Catholic Church New Converts!

The Catholic Church has finally "fallen" in the West says this boastful and deceitful INC member in his blog. Let's see!

Good Shepherd School students to be baptized at Easter Vigil
By Valerie Schmalz

Pacifica school youngsters among 170 archdiocesan catechumens entering faith

Five students at Good Shepherd School are among the more than 170 people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco who will be baptized into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil.

“I want to become baptized because I want to become part of the Catholic community,” said Sarah Bonomi, 12, who will be baptized, confirmed and receive her first Communion on April 7 at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Five Good Shepherd students will be baptized at Easter Vigil with a sixth baptized the following Sunday. A seventh elementary school child, a student at Holy Angels School, will also enter the church at the Pacifica parish’s Easter Vigil.... Read more here...

Catechesis, Conversion, and the Reason For the Hope Within You

By Francis J. Beckwith

During Holy Week and Easter Sunday Mass, in Catholic parishes throughout the world, many pilgrims will be received into the Church. Most will have gone through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), a six-month study of the Church’s teachings and practices. This year I have the privilege of being part of the RCIA team at St. Peter’s Catholic Student Center at Baylor University, where as many as a dozen men and women will soon be entering the Church... Read more here...

Reflections from soon-to-be new Catholics

This Easter, the Archdiocese will welcome 2,393 new Catholics into the Church.

A few of the catechumens and candidates shared their reflections on why they felt called to become Catholic. Read on for their reflections … and pray for all those who will join the Church this Easter../. Read more here...

Chris Zajdzinski: Man leads family, others into the Catholic Church

By Joyce Coronel

Chris Zajdzinski is on fire for the Catholic faith, but it wasn’t always that way.

“I was raised a Baptist-Bible Christian. Just the foundation of that belief is counter to Catholicism,” Zajdzinski said. “You don’t even have to be told the Catholic Church is not legitimate — you’re taught that implicitly.”

In 2008 however, Zajdzinski, his wife and their four children left their Protestant mega church and became Catholic. It all began with a few nagging doubts... Read more here...

Dudley and Diane Brossette’s Conversion: From Searching Many Churches to Catholic

“We were both taught that Catholics were doctrinally off base and to be pitied because they were generally not “born-again.”

“We went to several different churches and studied many other denominations, including Mormon, Jehovah’s Witness and a few splinter spin-offs of the charismatic non-denominational movement. Each time, after a great deal of study, I rejected these churches……” Read more here...

Hong Kong diocese continues success in evangelization: 3,500 received at Easter Vigil

The Diocese of Hong Kong welcomed 3,500 adults into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil, continuing a remarkable record of evangelization that has stretched across the years.

The Hong Kong diocese claims about 500,000 Catholics, including nearly 140,000 non-Chinese. So the adult converts received into the Church at Easter amounted to roughly 1% of the current Chinese Catholic population. (An equivalent success for the Boston archdiocese would require nearly 13,000 new adult converts.) The diocese received nearly as many converts—3,400—last year, and 3,000 in 2010... Read more here... or read the original story in AsiaNews)

Harvard trained philosophy professor Richard Sherlock converts from Mormonism to Christianity

One should never leave the religion in which one was born or raised for anything but the most serious of reasons. Warm feelings, family, friends, a social ethos, should never be the reason for joining or leaving a religion. The fact that you do not like the priest, pastor or parishioners should never be a reason for staying or leaving. Anyone who knows me well knows that I have never been a person to "go with the flow" or seek popularity. I was a conscientious objector in the Vietnam War and I have a 1-0 draft card to prove it. I have been an absolute opponent of abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment my whole adult life. When I was a professor of moral theology at Fordham University in the mid-1980's I happily defended the view that artificial birth control is morally wrong. This was at a time when many, if not most, actually Catholic moral theologians wouldn't do so, or wouldn't do so strongly. I have not left religion or Christianity. But I have left Mormonism. I have become a deeper, more intellectual, more spiritual and truer Christian than I have ever been, literally. I am converting to the Roman Catholic Church. All true roads do lead to Rome... Read more here...

“Have you been Born Again? Catholic Reflections on a Protestant Doctrine, or How Calvin’s view of Salvation destroyed his Doctrine of the Church”

Ultimately, these discoveries – along with renewed study of Scripture and the Church Fathers – led me away from evangelicalism and the PCA, and into the Catholic Church. (See How John Calvin Made me a Catholic.) And today, I realize that I am not the first one to note these incongruities in the Reformed tradition. There is, in fact, a vast literature playing off Calvin against his heirs, or alternately defending them against the charge of innovation.2 Within the Reformed world, there is ongoing disagreement over the extent and implications of these tensions.3 What few historians dispute, however, is that modern evangelicalism breathes a different air from traditional Calvinism.4 Mark Noll’s assessment of the emerging evangelicalism of the 19th century is not far off the mark... Read more here...

Church Welcomes Thousands of New Catholics at Easter

"Thousands of new Catholics were baptized and thousands more Christians were received into full communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil last weekend.

"Young and old, single and married, immigrants and native-born Americans, all came together as the newest members of the Church for the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ..." Read more here...

NEW RECORD

921 new Catholics were baptized and 668 already baptized Christians received into full communion into the Catholic Church during the Annual Easter Vigil, April 7, 2012, throughout Orange County.

The Easter Vigil Rite consists of four elements: The Service of Light, the Liturgy of the Word, Christian Initiation and Renewal of Baptismal Vows, and the Holy Eucharist... Read more here...

Thousands join Catholic Church on Easter

Thousands of new Catholics were baptized and thousands more Christians were received into full communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil last weekend.

Jeanette DeMelo, communications director for the Archdiocese of Denver, reflected on the vigil Mass’ beginnings in darkness and the symbolism of its transformation into full light.

“Christ our light comes and breaks through the darkness that we experience in suffering and in death and in sin,” she told CNA April 9. “I think that also happens for each of those people who are coming into full communion with the Church. There is that experience of the light of Christ.”

Young and old, single and married, immigrants and native-born Americans, all came together as the newest members of the Church for the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ... Read more here...

So join now the CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST. Here are some few practical Steps on How to Convert to the Catholic Church

WARNING:

• There are many common misconceptions about the Church which may cause you to look away without giving them a closer look. Find a well-versed Catholic friend, and he or she will probably be able to give you an answer. Alternatively, websites such as Catholic Answers have articles and forums for your questions.

• Until you are a member of the Catholic Church, you are not allowed to receive the Eucharist. It is unlikely that any action will be taken against you, but the Church asks you to respect its traditions. Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the actual body and blood of Christ, no longer bread and wine. Remember that Paul says that, "Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord." (1 Corinthians 11:27,29).

