Why All the Iglesia ni Cristo® claims and what they know about the Catholic Church are deep in error!

Comments from Iglesia ni Cristo^® (INC) logo: Christian or Masonic symbol? by a Catholic revert from INC^® back to the Catholic Church.

Number of revert Catholics in the US (2012). Photo Credit: Nineteen Sixty Blog

When I went back to Catholicism after years of listening (INC was one of them) and going to other denominations Jesus gave me a special message during one of my deep meditations (in original tagalog) which I would like to share with everyone.

“Anak, huwag kang lumingon sa paligid, sa akin ka lang tumingin, makakaraos ka rin sa taglay mong hirap at liwanag ko anak sa iyo’y darating. Ang bigay ko sa iyo ay pagibig, sana anak sa puso mo ay itanim, pagingatang lubos ang bigay kong punla upang anak sa puso mo ito’y lumago. Tunay na tunay kitang mahal, o anak tanggapin iyong mga pasanin, manatiling tapat sa iyong mga hanggarin dahil anak sa itaas doon kita dadalhin, upang anak ang langit ay iyong marating.”

Right after receiving the message.. I grabbed a pen and paper and wrote them without thinking nor trying to remember how He said it…it flowed effortlessly and done in just few seconds without stopping even half a second. I share this message to anyone who is ready to receive this. I did not dare to translate into English for fear that I may translate it wrongly.

THE PROBLEM WITH INC is that they use their mind to rationalize every word they read in the bible instead of using their hearts and try to meditate the real spiritual meaning of the scriptures they read. If only they search and read the Bible in all entirety, their is a good chance they will be able to connect with verses that are related in meaning. The danger is when you translate the Bible into the Filipino Language there is always a chance that translations will be accorded to the capacity of whoever is doing the translation of the Holy Scriptures. The most complete and perhaps void of errors is the Catholic Bible as the scriptures written where taken from the original books carefully studied and transcribed by many holy persons (not by few) not in months or years but centuries to make sure there were no errors during transcription. The Catholic Bible is the result of many minds (holy and mystics) who gathered together to put together all books done in centuries not days or months and transcribed them into one Bible for all Christians and Gentiles. When the protestant wants to translate the bible according to their needs that was the beginning of the advent of many religions to come and they come and go. Most non-Catholic bible were the translations of only few people and done in shorter times. Felix Manalo did his own thorough studies and comparison of different bibles in 3 days only though may have developed the rest of INC’s bible as the sect grew and progress of the years. Catholic Bible has been reviewed and re-reviewed by many theologians and bible scholars for one purpose only to ensure that there are no errors, additions and omissions. In other non-catholic bible there are additions and omissions of books and scriptures. This is what the Book of Revelation has been warning everyone not the mere addition or omission of some words or verses as other verses can cover them but they are the omission of books. Like Islam, they have omitted several books and added some to the original books of scriptures from the Genesis thru Revelation. When I read King James Bible several times, I decided to just keep and use the complete original and error free Catholic Bible that was originally translated into English not in Tagalog as I am having an issue on they way the were translated which not all can fully grasp (too wordy).

Muslims in France riot over Veil

"Instead of protesting, why aren't they packing their bags and going back to their home countries? If you move some place new, expect to follow their laws or find another place more suitable to your beliefs. The tail does not wag the dog. If they feel compelled to wear some particular item of clothing; they can wear it in their own home or place of worship. As the old adage states, when in Rome, do as the Romans do." -Reader's Comments (Ian)

Photo credit: Islamization Watch

TRAPPES, France (AP) — About 250 people hurling projectiles clashed with police firing tear gas west of Paris, in apparent protest over enforcement of France's ban on Islamic face veils. Five people were injured and six detained in the violence, authorities said Saturday.

The interior minister urged calm and dialogue, insisting on both the need for public order and respect for France's Muslims. The incident in the town of Trappes on Friday night reflected sporadic tensions between police upholding France's strict policies of secularism and those who accuse authorities of discriminating against France's No. 2 religion.

A few garbage dumpsters in the area were torched and a bus shelter shattered in the Trappes unrest. Spent tear gas capsules lay on the road Saturday near the police station at the center of the violence.

A 14-year-old boy suffered a serious eye injury in the violence, from a projectile of unknown provenance, Prosecutor Vincent Lesclous told reporters. Four police officers were injured and six people were detained in the violence, said an official with the regional police administration.

Kuwait: The prince's mysterious conversion

And why didn't Prince Abdullah IV al-Sabah convert to the "true" church the Iglesia ni Cristo®?  His failure to convert to Manalo's Church is a failure of Eduardo Manalo. Because this new convert believes JESUS IS GOD!

