AleppiansMonastic Order
Augustinians of the AssumptionA.A.AssumptionistsClerical Religious Congregation
Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)B.C.
Monastic Order
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)O.S.B.M.Order of St. Basil the GreatMonastic Order
Brothers of Our Lady of MercyLay Religious Congregation
Brothers of the Sacred HeartS.C.
Lay Religious Congregation
Camaldolese Hermits of Mount CoronaE.C.M.C.CamaldoleseMonastic Order
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of WindesheimC.R.V.
Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint VictorC.R.S.V.
Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Brothers of Community LifeOrder of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Most Holy Saviour of the LateranC.R.L.
Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint BernardC.R.B.
Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Immaculate ConceptionC.R.I.C.
Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Lateran Congregation of AustriaC.R.L.A.
Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Mother of GodC.R.M.G.
Order of Canons Regular
Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy CrossO.S.C.Crosier FathersOrder of Canons Regular
Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of SorrowsT.C.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateC.M.I.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Carthusian OrderO. Cart.
Monastic Order
Chemin Neuf InstituteI.C.N.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Clerics of Saint ViatorC.S.V.ViatoriansClerical Religious Congregation
Clerics Regular MinorC.R.M.CaraccioliniOrder of Clerics Regular
Clerics Regular of St. PaulB.BarnabitesOrder of Clerics Regular
Clerics Regular of the Mother of GodO.M.D.
Order of Clerics Regular
Clerks Regular of SomascaC.R.S.Padri SomachiOrder of Clerics Regular
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusM.C.C.I.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Company of Mary for the Education of the DeafS. M.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Confederation of Canons Regular of St. AugustineC.R.S.A.
Order of Canons Regular
Congregación de San Pedro ad-VinculaS.P. ad V.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congrégation du Sacré-CoeurS.C.J.Pères de Timon DavidClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Christian DoctrineD.C.DottrinariClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph CalasanzC.Op.CalasantiniClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Clerics RegularC.R.TheatinesOrder of Clerics Regular
Congregration of Jesus the PriestC.G.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin MaryM.I.C.Marian FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesC.M.M.Marianhiller MissionareClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilyM.S.F.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint John the Baptist PrecursorC.S.I.B.P.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint JosephC.S.I.Giuseppini del MurialdoClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint Michael the ArchangelC.S.M.A.MichaelitesClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”C.S.T.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Servants of CharityS.d.C.Guanellian Priests and BrothersClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of St. BasilC.S.B.Basilian FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Blessed SacramentS.S.S.Blessed Sacrament FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of Holy CrossC.S.C.Holy Cross FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth of Blessed Father PiamartaF.N.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Holy SpiritC.S.Sp.Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans)Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryC.I.C.M.ScheutistsClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Legionaries of ChristL.C.Legionaries of ChristClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoC.S.ScalabriniansClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerC.SS.R.RedemptoristsClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the PassionC.P.PassionistsClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Priestly FraternityC.F.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartS.C.I.DehoniansClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus ChristC. R.ResurrectionistsClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MarySS.CC.Picpus FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sacred StigmataC.S.S.Stigmatine FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Schools of CharityC.S.Ch.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sons of Mary ImmaculateF. M. I.PavoniansClerical Religious Congregation
Congregation of the Sons of Merciful LoveF.A.M.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Congregazione dei Figli dell’Immacolata ConcezioneC.F.I.C.ConcezionistiLay Religious Congregation
Congregazione MechitaristaC.A.M.MechitaristsMonastic Order
Congregazione Sacra Famiglia di BergamoC.S.F.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Consolata MissionariesI.M.C.Consolata MissionariesClerical Religious Congregation
Discalced MercedariansO. M. D.
Mendicant Order
Fathers of MercyC.P.M.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Fils de Marie ImmaculéeF.M.I.Pères de ChavagnesClerical Religious Congregation
Franciscan Friars of the AtonementS.A.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Franciscan Friars of the ImmaculateF.I.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Fraternity of Saint Vincent FerrerF.S.V.F.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Hijos de la Sagrada FamiliaS.F.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Indian Missionary SocietyI.M.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de BzommarI.C.P.B.
Institute of CharityI.C.RosminiansClerical Religious Congregation
Institute of Schönstatt FathersP. SchönstattSchönstatt FathersClerical Secular Institute
Institute of the Josephites of BelgiumC.J.Josephites of BelgiumClerical Religious Congregation
Istituto del PradoIst. del PradoPrado InstituteClerical Secular Institute
Knights of the Cross with the Red StarO.Cr.
Order of Canons Regular
Little Brothers of JesusP.F.J.FoucauldLay Religious Congregation