• Instead of receiving The Eucharist, those who have not received their First Communion may go in the line where people are receiving the Eucharist but when they reach the altar cross their arms in front of their chest with their palms against their shoulders. This indicates to the priest that you wish to receive a blessing instead. (Non-priests are not empowered to confer a blessing at communion; in this case, if you are ineligible for Holy Communion you should just stay seated. No one minds and you won't cause confusion.)

• The Catholic Church is an establishment that has spanned millenia, it bears a large amount of rite and tradition. If you are not absolutely certain that you want to be a part of this, hold off on the final steps until you truly believe. There are several excellent books on the market regarding other people's conversion journeys. Purchasing and reading these will be quite helpful.

• Above all, do not convert for someone else. Only convert if it is truly what you believe.

Come HOME to ROME and be BLEST!

In England and Wales: The CHURCH converts 2012

Contrary to what the Iglesia ni Cristo (a cult founded by Felix Manalo in the Philippines in 1914) circulated unfounded rumors among themselves, the Catholic Church-- which is the TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST  according to their official magazine called PASUGO April 1966, p. 46, received many new converts to the Church during this Easter 2012. 

Over 3,500 adults received into the Church in England and Wales

Photo Source: Catholic Herald UK

UK, Catholic Herald UK - More than 3,500 adults were received into the Catholic Church in England and Wales last week.

They included 1,397 catechumens, who had prepared to be baptised, and 1,843 candidates, who had already baptised in another Christian tradition.

The largest numbers were in the dioceses of Westminster (734), Southwark (481), Brentwood (333), Birmingham (255) and Portsmouth (206). The total of 3,695 also included those who had joined the ordinariate. Easter is the traditional time for reception of new members of the Church through the Rite of the Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), the liturgical and catechetical process for adults joining the Church.

Bishop Kieran Conry of Arundel and Brighton, chairman of the Department for Evangelisation and Catechesis of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, said many of those who went through the RCIA said they first became interested in the Catholic Church through a family member or friend.

Bakit maraming umaangking sila'y mga "Iglesia ni Cristo"? Bagamat may nag-iisang Iglesiang kay Cristo!

St. Mary's Catholic Church - Dubai, UAE (Source: MSNBC.com)

Nakadalo na ba kayo sa "pamamahayag" (daw) ng Iglesia ni Cristo 1914?

May mga napansin ba kayong kahina-hinala? Naging mapagmasid ba kayo sa inyong mga nakita at inyong mga narinig? Kung naging mapagmasid kayo at nakinig ng maayos marami kayong mapupulot na mga maling aral.

Kung sakaling nakadalo nga kayo ngunit dumating kayo roon na paramg mga "empty CDs" o walang sapat na kaalaman sa pananampalatayang Katoliko (o tabula rasa) sigurado ko, kahit virus or malwares pa 'yan, tatanggapin niyo ng inyong mga "CDs".

Ngunit kung may laman na kayo at may ANTI-VIRUS na kayo sugurado ko, rejected agad ang mga nagpapanggap na mga friendly files pero may nakatago palang mga tojans and worms sa loob nito.

Ganyan ang aral ng INC 1914.  Kunyari banayad pero sa loob nito ay may lasong nakamamatay ng kaluluwa.  Ganyan na ganyan mangaral ang mga bayarang ministro ng INC ni Manalo.

Gagawin lahat upang MAKADAYA ng marami. Para silang mga virus ng computer. Mag-i-inject sila ng mga aral na alam nilang bago sa inyong pandinig at gagamitin nila ang banal na kasulatan PARA MANDAYA.

Gagamitin nila ang inyong "walang-kaalaman" sa pananampalatayang Katoliko at sisirain nito ang inyong pananampalataya.  Itatanim sa inyo ang matinding GALIT at PAGKAMUHI sa Iglesia Katolika at sa mga katoliko.  Sisirain nila ang inyong mga kaluluwa katulad ng pagkasira ng kaluluwa ng nagpanggap daw na Sugo at umangkin ng mga katanginang tanging kay Cristo lamang. 

Kaya't sila'y mga mandaraya ng PANANAMPALATAYA. Sumisira sa ating mga kaligtasan.

Bakit ko sinabing MANDARAYA sila?

Sapagkat sinasabi nilang ang "Iglesia ni Cristo" raw na tatag ni Felix Manalo ang tunay.

At sinasabi pa nila na si Felix Manalo raw ay tinawag ng "Dios" upang maging "sugo sa mga huling araw."  Saan at kailan siya "tinawag" ng Dios? Narinig ba niya ang "Dios" na tumawag sa kanya? O may naging saksi ba sa kanyang "pagtawag"?

At lalong isang malaking pandraya ang sasabihin nilang si Felix Manalo raw ang "BAGONG PASTOL" na sinasabi sa Juan 10:16:

"I have other sheep* that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd."

Para sa Iglesia ni Cristo 1914, ang PASTOL na tinutukoy rito ay si FELIX MANALO at HINDI si HESU-KRISTO!

PASUGO Mayo 1961, p. 22:

“Papaano magiging kawan o Iglesia ni Cristo itong mga tupa ni Jesus na nagmumula sa Pilipinas, hindi naman naparito si Cristo noong 1914? Ang sabi ni Jesus, Juan 10:16, 'magkakaroon sila ng isang Pastor'. Sino itong isang Pastor ng Iglesia na lilitaw sa Pilipinas? Ang pinagsabihan ng Dios: 'Huwag kang matakot, sapagkat ako'y sumasaiyo: (Isaias 43:5).


“Sino itong pastor ng Iglesiang lilitaw sa Pilipinas? Ito ang huling tinatawag o sugo na kasama ng Dios. Ito ang Kapatid na Felix Manalo. Noong sabihin ni Cristo na siya'y mayroon pang ibang mga tupa na wala sa kulungan at sila'y gagawing isang kawan at magkakaroon ng isang pastor, noon pa'y mayroon na siyang karapatan."

Ngunit sa isang banda, sinasabi rin ng aklat na NILIMBAG ng INC na HINDI raw si FYM ang tinutukoy sa Juan 10:16, KUNDI si HESUS!

SULO sa pahina 58, ay ganito ang mababasa natin:

“Itinuturo din ng Iglesia Katolika na ang Papa ang siyang "Kataas-taasang Pastor". (Question 169). Ito ay salungat din sa turo ni Jesus at ng mga Apostol, sapagkat sinabi ni Cristo: "Ako ang tanging Pastor" (Juan 10:16)".

Ang JUAN 10:16, sino ang tinutukoy na PASTOL:  si CRISTO ba o si FELIX MANALO?!!

Ang gulo nila!!! Mandaraya nga sila!