From Vatican Insider by Marco Tosatti, Rome

In an audio file posted on a Christian satellite TV channel, prince Abdullah al-Sabah declared his faith in Jesus Christ. Muslims have attacked him saying “he isn’t a member of the royal family”

According to reports, a Kuwaiti royal prince has become a follower of Jesus Christ. In an audio file posted with his name, he affirms that if he is killed because of a recording he made where he talks about his conversion, he firmly believes that he will meet Jesus Christ face-to-face. The news comes from Middle Eastern sources which state that al-Haqiqa – a Christian satellite TV channel in Arabic that transmits Christian religious programmes – broadcast an audio file attributed to the Kuwaiti prince, identified as Abdullah al-Sabah. The al-Sabahs are the royal family of Kuwait, a country rich in oil. The name Abdullah (servant of God) frequently appears in the Emir’s family tree.

Attacks on Catholic faith by Iglesia ni Cristo®'s ‘Pandoktrina’

Photo borrowed from INC Exposed Facebook Page

[Article taken from Know the Catholic Truth Blog. All phrases such as "Iglesia ni Cristo" or "INC" will be marked with "®" and "™" indicating its Registered Trademark rights -- a  Corporation Sole founded by Felix Y. Manalo and registered it under the Philippine Registered Patents Trademark at Securities and Exchange Commissions.]

Just like hundreds of Catholics, Iglesia Ni Cristo® attracted me too, with its uniformity and discipline. Their missionary zeal and hospitality shown to visitors in their churches and locals are praiseworthy! Magnificent churches, which are constructed imitating Catholic Cathedrals of medieval gothic art, also capture our immediate attention. But we were shocked when the minister began to teach us their ‘Fundamental Doctrines’ from a secret but official book called ‘Pandoktrina’. There is a ‘litany of accusations’ in that book against the Catholic faith and their ministers are compelled to teach this to all new ‘converts’ as fundamental lessons and basic teachings of INC™! Filled with hatred against the Catholic Church, each and every lesson in the ‘Fundamental Doctrines’ exposes the fundamental character of that religion and the unethical hostility and poverty of spirituality of the one who created it! Even their ministers are ashamed to give its copy to others, as its arguments and criticisms against Catholics are substandard and mean which can be easily refuted and proven baseless. This book is widely used by ‘Iglesia Ni Cristo®’ as a guide to attack the Catholic faith and it gives all tricks and guidelines, how to make a Catholic, an anti-Catholic! (Ref.: Pandoktrina, Serie 1976-77)

Anointed by satanic anger, Pandoktrina bursts out: ‘The Catholic Church is not the true Church.’ ‘The Catholic Church is not from Christ, not of God’ (Lecsion 5, pg 9). ‘There is no salvation in the Catholic Church.’ ‘Convert Catholic people; Turn back from Catholic Church.’ ‘The devil’s lessons are there in the Catholic Church.’ ‘Priests of the Catholic Church are compared to false prophets who wear sheep-like clothing but they are ferocious wolves.’ ‘Take away all the pictures, images, and crosses (pg. 14). Don’t attend Mass, and don’t receive communion, etc…’ The creator of this poisonous work, gives the impression that more than immorality, drugs, prostitution and sin in this world, Catholic Church is the first enemy to be attacked! See, how crookedly Satan is using people to divert the attention from priorities to create his own kingdom!

The 12 lessons of this book, against the Holy Catholic Church, are used to confuse the indoctrinee, who sits in front of the minister, attracted by advertisements of salvation in the TV shows of INC™, thirsting to hear the word of God! To make him a victim of these falsehoods, the minister uses different Bible translations! There will be many ‘bibles’ in the table of a minister which are to be changed cunningly, one after another, to get favorable words and interpretations, just for defending the claims of this Pandoktrina! It creates an impression in the indoctrinee that the minister is quoting everything from the Bible! Thus ‘Pandoktrina’ becomes the master, and different bibles, its servants! To make things safe, some Catholic writer’s books will also be quoted out of context! (Those books are not given for further reading; if so, the indoctrinee will become a better Catholic!) When the minister becomes successful in injecting this ‘poison of hatred’ in the mind of the indoctrinee, he becomes worthy to be a member of INC™, and taken for baptism. The minister, who is successfully confusing more number of Catholics, gets the title with recognition: ‘The Most Fruitful Minister!’ Thousands of Filipino Catholics are already trapped in this deception!

