Biblia, Kasaysayan at Pasugo: Felix Manalo HINDI ligtas!

Ang Iglesia ni Cristo na tatag ni Felix Manalo ay kakaiba sa lahat ng mga pananampalatayang umiiral sa Pilipinas.  Ito ay sa kadahilanang HINDI sila naniniwala sa pagka-DIOS ni Cristo samantalang malinaw na sinasabi ng Banal na Kasulatan na siya nga ay DIOS.

Sa unang kapitulo ng JUAN, malinaw pa sa liwanag ng araw ang sinasabi ng talata:

"Sa PASIMULA ay VERBO,
At ang VERBO ay nasa DIOS
At ang VERBO ay DIOS...

At ang VERBO ay NAGKATAWANG-TAO..."

Sa Juan 8:58, sinabi ni Jesus:

"Bago pa man umiral si Abraham, AKO NA!

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit siya PINAPAPATAY ng mga PUNONG SASERDOTE. Sapagkat "nagpapanggap" raw siyang KAPANTAY ng DIOS.  

Binawi ba ni Hesus ang kanilang mga paratang?

HINDI!

Sapagkat ALAM niya KUNG SINO SIYA.

Bakit ko naman tinanong kung ligtas nga ba si Felix Manalo ay sapagkat maraming mga naisulat sa Biblia at sa kanilang Pasugo (official magazine ng INC-1914) na nagpatunay na si Felix Manalo ay HINDI LIGTAS.

UNA, ang lahat ng di naniniwala na si Cristo ay DIOS na naging TAO ay hindi maliligtas (JOHN 3:18-19:

Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.

Dahil di naniwala si Felix Manalo na si Cristo ay VERBO na DIOS na nagkatawang TAO, siya'y hindi LIGTAS.

Ang sabi ng sulat ni San Pablo sa mga taga-Filipos 2:6:

"Bagamat SIYA'Y NASA ANYO NG DIOS hindi niya ibinilang ang sarili niyang kapantay ng Dios, bagkus hinubad niya... at nakipamuhay sa atin."

Sa kabila ng pagiging CONSISTENT ng mga talata sa Biblia tungkol kay CRISTO na sa pasimula pa ay VERBO, naron na bago pa man si Abraham ay umiral, ang liwanag na galing sa langit at namuhay sa gitna natin, ang Dios na naging tao... ang INC ni Manalo ay pilit na BINABALUKTOT ang mga talata ng Biblia para palabasing si Felix nga ay dapat na maging sugo.

At dahil HINDI ito pinaniwalaan ni Felix Manalo, siya'y HINDI LIGTAS.

PANGALAWA: Ang sabi sa Mark 16:16, ang NANINIWALA at NAGPABAUTISMO ay maliligtas.

Naniwala nga si Felix Manalo sa kanyang tatag na Iglesia pero HINDI siya BINYAGAN doon, dahilan para siya'y HINDI MALILIGTAS sapagkat ang sabi ng kanilang turo, TANGING ang BINYAGAN sa INC raw ang siyang maliligtas. Eh HINDI nga BINYAGAN si Felix sa kanyang Iglesia. Kaya mismong ang kanyang tatag na Iglesia ang siyang nagpahamak sa kanya sa kapahamakan.

PANGATLO, ang sabi ng kanilang opisyal na magasing PASUGO (God's Message), July 2009, Vol. 61, No. 7, ISSN 0116-1636, p. 32 (pangalawang saknong):

"O hindi niyo baga ninyo nalalaman na ang mga liko ay hindi magsisipagmana ng kaharian ng Dios? ... kahit ang mga mapakiapid..., ni ang mga nangbababae... ay hindi mangagmana ng kaharian ng Dios" (hango mula sa unang sulat ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga taga-Corinto 6:9-10).

Ang buhay ni Felix Manalo ay puno ng pagkukunwari at kahayukan sa laman. Isa na rito ang pagkukunwari niyang "sugo" raw ng Dios samantalang naging MAPAGMALABIS naman siya sa mga KABABAIHAN sa kanyang tatag na Iglesia (Basahin ang Felix Manalo: May Rape ba o Wala?.)

Sa LIHAM sa ibaba, mababasa natin ang pagiging mapagmalabis ni Felix Manalo sa mga kababaihan.

Ang kanyang kahayukan sa BABAE ay pumutok noong inakusahan siya ni ROSITA TRILLANES na gumahasa raw sa kanya. Ang pagpapatunay ay inayunan ng Court of Appeals at binansagan si FELIX MANALONG SUGO na "man of low moral".

"... the Prosecution admits that there is reason to believe that the offended party, Manalo, did commit immoral acts with some women members of the Iglesia... "And the Solicitor concludes that he found out through proofs presented that Manalo is a man "de baja moral" (man of low moral) and that he took advantage of his position in the Iglesia to attack and sully the virtue of some of his female followers." (DESISYON ng COURT OF APPEALS na NAGBABASURA sa KASONG LIBEL na ISINAMPA ni FELIX MANALO laban kay ROSITA TRILLANES (Case No.8180, April 21, 1942) at INIULAT ng OFFICIAL GAZETTE sa Vol. I, No. 1, July 1954, p. 394. basahin sa Tumbukin Natin)

Ang kaligtasan ng ating kaluluwa ay nasa ating pagpapasya.  Kay CRISTO ang sandigan ng ating pananampalataya sa pamamagitan ng kanyang TUNAY na IGLESIA.   Si Felix Manalo ay napatunayang manlilinlang at mandaraya, at mapagmalabis sa mga kababaihan, siya ay hindi maaaring maibilang sa pagliligtas ng Dios sapagkat KINUTYA niya si CRISTO na anak ng Dios na nagkatawang tao. At ibinilang niya ang sarili niyang mataas kay Cristo.

Sa buong buhay ni Felix, HINDI siya nakitaan ng KABANALAN. Ito ay dahil sa siya ay HINDI tunay na SUGO ng DIOS kundi siya'y ang KATUPARAN ng mga hula sa Biblia. Siya ay ang BULAANG PROPETA na darating upang magkalat ng pagkalito, panlilinlang at pagtatakwil sa KANYA.

Si CRISTO ay DIOS na NAGKATAWANG-TAO at nakipiling sa atin. Siya ang dapat paniwalaan natin at sampalatayanan upang tayo'y ganap na maliligtas.  Suriin natin ang kanyang mga aral sa SANTA IGLESIA.