Ang sabi ni HESUS sa (Mateo 24:4-5)

"Jesus said to them in reply, “See that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.

"Many will come in my name" sabi ni Cristo. Ibig sabihin, PAGKATAPOS niyang itatag ang kanyang Iglesia, "many will come" at isa na roon ang INC ni Manalo na dumating nga upang MANLINLANG ng tao!

Muli sa Mateo 24:10-11:

"False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if that were possible, even the elect."

At sila'y magpapanggap na mga "SINUGO" pero babala ng Biblia, sila'y mga paimbabaw at HINDI sila SINUGO. Sa madaling sabi-- PEKE.

At anong palatandaan na sila nga'y mga MANDARAYA? Hindi lang daw IISA ang MADARAYA nila kundi MARAMI.

Sa kasalukuyan may mahigit 3-10 milyon na raw po silang mga NADAYA. Ganyan na po karami ang mga NAGPADAYA sa MANDARAYA!

Narito ang mga Listahan ng mga MANDARAYA sa pagtuturo ng mga labag sa Iglesia.

Sa kaso ni Felix Manalo na nagtatag ng INK at pinalitan ng INC, ang kanyang excommunication ay tinatawag na Latae Sententiae o mas kilala sa tawag na "automatic" excommunication!

Kung paano si Arius na nagtuturong si Cristo ay TAO LAMANG, ang lahat ng mga taga-sunod nito hanggang sa kaapu-apuhan ng Iglesia ni Manalo na NANGOPYA ng Arianism ay SINUMPA na ng Santa Iglesia mahigit isang libong taon na po ang nakalilipas.

Ang sabi ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga taga-Galacia 1:18:

"But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach [to you] a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be accursed!"

Kahit na isang "ANGHEL" daw ang mangaral sa inyo ng KAKAIBA sa mga ITINURO ng mga APOSTOLES, mangyari raw na ITAKWIL siya!

Bakit kaya sa tingin niyo na sinasabi kong "MANDARAYA" sila?

Una, sapagkat ang tunay na Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo ay si CRISTO MISMO ang nagtatag! Hindi tao!

Ayon sa opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristo, PASUGO Nobyembre 1940, p. 23

“Iisa lamang ang tanging makapagtatayo ng Iglesiang magiging dapat sa Dios. Kung sino-- ang ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo lamang! Sino mang tao-- maging marunong o mangmang, maging dakila o hamak-- ay walang karapatang magtayo ng Iglesia"

Kung IISA lamang ang TANGING MAKAPAGTAYO ng IGLESIA-- at ito'y ang ating PANGINOONG HESUKRISTO LAMANG, anong karapatan ngayon ni Felix Manalo upang MAGTATAG ng kanyang Iglesia?

Pangalawa, sapagkat ang tunay na Iglesia itinayo ni Cristo ay sa JERUSALEM itinatag at hindi sa Punta, Santa Ana, Manila sa Pilipinas!

Ayon sa opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristo, PASUGO Mayo 1954, p. 9:

“Alin ang tunay na Iglesia? Ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo sa Jerusalem."

Samakatuwid, ang Iglesiang itinatag sa Punta, Manila ay hindi kay Cristo!

Kung hindi kay Cristo ang Iglesiang tatag sa Pilipinas, eh kanino ito?

Heto nga rin ang sinabi ng opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristo, PASUGO Agosto-Setyembre 1964, p. 5

“Kailan napatala sa Pamahalaan o narehistro ang INK sa Pilipinas? Noong Hulyo 27, 1914. Tunay nga na sinasabi sa rehistro na si Kapatid na F. Manalo ang nagtatag ng INK."

Hayon! Kay Felix Manalo pala ang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Pilipinas ayon sa sinasaad ng kanilang rehistro!!!

At ano ang katayuan ngayon ng Iglesia ni Cristo na tatag ni Felix Manalo sa Pilipinas?

Heto ang opisyal na pahayag ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa usaping ganyan: PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 7:

“Ang tunay na INK ay iisa lamang. Ito ang Iglesiyang itinayo ni Cristo. Kung mayroon mang nagsisibangon ngayong mga Iglesia at sasabihing sila man ay Iglesia ni Cristo rin, ang mga ito ay hindi tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo kundi huwad lamang."

Opo! Ang sabi po ng opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristo: HUWAD po SILA!

Kaya't suma-total, MANDARAYA po ang isang PEKENG Iglesiang sabihin nilang "Sila ang tunay" daw at ang Iglesia Katolika raw ang peke?

Heto ang sinasabi ng opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristo: PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46: “Ang Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo."

Aba'y sa PAUMPISA pa lang pala ay IGLESIA KATOLIKA na ang TUNAY na Iglesiang kay Cristo!!!

At kung sasabihin nilang "NATALIKOD na GANAP" ang Iglesiang tatag ni Cristo ayon sa opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristo: PASUGO Enero 1964, p. 2:

“Sa isang paksang mababasa sa nakaraang labas nitong Pasugo (Disyembre) ay ipinaliwanag kung saan naroon ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo noong unang siglo as Jerusalem. Ito ay natalikod. Nalipol na lahat."

Eh HINDI po ito maaari. Sapagkat ang sabi ng opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristo:

PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 5:

"Ano ang katangian ng maging Tupa ni Cristo? Sa Juan 10:28 ay ganito ang sabi: 'At sila'y binigyan ko ng walang hanggang buhay, at kailanma'y hindi sila malilipol, at hindi aagawin ng sinuman sa aking kamay'. Isang dakilang kapalaran ang maging Tupa o Tauhan ni Cristo sapagkat sila'y binibigyan niya ng walang hanggang buhay at hindi sila malilipol kailan man."

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."

OPO!

HINDI raw po malilipol "KAILAN MAN"!

Sapagkat "binigyan sila ng walang-hanggang buhay"!

Ano ngayon ang dapat gawin ng mga KAANIB ng INC ni Manalo?

Aba'y dapat daw silang "MANATILING MATIBAY" sa mga aral ng Iglesia Katolika sapagkat ito raw po ang GINAWA ng "UNANG IGLESIA"--

At alin ang UNANG IGLESIA na tinutukoy nila?

PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46:

“Ang Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo."

IILAN BA ANG TUNAY NA IGLESIA NI CRISTO at ILAN BA ANG MGA NAGPAPANGGAP?!

Ito ang isa sa mga HIMUTOK nila sa mga Katoliko.

Kung tunay raw ang Iglesia Katolika, bakit wala raw itong pangalan sa Biblia?

Tama! wala ka namang mababasang "Iglesia Katolika" sa English versions or Tagalog or Visaya, or Ilocano versions!

At lalong wala ito sa French, or German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese etc. etc versions ng Biblia!!!