Most of their converts are nominal Catholics, the rural poor, illiterate and gullible, who does not know much about their faith to defend it. (Ref.: Quo Vadis by Ignacio B.Camello, Imprimatur: Cardinal Sin, 1987, pg. 38)

The Bible warns: “…You are mistaken, not understanding the scriptures, or the power of God.” (Mat. 22:29)

The Journey Home - 2013- 07- 15 - Talat Storkirk - Former Muslim

What is wonderful with Conversion Stories of Catholics is that they never condemn or demonize their former religion but thank God for it. Because without their former religion they would never see the light in the Church of Christ.

Bulleted Facts About Felix Manalo, Founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo® (Registered Trademark)

Brief insight of Felix Manalo founder of the Iglesia Ni Cristo

Source: Monk's Hobbit

• baptized a Catholic – learned the fundamentals of the Roman Catholic faith.

• became a follower of the ”Colorum” spiriting sect in the Philippines

• joined the Methodist Episcopalian Church, attended their Seminary and became a pastor.

• began studying at the Presbyterian Bible School

• came upon the Christian Mission group (Church of Christ), studied at the Manila College of the Bible for four years. received the idea of restoring the New Testament Church.

• became a local evangelist in “Society for the propagation of the Gospel.

• left the Christian Mission group converting to Seventh Day Adventism where he began to think of starting his own church.

• Left Seventh Day Adventists, claimed to experience a call like the ancient prophets.

• Closed himself in with his Bible for three days and began his mission to start a new church.

• His study of religions and the Bible led him to conclusion that none of the existing churches then remained faithful with the biblical truth – that none of them is the true religion.

• Like many others before him he has fallen into the trap since none are perfect by his own judgment he is to restore the true church.

• In 1913 started his own group incorporated in 1914.

• Brother Felix wandered into different religions always examining, in the light of scriptural truth, their various doctrines and religious practices”

• In 1919 Manalo left the Philippines to learn more about religion to America, to study with Protestants, whom Iglesia later declare to be apostates. It is for this reason they do not disclose this information.

• In California enrolled in the Pacific School of Religion.

• Five years after being called by God to be his “last messenger???” he goes to the U.S. to learn from apostates? This does not make sense.

• What could God’s messenger learn from a group that, according to Iglesia, had departed from the true faith?

• Manalo did not believe himself to be God’s final messenger back in 1914. He didn’t use the last messenger doctrine until 1922.

• Another factor of his adopting the messenger doctrine is in response to a schism in the Iglesia movement. Manalo appears to have developed the messenger doctrine in an effort to maintain and re-assert his leadership in the church thereby keeping control.

• In the early days Manalo did not attack the deity of Christ.

• After 1930 began to deny his pre-existence, his being the beginning in purpose with God.

• Erano Manalo wrote a 64 page booklet attacking the Deity of Christ called Christ-God.

• Began systematic campaign of attacking the Church and her doctrines he held from the apostles.

• They attack by writing in their publications and public pronouncements, but when someone challenges their beliefs they are labeled as attackers of God’s (new) Church and considered unworthy to be noticed.

• They continue to have a strong hold on their members and have no intention of reforming to become orthodox.

Ref: http://www.letusreason.org/Iglesia2.htm you be the judge!

Muslims are not for Intergration. They are there to Conquer!

Founder of Hizb Al-Tahrir in Chicago: The Caliphate Is Coming, and Britain and America Can Go to Hell

[From JihadWatch also read here at Facing Islam]- Founder of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Chicago: "We demand a state ruled by the Koran...Let Britain, America, and the entire West go to hell, because the caliphate is coming"

We're constantly told that no Muslims, not one, in the West believe that Sharia and the caliphate should be extended to Western non-Muslims. We are ordered to believe this on pain of charges of "Islamophobia." Mohammed Malkawi must not have gotten the memo to keep mum about this sort of thing.

"Founder of Hizb Al-Tahrir in Chicago: The Caliphate Is Coming, and Britain and America Can Go to Hell," from MEMRI, June 21:

Following are excerpts from a speech delivered by Professor Mohammed Malkawi, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 21, 2013.

Professor Mohammed Malkawi: After Islam had reached the peak of glory and the Muslims were masters of the world, there came a time when the infidels conspired against the Muslims, who were in a deep slumber. Britain conspired against them, along with Arab and Turkish collaborators and traitors, and ended the Islamic Caliphate and its glory.

Ever since the Caliphate was destroyed, the world has lost an exemplar of justice, a model for humanity in its entirety. Since then, the world has been held hostage by wolves, who do not respect the honor of a man or a believer. Two world wars cost the lives of over 70 million people, yet they accuse us of terrorism. They killed over 70 million people, and dropped atomic bombs on Japan, yet they level accusations against us.