Little Mission for the Deaf and DumbP.M.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Misioneros de la Natividad de MaríaM.N.M.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionari dei PoveriM.O.P.
Mendicant Order
Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel MessicoM.J.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of Our Lady of La SaletteM.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales d’AnnecyM.S.F.S.FransaliansClerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Company of MaryS.M.M.Montfort MissionariesClerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Divine RedeemerM.D.R.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Holy SpiritM.Sp.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception of LourdesM. I. C.Fathers of GaraisonClerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Saint Mary of GuadalupeM. S. C.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusM.S.C.Sacred Heart MissionariesClerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryM.SS.CC.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Mallorca)M. SS. CC.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionaries of WorkersM.O.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Brothers of the CountrysideF.M.R.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Congregation of the Blessed SacramentM.C.B.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Servants of the Most Holy TrinityS.T.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Servants of the PoorS.d.P.Morsel of the PoorClerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Servants of the WordM. S. P.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Society of St. PaulM.S.S.P.Paulist MissionariesClerical Religious Congregation
Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryC.M.F.ClaretiansClerical Religious Congregation
Montfort Brothers of Saint GabrielS.G.
Lay Religious Congregation
Oblates of Mary ImmaculateO.M.I.Oblates of Mary ImmaculateClerical Religious Congregation
Oblates of Saint JosephO.S.I.Josephines of AstiClerical Religious Congregation
Oblates of St. Francis de SalesO.S.F.S.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Oblates of the Virgin MaryO.M.V.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Orden de San JerónimoO.S.H.Monjes JerónimosMonastic Order
Order of Augustinian RecollectsO.A.R.Augustinian RecollectsMendicant Order
Order of CisterciansO. Cist.CisterciansMonastic Order
Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceO.C.S.O.TrappistsMonastic Order
Order of Discalced CarmelitesO.C.D.Discalced CarmelitesMendicant Order
Order of Friar Servants of MaryO.S.M.ServitesMendicant Order
Order of Friars MinorO.F.M.FranciscansMendicant Order
Order of Friars Minor CapuchinO.F.M. Cap.CapuchinsMendicant Order
Order of Friars Minor ConventualO.F.M. Conv.Conventual FranciscansMendicant Order
Order of Friars PreachersO.P.DominicansMendicant Order
Order of the Pious SchoolsSch. P.PiaristsOrder of Clerics Regular
Order of Imitation of ChristO.I.C.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite)O.L.M.BaladitesMonastic Order
Order of Our Lady of MercyO. de M.MercedariansMendicant Order
Order of Our Lady of Mt. CarmelO. Carm.CarmelitesMendicant Order
Order of Saint BenedictO.S.B.BenedictinesMonastic Order
Order of Saint Paul the First HermitO.S.P.P.E.Pauline FathersMonastic Order
Order of St. AugustineO.S.A.AugustiniansMendicant Order
Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesO. Praem.PremonstratensiansOrder of Canons Regular
Order of the Holy CrossO.R.C.
Order of Canons Regular
Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of GodO.H.
Mendicant Order
Order of the MinimsO.M.MinimiMendicant Order
Order of the Ministers of the SickM.I.CamilliansOrder of Clerics Regular
Order of the Most Holy TrinityO.SS.T.TrinitariansMendicant Order
Order of the Teutonic Knights of Saint Mary’s Hospital in JerusalemO.T.Teutonic OrderOrder of Canons Regular
Ordine Basiliano Italiano di GrottaferrataO.S.B.I.
Monastic Order
Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)B.A.
Monastic Order
Parochial Cooperators of Christ the KingC.P.C.R.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Pious Workers Rural CatechistsP.O.C.R.Ardorini MissionariesClerical Religious Congregation
Poveri Servi della Divina ProvvidenzaP.S.D.P.Don CalabriaClerical Religious Congregation
Priests of Saint Mary of TinchebrayP.S.M.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of BétharramS.C.I. di Béth.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Religieux de Saint Vincent de PaulR.S.V.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Rogationists of the Heart of JesusR.C.J.RogationistsClerical Religious Congregation
Rosarian FathersC.S.R.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Salesians of Saint John BoscoS.D.B.Salesians of St. John BoscoClerical Religious Congregation
Servants of Jesus and MaryS.I.M.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Servants of the Holy ParacleteS.P.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Christ for Polish ImmigrantsS. Chr.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Divine VocationsS.D.V.VocationistsClerical Religious Congregation
Society of JesusS.J.JesuitsOrder of Clerics Regular
Society of MaryS.M.Marist FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Society of MaryS. M.Marianist FathersClerical Religious Congregation
Society of Saint CajetanP.S.S.G.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Society of Saint EdmundS.S.E.EdmunditesClerical Religious Congregation
Society of St. PaulS.S.P.PaulinesClerical Religious Congregation
Society of the Divine SaviorS.D.S.SalvatoriansClerical Religious Congregation
Society of the Divine WordS.V.D.Divine Word MissionariesClerical Religious Congregation
Sons of CharityF.C.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Sons of CharityF.d.C.C.CanossiansClerical Religious Congregation
Sons of Divine ProvidenceF.D.P.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Sons of Saint Mary ImmaculateF.S.M.I.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of AgauneC.R.A.
Order of Canons Regular
Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenanceT.O.R.Franciscan Friars (T.O.R.)Mendicant Order
Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)M.S.U.
Monastic Order
Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar)C.V.
Clerical Religious Congregation
Xaverian Missionary FathersS.X.XaveriansClerical Religious Congregation
Other