I, CATHOLIC

'Catesismo ni Padre Amezquita' Pinekeng reperensiya vs Katoliko

Ni Bro. Cenon Bibi, may akda ng "Tumbukin Natin Blog"

MAY NAG-POST po ng PANINIRA sa MGA KATOLIKO sa COMMENTS ng ARTIKULO NATIN na "Iglesia Katolika mababasa ba sa Bibliya.

Kung tama po ang duda ko ay ito pong SAKSI NI JEHOVAH ang NAG-POST NIYAN dahil ang REPERENSIYA na GINAMIT DIYAN ay GINAMIT DIN ng SAKSI NI JEHOVAH.

Heto po ang POST ng sa ARTIKULO NATIN, sa ARAW at ORAS na "09 December, 2010 15:25."

"Sabi ni Fr. Syndicus at Fr. De Amezquita ay dapat sambahin ang larawan.

"Pagbangon mo sa banig ay agad kang manikluhod sa isang krus o mahal na larawan.

Kung maninikluhod ka sa tapat ng Altar, magwika ka ganito: "Sinasamba kita,"

Catesismo; Tinagalog ni Padre Luis de Amezquita p. 79 at 82."

CENON BIBE:

HINANAP KO po ang REPERENSIYA na IYAN at NAPATUNAYAN KONG PEKE ang SINASABI ng NANINIRA sa ATING MGA KATOLIKO.

NAGBANGGIT SIYA ng TAMANG CATESISMO na ISINALIN sa PILIPINO ni PADRE LUIS DE AMEZQUITA pero SININGITAN NIYA ng PEKENG PAHAYAG.

Ang PAMAGAT po ng CATESISMO na ISINALIN ni Fr. AMEZQUITA ay "Catecismo: na pinagpalamnan ng mga pangadyi at maikling kasaysayan na dapat pag-aralan nang taong cristiano."

INILIMBAG po iyan noong 1933 ng LIBRERIA Y PAPELERIA de P. Sayo Vda. De Soriano, sa Rosario No. 225, Binondo y Azcarraga, No. 552, Tondo, Manila, I.F.

DALAWA po ang PEKE sa REPERENSIYA na GINAMIT ng UMAATAKE sa KATOLIKO.

Una, ang SABI po ng NANINIRA sa KATOLIKO ay NASA PAHINA 79 at 82 raw ng CATESISMO ni Fr. AMEZQUITA ang REPERENSIYA NIYA.

KASINUNGALINGAN po IYAN.

NARITO po ang LINK sa PAGES 79 at 82 ng CATESISMONG ISINALIN na FR. AMEZQUITA at HINDI NINYO IYAN MABABASA RIYAN.

Heto po ang PAGE 79.

Narito naman po ang PAGE 82.

Paki BASA at SURI pong MAIGI at MAKIKITA po NINYO na WALA RIYAN ang SINASABI ng NANINIRA sa KATOLIKO.

Ngayon, ang GINAWA po ng UMAATAKE sa KATOLIKO ay SUMIPI SIYA ng KAPIRASO sa ISINALIN ni Fr. AMEZQUITA at DINUGTUNGAN IYON ng KASINUNGALINGAN.

Ang SINIPI ng NANINIRA sa KATOLIKO ay MAKIKITA sa PAGE 96 ng CATESISMONG SALIN ni Fr. AMEZQUITA.

Ngayon, IKUMPARA po NATIN ang SINABI ng NANINIRA sa KATOLIKO sa AKTWAL na SINABI sa SALIN ni PADRE AMEZQUITA.

Ganito po ang SABI ng NANINIRA sa KATOLIKO:

"Pagbangon mo sa banig ay agad kang manikluhod sa isang krus o mahal na larawan.

"Kung maninikluhod ka sa tapat ng Altar, magwika ka ganito: "Sinasamba kita,"

GANITO po ang MABABASA sa CATESISMO na ISINALIN ni AMEZQUITA.

"Sa Pangbangon" [PAMAGAT po iyan]
"Pagbangon mo sa banig ay agad kang manikluhod sa harap ng isang Cruz o isang mahal na larawan. Mangyaring mag Ang tanda ka muna at saka magdasal ng tatlong Ama namin sa Santisima Trinidad. Sa Dios Ama, ay hihingi ka ng pananampalataya ..."

Paki SURI NINYO ang AKTWAL na SINABI ni PADRE AMEZQUITA.

MAY SINABI ba RIYAN na "Kung maninikluhod ka sa tapat ng Altar, magwika ka ganito: "Sinasamba kita"?

WALA po.

IDINAGDAG LANG nung NANINIRA sa KATOLIKO ang mga salitang "SINASAMBA KITA" para MAPALABAS NIYA na DINIDIYOS ng mga KATOLIK ang mga REBULTO.

Sa TUNAY pong REPERENSIYA ay HINDI IYAN SINABI.

ANO po ang IPINAKIKITA at PINATUTUNAYAN NIYAN?

SINUNGALING po at MANLOLOKO ang GUMAGAMIT ng PEKENG REPERENSIYANG IYAN.

WALA SILANG MAIPINTAS sa KATOLIKO kaya KAILANGANG MAG-IMBENTO NA SILA ng KASINUNGALINGAN upang MASIRAAN ang MGA KATOLIKO.

NATURAL na NATURAL po sa KANILA ang MAMBALUKTOT at MAGSINUNGALING. PATUNAY na ANAK SILA ng DIABLO.

Sa John 8:44 po ay SILA ang TINUTUKOY nang SABIHIN ng PANGINOONG HESUS:

"Kayo'y sa inyong amang diablo, at ang mga nais ng inyong ama ang ibig ninyong gawin. Siya'y isang mamamatay-tao buhat pa nang una, at hindi nananatili sa katotohanan, sapagka't walang katotohanan sa kaniya. Pagka nagsasalita siya ng kasinungalingan, ay nagsasalita siya ng sa ganang kaniya: sapagka't siya'y isang sinungaling, at ama nito."

SINO-SINO po ba ang GUMAGAMIT ng PEKENG REPERENSIYA na IYAN?

ISA na po iyang NAG-POST sa ATIN.