Who's becoming richer?

Members of the INC™ are so proud whenever the Manalo clan purchases another bankrupt church around the world or a new INC™ chapel is built somewhere but little they know they are being milked out of their hard-earned money and only one is GOING RICHER by a the million dollar-- the MANALO FAMILY.

Why I am saying that ONLY THE MANALOs are becoming RICHER? Here's it:

PASUGO Mayo 1952, p. 4

“Kung ang babalingan ng pag-uusapan ay ang nagtatag, dapat na siya ang may-ari ng itinatag, at sa kanya rin manggagaling ang mga aral at turo na ipinatutupad."

Here's what's stipulated in their SEC Registration:

And as Head of this organization, he will be responsible and will manage all properties of the said organization.

Regarding everything stated above, the undersigned requests the Office that the said organization be listed as a Corporation Sole and that he will pay all the required fee according to Article 154 of the Philippine Laws 1459.

Here's what the late ERAÑO MANALO said against those INC™ Ministers who wanted to replace the Manalos:

“Kayo ang maghahari sa iglesia? Hindi. TAMAAN KAYO NG KIDLAT AT KULOG bago mangyari iyan."

So here's a paid Minister ReadMeINC who was asking for MORE MONEY from INC™ members... read below, READMEINC said...

August 31, 2010

Mga kapatid, gusto ko lang sabihin na sana ay walang masumpungan sa ating matitisod dahil sa paghahandog o pag-aabuloy, mensahe ko ito sa mga aktibo kahit di aktibo sa Iglesia.

Bakit ko ito nasabi?

Ituloy ang pagbabasa rito...

According to INC in a Nutshell, and average yearly amount that a single INC member submits to Erano Manalo* to the Philippines is $3,681 (as of this INC in a Nutshell article was written)

Not much, right?

But translating that figure to peso (multiplied with the current exchange rate of 48.4 per US dollar), it would sore up to 178,160.40 pesos—a huge amount for an ordinary wage earner.

But this is just the estimated amount from a single member.

The breakdown?

Worship service offerings ($5.00x52x2)....$ 520.00

Local offerings ($10.00x40)............... 400.00

District offerings ($10.00x12)............ 120.00

Thanksgiving deposits ($25.00x49)........ 1,225.00

Supplemental Thanksgivings............... 500.00

Anniversary offerings.................... 700.00

God's Message offerings ($2.50x2x12)..... 60.00

EGM offerings ($3.00x52)................. 156.00

TOTAL $3,681.00

*Now it's Eduardo Manalo who heads his grandfather's sole corporation.

Ituloy ang pagbabasa rito...

After campaigning for Morsi's ouster, Egypt's Christians come under retaliation from Islamists

In this Sunday, July 7, 2013 photo, relatives of Christians killed near Luxor, Egypt, pray during their funeral after two days of violence that followed the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. Some Christians are paying the price for their activism against Morsi and his Islamist allies in a backlash over his ouster last week. Since then, there has been a string of attacks on Christians in provinces that are strongholds of hard-liners. In the Sinai Peninsula, where militant groups run rampant, militants gunned down a priest in a drive-by shooting as he walked in a public market. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Zayed)

CAIRO, AP News — With a mob of Muslim extremists on their tail, the Christian businessman and his nephew climbed up on the roof and ran for their lives, jumping from building to building in their southern Egyptian village. Finally they ran out of rooftops.

Forced back onto the street, they were overwhelmed by several dozen men. The attackers hacked them with axes and beat them with clubs and tree limbs, killing Emile Naseem, 41. The nephew survived with wounds to his shoulders and head and recounted the chase to The Associated Press.

The mob's rampage through the village of Nagaa Hassan, burning dozens of Christian houses and stabbing to death three other Christians as well, came two days after the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi from power. It was no coincidence the attackers focused on Naseem and his family: He was the village's most prominent campaigner calling for Morsi's removal.

Some Christians are paying the price for their activism against Morsi and his Islamist allies in a backlash over his ouster last week.

The Affirmation of the Iglesia ni Cristo® that their church was founded "less than a century" ago!

Mula sa website na "iglesianicristowebsite.com"

INC™ founded "less than a century" church.

PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 7:

“Ang tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo ay iisa lamang, ito ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo. Kung mayroon mang nagsisibangon ngayong mga Iglesia at sasabihing sila man ay INK rin ang mga ito ay hindi tunay kundi huwad lamang!" [The true Church of Christ is only one, this is the Church Christ built.  If there are churches nowadays which claim they too are INK (Iglesia ni Kristo), they are not real but are fakes.]