Ito'y mababasa lamang sa GREEK VERSION nito. At dapat ka talagang nakakabasa at nakakaunawa ng salitang Griego!

Ganon din sa "Iglesia ni Cristo"!

Sa TAGALOG version lamang po ito masusumpungan at ito'y nasa sa Roma 16:16 (Basahin ang Alin ang Iglesiang binabati ng "lahat ng mga iglesia ni Cristo: Iglesia sa Roma o Iglesia sa Pilipinas?

At bago man magsaya ang mga kaanib ng INC ni Manalo, suriin naman nila kung ILAN ang mga samahan na GUMAGAMIT din ng Roma 16:16 sa iba't ibang wika?

Sa Estados Unidos na lamang may mga nakita akong mahigit sa 50+ na mga samahan na gumagamit ng "Church of Christ" (Iglesia ni Cristo in Tagalog) at lahat sila ay inaangkin ang Romans 16:16:

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Royce City

Iglesia ni Cristo Internet Ministries

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Metropolis

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Signal Mountain

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Duluth

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Jacksonville

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Foristell

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Vegas

Iglesia ni Cristo, mga Kristiano

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Southside

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Warrenton

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Purcelville

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Rivermont

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Sunrise Acres

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Moab

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Pontiac

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Four Lakes

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Lincoln Fort Sam Houston

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Hartville

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Orangeval

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Petaluman

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Marion

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Forest Park

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Woodstock

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Maplewood

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Ramsey

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Rogers City

Iglesia ni Cristo ng West Perrine

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Creekwood

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Lewiston

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Cambridge

Iglesia ni Cristo ng South Strokes

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Westville

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Whitmore

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Cleveland

Iglesia ni Cristo Grapevine

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Sweden

Iglesia ni Cristo ng Tara

Iglesia ni Cristo Honduras

At ang Iglesia ni Cristo Hesus sa mga Huling Araw (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints o mas kilala sa tawag na MORMONS). Sila'y umaangkin din na GANAP na PAGTALIKOD ng Iglesiang tunay na kay Cristo!!

[At may mga ugong-ugong na nagsasabing 'COPY-CAT' daw ng Mormonism ang Iglesia ni Cristo]

Kaya't kung ikaw ay nagsasabing kaanib ka ng "Iglesia ni Cristo", hindi ba nila kaanib ang mga nagpapatawag din ng "Church of Christ" (o Iglesia ni Cristo in Tagalog) sa ibang bansa? (Iyon nga lamang ay sa wikang Ingles.)

Sa makatuwid, MARAMING mga NAGPAPANGGAP na mga "Iglesia ni Cristo" (or Church of Christ) sa buong mundo.

At ayon sa opisyal na magasin ng Iglesia ni Cristong tatag ni Felix Manalo noong 1914 sa bansang Pilipinas:

PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 7:

“Ang tunay na INK ay iisa lamang. Ito ang Iglesiyang itinayo ni Cristo. Kung mayroon mang nagsisibangon ngayong mga Iglesia at sasabihing sila man ay Iglesia ni Cristo rin, ang mga ito ay hindi tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo kundi huwad lamang."

Opo! Mga HUWAD lamang po silang lahat na NAGPAPANGGAP!

At dahil dito sa ating ipinakitang katotohanan, TANGING ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA lamang ang IISA.

Saan mang sulok sa BUONG MUNDO, ang Iglesia Katolika ay IISA.

IISA ang mga PAGBASA sa BIBLIA.

IISA ang TEMA sa Misa.

IISA ang kulay na ginagamit ng pari

IISA ang intension at panalangin sa maghapon

IISA ang pagdiriwang ng Banal na Misa

IISA ang panalangin ng Bayan

IISA ang tinuturing na IGLESIA

IISA ang pagbibinyag

IISA ang Dios sa banal na Santatlo

IISa ang kinikilalang kahalili ni San Pedro

IISA ang Panginoon (hindi dalawa ayon sa INC ni Manalo).

Ito man ay mapa-Arabic, English, French, German, Chinese, Japanes, Hungarian, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Sudanese, Ethopian, Afrikaans, Ghanaian, Tagalog, Ilocano, Bisaya, Kapampangan, Ilongo, Malayalam, Urdu, Indonesian, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Thailandese, Pigin (Papua New Guniea), Turkish, Iranian, Kurdish, Balkan, Swedesh, Danish, Swiss, Romanian, Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, Albanian, Kosovan, Kazakh, Nepalese, Punjab, Hindi, Konaini, Mandarin, Burmese, Bangladeshi, Korean, etc. etc...

At bukod sa lahat may KAISAHAN at PAGKAKAISA sa Iglesia Katolika sapagkat ito nga ang TUNAY na IGLESIANG itinatag ni CRISTO!

At bilang pangwakas, ang sabi ng kasaysayan ay:

Mula sa History of Christianity:

"As both its critics and its champions would probably agree, Roman Catholicism has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. There are more Roman Catholics in the world than there are believers of any other religious tradition--not merely more Roman Catholics than all other Christians combined, but more Roman Catholics than all Muslims or Buddhists or Hindus. The papacy is the oldest continuing absolute monarchy in the world. To millions the pope is the infallible interpreter of divine revelation and the Vicar of Christ..."

Ang sabi pa ng mga dalubhasa, ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA raw ay "OLDEST" and "CONSTINUOUSLY" active.

Ibig sabihin, HINDI NALIPOL! Bagkos PATULOY at AKTIBO, hindi namamatay!

Ang mga patotoong ito ay mula sa The Great Courses:

"The Catholic Church. It began as a small band of supporters following the teachings of an itinerant preacher in an outpost of the Roman Empire. From there, the church expanded both its size and its importance in the grand scheme of Western history.


Consider that the Catholic Church

• steered Western civilization through historical events such as the fall of the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages, the Crusades, and the Reformation;

• influenced the political ideas and actions of powerful leaders in a variety of European nations;

• made deep contributions to the Western philosophical tradition through the works of religious philosophers such as St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas;

• funded and inspired the creation of fantastic works of religious art and literature, such as northern Europe's Gothic cathedrals, Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, and Dante's Divine Comedy;

• and much more.

Today, the church is the oldest continuously active organization on Earth and one of the most influential institutions in the world—a force capable of moving armies, inspiring saints, and shaping the lives of a billion members. (emphasis mine)

Opo. Tanging ang Iglesia Katolika lamang po ang NAG-IISANG Iglesiang may pinakamatandang kasaysayan mula pa noong ito'y itinatag.