MAYROON din pong "EVANGELICAL MAN" na "HERESY DESTROYER" din daw na NAGKAKALAT NIYAN sa http://www.thebereans.net/

"HERESY DESTROYER" pa daw e NAGKAKALAT NAMAN ng KASINGALINGAN.

IYAN po ang mga UMAATAKE at NANINIRA sa mga KATOLIKO.

SILA ay mga MANLOLOKO.

SILA ay mga ANAK ng DIABLO (Jn 8:44).

NARIYAN po sa ITAAS ang PATUNAY ng SINABI NATIN.

PURIHIN ang DIYOS dahil NAHUBARAN NA NAMAN ng MASKARA ang mga KAMPON ng DEMONYO.

Church of Christ Convert to Catholicism: Joe McClane

Joe McClane (Source: Why I'm Catholic)
Joe grew up in the Church of Christ but fell away and became agnostic in his teens. He joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil of 1999 and was married, to his lovely wife Michelle, in September of 2000. Joe is active in new media ministry under the pseudoname "The Catholic Hack" and coordinates Catholic family conferences full time for Fullness of Truth Catholic Evangelization Ministries in Houston TX.

"From Slavery to Sonship"

Joe McClane

The Inheritance

St Luke 15:1: And he said, "There was a man who had two sons; 12: and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them.

I too took my inheritance from my father in an untimely fashion. It was 1980 and my father, who was serving in the Army, had just been stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. I was six years old, and I began to recognize the very peculiar and confusing behavior he had towards my mother. At the time I didn't understand what he was doing, but I knew that the way he was treating her was just not right.

May Pasko ba ang Iglesia ni Cristo ni Manalo?

Larawan kuha sa The Splendor of the Church

Tahasang itinuturo ng Iglesia ni Manalo na ang kanilang Iglesia ay HINDI nagdiriwang ng Pasko.  Ayon sa kanila ang pagdiriwang na ito ay "HINDI" ang kapanganakan ni Cristo kundi pagdiriwang daw ng mga Pagano.

PASUGO Disyembre 1956, p. 34: (sinulat ni Benjamin T. Villalba)

“It strikes people as odd that members of the Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo) do not celebrate Christmas. (ang Iglesia ni Cristo ay tuwirang hindi nagdiriwang ng Pasko ng kapanganakan ni Cristo).”

Ngunit sa kabilang dako, kanilang ginugunita ang KAPASKUHAN na "PAGSILANG ni HESUS".

PASUGO Disyembre 1957, p. 28: (sinulat ni Emeliano I. Agustin) (Patula)

“Ang diwa ng Pasko ay kapayapaan;
Nang mundong naglunoy sa lusak ng Buhay;
Mabuting balita sa kinalulugdan;
Pagsilang ni Jesus sa abang sabsaban."

Hindi ba't ito rin ang minumungkahi ng PATALASTAS na NAILIMBAG nila sa kanilang PASUGO? Isa sa maraming kaipokrituhan ng Iglesiang tatag ni Felix Manalo!

Note: Ang lahat ng mga Pasugo quotes ay hango sa munting aklat na Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa INK-1914

Republic of Mosambique now has diplomatic ties with Vatican

VATICAN CITY, 9 DEC 2011 (VIS) - The Secretariat of State today published a communique regarding the signing of an agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Mozambique, which took place on 7 December at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the latter African country.

The communique states that "the agreement, the first of its type signed by a southern African country, consolidates the existing links of friendship and collaboration between the two Parties. It is composed of a Preamble and twenty-three Articles, which regulate various aspects, including the juridical status of the Catholic church in Mozambique, the recognition of academic qualifications and canonical marriage, and the fiscal regime".

The Accord was signed on the part of the Holy See by Archbishop Antonio Arcari, Apostolic Nuncio in Mozambique, and on the part of the Republic of Mozambique, by Dr Oldemiro Julio Marques Baloi, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Early Christianity is Catholicism! Therefore IT IS the only CHURCH!

For the first thousand years of Christianity there was no "Roman Catholicism" as we know it today, simply because there was no Eastern Orthodoxy or Protestantism to distinguish it. There was only the "one, holy, catholic church" affirmed by the early creeds, which was the body of Christian believers all over the world, united by common traditions, beliefs, church structure and worship (catholic simply means "universal"). Thus, throughout the Middle Ages, if you were a Christian, you belonged to the Catholic Church. Any Christianity other than the Catholic Church was a heresy, not a denomination.

-Religion Facts

Atheist Convert: Dr. Ronda Chervin

Source: Why I'm Catholic

Ronda converted to the Catholic Faith from a Jewish, though atheistic, background and has been a Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Loyola Marymount University, the Seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is a widow, mother, and grandmother.

Saved!

by Ronda Chervin, Ph.D.

"I have called you by name, you are mine!" (Isaiah 43:1)

Thinking back, I imagine that my twin-sister and I were among the most alienated little children in New York City. I have never met anyone with our peculiar background. We were the children, born in 1937, of unmarried parents who met in the Communist party, but had left it shortly before our birth to become informers for the FBI. Apparently enraged communists threatened to bomb our cradle.

Both father and mother, though militant atheists, had Jewish backgrounds, but neither had been brought up as Jews – not even observing high holidays at home or at a synagogue.

As right wing political atheists of a Jewish ancestry, we didn't fit in with anyone around us: not with Catholics, not with the sprinkling of Protestants, certainly not with Orthodox religious Jews in full regalia, nor Reform Jews, nor Zionist atheist Jews, nor left-wing non-Zionist Jews. Later, as a Catholic, I realized that my desire to belong to an identifiable group forever and ever had a psychological as well as a theological reason.

Afraid of the Cross: Muslims say crosses at Catholic University Violate 'Human Rights'

Muslims in our lands are becoming too demanding now that they literally wanted our faith to be out of their ways. If they can use our Democratic laws to press for their "human rights" they would do so. I may not be living a hundred years but I am afraid they are testing the waters now. They are up for the Islamization of our lands "Thanks to your democratic laws, we will invade you. Thanks to our religious laws, we will dominate you" says one Muslim leader to a Catholic Bishop.  They start to demand for something and soon once they are a majority, they will demand Sharia (Islamic Law) within our system. These demands are NEVER enjoyed by non-Muslims in Islamic states!  They DO NOT know how to reciprocate their own demands.