Societies of Apostolic Life

NameAbbreviationNickname
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaM.M.Maryknoll
Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy ApostlesM.S.A.
Clerical Society of Virgo Flos CarmeliE.P.
Companions of the CrossC.C.
Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip NeriC.O.Oratorians
Congregation of Jesus and MaryC.I.M.Eudists
Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries (Maronite)M.L.Kremisti
Congregation of the MissionC.M.Vincentians/Lazarists
Emmanuel CommunityComm. l'Emm.
Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo BorromeoF.S.C.B.Fraternity of St. Charles
Glenmary Home MissionersG.H.M.
Heralds of Good NewsH.G.N.
Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones ExtranjerasI.E.M.E.
Misioneros de GuadalupeM.G.Guadalupe Missionaries
Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalM.X.Y.
Missionari della Santa CroceM.H.C.
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)M. Afr.White Fathers
Missionários da Boa NovaS.M.P.Portuguese Missionary Society
Missionary Society of Saint Paul of NigeriaM.S.P.N.
Missionary Society of St. ColumbanS.S.C.M.E.Columban Missionaries
Mission Society of the PhilippinesM.S.P.
Oblates of Saints Ambrose and CharlesO.Ss.C.A.
Paulist FathersC.S.P.Paulists
Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsP.I.M.E.
Priestly Fraternity of Saint PeterF.S.S.P.
Priestly Society of Saint JacquesS.P.S.J.
Priestly Society of St. Joseph Benedict CottolengoS.S.C.Cottelengo Congregation
Scarboro Foreign Mission SocietyS.F.M.
Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)S.M.S.P.Pères Paulistes
Société de l’Oratoire de JésusC.O.I.Oratorians of France
La Société des Missions EtrangèresM.E.P.
Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresP.M.E.
Society of African MissionsS.M.A.
Society of Bethlehem Mission ImmenseeS.M.B.
Society of Precious BloodC.Pp.S.
Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceP.S.S.Sulpicians
Society of the Catholic ApostolateS.A.C.Pallottines
Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis XavierS.F.X.Pilar Fathers
Sodalicio de Vida CristianaS.C.V.
St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill HillM.H.M.Mill Hill Missionaries
St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred HeartS.S.J.Josephite Fathers
St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign MissionsS.P.S.Kiltegan Fathers
Workers of the Kingdom of ChristC.O.R.C.

Here are the List of Eastern Catholic Churches


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Armenian Tradition

Armenian Catholic Church

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Exposing the LIES behind the Vicarius Filii Dei supposedly inscribed into Pope's tiara


This LIE has been perpetuated by the Seventh-Day Adventists or better known as "SABADISTA" in the Philippines, founded by Ellen G. White in 1863, their fake prophetess, saying that the POPE'S TIARA has the words "Vicarius Filii Dei" inscribed in it [Read it HERE].

It was copied by FELIX MANALO, when he was once a Minister of that Protestant church until he founded his own church, the Iglesia Ni Cristo in 1914.

Although PROVEN to be FALSE but those proponents of perpetual bigotry and anti-Catholic sentiments among the INC™ groups, Sabadistas, ADD™ and other Born Again churches used the same argument to win converts from poorly catechized Catholics in areas seldom reached by volunteer catechist.

Please spread this TRUTH, perhaps we may be saving a soul that may eventually pray for us in the hour of our death.

Friday, April 15, 2016

TAHASANG PANLOLOKO NG INC™ NI FELIX MANALO 1914 A.D.




IGLESIA NI CRISTO® NOONG UNANG SIGLO?

Una sa lahat, HINDI po TOTOO na ang IGLESIA NI CRISTO® (Registered Corporation Sole) ay itinatag noong UNANG SIGLO. Isang malaking PANLILINLANG at KASINUNGALINGAN ang sabihin nila na NARON na sila noong UNANG SIGLO.

Kung pagbabatayan natin ay KASAYSAYAN o HISTORY mangangamatis ang mga kaanib ng INC™ 1914 sapagkat PINATOTOHANAN ng KASAYSAYAN na ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® (Registered Corporation Sole) ay TATAG ni FELIX Y. MANALO noong 1914 at HINDI si CRISTO JESUS.

Ayon sa WIKIPEDIA, ang INC™ ni Manalo ay ITINATAG at PINAREHISTRO noong 1914.

Mula naman sa TIMELINE OF RELIGION, wala rin tayong matatagpuang "IGLESIA NI CRISTO® (Registered Corporation Sole) sa listahan ng mga nasulputang relihiyon noong UNANG SIGLO.

Mula sa TIMELINE OF CHRISTIANITY, lalong walang Iglesia Ni Cristo® (Registered Corporation Sole) mula Unang Siglo maliban lamang noong 1914 ng SUMULPOT ito sa Pilipinas.

Sa RELIGION FACTS, malabong nabanggit ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® (Registered Corporation Sole) sa kasaysayan ng Kristianismo!

Sa CHRISTIANITY TODAY, papawisan ng malagkit ang mga Ministro ni Manalo sapagkat WALANG WALA ang pangalang "IGLESIA NI CRISTO®" sa kasaysayan ng Kristianismo noong UNANG SIGLO.