At patuloy at aktibo po itong gumagabay sa buong mundo, isa sa pinakamakapangyarihang institusyon sa buong mundo--

Halina't ating alamin ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa INK-1914 at ang mga ARAL at TURO ng NAG-IISA, BANAL, PANGKALAHATAN at APOSTOLIKONG IGLESIA ni CRISTO!!!

INC: They can never crush the Church which Christ built!

St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City (Source: Introduction to the Roman Catholic Church)

Can the INC of Felix Manalo CRUSH the Church which Christ have built?

Title: Simple WAY to CRUSH the term “CATHOLIC”

From Net54 Forum

If Catholic Religion was founded by Christ, why is it that there was no mention in of the term Catholic in the bible?

Catholics must have questioned themselves why Christ being the founder of true religion did NOT use or HAS NO IDEA with the term Catholic as part of the Official Name of the group which He started.

Findings:
Catholic therefore is neither from Christ nor from the Apostles.

Catholic Violations:
1. The All or None Rule, if is from God it must be purely from the bible and nothing mans own speculative teachings. The adding of the word Catholic to the official Name of the true religion and the subtraction of the most important Name which is "Christ".

2. There is no implication in the bible that after the death of Christ and the Apostles Church of Christ the Official name of the true religion be replaced by the Holy Catholic Apostolic ROMAN Church.

By the way, having less than 10% holy mass attendees even in a religious country like the Philippines is a clear fact HOW BROKE CATHOLICISM IS. Imagine how worse it is in North America, Europe, and even in Latin America.

Result:
Catholic Properties being sold and some of it were bought by the Iglesia Ni Cristo.

First of all, our Lord made an everlasting assurance that HIS CHURCH can NEVER be crushed. He promised that "the gates of hell shall not prevail." (Mt. 16:16-18), indeed HIS CHURCH is still resounding and stirring up nations and peoples in the 21st century to the Third Millennium!

This INC trying to fool himself is going against the will of Christ.

Kingdoms and empires tried crushing the CHURCH but now they are all in history. And the CATHOLIC CHURCH is still standing, vibrantly breathing for this CHURCH is CHRIST'S and not man's.

Do not allow yourselves to be TRICKED by these DECEIVERS of FAITH. Always remember, that the BIBLE is OUR BOOK! It is a CATHOLIC BOOK and not Manalo's.

In fact, the Iglesia ni Cristo DO NOT have Bible of their own. What a SHAME!  They RELIED heavily on our Bible and and Protestant versions of the Bible.

Wala silang sariling kanila! NAKIKIHIRAM lang!

And be assured that the CHURCH is the "pillar and bulwark of truth." (1 Tim 3:15).

If Catholic Religion was founded by Christ, why is it that there was no mention in of the term Catholic in the bible?

The word "CATHOLIC" is from two Greek words "kata" and "holos". Thus our English word "CATHOLIC" comes from those two Greek words.

That's what we call "ETYMOLOGY" or the origin of words. These words are there in the Greek translation!

[Read Online Etymology Dictionary]:

Using their own set standards, how could they believe in a BIBLE when the word "bible" is NOT even found in the Bible itself?

The same with the words "Felix Manalo", "Eraño Manalo", "Eduardo" and "Angelo"?

They might be surprised even the word "Pilipinas" is not even mentioned there? How bout "Diliman"? or "Quezon City"? Surely you will never find these words in the Bible. Not even the words "Iglesia ni Cristo" is found in any translation except in the TAGALOG!

For Manalo's INC, surely, they will agree with me.  They do believe even these words are not even mentioned in the Bible.

So why they are so much fretting out with the word "catholic" when most of what they hold dear to their faith are NOT even found in the Bible?

However before they rejoice in the words "Iglesia ni Cristo" read my earlier post Alin nga ba ang "binabati ng lahat ng mga Iglesia ni Cristo: Iglesia sa Pinas o Iglesia sa Roma?

Catholics must have questioned themselves why Christ being the founder of true religion did NOT use or HAS NO IDEA with the term Catholic as part of the Official Name of the group which He started.

INC members should ask themselves: Why Christ would specifically name a Church after himself when in fact there was ONLY ONE CHRIST which HE founded?

If HE is the ONLY one who has the SOLE AUTHORITY to build a CHURCH, it's futile and unncessary to name to him.  

That would be very "stupid" thing to do.  (Alam mo nang IKAW lang ang tanging makapagtayo eh ilalagay mo pa ang pangalan mo?)

Unless there were Christ II or Christ III or IV or V or LIV etc that the ORIGINAL CHRIST should put emphasis on "ME-church".

But there was ONLY ONE CHRIST and HE ALONE built this ONE CHURCH-- no more!And what is written in Romans 16:16 was never a command. It was implied that THERE EXIST a CHURCH which is CHRIST's!

Therefore, whether it is named as "Church of Christ" or "Church of God" or "Church of the Living God" or "Church of the Savior" etc, it will not change the FACT that this CHURCH in many names is the same ONE CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST which is now known as the ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH having 22 different RITES but belonging to ONE CHURCH-- the CATHOLIC CHURCH!

On the other hand, we should be thanking the INC's own Official Magazine because they too confirms that truth when it says:

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

And that there is ONLY ONE who CAN build a church, no one but Christ:

“Iisa lamang ang tanging makapagtatayo ng Iglesiang magiging dapat sa Dios. Kung sino? -- Ang ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo lamang! Sinumang tao-- maging marunong o mangmang-- ay walang karapatang magtayo..." (PASUGO Nobyembre 1940, p. 23).

And because they too know very well that THERE IS ONLY ONE CHURCH Jesus built, they also believed that all other churches claiming to be "churches of Christ" (iglesia ni Cristo)  are far from being true. Therefore they are but ARE FAKE churches:

“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!" (PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 7).

As a proof of that PERPETUAL EXISTENCE of the Catholic Church as the true "Church of Christ" (Pasugo April 1966 p. 46) the same official magazine confirms that they need to imitate this SAME CHURCH whose FAITH remain STEADFAST:

"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." (PASUGO Hunyo 1940, p. 27)

(Read more: Ang Katotohanan Tunkol sa INK-1914 written by J. Pinzon)

Findings:

Catholic therefore is neither from Christ nor from the Apostles.

On the contrary, here is what secular historical on the Catholic Church:

Wikipedia confirms the HISTORICITY of the Catholic Church as the CHURCH being identified in the Bible-- founded by Jesus Christ.

In the History of the Catholic Church it says that the Catholic Church was "founded by Jesus Christ at the Confession of Peter".

Online Britannica Encyclopedia: "The The Roman Catholic Church traces its history to Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Over the course of centuries it developed a highly sophisticated theology and an elaborate organizational structure headed by the papacy, the oldest continuing absolute monarchy in the world."

About.com: "The New Testament disciples of Jesus Christ provided the beginning origins of the Roman Catholic Church."