This is a "CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY".  They should KNOW that before they enroll.  They are free to enroll somewhere but not in our universities.

Who is afraid of the Cross? Only those anti-Catholics. Islam and many protestant churches particularly the INC of Manalo who says the cross is the "mark of the beast" will hate the Cross of Christ. -CD2002

Under fire: Catholic University where Muslim students claim they are being discriminated against (Read more: DailyMail)

By Daily Mail Reporter

Muslim students at the renowned Catholic University have complained their human rights have been violated by the college.

They have accused education chiefs of banning them from forming a Muslim student group and failing to provide prayer rooms without Christian symbols.

The Office of Human Rights is investigating 60 pages of allegations against the private university in Washington DC.

Offensive to Muslims

The students claim they are surrounded by 'a wooden crucifix, paintings of Jesus, pictures of priests and theologians which many Muslim students find inappropriate.'

The complaint, launched by John Banzhaf, an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School, also claimed female students were being discriminated against.

Banzhaf has been involved in a previous case against the school involving same-sex residence halls. The latest investigation could take six months to complete.

He claimed some Muslim students were particularly offended because they had to meditate overlooked by the cathedral that looms over the entire campus – the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

He told Fox News: “It shouldn’t be too difficult to set aside a small room where Muslims can pray without having to stare up and be looked down upon by a cross of Jesus.

Catholic Church leads the World for Peace at Assisi

At Assisi the Catholic Church of  Christ will again invite leaders of different faiths to commit themselves to PEACE. Some 300 participants came (of course NOT ALL the "churches of Christ" (mga iglesia ni Cristo) greet the Church of Rome -Romans 16:16).  The Holy Father clearly stated “Violence never again! War never again! Terrorism never again! In the name of God, may every religion bring upon the earth Justice and Peace, Forgiveness and Life, Love.” And so we commit. - CD2000

Assisi 2011: 300 lights for peace and freedom

Assisi (AsiaNews) – The Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace and Justice in the World ended in the simplest and most poetic way, with an exchange of peace among participants. This was preceded by the lighting of small lamps that a group of young people handed out in silence to the 300 representatives who had come to Assisi on Benedict XVI’s invitation.

The Day ended in a square near St Francis’s basilica, where the 1986 edition had been celebrated. Unlike previous editions, there was no public prayer, either in group, separately or in sequence, but only minutes of silence before the lighting of the lamps, accompanied by the sound of harps. Every participant, as someone said, was able “to invoke the gift of peace or express hope for it in his or her innermost conscience.”

The lights are a token of the responsibility everyone undertook in front of the others and God. In introducing the sign of peace, Card Koch, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said, “Let us become tools of the peace that comes from high above. Let us remember that there is no peace without justice, no justice without forgiveness. Let us seal with a gesture of peace among us the commitment to peace proclaimed by the many. Let us bring peace to those near us and those far from us, to all creatures and creation.”

Turkey: Pope appeals for the victims of earthquake

Vatican City (AsiaNews) - Benedict XVI today launched an appeal for support for relief efforts for the Turkish population affected by a severe earthquake. "At this time - he said during the Liturgy of the Word celebrated in the Vatican today - our thoughts go to the people of Turkey hardest hit by the earthquake, which has caused heavy loss of life, many missing and extensive damage. '" The Pontiff continued: "I invite you to join me in prayer for those who have lost their lives and to be spiritually close to those many people so sorely tried. May the Almighty support all those engaged in rescue work. "

The latest official figures, published this morning, speaks of 461 dead, 325 injured and hospitalized. Rescuers have worked hard all night, and more than 67 hours after the earthquake struck two people were extracted from the rubble still alive: an 18 year-old university student and an English teacher of 27, Gozde Bahar (pictured), whose conditions are very serious, due to a cardiac arrest suffered during transport to hospital. The rescue of the woman is probably destined to be the last for this earthquake: a source among aid workers at the Van centre, the capital of the province affected by the earthquake, reported that " recovery operations have ended" and that there is no longer any hope of finding people alive under the rubble.

WE ARE CATHOLICS!

Pope Benedict canonizes three new saints

Getty Images from leperpriest

Vatican City, Oct 23, 2011 (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has canonized three new saints at a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, describing the heavenly triumvirate as “a model for all believers.”

“Let us be attracted by their examples, let us be guided by their teachings, so that our whole existence becomes a witness of authentic love for God and neighbor,” the Pope Benedict said to tens of thousands of enthusiastic pilgrims Oct. 23.

The three new saints are Sister Bonifacia Rodriguez y Castro, Archbishop Guido Maria Conforti and Father Luigi Guanella.

Sr. Bonifacia was born in the Spanish city of Salamanca in 1837. She dedicated her life to the welfare of poor female workers. In 1874 she co-founded the Servants of St. Joseph that offered work to poor unemployed women.

INC Member: "...kailanman ay hindi namin itutulad si ka Felix kay Cristo"

Photo source: ReadMeINC

Maraming salamat naman po at nakapulot na naman po tayo ng isang mahalagang komento mula sa mga kaanib ng INC ni Manalo dito sa post nating An Iglesia ni Cristo member quoting protestant ant....

Sa kabila ng kanilang pilit na PAGTATAGO ng kanilang OPISYAL na ARAL sa aklat man o sa Internet, ay kusang LUMALABAS mula sa mga kaanib nito kung anong PANG-KAUNAWA nila sa kanilang mga aral.

Nakakalungkot na isipin na ang halos mga bumabatikos sa aral-Katoliko ay mga dating Katoliko na walang alam sa pananampalataya. Their failure is our failure too as a Church. Kaya't sa pamamagitan ng blog na ito, umaasa tayong maibahagi sa kanila ang KATOTOHANANG pilit na IKINUKUBLI sa kanila ng kanilang mga bayarang ministro at umaasa tayong sa tulong ng Banal na Espiritu Santo na liwanagan ang kanilang pang-unawa at mabuksan ang kanilang kamangmangan at bumalik sa KAWAN ni CRISTO HESUS-- ang kaniyang TUNAY NA IGLESIA!