Connecting the dots helps us recognize very easily the real from the fake churches! Thanks iglesianicristowebsite.com and Pasugo Magazine.

Katotohanan Tungkol sa Iglesia ni Cristo®: Nagkataon lang ba?

The first INC™ church when it was founded in 1914

Location: SANTA ANA, Manila
(Si Santa Ana ay ang Ina ni Santa Maria)

Philippine Arena

Location: Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue and SANTA MARIA, BULACAN
(Si Santa Maria ay ang Ina ni Hesus na ayaw igalang ng mga kaanib ng INC™ ni Manalo)

 

INC™ Central Office

Location: DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY 
Ang pagtatalaga ng kanilang Central sa "ka-diliman" (darkness) ay nagkataon lamang kaya?

COURT OF APPEALS DECISION IN THE ROSITA TRILLANES CASE

Source of Article: Atty. Marwil Llasos, OP. Read also Did Felix Manalo Rape Rosita Trillanes?

God's Messenger in the Last Days: "Committed immoral acts with some women, members of his church"

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

COURT OF APPEALS

MANILA

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

-Versus -

ROSITA TRILLANES,

Accused -Appellant

No. 8180

April 21, 1942

D E C I S I O N¹

ENAGE, J.:

The accused-appellant was the object of the prosecution for the crime of libel based upon a letter subscribed, which is of the following tenor:

“Brother:

“Because of my love for the Church, and for your welfare, I wrote you to confess what really happened to me and those things that I witnessed and knew during my two years stay in the central. I am a maiden that became a member of the Church of Christ in Batangas. My parents and brothers hated and disowned me. In my belief that I will find protection I agreed that I be brought to our central office by brother Jacinto Torres. When I was already there I experienced the most bitter and painful in the life of a maiden like me when Manalo, whom I consider as a father, abused me. At first the courted me but when I refused to accede to his wishes he struck me and beat me which rendered me unconscious; and when I was already unconscious he raped me. There I suffered much because of the ill treatment, beating and threat that I received whenever I protested against his lewd designs.

“I also witnessed many who have been raped by Felix Manalo; others are maidens; others are wives of the members while the other one is the wife of the minister. Manalo himself told about the others who were his victims when he was persuading me to accede to his wishes. He told me about thirty women whim he took advantage. I could not reveal their names to cover their dishonor, but they frequently went to the central office. In my presence he attempted to violate a maiden who was then pregnant and who happen to live in the central office also at the special instance of Manalo. Probably the reason why Liloy resigned was because Manalo attempted to rape Amada. All those who have been his victims were afraid to speak because they were threatened that they will be killed if they speak, like he did with Basilia Santos of Paco who pointed Manalo as the father of her two children. This was current in Paco.

“Before Manalo went to America he brought me to the house of the Protacio’s in Pasay, but in less than a month he came to take me back , fearing that I told the Protacio’s all what he had done to me; when I refused to go with him he ill treated me and threatened me with a revolver and by means of force he compelled me to go with him. Later on the members of the Protacio Family were expelled from the Church an accused falsely.

“He spent all his monthly salary of p 1,300.00 for girls and for immoral purposes, while the poor workers of the church received only P5, P10, P15, P20 a month. Practically all your contributions which you offered to God went to him and which he spent for all his immoral acts. I told brother Doro all these things when Manalo was still in America.

“In view of these, could you tolerate that Manalo took advantage of the members and deceived the Church? Your wife and daughter are in danger of being victims of the lewd designs of that men whom you considered and recognized as the teacher of the words of God.

“I am confessing to you all these things, leaving to you the decision which you make if you really love the Church of God. To persuade a woman, whom he desired, whether she is a maiden or married one, he cited many wives of Solomon and he claimed that the man sent by God must be made happy and that to agree to consent to his wishes is a meritorious act in the eyes of God. Could your good sense admit this anomaly. It is up to you to decide.

“Your sister who had been unfortunate because of over-confidence.

“ROSITA”

Early Church Apostasy: Fact or Fiction?

(Women walk on a street with the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussokro, a Roman Catholic church, seen in the background in Yamoussokro February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon )

Article taken from XCrusaders Blog. So that we may be clearer all phrase such as the "Iglesia ni Cristo" or INC or anything that pertains to it will be with ® and ™ to indicate that this church is a REGISTERED TRADEMARK owned by Felix Manalo and his family:

Because INC™ believes that the Catholic Church is the former Church of Christ of the First Century, Iglesia ni Cristo® aka Church of Christ has denied any continuous historical connection with Christianity. According to Iglesia ni Cristo®, the world had been living in the darkness of apostasy from the gospel since then.