Dito naman sa PBS Chronology of Christian History,  talagang WALANG "IGLESIA NI CRISTO®" na nakasulat sa kasaysayan ng Iglesia noong Unang Siglo.

Sa CHRISTIANITY.com, WALA ring nabanggit na "Iglesia Ni Cristo®" (Registered Corporation Sole) noong Unang Siglo.

Sa CHRISTIAN TIMELINE, TAHIMIK din patungkol sa INAANGKIN ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Felix Manalo.

Malamang HULA-HULA na naman ng mga kaanib ng INC™ ang PAG-AANGKING GALING sila sa UNANG SIGLO!

Ayon sa kanilang OFFICIAL MAGAZINE, ang TUNAY raw na IGLESIANG kay CRISTO noong UNANG SIGLO ay walang iba kundi ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA!

PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46:
“Ang Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo."
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 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..."
Dahil WALANG KADUDA-DUDANG ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA ang TUNAY na IGLESIA NI CRISTO noong UNANG SIGLO at hindi ang mga COPY-CAT na SUMULPOT lamang noong 1914!

ITO ang HINDI KAYANG PASINUNGALINGAN ng mga bayarang Ministro ni Manalo!

SINO ANG NAGTATAG NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO® SA PILIPINAS AYON SA KAALAMAN NG PROPESYONAL?

 Ayon sa mga MAMAMAHAYAG, maging LOKAL man o INTERNATIONAL, si Felix Manalo raw ang NAGTATAG ng IGLESIA NI CRISTO® (Registered Corporation Sole) o INC™ sa Pilipinas.

Mula sa Wikipedia

Ayon naman sa SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS Archives


Ayon sa ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, si FELIX MANALO raw ang NAGTATAG ng INC®.

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), ( Tagalog: “Church of Christ”) Cristo also spelled Kristo, Iglesia ni Cristo [Credit: Ipso-Facto]international Christian religious movement that constitutes the largest indigenous Christian church in the Philippines. It was established by Félix Ysagun Manalo in 1914.

Friday, March 4, 2016

On Jenny Arteta II's Accusations against the Baclaran Church: Rector forgives Baclaran Shrine critics

Source: CBCP News

PARAÑAQUE City, March 4, 2016 – The rector of the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Parañaque City has finally spoken out on the malicious post that went viral on social media recently, saying that while it hurt and demoralized him and fellow Redemptorists, they are willing and ready to forgive the offenders.

“We were saddened by the comments. We were also angered by the unfounded remarks hurled against the church, its priests and brothers. These were accusations that were unfair and uncalled for,” said Fr. Joseph O. Echano, C.Ss.R. in an open letter Friday, March 4, lamenting the unverified incident involving a father and his son which had been blown out of proportion online at the expense of the whole Redemptorist community and all Catholic clergy.

Damaging post

The viral story was posted by Facebook user Jenny Arteta II on March 1 in which she called attention to the “plight” of a certain Jesus San Antonio and his son whom she spotted being “insensitively” escorted out of the Baclaran shrine compound by one of the guards on duty the midnight before.

According to Arteta, San Antonio told her they came from Trece Martires City, Cavite, and they were just dropping by the church enroute to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila to have the child treated of tuberculosis (TB) when she saw “Kuya Guard” turning them away on order of “Father.”

The post became a trending topic among netizens soon after, prompting many to pity the San Antonios and lash out at the “heartlessness” of the security guard and the clergy in charge of the national shrine, with some even offering to send cash.

‘Hurtful’ comments

Basing only on Arteta’s version of the event, one Facebook user criticized the priests and lay brothers of Baclaran in particular for being “inhumane,” and all Catholic priests in general for being “hypocrites” who “preach compassion but do not practice it themselves.”

Another dragged parties who had nothing to do with what happened like Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), and even Pope Francis.

“We had no idea where all these comments were coming from. While we noticed some were sincere in expressing sorry for the San Antonios, many more saw an opportunity to attack the Church and defame the reputation of her priests and brothers,” bemoaned Echano, who was quick to point out Arteta’s good intentions.

Scam?

It turned out, however, that the elder San Antonio was a regular beneficiary of financial aid who had been given employment opportunities many times previously by concerned individuals at the National Shrine of the Sacred Heart and Don Bosco Parish in Makati City.

In a text message to Arteta, he gave a reference number to which donors could send donations, with a reminder that he could not entertain phone calls due to an allegedly damaged earpiece.

Unknown to her, at the time of the incident, San Antonio had already been endorsed to the social mission department of the church.

Just to be sure, a social worker from Baclaran checked whether a record exists proving San Antonio had his son admitted at PGH. There’s none.

‘Tactless, irresponsible’

According to Echano, there was no effort on the part of Arteta and the people who were following her thread to let the Redemptorist community confirm or deny the allegations against them.

“It was tactless and irresponsible of them to be saying those things. We have been given a sentence even before we had a chance to explain our side: my fellow priests, the brothers, and the staff,” he said, commenting on the online backlash.

However, despite the flak the Redemptorists received, Echano went on to extend forgiveness on behalf of those who were hurt… to Arteta and those who jumped on the Facebook bandwagon.