Sa isang paksa, natalakay ko ang pag-atake ng isang kaanib na SUMASAMBA SA REBULTO at ngayo'y LUMIPAT sa INC ni MANALO.

anyway, basahin po natin ang bagong komentong ito:

ire has left a new comment on your post "An Iglesia ni Cristo member quoting protestant ant...": naku may away ata dito! haha mga INC members jan, mga kapatid huwag po tayo padala sa mga naninira.. talagang ganito lang sa mundo.. manalig lng po sa inyong pananampalataya gaya ng pananalig ng mga katoliko sa kanila.. huwag po nating ipilit na intindihin tayo ng nasa labas, kapag naibahagi na natin sa kanila ang ating pananampalataya, tanggapin man nila o hindi, wala na tayong paki-alam doon.. author ng blog na ito, i understand po kung bakit ganito ang laman ng blog na ito... kaso nga lang kung i defend nio po ang inyong relihiyon, eh wag na po ninyong lagyan pa ng sarili ninyong opinion.. gaya ng pagsasabi ng Iglesia ni MANALO, Iglesia po kami ni Cristo at kailanman ay hindi namin itutulad si ka Felix kay Cristo, at si ka Felix ay hindi founder ng INC.. pero bahala na kau.. sanay na kami sa mga naninira.. gaya ng pagbato ng mga Katoliko sa mga kapatid pagkatapos ng pagsamba doon sa aming lugar noon.. . daming nasaktan at nagkabukol.. harsh talaga (buti na nga lang ngayon pa blog2x na sa pag defend ng faith).. well., magkaalaman nalng po sa araw ng Paghuhukom.. ^_^

“Parehong-pareho ang espiritu ni Cristo sa diwa ni Kapatid na Felix Manalo sa pamamaraan ng pagdadala ng tungkuling tinanggap sa Dios." -PASUGO Hulyo 1965, p. 12

The Islamization of the West and the death of the Christian religion in Europe

"Thanks to your democratic laws, we will invade you. Thanks to our religious laws, we will dominate you".

- The Archbishop emeritus of Smirne, Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, recounts a conversation he had with a Muslim leader

"The mosques are our barracks, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers."

- Turkish poem, written in 1912 by the Turkish nationalist poet Ziya Gökalp

Source: Vatican Insider

Flores, Indonesia: "Freedom of conversion from Islam to Christianity", notes the Bishop of Ruteng

Labuan Bajo, Flores (Source: Fafner Photos)

Ruteng (Agenzia Fides) - Compared to other countries of the Islamic world, where conversion from Islam to another religion is punishable even by death "in Flores, the cradle of Christianity in Indonesia, in the diocese of Ruteng, there is, every year, a small group of Muslims, 5-6 people, who convert to Christianity and are baptized. But this does not raise a scandal nor any backlash": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Hubertus Leteng, Bishop of Ruteng tells Fides. His diocese covers an area with three cities, with over 700 thousand Catholics, who account for 93% of the total population.

"Flores – notes the Bishop - is impervious to forms of fundamentalism that run across Indonesia. For historical, geographical and cultural reasons, the local population has always been open to the proclamation of the Gospel". Moreover, notes Mgr. Leteng, "in Indonesia, a country with a Muslim majority, Flores is not seen as a foreign body: it is a witness to the typical pluralism of the nation and the embodiment of the principles of Pancasila, which are at the basis of the State".

The Bishop notes that there are "attempts to trigger an inter-religious conflict, on behalf of provocateurs, but the attitude of religious leaders, civil authorities and the common people has always meant that such attempts fail".

The mission of the Church in Flores, he concludes, vigorously continues through the abundant vocations: for example the Bishop cites more than 800 aspiring nuns, who in his diocese carry out a valuable pastoral service in parishes, schools and communities.

Vatican Comments on Moammar Gadhafi's Death

VATICAN CITY, NCR—“The news of the death of Col. Moammar Gadhafi ends the too-long and tragic phase of the bloody struggle to overthrow a harsh and oppressive regime,” the Vatican said in a statement released this afternoon.

“This dramatic event,” the communiqué continued, “forces us to reflect once again on the price of immense human suffering that accompanies the assertion and collapse of any system that is not based on respect and dignity of the person, but on the principal assertion of power.”

There were conflicting accounts regarding the circumstances of the dictator’s death.

According to Reuters, one source said Gadhafi was captured alive and, in resisting his captors, was beaten to death. Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council told Reuters Gaddafi was killed following his capture when a gunfight broke out between his supporters and government fighters. He died from a bullet wound to the head.

Sunstar: "The Iglesia ni Cristo Church"?

It's funny but it's grammatically (and legally) correct to say "the Iglesia ni Cristo Church" (or Church of Christ Church) such as what's reported in Sunstar.com!

"Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) Board Chairperson Sylvan Jakosalem said the original plan was for another flyover to be located on D. Jakosalem St., near the Iglesia ni Cristo Church along Gen. Maxilom Ave..." -Source: Sunstar.com

or simply say:

• English: "the Iglesia ni Cristo Church" 

• Filipino: "ang Simbahan ng Iglesia ni Cristo"

• French: "l' Iglesia ni Cristo Église"

• German: "der Iglesia ni Cristo Kirche"

• Italian: "la Chiesa Iglesia ni Cristo"

• Latin: "Ecclesia Iglesia ni Cristo"

• Portuguese: "a Igreja Iglesia ni Cristo"

• Spanish: "la Iglesia Iglesia ni Cristo"

• Turkish: "Iglesia ni Cristo Kilisesi"

America forbids to burn the Qu'ran but ordered military men to BURN the Bible - by Answering Muslims

EGYPT: Truth and justice not lies and superficiality on massacre of Copts

by Bernardo Cervellera

The results of the autopsies will be released Oct. 27. But Egyptian army trying to silence the issue by manipulating the truth and accusing the Copts of provoking the violence despite the eyewitness accounts and videos. Shenouda III is opposed to the military’s version. Obama also assumes that the Copts were violent. Not to forget AsiaNews publishes some pictures of the massacre, sent by Coptic organizations. (Let us keep in our prayers our brothers and sisters in Egypt. Let us recommend the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen -CD2000)

Rome (AsiaNews) - The tortured bodies of Coptic Christians killed on 9 October demand truth and justice. The 26 still bloody corpses, heads smashed by the violence of military tanks and armored vehicles are piled up in of Cairo's Coptic Hospital and other hospitals in the city waiting for autopsy. Ihsan Kamel, head of forensic medicine, said it will take time and that the results will be published only on October 27. He also claimed that declarations made by forensic doctors in the past week may be inaccurate. (More disturbing photos... WARNING: The images presented here are very harsh and could upset sensitive viewers. To see the images click here.)

