Historical Dishonesty by the Iglesia ni Cristo Defenders

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General Information Official name: Churches of Christ (Iglesia ni Kristo) Founder: Jesus Christ Date of Establishment: 33 A.D Place of Establishment: Jerusalem Date of arrival in the Philippines: April 16, 1901 Place of arrival in the Philippines: Manila God's first’s missionaries in the Philippines: Mr. & Mrs. Hanna / Mr. & Mrs. Hermon Williams Evangelistic Organization: Samahang Tagapagpalaganap Ng Ebanghelio ng mga Iglesia ni Kristo Controversial Evangelist: Felix Manalo – separated and founded his own church (1914) Historical Firsts in the Philippines First Locale: Ascarraga, Manila (1901) Firsts Provincial Local Churches: Ilocos Sur (1904), Liliw Laguna (1904), Lambac Rizal (1903), Mariveles Bataan (1904), Manena San Luis Pampanga (1906), etc. First Locales that helped by Felix Manalo: Mariveles Bataan (1908) Manena Pampanga (1909) Maiden issue of Sulo ng Kristiano Magazine: Nov. 1926 (c/o Bro. Higino Mayor and Leslie Wolfe) Numbers Countries & territories with congregations: 160-180 Locale Congregations in the Philippines: 1,300-1500 Local congregations outside the Philippines: 40,000 - 45,000 * Felix Manalo was our former evangelist and the founder of the INC (1914), He in fact registered it in the same name of our church in a tagalong version of it and luring our converts in Atlanta Gulf and Pacific Co. while claiming it as his first congregation in mid 1913’s. Despite that we educate him as a good evangelist through our missionary Mr. Leslie Wolfe, He still leave and founded his church maybe because serving the Lord with the Churches of Christ doesn’t make him rich. Another reason is that since he was in our church, he was always involved in sexually moral scandals that followed him even when he was in Seventh-day Adventist Church, and a letter from Mr. Las Pinas came out in the 1930’s and Rosita Trillianes in the 1950’s. * A locale is independent and autonomous and is overseen by our multiple Elders (Titus 1:5). * We do not have any founder rather than our Lord Jesus Christ and We don’t not have an earthly man figure to govern as head, oversee, manipulate, control and have given tiltes such as: Sugo, Apostle, Bishop, Son of God, Reverend Father etc., etc, etc. -Philippine Churches of Christ

Here are FACTS of HISTORY

General Information

Source: Wikipedia
Official name: Universal Church of Christ (Catholic Church)
Founder: Jesus Christ
Date of Establishment: 33 A.D
Place of Establishment: Jerusalem
See Timeline of the Catholic Church

Source: History of the Philippines
Date of arrival in the Philippines: March 16, 1521
Place of arrival in the Philippines: Cebu
God's first’s missionaries in the Philippines: Dominican Missionaries through Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese citizen but at the service of the King of Spain King Philip II. History proves it further by naming the Archipelago to Islands of Philip (now known as Philippines).
Catholic Missionaries: Dominicans, Franciscans, other Catholic Missionaries
Fact: Spain INTRODUCED CHRISTIANITY to the Archipelago!

Historical Firsts in the Philippines

First Mass: Easter Sunday March 31, 1521[1] in an island named Mazaua by eyewitnesses Antonio Pigafetta, Ginés de Mafra, Francisco Albo, the Genoese pilot, and Martín de Ayamonte
First Priest to Officiate Mass: Friar Pedro Valderrama

Firsts Local Church: Southern Leyte (1521 A.D.)
First natives of the Archipelagos: Colambu and Siaiu were the first natives of the archipelago
First Planted Cross: Cebu

Source: Wikipedia and Catholic Hierarchy

Numbers

Total Adherents: 1.2 Billion (1/6 of World's Population)
Countries & territories with congregations: All Continents except Antarctica and Arctic
Population in the Philippines: 85,930,000
Number of Filipino Catholics: 69,630,000 (81.03%)
Number of Diocese: 86
Number of Diocesan Priests: 5,037
Number of Religions Priests: 2,298
Total Number of Priests: 7,335
Permanent Deacons: 11
Number of Male Religious: 5,694
Number of Female Religious: 12,102
Number of Parishes: 2,909