By the way, having less than 10% holy mass attendees even in a religious country like the Philippines is a clear fact HOW BROKE CATHOLICISM IS. Imagine how worse it is in North America, Europe, and even in Latin America.

Result:

Catholic Properties being sold and some of it were bought by the Iglesia Ni Cristo.

Once again let's EXPOSE these LIARS and DECEIVERS of FAITH!!!

Here's a thorough STATISTICS of Catholics found in every country.

In NORTH AMERICA: Out of 448,587,847 total population, there are about 173,212,640 Catholics (38.61% of the total population).

In EUROPE: Out of 750,072,510, there are about 283,916,457 Catholics, around 37.85% of the total population.

In SOUTH AMERICA (Latin): Out of 371,363,897, there are about 299,570,011 Catholics, around 80.66% of the total population.

In fact, out of 6,442,583,922 total population in the world, 17.18% of it are Catholics. Which means there are 1,181,368,942 Catholics in the world.

And how about the POPULATION of the INCorporated Church of Manalo?  Any number??!!!

The truth is: Manalo's INC paid ministers should DOUBLE-TIME doing their "Pamamahayag", because just for the past year, there are about 15,000,000 (15 million) new members added to the Catholic Church.

Yes you heard me right, 15 MILLION Catholics were added!!!!

So how many were new converts to the INC of Manalo? Any statistics?...

According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, members of the INC of Manalo makes up only 2.3% of the Total population of the whole Philippines. 

This might frustrate this WISHFUL INCorporated Church of Manalo member.  There is no way that the CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST would fall.

In one of my posts at "Ang Iglesia Katolika ay Tuluyan ng Bumagsak sa Kanluran" ayon sa kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo a certain INCorporated Church of Manalo member came up with another LIE.  Only to be caught off-handed ASKING MORE DONATIONS!!!!

With those arrogance that the INC is buying properties abroad (and even building it's Centennial Arena), it only proves one thing!

That the Iglesia ni Cristo founded by Feilx Manalo in 1914 is a BUSINESS INCorporated 1914 All Right Reserved Trademark-- disguising as a Church.

Therefore, this article IGLESIA NI CRISTO IN A NUTSHELL is just exposing that secrecy.  Thanks to this "libelous" article! (Read my earlier post: Why a multi-million church without an official website.)

So can Manalo's Iglesia ni Cristo crush the CHURCH Jesus built in Jerusalem?

Impossible!

Thanks to their Official Magazine: 

PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 5:

"Ano ang katangian ng maging Tupa ni Cristo? Sa Juan 10:28 ay ganito ang sabi: 'At sila'y binigyan ko ng walang hanggang buhay, at kailanma'y hindi sila malilipol, at hindi aagawin ng sinuman sa aking kamay'. Isang dakilang kapalaran ang maging Tupa o Tauhan ni Cristo sapagkat sila'y binibigyan niya ng walang hanggang buhay at hindi sila malilipol kailan man."

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."

Therefore, we encourage members of Manalo's Church to heed what their Official Pasugo is saying. They should hold STEADFAST to the FAITH of the FIRST CHURCH.

And what is this FIRST CHURCH?

Thanks to INC's official magazine PASUGO:

PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46:

"Ang Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo."

YES!

The CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST is no other than the CATHOLIC CHURCH!!!  And this CHURCH will never be crushed!!!!

PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 5:

"... hindi sila malilipol kailan man."

The Lord is Risen! Halleluiah!

Source: St. Thakla.org

HAPPY EASTER!

Behold! The Wood of the Cross! Let us adore HIM!

Monk's Hobbit: If the Catholic Church apostasized, then Christ is a liar and Felix Manalo is the true prophet

By Monk's Hobbit

"I am puzzled how INC can put together verses in the Bible to prove that Felix Manalo is the Last Messenger of God. The Last Messenger of God is not a unique teaching, because it was borrowed from the Muslims: Muhammad is the Last Messenger. If you claim that the latter days is 1914 because of the rumors of wars, the Muslims can also claim such a thing because they are the ones who started the wars, conquering the Christian lands around the Mediterranean Sea: Spain, North Africa, Eqypt, Syria, Asia Minor, and Constantinople. Muhammad also came from the East. He also teaches about the One True God, Allah. He also teaches that Jesus is just a man, a prophet. All the verses that you can use to prove that Felix Manalo was foretold in the Bible can equally apply to Muhammad.

"If you claim that the Last Messenger must be in the Philippines, such title can also apply to Gregorio Aglipay who founded the Independent Church of the Philippines founded in 1903. Like Manalo, he also rejected the Trinity. Like Manalo, he also hates the Catholic Church. Like Manalo, he is also a Freemason. All the verses that you can use to prove that Felix Manalo was foretold in the Bible can equally apply to Gregorio Aglipay.

But Christ already foretold these things:

“False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if that were possible, even the elect.25 Behold, I have told it to you beforehand.26 So if they say to you, ‘He is in the desert,’ do not go out there; if they say, ‘He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.*27k For just as lightning comes from the east and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” (Mt 24:24-28)"

- Originally taken from Monk's Hobbit by Quirino M. Sugon Jr March 10, 2012 at 11:43 pm

OK let's compare the True Church from the False church

As requested by members of Manalo's INCorporated 1914 All Rights Reserved Church, I would like to compare the TRUE CHURCH from the FAKE CHURCH so that they may find the truth they are asking.

Although the requester didn't specifically listed down how the comparison would be determined, I would like to assume that by this comparison table he may understand why the Catholic Church remains to be the TRUE CHURCH while the INC is MANALO'S own-- therefore FAKE!