Perhaps this warning is due to scrupulousness and scientific accuracy. We hope it is not an attempt to discredit the eye-witness accounts of demonstrators or the evidence of doctors who stressed that the deaths of several victims was caused by bullets from firearms and from the crushing weight of heavy vehicles.

The Sign of the Cross is the Power of God! 1 Cor. 1:8

Says a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo cult of Manalo "The Sign of the Cross is the mark of the Beast". Perhaps that's the reason why their "houses of worship" DO NOT have crosses on it. 

However, let us consult the Holy Scripture if it's true.  Let us understand our rich Catholic Tradition and delve ourselves deeply in the Scriptures and find out why we Christians love the Cross of Christ which for many anti-Catholics consider the "Mark of the Beast".

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

By: Know the Catholic Truth

The great tradition of Catholics, to be proud of the ‘Sign of the Cross’ was mocked and teased today by some anti-Catholic medias because of their ignorance about the biblical and historical basis of this spiritual tradition. We sign ‘the cross’ on our forehead; decorate our Churches with cross and administer sacraments with the same sign.

The Biblical basis: When we make the sign of the cross, we proclaim the message of salvation purchased by Jesus through the cross. The Bible clearly states: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.” (1 Cor. 1:18)

The Bible teaches us to be proud of it as the message of the cross is the power of God; “But God forbid that I should boast except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me and I to the world. (Gal. 6:14)

Cross symbolizes our day to day sufferings without which there is no crown for Christians. When Peter tried to keep Jesus away from the Cross, he called Peter “Satan.” So it is clear, Satan is afraid and keeping himself away from the Cross as it is through the Cross, Jesus destroyed the devil’s kingdom and saved mankind from the slavery of sin and death.

Early Christians, even before the Bible was formed, kept this spiritual practice in common to keep Satan away and to save themselves from the powers of evil.

Cyril of Jerusalem wrote in A.D. 386: “Let us therefore not be ashamed of the cross of Christ; but though another hide it, do thou openly seal it upon thy forehead , that the devils may beheld the royal sign and flee trembling far away. Make then this sign at eating and drinking, at sitting, at lying down, at rising up, at speaking, at walking: in a word, at every act.”

Ephrem of Syria testifies in A.D. 373: “Make all your actions with the sign of the life-giving Cross. Do not go out from “the doors of your house till you have signed yourself with the cross. Do not neglect that sign whether in eating and drinking or going to sleep, or in the home or going on a journey. There is no habit to be compared with it. Let it be a protecting wall around all your conduct, and teach it to your children that they may earnestly learn the custom.”

Thousands of saints used this sign to be victorious over satanic attacks as it is through this sign Jesus made possible the forgiveness of our sins. In the Christian world, Sign of the Cross was widely used very effectively in exorcism throughout the centuries. Christians must use this sign proudly as it trembles Satan and the Bible proves it.

Jesus says to us: “Take your cross and follow me.” Centuries old spiritual experiences of holy people show Satan is afraid of the Sign of the Cross and he hates it. Iglesia Ni Cristo, Dating Daan and some other sects also hate the Sign of the Cross! (‘Remove all crosses’ is one of the commands of ‘Pandoktrina’ the official teaching of INC, page 14.)

Today is the Feast day of St. Ignatius of Antioch

St. Ignatius is one of the great bishops of the early Church. He was the successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Antioch. He was condemned to death by wild beasts during the Emperor Trajan's persecution. On his way to Rome, he wrote seven magnificent letters, which we still have today, concerning the Person of Christ, his love for Christ, his desire for martyrdom and on the constitution of the Church and Christian life. His sentiments before his approaching martyrdom are summed in his word in the Communion antiphon, "I am the wheat of Christ, ground by the teeth of beasts to become pure bread." -Catholic Culture

"Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful to baptize or give communion without the consent of the bishop. On the other hand, whatever has his approval is pleasing to God. Thus, whatever is done will be safe and valid." — Letter to the Smyrnaeans 8, J.R. Willis translation. -Wikipedia

Catholic Church leader pays tribute to fallen demonstrators in Egypt

Source: Church to the Church in need - The leader of Catholics in Egypt has defended the memory of "honest and sincere" Copts whose protest ended in violence and death and has called on the regime to step up security and do more to uphold the rule of law.

In an official statement about the October 9th pro-Christian demonstrations in Cairo, Patriarch Cardinal Antonios Naguib of Alexandria went on to call on Christians not to be deterred and to continue to “participate” in political action towards the creation of a new Egypt post-Mubarak.

The document, a copy of which was sent to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), underlines the Patriarch’s “full confidence” in the interim military regime after a week of criticism about the government’s response to the demonstrations, which according to latest figures, led to the deaths of about 25 people with 329 injured.

Patriarch Naguib, who is head of Egypt’s 250,000-strong Coptic Catholic Church, writes: “With wounded hearts, we…express our deep sorrow for the bloody events suffered by honest and sincere children of the nation.”

Dar Al-Masih is signing off from blogging...

One of the many good Catholic bloggers out there is signing off soon as she stated in her blog at Dar Al-Masih. She said:

I fear that more than once I have hidden a need to win under the guise of love for Muslims. I do love Muslims and I want them to believe in the gospel, but I don't think I've always gone about it in the right way. I have witnessed this in numerous comments from Muslims who just want to debate me in order to convert me to their own religion. Of course there will be many who always feel this way about any Christian mission, but I think I need to spend some time cultivating a less combative tone and mindset.

I take her comments as a reminder for me that I think I need to be more charitable in my desire to bring lost Catholics back to the fold.

Thank you Ms. Salome for your very Catholic and saintly comments. Catholic bloggers around the world will truly miss you. God bless you always.

We hope to see you back soon, inshallah!

Today is World Mission Sunday

Pope's Message for World Mission Sunday 2011

"As the Father Has Sent Me, So I Send You"

VATICAN CITY, JAN. 25, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of Benedict XVI's message for World Mission Sunday, which will be observed Oct. 23. The message, titled "As the Father Has Sent Me, So I Send You" (John 20:21), was published today by the Vatican press office.