“We were really affected by the comments. But the best thing we can do now is to forgive Ms. Jenny and all who reacted negatively on her post. We forgive them if only because they did not know the whole story. Rest assured that in spite of all these we will continue to help and serve the poor and the needy,” he explained.

Helping poor since Day 1

For the sake of the public, Echano enumerated the programs and services offered at the national shrine, one of few churches in the Philippines open 24/7, as follows:

  • St. Gerard Family Life Center gives guidance and counselling to strengthen family life;
  • Crisis Intervention Center renders emergency assistance;
  • Medical and Dental Services responds to basic health needs;
  • Solidarity Assistance Committee provides calamity assistance;
  • Redemptorist Education Assistance Program gives scholarship;
  • Sarnelli Center for School Children helps street children readjust their lives and become responsible members of their families and communities;
  • Redemptorist Skills Training and Livelihood Program gives skills training to the poor to help them improve their economic condition; and
  • St. John Neumann Center for Migrants helps migrants and their families cope with the social costs of migration.
  • Furthermore, Echano appealed to netizens to be more responsible in exercising their freedom of expression.

“Let us use social media properly. Avoid posting things that can destroy the good name and dignity of one another,” he added.

For the whole text of Echano’s statement, visit: https://www.facebook.com/omphbaclaran/posts/478165085718822. (Raymond A. Sebastián / CBCP News)

Opisyal na Pahayag ng Simbahan ng Baclaran Bilang Tugon sa Posting ni Ms. Jenny Arteta II sa facebook noong Marso 1, 2:25 pm

Si G. Jesus San Antonio na ayon kay Ms. Jenny ay mga inapi ng guwardia ng Baclaran Church.
Narito po sa ibaba ang sagot ng BACLARAN CHURCH sa akusasyon ng isang nagngangalang JENNY ARTETA II  na nagsiwalat ng kwento (basahin dito) tungkol sa mag-amang JESUS SAN ANTONIO na para kay Ms. Jenny ay masyadong naapi.

Ngunit ayon sa pamunuan ng Baclaran Church, ang mag-ama ay HINDI PO TOTOONG  API.  Sila pong mag-ama ay NAKITA SA CCTV magkasama, MALAKAS ANG PANGANGATAWAN pati ng bata. Pagdating sa LOOB NG SIMBAHAN, ang BATA ay himalang NAGSAKIT-SAKITAN. Basahin sa ibaba ang paliwanag ng Baclaran Church.

Pakiusap ng Simbahan, bago mag-post na ikasisira ng isang lupon, grupo o samahan ay alamin muna ang buong katotohanan para patas naman ang saloobin ng mga nagkomento.

At sa iyo Ms. Jenny, baka naman pwedeng humingi rin ng tawad sa Simbahang ng Baclaran sa iyong mapanirang kwento sa Facebook.
Opisyal na Pahayag Bilang Tugon sa Posting ni Ms. Jenny Arteta II sa facebook noong Marso 1, 2:25 pm
(Source: Baclaran Church Official)

Una sa lahat, kinikilala namin na totoo ang naramdamang habag at malasakit ni Ms. Jenny Arteta II sa kalunos-lunos na kalagayan ni Jesus San Antonio at kanyang anak. Kung kami rin ay nasa katayuan nya, ganon din ang aming mararamdaman sa unang pagkakita kay Jesus at kanyang anak. Hindi rin namin ija-justify ang naging ugali ng guard doon kay Jesus at kanyang anak. May pagkakamali sa naging approach at aksyon ng guard. Nakausap na namin ang nasabing guard at napagsabihan at napaalalahanan na namin sya ng tungkol sa pangunahing policy ng simbahan—ang bukas na pagtanggap sa lahat ng tao lalong-lalo na ang mga nangangailangan at mga mahihirap. Sa ganitong reputasyon nakilala ang simbahan simula’t sapul nang ito’y itinayo.

Amin ding ni-review ang CCTV ng nasabing insidente sa loob at labas ng simbahan upang mabigyan kami ng kongkretong konteksto ng mga pangyayari. Ang buod ng nakita namin mula sa CCTV ay buhat sa labas ang mag-ama ay pumasok sa simbahan. Ang nakatawag ng aming pansin ay ang anak ay masigla at malakas, at masaya pang naglakad papasok ng simbahan. Pag-upo doon sa upuan ng simbahan saka lamang ito kinalong ni Jesus San Antonio na parang nagmukhang may sakit ang bata.

Pagkatapos na mabasa namin ang posting ni Ms. Jenny Arteta II, kaagad naming pinapunta ang aming social worker sa PGH upang i-verify kung ang anak ni Jesus San Antonio ay naka-confine sa PGH. Sa kasamaang palad walang matagpuang record sa PGH na nakaconfine ang anak ni Jesus San Antonio.