Comparison Table between the One, Holy, Catholic Apostolic Church of Christ and the Iglesia ni Cristo founded by Felix Manalo in 1914
The CATHOLIC CHURCH	The IGLESIA NI CRISTO
Founded in 33 A.D.	Founded in 1914 A.D.
Founded by Jesus Christ	Founded by Felix Manalo
Not registered	Registered under the Philippine Goverment
2000+ years now	97 years
To the Third Millenium (3,000)	To centennial (100 years in 2014)
1.2 Billion members worldwide (Read Catholic by Country)	3-10 million Filipinos???
265 Popes	So far 3 Manalos and Angelo is expected to be the next.
Popes not affiliated to families/clans	Only the Manalo clan
Numerous HEROES called Saints who died for the sake of Christ and his Church	INC's ultimate and most perfect saints are FELIX MANALO, the founder, his son ERAÑO, now reigning EDUARDO and soon to be the next leader ANGELO MANALO!
Next Pope, only the Holy Spirit can choose	Next leader:  Angelo Manalo, son of Eduardo Manalo.
Kept the Bible for centuries	Kept different versions of the Bible which are Catholics and Protestants. Felix Manalo considers Catholic and Protestants as children of the darkness.
Have Catholic Bible Scholars	INC do not have scholars
Bible Versions: Latin Vulgate, Greek Version, Jerome Bible, New American Bible, Jerusalem Bible, Rheims-Dhouay Bible, Community Bible	INC relied heavily on Catholic and Protestant translations/versions.  They do not have their own Bible.
Source of Teaching: our own Bible and Apostolic Tradition	Catholic and Protestant Bibles
What other people say about the Catholic Church	What the INC says about the Catholic Church
An atheist businessman, Robert Wilson, gave $22.5 million (£13.5 million) to Catholic education in New York, arguing that, “without the Roman Catholic Church, there would be no western civilisation.”	PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46: “Ang Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo." [The Catholic Church which in the beginning was the Church of Christ.]
Catholic Contribution to the World (Source: Catholic Herald UK and Wikipedia)	Iglesia ni Cristo contribution to the world (None)
The Opus Maius (1267) of the Franciscan Roger Bacon (d 1292), written at the request of Pope Clement IV, largely initiated the tradition of optics in the Latin world. The first spectacles were invented in Italy around 1300, an application of lenses that developed later into telescopes and microscopes.	None
While many people think of Galileo (d 1642) being persecuted, they tend to forget the peculiar circumstances of these events, or the fact that he died in his bed and his daughter became a nun.	None
The Gregorian Calendar (1582), now used worldwide, is a fruit of work by Catholic astronomers, as is the development of astrophysics by the spectroscopy of Fr Angelo Secchi (d 1878).	None
Most remarkably, the most important theory of modern cosmology, the Big Bang, was invented by a Catholic priest, Fr Georges Lemaître (d 1966, a historical fact that is almost never mentioned by the BBC or in popular science books.	None
Catholic civilisation has made a remarkable contribution to the scientific investigation and mapping of the earth, producing great explorers such as Marco Polo (d 1324), Prince Henry the Navigator (d 1460), Bartolomeu Dias (d 1500), Christopher Columbus (d 1506) and Ferdinand Magellan (d 1521). Far from believing that the world was flat (a black legend invented in the 19th century), the Catholic world produced the first modern scientific map: Diogo Ribeiro’s Padrón Real (1527). Fr Nicolas Steno (d 1686) was the founder of stratigraphy, the interpretation of rock strata which is one of the principles of geology.	None
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (d 1829), a French Catholic, developed the first theory of evolution, including the notion of the transmutation of species and a genealogical tree. The Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel (d 1884, pictured) founded the science of genetics based on the meticulous study of the inherited characteristics of some 29,000 pea plants.	None
Catholicism regards philosophy as intrinsically good and was largely responsible for founding theology, the application of reason to what has been revealed supernaturally. Great Catholic philosophers include St Augustine (d 430), St Thomas Aquinas (d 1274), St Anselm (d 1109), Blessed Duns Scotus (d 1308), Suárez (d 1617) and Blaise Pascal (d 1662). Recent figures include St Edith Stein (d 1942, pictured), Elizabeth Anscombe (d 2001) and Alasdair MacIntyre. On the basis that God is a God of reason and love, Catholics have defended the irreducibility of the human person to matter, the principle that created beings can be genuine causes of their own actions, free will, the role of the virtues in happiness, objective good and evil, natural law and the principle of non-contradiction. These principles have had an incalculable influence on intellectual life and culture.	None
Catholic Contribution to Education	Iglesia ni Cristo's contribution to Education
Perhaps the greatest single contribution to education to emerge from Catholic civilisation was the development of the university system. Early Catholic universities include Bologna (1088); Paris (c 1150); Oxford (1167, pictured); Salerno (1173); Vicenza (1204); Cambridge (1209); Salamanca (1218-1219); Padua (1222); Naples (1224) and Vercelli (1228). By the middle of the 15th-century (more than 70 years before the Reformation), there were over 50 universities in Europe.	Copied that definition of "university." Only the New Era (named after Era-Ño, son of INC founder Felix Manalo) Universities in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines and in some other places in the Philippines.
Many of these universities, such as Oxford, still show signs of their Catholic foundation, such as quadrangles modelled on monastic cloisters, gothic architecture and numerous chapels. Starting from the sixth-century Catholic Europe also developed what were later called grammar schools and, in the 15th century, produced the movable type printing press system, with incalculable benefits for education. Today, it has been estimated that Church schools educate more than 50 million students worldwide.	Courses they offered in New Era University are also offered in many Catholic Universities. Except Philosophy and Theology.
Catholic Contribution in Arts and Architechture	None
Faith in the Incarnation, the Word made Flesh and the Sacrifice of the Mass have been the founding principles of extraordinary Catholic contributions to art and architecture. These contributions include: the great basilicas of ancient Rome; the work of Giotto (d 1337), who initiated a realism in painting the Franciscan Stations of the Cross, which helped to inspire three-dimensional art and drama; the invention of one-point linear perspective by Brunelleschi (d 1446) and the great works of the High Renaissance. The latter include the works of Blessed Fra Angelico (d 1455), today the patron saint of art, and the unrivalled work of Leonardo da Vinci (d 1519), Raphael (d 1520), Caravaggio (d 1610, pictured), Michelangelo (d 1564) and Bernini (d 1680). Many of the works of these artists, such as the Sistine Chapel ceiling, are considered among the greatest works of art of all time. Catholic civilisation also founded entire genres, such as Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, High Renaissance and Baroque architecture. The Cristo Redentor statue in Brazil and the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona show that the faith continues to be an inspiration for highly original art and architecture.	Copied gothic-styled temples from the Mormons.
Catholic Contribution to Law and Juresprudence	None
The reforms of Pope Gregory VII (d 1085, pictured) gave impetus to forming the laws of the Church and states of Europe. The subsequent application of philosophy to law, together with the great works of monks like the 12th-century Gratian, produced the first complete, systematic bodies of law, in which all parts are viewed as interacting to form a whole. This revolution also led to the founding of law schools, starting in Bologna (1088), from which the legal profession emerged, and concepts such as “corporate personality”, the legal basis of a wide range of bodies today such as universities, corporations and trust funds. Legal principles such as “good faith”, reciprocity of rights, equality before the law, international law, trial by jury, habeas corpus and the obligation to prove an offence beyond a reasonable doubt are all fruits of Catholic civilisation and jurisprudence.	None
The centrality of Greek and Latin to Catholicism has greatly facilitated popular literacy, since true alphabets are far easier to learn than the symbols of logographic languages, such as Chinese. Spread by Catholic missions and exploration, the Latin alphabet is now the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world. Catholics also developed the Armenian, Georgian and Cyrillic alphabets and standard scripts, such as Carolingian minuscule from the ninth to 12th centuries, and Gothic miniscule (from the 12th). Catholicism also provided the cultural framework for the Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), the Cantar de Mio Cid (“The Song of my Lord”) and La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland), vernacular works that greatly influenced the development of Italian, Spanish and French respectively. The Catholic Hymn of Cædmon in the seventh century is arguably the oldest extant text of Old English. Valentin Haüy (d 1822), brother of the Abbé Haüy (the priest who invented crystallography), founded the first school for the blind. The most famous student of this school, Louis Braille (d 1852), developed the worldwide system of writing for the blind that today bears his name.	Language they use mostly Tagalog and partly English.  It's own "little pope" speaks ONE language-- only Tagalog!
In MUSIC: Catholic civilisation virtually invented the western musical tradition, drawing on Jewish antecedents in early liturgical music. Monophonic Gregorian chant developed from the sixth century. Methods for recording chant led to the invention of musical notion (staff notation), of incalculable benefit for the recording of music, and the ut-re-mi (“do-re-mi”) mnemonic device of Guido of Arezzo (d 1003). From the 10th century cathedral schools developed polyphonic music, extended later to as many as 40 voices (Tallis, Spem in Alium) and even 60 voices (Striggio, Missa Sopra Ecco). Musical genres that largely or wholly originated with Catholic civilisation include the hymn, the oratorio and the opera. Haydn (d 1809), a devout Catholic, strongly shaped the development of the symphony and string quartet. Church patronage and liturgical forms shaped many works by Monteverdi (d 1643), Vivaldi (d 1741), Mozart (d 1791, pictured) and Beethoven (d 1827). The great Symphony No 8 of Mahler (d 1911) takes as its principal theme the ancient hymn of Pentecost, Veni creator spiritus.	No contribution. Having only world talent singer Charice Pempengco who converted to Catholicism together with her whole family.
On Women: Contrary to popular prejudice, extraordinary and influential women have been one of the hallmarks of Catholic civilisation. The faith has honoured many women saints, including recent Doctors of the Church, and nurtured great nuns, such as St Hilda (d 680, pictured) (after whom St Hilda’s College, Oxford, is named) and Blessed Hildegard von Bingen (d 1179), abbess and polymath. Pioneering Catholic women in political life include Empress Matilda (d 1167), Eleanor of Aquitaine (d 1204) and the first Queen of England, Mary Tudor (d 1558). Catholic civilisation also produced many of the first women scientists and professors: Trotula of Salerno in the 11th century, Dorotea Bucca (d 1436), who held a chair in medicine at the University of Bologna, Elena Lucrezia Piscopia (d 1684), the first woman to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree (1678) and Maria Agnesi (d 1799), the first woman to become professor of mathematics, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XIV as early as 1750.	None
List of Heroic Catholics who defended the Church and Jesus Christ	None
Life of John Paul II	Life of Felix Manalo
Vatican City - the smallest country in the world, recognized by the whole United Nations as an independent State, with the Pope as it's "President"	INC Central - a small portion lot in Diliman Quezon City, Philippines, with Eduardo's control only in that area
Vatican Flag recognized by the United Nations	INC flag, a symbol without explanation
Vatican City's Official Site	INC's Official Site