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"As the Father Has Sent Me, So I Send You" (John 20:21). On the occasion of the Jubilee of 2000, the Venerable John Paul II, at the beginning of a new millennium of the Christian era, reaffirmed forcefully the need to renew the commitment to take to all the proclamation of the Gospel with "the same enthusiasm of the Christians of the early times" ("Novo Millennio Ineunte," No. 58). It is the most precious service that the Church can give to humanity and to each person who seeks the profound reasons to live his existence fully. Because of this, this same invitation resounds every year in the celebration of World Mission Sunday. In fact, the incessant proclamation of the Gospel also vivifies the Church, her fervor, her apostolic spirit, it renews her pastoral methods so that they are increasingly appropriate to the new situations -- also those that require a new evangelization -- and animated by the missionary drive: "the mission renews the Church, reinforces the faith and Christian identity, gives new enthusiasm and new motivations. The faith is strengthened by giving it! The new evangelization of Christian peoples will find inspiration and support in the commitment to the universal mission" (John Paul II, "Redemptoris Missio," No. 2).

Locals Wary of the New Neighbors Iglesia ni Cristo

Source: Balitang America

-By Nadia Trinidad, North America News Bureau Chief

SCENIC, South Dakota–

The city purchased by a powerful Philippine church was once a cowboy town that locals describe as “a piece of history.”

Once there were booze and brawls at the town’s saloon.

Once there was a town called Scenic.

Today this remnant of the Wild West belongs to the Iglesia Ni Cristo.

The few who visit this ghost town in South Dakota are not happy.

Vatican appointed Bishop Tagle now the Archbishop of Manila

Manila, Philippine Inquirer - Imus Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, a former member of a theological body once headed by Pope Benedict XVI before he became Pontiff, has been appointed the new archbishop of Manila.

Tagle took over the Manila archdiocese from Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, whose resignation has been accepted by the Pope.

Tagle’s appointment was announced yesterday in the Vatican and by Charge d’Affaires Msgr. Gabor Pinter of the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila.

Tagle hosts a Sunday program, “The Word Exposed,” on ANC, Studio 23 and the government-owned NBN. He also has a Facebook page, which has been flooded with congratulations from online fans.

He is affectionately known by his nickname, Chito.

‘Am going home’

“Malaya na ako. Uwi na ako sa amin (I’m free. I’m going home),” a smiling Rosales told senior clergymen and members of the media after leading the Angelus at the chapel in his official residence in Intramuros.

Europe's Bishops Call Continent to Defend Egypt Minorities

Photo Source: Malta Diocese

Reiterate Solidarity With Coptic Christian Community

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, OCT. 13, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Europe's bishops are answering Sunday's violence in Egypt with a call to their governments to take a stance in defense of minorities.

Cardinal Péter Erdő, president of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE), released a statement reiterating the prelates' "closeness to all citizens in Egypt, and especially to our brothers in the Coptic Christian community, affected in these days by the murderous violence against peace, harmony between religions, freedom and human dignity."

The statement follows the bloody weekend clash between Egyptian military and police and a group of mostly Coptic Christian protestors. The clash left 26 people dead. Witnesses said the Copts were attacked by crowds throwing stones, followed by military intervention. Some of those killed died of gunshot wounds, but most were crushed by armored military vehicles.

Copts and other Christians make up 10% of Egypt's population. The demonstrators were protesting the burning of a Christian church.

The bishops' council pointed out that Coptic Christians have been present in Egypt since the time of the Evangelist Mark.

Sola Scriptura: Whose Scriptures?

Photo Source: Scriptures Speak

Article Source: Catholic Apologetics.info

The KJV vs. NKJV

The reason this is so intriguing should be obvious, one of the two pillars of Protestantism is "scripture alone" yet these two bibles do not agree. If two bibles disagree, which one is wrong, are both wrong? Both claim that you cannot add to or take from the word of the Lord, yet they differ. Why? Which one is right? How much do they differ? Does it affect doctrine? Who changed it? Some of the verses are total opposites, other verses are simply not saying the same thing. 

For example in the NKJV compared with the (old) KJV there are 66 omissions of the word "Lord", 51 omissions of "God", 44 omissions of "repent", 50 omissions of "heaven", 23 omissions of "blood", and the terms "devils", "damnation", "Jehovah", and "new testament" are completely omitted.

How about that  "hell". The NKJV removes the word "hell" 23 times. By replacing "hell" with "Hades" and "Sheol"! The Jehovahs Witness "Bible" does this as well and  the New International Version is guilty of the same stratagem. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines Hades: "the underground abode of the dead in Greek MYTHOLOGY". By making it "much clearer" - Do they turn Hell into MYTHOLOGY? But the should be nothing new to the readers of the KJV with nine refeances to unicorns and over 30 to dragons mythology is standerd reading . It must be noted, Hades is not always a place of torment or terror! The Assyrian Hades is an abode of blessedness with silver skies called "Happy Fields". In the satanic New Age Movement, Hades is an intermediate state of purification!

Who in their right mind would think "Hades" or "Sheol" is "up-to-date" and "much clearer" than "hell"? The NKJV makes over 100,000 word changes from the old 1611 KJV. There are 2,922 fewer words in the New Testament of the NKJV. Thus, the NKJV is shorter (In The New Testament) than that of the King James Bible by about the total number of words contained in I and II Peter combined!

The Wild West ghost town bought by a mysterious Filipino church for $800,000

By Daily Mail Reporter

It was in danger of vanishing off the map altogether.

Just eight people still live in Scenic, and its bars and restaurants are shuttered. The sign on the Longhorn Saloon said it all: 'For sale, Scenic, SD. Almost all of this town!'

But now this little speck of a town in western South Dakota has been bought by a mysterious Philippines based church.

For sale: The owner of nearly-deserted Scenic, S.D., is selling almost all of the town along with the 46 acres she owns

The Iglesia ni Cristo church bought the town and surrounding acreage just west of the badlands for $799,000.

Letter to PASUGO: "Why not publish your own Bible?"