#	Catholics	Population	Percent Catholic	Diocese	Year	Source
1	3,268,081	3,652,546	89.47%	Cebu (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
2	2,800,000	3,000,000	93.33%	San Fernando (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
3	2,719,781	2,993,000	90.87%	Manila (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
4	2,467,108	2,820,350	87.48%	Malolos	2003	ap2004
5	2,429,663	3,037,079	80.00%	Antipolo	2004	ap2005
6	2,147,042	2,608,349	82.31%	San Pablo	2004	ap2005
7	2,075,972	2,419,206	85.81%	Imus	2004	ap2005
8	2,054,296	2,232,931	92.00%	Jaro (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
9	1,843,617	1,905,348	96.76%	Lipa (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
10	1,492,984	1,658,872	90.00%	Novaliches	2003	ap2004
11	1,269,122	1,381,000	91.90%	Parañaque	2004	ap2005
12	1,259,610	1,488,098	84.65%	Tuguegarao (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
13	1,257,977	1,572,472	80.00%	Palo (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
14	1,202,322	1,558,826	77.13%	Marbel	2004	ap2005
15	1,156,277	1,214,576	95.20%	Caceres (Nueva Caceres) (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
16	1,109,498	1,369,913	80.99%	Davao (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
17	1,106,500	1,577,000	70.16%	Tagum	2004	ap2005
18	1,091,000	1,132,281	96.35%	Legazpi	2004	ap2005
19	1,090,108	1,238,760	88.00%	Cubao	2004	ap2005
20	1,090,108	1,221,404	89.25%	Kalookan	2004	ap2005
21	1,088,855	1,338,621	81.34%	Malaybalay	2004	ap2005
22	1,076,783	1,252,073	86.00%	Bacolod	2004	ap2005
23	1,071,399	1,284,478	83.41%	Cagayan de Oro (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
24	1,027,345	1,317,110	78.00%	Ilagan	2004	ap2005
25	1,010,635	1,314,507	76.88%	Iligan	2004	ap2005
26	1,002,000	1,215,000	82.47%	Lingayen-Dagupan (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
27	960,407	1,210,000	79.37%	Pasig	2004	ap2005
28	941,387	1,134,201	83.00%	Tarlac	2004	ap2005
29	923,680	1,010,896	91.37%	Dumaguete	2004	ap2005
30	913,000	1,805,000	50.58%	Cabanatuan	2004	ap2005
31	879,735	1,167,624	75.34%	Butuan	2004	ap2005
32	834,322	948,093	88.00%	Lucena	2004	ap2005
33	823,640	1,809,618	45.51%	Cotabato (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
34	797,000	992,000	80.34%	Pagadian	2004	ap2005
35	726,827	829,157	87.66%	Gumaca	2004	ap2005
36	725,319	853,236	85.01%	San Carlos	2004	ap2005
37	665,317	705,489	94.31%	Capiz (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
38	663,000	823,130	80.55%	Dipolog	2004	ap2005
39	651,930	688,903	94.63%	Sorsogon	2004	ap2005
40	642,931	676,770	95.00%	Calbayog	2004	ap2005
41	641,968	802,460	80.00%	Digos	2004	ap2005
42	631,973	685,201	92.23%	Masbate	2004	ap2005
43	621,027	707,676	87.76%	Calapan (Vicariate Apostolic)	2004	ap2005
44	582,238	693,140	84.00%	San Fernando de La Union	2004	ap2005
45	572,905	630,966	90.80%	Maasin	2004	ap2005
46	572,844	621,860	92.12%	Talibon	2004	ap2005
47	553,057	614,508	90.00%	Kabankalan	2004	ap2005
48	542,920	612,461	88.65%	Tagbilaran	2004	ap2005
49	538,025	672,532	80.00%	Iba	2004	ap2005
50	532,638	665,715	80.01%	San Jose	2004	ap2005
51	531,970	625,855	85.00%	Urdaneta	2004	ap2005
52	528,135	621,336	85.00%	Balanga	2004	ap2005
53	523,813	621,923	84.22%	Nueva Segovia (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
54	474,399	645,404	73.50%	Zamboanga (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
55	448,491	768,466	58.36%	Kidapawan	2004	ap2005
56	445,573	562,364	79.23%	Alaminos	2004	ap2005
57	442,033	492,754	89.71%	Daet	2004	ap2005
58	441,022	658,454	66.98%	Laoag	2004	ap2005
59	433,287	492,335	88.01%	Kalibo	2004	ap2005
60	414,608	529,666	78.28%	Surigao	2004	ap2005
61	398,810	594,704	67.06%	Baguio	2004	ap2005
62	398,552	427,053	93.33%	Borongan	2004	ap2005
63	397,078	539,342	73.62%	Ozamis (Archdiocese)	2004	ap2005
64	395,355	465,123	85.00%	Mati	2004	ap2005
65	394,410	480,865	82.02%	Tandag	2004	ap2005
66	392,989	598,768	65.63%	Ipil (Territorial Prelature)	2004	ap2005
67	387,966	445,938	87.00%	Infanta (Territorial Prelature)	2004	ap2005
68	387,108	423,485	91.41%	Libmanan (Territorial Prelature)	2003	ap2004
69	379,377	472,678	80.26%	Puerto Princesa (Vicariate Apostolic)	2004	ap2005
70	365,967	500,639	73.10%	Catarman	2004	ap2005
71	358,010	511,196	70.03%	San Jose de Antique	2004	ap2005
72	327,949	397,071	82.59%	San Jose in Mindoro (Vicariate Apostolic)	2004	ap2005
73	326,283	537,042	60.76%	Bayombong	2004	ap2005
74	300,421	315,846	95.12%	Naval	2004	ap2005
75	271,948	319,694	85.07%	Taytay (Vicariate Apostolic)	2004	ap2005
76	216,628	223,225	97.04%	Virac	2004	ap2005
77	202,754	307,348	65.97%	Bontoc-Lagawe (Vicariate Apostolic)	2004	ap2005
78	197,719	239,776	82.46%	Bangued	2004	ap2005
79	193,585	216,815	89.29%	Boac	2003	ap2004
80	192,128	264,351	72.68%	Romblon	2004	ap2005
81	181,374	271,152	66.89%	Tabuk (Vicariate Apostolic)	2004	ap2005
82	90,329	332,828	27.14%	Isabela (Territorial Prelature)	2004	ap2005
83	43,127	884,099	4.88%	Marawi (Territorial Prelature)	2004	ap2005
84	25,488	999,535	2.55%	Jolo (Vicariate Apostolic)	2004	ap2005
85	15,505	16,476	94.11%	Batanes (Territorial Prelature)	2004	ap2005

* Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger is Pope Benedict XVI (265th Pope from 2005- present)
Country of Origin: Germany

* Karol Józef Wojtyła was Blessed Pope John Paul II (264th Pope from 1978-2005)
Country of Origin: Poland

* Albino Luciani was Pope John Paul I (263rd Pope 1978)
Country of Origin: Italy

* Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini was Pope Paul VI (262nd Pope 1963-1978)
Country of Origin: Italy

* Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was Blessed Pope John XXIII ( 261st Pope 1958-1963)

See Historical LIST of POPES
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FOUNDER and OWNER of the INC, First little POPE of the INC
Name: FELIX MANALO YSAGUN (later changed it to Felix Ysagun Manalo (May 10, 1886 - April 12, 1963)
Father: Mariano Ysagun (died Catholics)
Mother: Bonifacia Manalo (died Catholics)
Founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo-INC (formerly known as Iglesia ni Kristo-INK)
*Former Catholic
*Former Evangelical
*Former Adventist
*Former Atheist
*Former Agnostic

Controversies:
*Court found him guilty of immorality "UN HOMBRE DE BAJA MORAL" o MAN OF LOW MORALS"
*Raped Rosita Trillanes
*Founded and Registered his Church in 1914
*Was not baptized in his Iglesia ni Cristo church
*Who taught that all those who were not baptized are condemned
*Who taught that he is an angel, the "Lust Messenger"
*Who enriched himself and his clan through his Corporation Sole
*Who is the first "little pope" of his Iglesia but retained his Catholic name Felix

SECOND INC little POPE
Name: Eraño de Guzman Manalo (January 2, 1925 - August 31, 2009)
Father: Felix Ysagun Manalo
Mother: Honorata de Guzman

THIRD INC little POPE
Name: Eduardo Villanueva Manalo (October 31, 1955 - Present)
Father: Eraño de Guzman Manalo
Mother: Cristina Villanueva

FOURTH POPE (inherent)
Name: Angelo V. Manalo
Father: Eduardo Villanueva Manalo
Mother: Lyn V.
Sisters: Atty.Dorothy Kristine, Gemma Minna

No Pope or priest claimed to be "sugos" or "messengers" or "angels"
No Pope or priest claims that "he owns the Catholic Church.
No Pope or priest claims that "he founded the Catholic Church"
But History says, the Catholic Church is historically the true Church of Christ in 33 A.D.

On the contrary, the Iglesia ni Cristo claims they were founded by Christ in 33A.D.
On the contrary, Felix Manalo owns the Iglesia ni Cristo-INC (Iglesia ni Kristo-INK)
On the contrary, the Manalo clan owns the Iglesia ni Cristo as a Corporation Sole according to its SEC registrations.