Comparison Table between the One, Holy, Catholic Apostolic Church of Christ and the Iglesia ni Cristo founded by Felix Manalo in 1914
CATHOLIC APOLOGISTS	INC ATTACKER and Conrad J. Obligacion's RESBAK.com from Tagalog street language which means "REVENGE"
Sources: Bible and Tradition	Source: Bible of Catholics and Protestants)
Official Catecshim of the Catholic Church translated in different major languages; made available in major bookstores worldwide; generously made available in the internet for everyone to investigate and study.	The INC PANDOKTRINA and Fundamental Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo by the late Eraño Manalo, which is only available in Wikipedia, hidden from public scrutiny and study, therefore it's unofficial.

The Iglesia ni Cristo known as "The Filipino Church"

"...a Filipino church, Iglesia Ni Cristo, bought the mostly abandoned town of Scenic, S.D., near the Badlands. The Rapid CityJournal reported the sale price was $700,000...." - USA Today

FACT is, Manalo's INC is purely "a Filipino (founded) Church" - a business trademark, no more than that.

CNA: Irish broadcaster faces penalties after falsely accusing priest of rape

With the prayers of the Church, the light of Christ is now illuminating the whole Church and exposing those institutions and individuals who are preying for Catholics priests of falsehood. Praise God! Fr. Kevin Reynolds finally found Truth to be on his side... of course with our prayers with him and for many priests who are facing the same ordeal. Pray for our priests. They need it more than we do.

Fr. Kevin Reynolds, falsely accused by RTE

Dublin, Ireland,(CNA/EWTN News).- Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ is likely to face charges of anti-Catholic bias following a soon-to-be-published report into why it falsely accused a priest of raping a minor and fathering a child.

“The report must ascertain what misjudgments were made that caused Fr. Kevin Reynolds to be so badly libeled and who made the key decisions?” Irish social commentator David Quinn of the Dublin-based Iona Institute told CNA April 2.

The independent inquiry was launched after RTÉ’s current affairs series “Prime Time” broadcast an episode titled “Mission to Prey” in May 2011. The program wrongly accused County Galway priest Father Kevin Reynolds of raping and impregnating a minor while working in Kenya as a missionary 30 years ago. It also falsely alleged that Fr. Reynolds secretly provided financial support for the baby over many years.

Prior to broadcast, Fr. Reynolds had volunteered to undergo a DNA test to prove his innocence but RTÉ refused. He was subsequently removed from his home and parish ministry. His innocence was later proven however by two separate and independent DNA tests.

Why there is a need for Catholic Defenders?

Because there are many man-made churches ATTACKING her!

"Cruz cited a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Iglesia Ni Cristo religious sect whose TV show had been given an X-rating by the censors’ board for attacking the teachings of the Catholic Church.

"Then Chief Justice Reynato Puno, who wrote the decision, said government censors were wrong when they tried to squelch the INC, adding that “it is not the task of the State to favor any religion by protecting it against an attack by another religion.” - Philippine Daily Inquirer

PALM SUNDAY: The Beginning of the Holy Week

Palm Sunday 2012: Holy Week begins around the world

May God bless all who celebrates the Holy Week with sincere repentance and faith.

Pakistani Christians attend a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Anthony's Church in Lahore, Pakistan. Roman Catholics flocked to churches Sunday to commemorate the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and, according to Gospel accounts, his veneration with palm branches. (Washington Post)