In 1914, Felix Manalo founded the INC™ claiming that he'd been chosen as God's "prophesied" last messenger that would restore the true Church on earth; the same Church that Christ built before his death.

INC™ teaches that the apostasy took hold in the days of the ancient apostles themselves. With the loss of the Gospel, the nations of the earth went into moral eclipse. This darkness still prevails except among those who have come to knowledge of the restored Gospel through membership within the INC™ organization.

Conrad J. Obligacion: Filthiest bonafide INC™ member trying to steal photos and identities and uses many aliases

Trying to add me in my facebook page, one of the FILTHIEST member of Manalo's Church - the Iglesia ni Cristo® - Known for his evil tactics, bad mouthing, naming names, stealing identities , concealing himself in many aliases and to revenge against those who criticize his gods - the INC™ and the Manalos - who owns Resbak.com (revenge) - CONRAD J. OBLIGACION - is still trying to infiltrate my Facebook account.

CONRADO J. OBLIGACION's Facebook Account

Please pray for this man for he does not know what he's doing. May he find the truth in the true fold -the CATHOLIC CHURCH Jesus Christ founded.

Pope Francis Greets Muslim for the Start of Ramadan

LUMEN FIDEI - First Encyclical of Pope Francis during his Pontificate

Here's a copy of the first Encyclical of His Holiness Pope Francis during his Pontificate.

ENCYCLICAL LETTER

LUMEN FIDEI

OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF

FRANCIS

TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS

CONSECRATED PERSONS

AND THE LAY FAITHFUL

ON FAITH

1. The light of Faith: this is how the Church’s tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus. In John’s Gospel, Christ says of himself: "I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness" (Jn 12:46). Saint Paul uses the same image: "God who said ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts" (2 Cor 4:6). The pagan world, which hungered for light, had seen the growth of the cult of the sun god, Sol Invictus, invoked each day at sunrise. Yet though the sun was born anew each morning, it was clearly incapable of casting its light on all of human existence. The sun does not illumine all reality; its rays cannot penetrate to the shadow of death, the place where men’s eyes are closed to its light. "No one — Saint Justin Martyr writes — has ever been ready to die for his faith in the sun".[1] Conscious of the immense horizon which their faith opened before them, Christians invoked Jesus as the true sun "whose rays bestow life".[2] To Martha, weeping for the death of her brother Lazarus, Jesus said: "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" (Jn 11:40). Those who believe, see; they see with a light that illumines their entire journey, for it comes from the risen Christ, the morning star which never sets. Continue Reading Here...

Dating kaanib ng INC™ ngayo'y lumipat sa tunay na Iglesiang kay Cristo

Ang Iglesia sa Roma na binabati ng lahat ng mga iglesia ni Cristo (Roma 16:16)

Mula sa forum na pinamagatang "Ako ay lumisan ng INC at Katoliko na ngayon , ating nakuha ang kwentong ito. Para sa kaalaman ng marami, may isang "iglesia" sa Pilipinas itinatag ng isang dating Katoliko at nagtayo ng sariling iglesia na pinangalanang "Iglesia ni Cristo®" rin ngunit ang "iglesiang" ito ay REHISTRADO at ang pangalang "Iglesia ni Cristo®" o mas kilala sa daglat na INC™ ay isang TRADEMARK lamang. Kaya't upang hindi malito ang mga nagbabasa, sadyang nilagyan ko ng mga ® at ™ ang mga katagang "INC" at "Iglesia ni Cristo" kung ito ay patungkol iglesiang tatag ni Felix Manalo noong 1914.  Ang Iglesia ni Cristong tatag ni Cristo ay mananatili sa pangalang IGLESIA NI CRISTO ng walang ® at ™.

Sa lahat ng mambabasa sa bawat panig ng Pilipinas at maging ng daigdig. Ako po ay dating kasapi ng Iglesia ni Cristo® na alam ko na po ngayon na hindi ang tunay na iglesia ito. Nabasa ko rin po ang Testimonyang ginawa ng dating Katoliko sa forum na ito. Ang masasabi ko lang po ay magresearch kayong mabuti.

Sa pinanggalingan ko hindi biro ang lumisan, talagang pahihirapan ka. Nagsasabi kasi silang hanggang kamatayan daw ang kanilang pananampalataya, hindi naman pala ganun ang sitwasyon dahil wala sa kanilang history ang tunay at handang mamatay sa pananampalataya. Puro pagkagalit at pagkayamot lang sa ibang relihiyon ang pangaral kasi nila at naghahanap ako ng tunay na aral. May mga katotohanan din naman kaming paniniwala dati kagaya ng si Cristo raw ay ang nagtatag ng Iglesia niya at ang muling pagkabuhay ng mga namatay.