Samantala, naging viral ang posting ni Ms. Jenny sa pamamagitan ng maraming likes at shares. Nalungkot kami sa mga comments na aming nabasa. Subalit may galit din dahil sa maraming mga maling paratang na ibinato sa simbahan, pari at brother ng simbahan. Mga paratang na masasakit at di makatarungan. Di namin maubos maisip kung saan nanggaling ang mga comments sa posting ni Ms. Jenny. Ramdam namin na may halong awa ang ibang mga comments subalit mas marami ang walang habas na paninira sa reputasyon ng simbahan at sa dangal ng mga pari at brother sa simbahan. Wala kaming gaanong nakita na pag-iingat at responsibilidad sa pagbibigay ng komento. Sinentensyahan na ang mga pari at mga staff dito kahit na hindi pa nila narinig ang panig ng simbahan, ng mga pari, brother at staff.

Sa puntong ito ay nais din naming tanungin si Ms. Jenny kung naisip man lamang niya ang consequences ng kanyang posting sa facebook. Kung bago niya pinost iyon sa facebook ay nag-exert man lamang sya ng effort na tanungin ang mga pari o staff ng simbahan tungkol sa katayuan ni Jesus San Antonio.

Ilang araw ding kaming di matahimik dahil sa mga negatibong comments na aming nabasa. May galit pa rin sa aming dibdib subalit ang galit ngayon ay mas napapangibabawan ng pagpapatawad. Pagpapatawad kay Ms. Jenny at sa lahat ng nagcomment sa kanyang posting. Pinapatawad namin sila sapagkat di nila alam ang buong larawan ng pangyayari. Sa kabila ng lahat ng negatibong mga comments, buo at panatag ang aming kalooban na patuloy ang aming paglilingkod sa mga dukha at mga nangangailangan.

Ang aming galit ay napapangibabawan din ng pasasalamat kay Ms. Jenny at sa mga nagkomento. Ang pangyayaring ito ay nagbigay sa amin ng isang window of opportunity upang ilahad ang mga programa at serbisyo ng simbahan lalo na sa mga di nakakabatid dito.

Una sa lahat, maipagmamalaki namin na ang aming simbahan ay ang tanging simbahan na bukas 24/7. Tanging ang simbahan namin ang may staff at madre, na katulad sa mga call centers, ay may pang graveyard shift upang tumugon sa mga pangangailangan ng mga tao. Marami pa kaming ibang programa.

Nariyan ang St. Gerard Family Life Center na nagbibigay ng libreng counselling patungkol sa mga isyu ng pamilya at mag-asawa katulad ng marital infidelity, homosexuality, pre-marital sex, drug addiction, sexual abuse at iba.

Nabanggit ko kanina ang Crisis Intervention Center na nagbibigay ng kagyat ng tulong sa mga lumalapit sa aming sa pamamagitan ng medical, hospitalization, food, transportation, temporary shelter, educational, atbpa.

Mayroong kaming medical/dental Clinic na nagbibigay ng libreng serbisyo sa mga nangangailangan lalo na tuwing Linggo at Miyerkoles.

Mayroong kaming Solidarity Assistance Committee na binubuo ng mga volunteers mula saiba’t-ibang ministry ng simbahan upang tumugon sa mga biktima ng kalamidad katulad ng bagyo, baha, landslide, maging sa mga nasunugan.

Marami kaming pinapag-aral sa kolehiyo sa pamamagitan ng Redemptorist Education Assistance Program.

Marami kaming mga iniligtas na mga bata mula sa lansangan sa pamamagitan ng Sarnelli Center for Street Children. May dalawa kaming center ang Sarnelli Drop-In Center na nagbibigay ng agad na kalinga at programa ng rehabilitation. Pangalawa ay ang Sarnelli Residential Center na nagbibigay ng pangmatagalang serbisyo sa mga batang lansangan katulad ng edukasyon, kalusugan at pabahay.

Nakagpabigay din kami ng vocational and technical training katulad ng food processing, computer at cellphone repair, dressmaking, atbpa, sa mga out-of-school youth at mga walang trabaho sa pamamagitan ng Redemptorist Skills Training and Livelihood Program.

Tumutugon din kami sa mga pangangailangan ng mga OFW at mga migrante at kanilang pamilya sa pamamagitan ng St. John Neumann Center for Migrants.

Sa kabila nito, aaminin namin na may pagkukulang doon sa pangyayari—may pagkukulang sa guard, at may pagkukulang sa mga pari at brother upang matugunan ang lahat ng pangangailangan ng lumalapit sa amin. Sa laki ng problema at sa dami ng mga taong lumalapit sa amin, hindi namin kayang tugunan ang lahat ng kanilang pangangailangan.

Panghuli, nais naming umapela para sa pagkakaroon ng etiketa at responsibilidad sa social media. Matuto sana tayo ng wastong pagpopost at pagbigay ng comment na hindi nakakasira sa dignidad ng ating kapwa. Maganda ang magpahayag ng ating sarili at magpakita ng malasakit sa ating kapwa ng walang sinisiraan na tao.

Sa diwa ng kuwaresma nawa ang pangyayaring ito ay magbukas sa atin ng kahalagahan ng pagbabago sa ating lahat. Pagbabago na nanggagaling sa biyaya at awa ng Diyos.

Maraming salamat sa pagbibigay sa amin ng puwang upang mailahad namin ang aming panig.