Letter to the Editor: PASUGO dated March 1996, p.2 YOUR PREACHERS USE different translations of the Bible in delivering a sermon. I was thinking that you do this to suit your own set of reasoning. But upon speaking to a member of your Church I was informed that it is necessary to use different translations of the Bible for there are Bible translations that contain mistranslated verses. If this is true, Why don't you publish your own Bible and put all the correct translation of the verses in it? And given the premise that there are translations that contain errors, how are we to know which one is right? Carlos Reyes Dagupan City, Philippines Editor's Reply: Your suggestion that the Iglesia ni Cristo publish her own Bible with all the correct translation of mistranslated verses is both well-meaning and appealing. It would be truly convenient and handy to have just one Bible with all the verses that we cite or quote from different translations gathered in one compendium. By publishing her own Bible, the Iglesia ni Cristo will in effect have a "sanitized" version of the Scriptures--tailor made for her teachings. This is the very thing that the Iglesia ni Cristo avoids, that is, to be accused of manipulating the Scriptures to suit her doctrines. How, then, are we to know which particular translation of the Bible to use, for example in delivering a sermon? Apostle Paul states the guiding principle to the doctrines of the Bible, thus: "This is what we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words." (I Cor.2:13, New International version) Therefore, there must be no contradiction between the different version of the Bible because spiritual things are compared to spiritual truths. But one may ask, "Who is in a position to compare spiritual things to spiritual truths?" Are all preachers that we see and hear nowadays are qualified to compare spiritual things with spiritual truths, more so preach the gospel? Apostle Paul answers us, thus: "And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!" (Rom. 10:15, New King James Version) A preacher of the Gospel therefore must be sent by God. Why must he be sent by God? Apostle John states, thus: "The one whom God has send speaks God's words, because God gives him the fullness of his Spirit. (John 3:34, Today's English Version) Moreover, the messenger sent by God is entrusted with the ministry and message of reconciliation (cf. II Cor. 5:18-20) Therefore, even if there are translations of the Bible that contain mistranslated verses, the commissioned preachers of God can identify them because they have been given God's spirit for them to understand His will written in the Bible (cf. I Cor. 2:12)

CD2000 ANSWER:

The Bible did not fall from heaven as a book.  And this  Bible we have today DID NOT COME from other churches, not even the Iglesia ni Cristo. Whether they  like it or not, the BIBLE was made possible through the AUTHORITY of the CHURCH.  And this CHURCH is NOT the Iglesia ni Cristo of Manalo but the CHURCH founded by CHRIST-- the ONLY-- ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH of CHRIST.

In 382 AD, the CHURCH (not the Iglesia ni Cristo) through the leadership of Pope Damasus, a saintly pope.

Catholic BIBLE SCHOLARS convened and DECIDED which BOOKS should be part of the present Bible we have today. But the FINAL CANON of the SCRIPTURES was FINALIZED only during the COUNCIL of TRENT in the 16th Century (Read also SCRIPTURE TRANSLATIONS!)

Ang kapal naman ng mga mukha nila kung bababuyin lang nila ang Aklat na HINDI SA KANILA!

Therefore, there is NO WAY that the INC of Felix Manalo could publish it's own "Bible" just like the Jehovah's Witnesses founded by Charles T. Russel who deliberately CORRUPTED the SCRIPTURES!

If they do, they would CHANGE words such as "church of GOD" to "church of Christ" to suit their teachings.

Biblically speaking their paid MINISTERS are intellectually INCOMPETENT and so they've GOT NO RIGHT to do so. Whether they like it or not, history of the BIBLE PRODUCTION, the CHURCH has played an active role ever since.

The Bible Societies DO NOT even recognize their own paid ministers to have that SINCERITY, HONESTY and COMPETENCY to be called "Scholars" in that respect.  They do not have that LOVE of the SCRIPTURES but rather, they look at the Bible as their SERVANT!

In truth, the INC of Manalo are HELPLESS.  They are STILL HEAVILY RELYING on CATHOLIC and PROTESTANT versions of the Bible whom Manalo and his successors CONSIDER apostates!

YES, they LITERALLY RELY on BIBLES from APOSTATES!!!! That is one among the many HYPOCRISIES in the Iglesia ni Cristo of Manalo.

So, now that you know why they can't publish their own Bibles, you better have to think twice why believe it's the 'true" church when they've got nothing in history to prove that!

Read First the Church, then the New Testament!

Egypt's deputy premier quits over deadly clashes

Egyptian Coptic men carry the coffin of a victim of Sunday's deadly clashes with security forces during a funeral at Abassaiya Cathedral in Cairo. Thousands of people attended a service at the Copt cathedral for the funerals of 17 demonstrators.(AFP/Mohammed Hossam)

News Source: AFP By Jailan Zayan

CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's deputy prime minister resigned on Tuesday over clashes that killed 25 people, mainly Coptic Christians, amid mounting anger at the ruling military and calls for the premier to quit.

Hazem al-Beblawi announced his resignation, saying that despite having no direct involvement in the clashes, the government ultimately bore responsibility for what happened.

"The current circumstances are very difficult and require a new and different way of thinking and working," Beblawi was quoted as saying by the official MENA news agency.

On Sunday, 25 people were killed and more than 300 injured when a protest demonstration by Coptic Christians was attacked by the army and thugs, sparking furious condemnation of the leadership's handling of the transition from Hosni Mubarak's rule.

Military prosecutors said they have remanded 28 people in custody -- both Muslims and Christians-- for 15 days pending investigations, MENA reported.

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which took power when Mubarak was ousted in February, had tasked Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's government to immediately form a fact-finding panel to investigate the clashes.

The UN human rights office urged Egypt to ensure that any probes are conducted in an impartial and independent manner.

Catholic Revert: Tim Ohmes is a revert back to the Catholic Church from The-Church-of His-Own-Self-Made-Doctrines

Source: Why I'm Catholic

"Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you." Is 49:15

My mother died when I was 5. Her death shattered my world. I'm sure she never forgot us but I felt forgotten. I was one of seven. My father later married a widow of 4 and had 4 more for a total of 15 children. In the town where we grew up, this was way too many children.

We were Catholic in a town that believed Catholics got it all wrong. I was a social misfit. I was often told, "You know all you Catholics are going to hell don't you?" Our prayer life consisted of Mass, Stations of the Cross and reciting formal memorized prayers (like the rosary). I usually spent the time "counting down" the prayers rather than actually praying. I paid little attention to the words. I knew nothing of the Bible. I was poorly catechized and poorly formed, but God had not forgotten about me.