Continue Reading...

Update: 23 houses belonging to Copts burned down

Remember the video I just uploaded yesterday-- the threat of a Muslim religious woman saying they (Muslims) will burn Christians? Now it's happening.

DPA

The situation has heated up in Naga Hassan village, west of Luxor, after the killing of a Muslim man and the injury of a Copt on Friday.

The number of houses belonging to Copts that have been burned is now 23. Police fired teargas bombs to stop the clashes.

Police are protecting dozens of Copts at the police station near the area where the clashes are taking place. Security has been enhanced around Dabe’iya church, for fear of an attack. The police and military troops have exerted a huge effort to end the clashes.

Egyptian Muslim Woman Threatens Christians after Morsi's Ouster.

OFFICIAL: Pope Francis approved the Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II to become Saints

Pope John XXIII(Time.com) and Pope John Paul II (Time.com)

VATICAN CITY (News.va) - Journalists in the Holy See Press Office busy getting to grips with Pope Francis’ first encyclical the Light of Faith, were somewhat surprised Friday lunchtime when Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. called them back for a second announcement: Pope Francis had approved the cause for canonization of two of his venerable and much loved predecessors Blessed John XXIII and Blessed Pope John Paul II.

Meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Cause of Saints, Friday morning, Pope Francis approved the promulgation of the decree and also convoked a special Consistory of the College of Cardinals to discuss the canonization of the Polish pope in depth.

Furthermore, he approved the favorable votes of the Ordinary Session of the Congregations Cardinals and Bishops regarding the raising to the altars of sainthood of Blessed John XXII.

This slightly unusual gesture was explained by Fr. Lombardi who told journalists that despite the absence of a second miracle it was the Pope’s will that the Sainthood of the great Pope of the Second Vatican Council be recognized.

Fr. Lombardi stated that a canonization without a second miracle is still valid, given that there is already the existing miracle that lead to the Roncalli Pope’s beatification. He also pointed to ongoing discussions among theologians and experts about whether it is necessary to have two distinct miracles for beatification and canonization. Certainly, he added the Pope has the power to dispense, in a Cause, with the second miracle.

However, there was no mention of dates. Neither for the Consistory nor for the Canonizations. Fr. Lombardi did not rule out that both celebrations could coincide, and he did express his belief that they would take place by the end of the year. Either way any date would be established during the Consistory.

MAJOR RELIGIONS originated from the MIDDLE EAST...

FAKE Religions (churches) came outside the Middle East!
In response to ReadMeINC's assertions against the Catholic Church!

Photo taken from Wikipedia - Vatican Relations

Here's a classical example of how members of the so-called Iglesia ni Cristo® like  ReadMeINC.blogspot brag about their church founded by Felix Manalo in 1914:

Itinatag ng ating Panginoong HesuKristo ang kaniyang Iglesia sa Jerusalem na nasa ASYA. Ang Iglesia noong unang siglo ay kalaunay natalikod.
(Jesus Christ established his Church in Jerusalem which is in ASIA. That Church from the first century eventually apostatized.)

Sa loob ng CHRISTIANITY, alin ang totoong Iglesiang itinayo ni Kristo?
(In CHRISTIANITY, which is the true Church Christ founded?)

Ang Roman Catholic Church ba na nagmula sa EUROPA?
(Is it the Roman Catholic Church which originated from EUROPE?)

Ang Protestantism kaya na nagmula kay Martin Luther na nagmula sa EUROPA DIN?
(Or Protestantism which came (sic) from Martin Luther which came also from EUROPE?)

Ang Iglesia ni Cristo kaya sa Pilipinas na naitayo sa pamamagitan ni Ka Felix Manalo base sa propesiya ng banal na kasulatan, na nagmula ASYA?
(Or the Iglesia ni Cristo which emerged fromt he Philippines through Ka Felix Manalo according the the prophesis in the holy scriptures, which came from ASIA?)

Kung ang Major Religions of the World, lalo na ang Christianity o ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Kristo sa Jerusalem ay nasa ASYA, saan kaya naroon ang TUNAY na Iglesiang itinayo ni Kristo? Sa Amerika, Sa Europa o sa ASYA?
(If Major Religions of the World, especially Christianity or the Church founded by Christ in Jerusalem which is in ASIA, where can we find the TRUE Church which Christ established? In America, in Europe or in ASIA?)

ANONG SA TINGIN NIYO?
(WHAT DO YOU THINK?)