Pagpalain nawa tayo ng mahabaging Diyos.
Ipanalangin nawa tayo ng Mahal na Ina ng Laging Saklolo.

Para sa Pambansang Dambana ng Ina ng Laging Saklolo,

Fr. Joey Echano, CSsR
Rector

Monday, February 29, 2016

Why the Crusades Were “Glorious” by CatholicSay

Source: CatholicSay.com

This post is the first in a series about the most prevalent modern myths about the Crusades and how to refute them.

The Crusades are one of the most misunderstood topics in Church history. Movies and TV present as established fact an outdated anti-Catholic narrative about them that stays alive by sheer repetition. Not only do secular critics of the Church use this narrative to attack Catholicism (and religion in general), but many Catholics uwittingly accept it as true.

The negative “spin" on the Crusades began in the sixteenth century with the Protestant revolutionary Martin Luther, who saw them as an outgrowth of papal authority and power. Later Enlightenment authors such as Voltaire and Edward Gibbon shaped modernity’s negative view of the Crusades by portraying them as barbaric projects undertaken by greedy and savage warriors at the behest of a corrupt papacy. Modern-day Crusade historians, thankfully, eschew the anti-religious prejudices behind this view, and are bringing to light an authentic understanding of these Catholic events from the perspective of those who participated in them. But such scholarship has not eradicated the popular myths.

In order to properly understand the Crusades, we must recognize them as authentically Catholic events in an age of faith. This does not mean that everyone in the Middle Ages was a saint, or that society was perfect; but it was an era in which people made radical life decisions, such as going on Crusade, because of their faith in Jesus Christ and his Church. The modern secular-humanist world, lacking faith, struggles to understand the authentic religious worldview of the medieval period and so is handicapped when trying to understand the Crusades..

The Crusading movement was a Catholic movement. Popes called for Crusades, clerics (and saints) preached them, ecumenical councils planned and discussed them, and Catholic warriors fought them for spiritual benefits. The Crusades cannot be properly understood apart from this Catholic reality. The modern world’s historical amnesia on this point is curable, and the cure begins with Catholics learning the authentic history of their Church and the culture it created. Like the Benedictine monks of old, we modern Catholics can maintain the inheritance of Western Civilization, and correct the errors and biases of our age, through a commitment to learn our history and take pride (where appropriate) for the actions of the men and women who came before us in the Faith.

Many Catholics cringe at the mention of the Crusades, either because they know an anti-Catholic attack is coming, or because they feel embarrassed. But I propose that rather than trying to change the subject or dodge the criticism, we should recognize the “glory" of the Crusades.

What does that mean?

After Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, they sinned against God by worshipping the golden calf. God wanted to destroy the Israelites for their idolatry, but Moses interceded for the people and the Lord relented. Moses’ special relationship with God included the gift of being in the presence of the Lord in the meeting tent, where he spoke to God face to face. Moses pleaded with God for his presence to remain with the Israelites on their journey to the Promised Land so that the other nations would see their uniqueness.

Moses also begged the Lord to show him his glory (Ex. 33:18). The Hebrew word for glory used most often in the Old Testament is kabod, which means “heavy in weight" or something of great importance. In this sense, the Crusading movement—which occupied 600 years of Catholic history—cannot be seen as anything but glorious. That does not mean we whitewash or ignore their bad parts, but simply that we give due attention to their import in the life of the Church.

We live in a time ripe for a reinvigorated sense of Catholic identity, and a thorough knowledge of the Crusades helps us build it. Catholics need to know the authentic history of the Church in order to defend it from its many critics in the modern world; however, for a truly vibrant Catholic identity to take root and flourish, defending the Church is not enough. We must go on the attack, and present the story of our Catholic family with vigor, courage, and resolve.

In the words of Walter Cardinal Brandmüller, president emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for the Historical Sciences:

[W]e should finally stop being like the frightened rabbit that stares at the snake before it is swallowed by it. This defeatist attitude, this whining self-pity that has gained so much ground… in Catholic circles, is an insult to God. What is needed is a new, forceful consciousness of being Catholic.

Recognizing the “glory" of the Crusades is one way that we can take pride in our Catholic identity and contribute to a forceful and positive resurgence of the Faith in the Western world.


Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® raw ay isang "Home Grown" Filipino Religion

Isang dayuhang mamamahayag ng The Wallstreet Journal ang nakapansin sa mga nagtutulisang mga templo ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®.  At ayon sa kanya ang INC™ raw po ay isang "Home Grown Filipino Religion" o isang "Home Grown Church".

Ang pagkasulat pa nga niya eh "Iglesia ni Christo"

Ayon pa rin kay G. Ramy Inocencio, ang dayuhang mamamahayag, si Felix Manalo raw ay isang ex-Catholic na nakipagalyansa sa mga Protestante "then he made his own" church.

Nagtatag daw po ng sariling iglesia si Felix Manalo.  Ito ay hango sa paliwanag ng Tagapagsalita ng mga Manalo na si G. Edwil Zabala.

Iyan naman talaga ang pinapatunayan sa Securities and Exchange Commission ng kanilang Registration.  Na si Felix Y. Manalo ang NAGTATAG nito (PASUGO Agosto-Setyembre 1964, p. 5)



Mabilis daw ang paglago ng INC™ pero "largely at the expense of the Catholic faith".

Bagamat hindi naman ipinakita sa video, marahil ay itinanong ni G. Ramy Inocencio kung kulto ba ang Iglesia Ni Cristo®, na mariin namang itinanggi ng Tagapagsalita ng INC™ na sila raw ay HINDI KULTO ngunit "Christian Religion".

Ayon sa paliwanag ni Zabala, sila raw ay naniniwala na ang "LORD GOD" daw po ay "should be WORSHIPED" at kung ano raw ang turo ng "LORD JESUS CHRIST" at ng mga Apostol at ng "EARLIER SERVICE OF GOD that GOD must be WORSHIPED".

Totoo kayang si "LORD GOD" lang ba ang kanilang SINASAMBA?

Ayon sa Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, bilang 14 ay ganito:

"Christ should be highly honored and worshiped by members of the Church of Christ because this is the will of God (Phil.2:9-11)."

Ayon pala! Si CRISTO rin pala ay SINASAMBA ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®!

SINASAMBA sa kabila ng kanyang pagiging TAO LAMANG!

Napansin niyo ba ang BIBLE VERSE na pinagkuhanan? MULA SA FILIPOS!

Bakit kaya IWAS silang i-quote ang Verses 5-8?  [Basahin ang aking previous post na Iglesia Ni Cristo Lies and Deceit Part 2]

Heto't MAGUGULAT KAYO! Basahin natin ang VERSES 5-11 ng PHILIPPIANS 2

5 Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, 6 Who, though he [JESUS] was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.
7 Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance8 he humbled himself,becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. 9 Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Kaya pala IPINAG-UUTOS sa Filipos na SAMBAHIN si JESUS ay sapagkat SIYA AY NASA ANYONG DIOS!

Kaya't LALABAS na ang IGLESIA NI CRISTO® ay LUMALABAG sa BIBLIA sapagkat DALAWA ang KANILANG SINASAMBA!

Isang LORD GOD at isang LORD JESUS CHRIST!

Isang DIOS at isang TAO LAMANG!

Saan ba ITINUTURO sa Biblia na DAPAT SUMAMBA sa DALAWA at sa ISANG TAO LAMANG!?!

Sa paksa ng panayam ni G. Inocencio, LUMALABAS na KULTO  nga ang samahang Iglesia Ni Cristo®! Heto ang mga nadiskubre ng mamamahayag!
  • Highly controlled church
  • Pinagbawalan ang mga journalists and were "politley" declined to film inside their temple
  • Bawal ikasala sa hindi kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®
  • Binibisita ang bawat kaanib na "nanlalamig"
Paliwanag pa ng Tagapagsalita ng INC™ [Video Time 04:11 - 04:15], ang kanilang mga gawain daw ay siyang GINAWA ng UNANG IGLESIA NI CRISTO?

Ang UNANG IGLESIA ba ay INC™? O mga KATOLIKO?

PASUGO Hunyo 1940, p. 27:
"Papaano ang pag-aalaga at pag-iingat sa pananampalataya? Wala tayong dapat gawin kundi manatili sa mga aral ng Dios na ating napag-aralan. Ito ang ginawa ng unang Iglesia. Sila'y nanatiling matibay sa aral ng mga Apostol. Ganito rin ang dapat nating gawin."

Ang GINAWA raw ng UNANG IGLESIA ay siyang DAPAT gawin ng mga Iglesia Ni Cristo® 1914.

PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 7:
“Ang tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo ay iisa lamang, ito ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo. Kung mayroon mang nagsisibangon ngayong mga Iglesia at sasabihing sila man ay INK rin ang mga ito ay hindi tunay kundi huwad lamang!"

Ang TUNAY na IGLESIA raw ay HINDI DALAWA kundi IISA. Kaya't kung ang UNANG IGLESIA ay BUHAY pa rin hanggang ngayon eh PEKE ng PANGALAWANG IGLESIA NI CRISTO!

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

At kung sasabihin man nilang NATALIKOD na GANAP ang UNANG IGLESIA NI CRISTO, baka naman magulat sila sa OPISYAL na PAHAYAG ng kanilang magasing PASUGO

PASUGO, Abril 1966, p. 46:
“Ang totoo hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay patuloy na ginagawa ni Satanas ang pagpapasok ng mga maling aral sa Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula'y siyang Iglesia ni Cristo. Sadyang matalino at tuso ang diablo. Hindi niya ginawang biglaan ang pagtalikod sa Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo noong unang siglo."

Hanggang sa KASALUKUYAN (1966) pa pala ay TUNAY pa ring IGLESIA NI CRISTO ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA mula pa noong UNANG SIGLO!

Kaya't TAMA ang KINALABASAN ng panayam ni G. Inocencio sapagkat ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® ay isang kulto lamang na umusbong sa Pilipinas noong 1914 at siyan'g Iglesiang kinikilala lamang ng mga kaanib na PROUDLY PINOY MADE!

Iglesiang PEKE, KULTO at PINOY-MADE!

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