Good that this member of the so-called Iglesia ni Cristo® helped us find very easily  the "ORIGINAL" Church of Christ amidst a throng of various claims by different founders and their churches opposing one another in the Protestant world - "40,000 competing different versions of Christianity" claiming ONLY THE BIBLE is their Sole Authority yet the same "Bible" divided them continuously!

Iglesia ni Cristo® and anti-Catholics, read: Jewish View on the Catholic Church

Members of the Iglesia ni Cristo® and other anti-Catholics, please read this message from a non-Christian non-Catholic:

Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland businessman – Jewish, not Catholic – is fighting mad about & concentrated effort by the media to denigrate the Catholic Church in this country.

I’m going to say things here today that many Catholics should have said 18 months ago. Maybe it’s easier for me to say because I am not Catholic, but I have had enough, more than enough, disgustingly enough.

During my entire life I’ve never seen a greater vindictive, more scurrilous, biased campaign against the Catholic Church as I have seen in the last 18 months, and the strangest thing is that it is in a country like the United States where there is supposed to be mutual respect and freedom for all religions.

Iglesia ni Cristo® and other Protestant churches are Religion of the Book

"...and that BOOK is a Catholic Book"- the Bible!

SYRIA - The Suffering Church is in Need of your help and prayers!

"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you.

Not as the world gives do I give it to you.

Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.”

John 14:27

Dear Friend,

“Peace be with you.” Simple, powerful words that every day fill our hearts with the comfort and joy of our Faith. Yet today, that joy and that comfort has been stolen from many of our Christian brothers and sisters in Syria.

Peace is gone for the Syrian family who used to live in the house shown in this photograph. It was a loving Christian home where a mother cooked for her05 Seite Syrien National 12-87 DSC_5493 family, watching over her children as they played outside. Where a father came home after work, grateful that no one had yet discovered his was a Christian family. And where children knew only the joys and innocence of childhood.

The home that once housed this family is now this burnt out building – the front door that protected these faithful blown off its hinges, and the furnishing within destroyed.

Hundreds of families like this Christian family have fled Homs, Syria. The last remaining Christians are taking shelter in an old monastery. Father Frans van der Lugt, S.J. faces a daunting task. He is trying to find solutions for the most urgent needs of 89 people who have come to his door. He has limited supplies of food and medicine and he asks us for help.

We will not turn him down! We also cannot ignore the plight of 200 families trying to survive in Al Qusair, a small town about 20 miles from Homs. The situation is desperate, families struggling to survive on little food and running out of medicine, living in temporary shelters. They are trapped, for if given the choice to go home, most no longer would. Their fear runs too deep. Home is not home anymore. And peace has vanished from their lives and their hearts.

Bishop Antoine Audo in Aleppo is very appreciative for our help and assistance – for your support and your gifts do not provide solely food and medicine. Your gifts as the Bishop puts it “…are helping us Christians in Syria to hold our heads up in dignity and to be aware that we are not alone, that our brothers and sisters understand us and love us with active charity.”

But where is the international aid? you may ask. While Muslim refugees are supported by Arab nations, the Church is the only hope for Christian refugees. Families are afraid to take advantage of international aid because these aid agencies must record and register aid recipients. Christians have learned the hard way, during civil wars in the Middle East, that extremists may rise and the refugees’ personal information, including their religion, could be obtained, leading to harassment, persecution, or worse….

Fr. Andrzej Halemba, our head of projects for Syria, is closely monitoring the situation of the refugees. “Syria’s Christians live in fear,” he said. “The tension is almost unbearable. They rely totally on the Church. That’s why it’s so important to distribute the aid through the structures of the Church.” Through the Church, our organization provides more than food, medicine and blankets; we are a pastoral charity. We care for the spiritual well-being of our refugee brothers and sisters.

I know I can count on your prayers. Let us pray and let us open our hearts and embrace our displaced brothers and sisters in Syria, so that, as Jesus said, their hearts are not “troubled or afraid.”

I also know I can count on your generous gift to support Father Frans, Bishop Audo or Father Andrzej in their efforts to reach out to these refugees. Thank you for your generosity.

Father Hugh and EFC

P.S. Let us pray to the Lord that we awaken to His presence amongst the refugees, that we create room within our hearts to recognize Him amongst the abandoned, the suffering -- those who have entered the world of uncertainty. Right now, our Christian brothers and sisters in Syria need our help.

We Belong to the Church of Christ!

“It is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church. The great Paul VI said: "Wanting to live with Jesus without the Church, following Jesus outside of the Church, loving Jesus without the Church is an absurd dichotomy." And the Mother Church that gives us Jesus gives us our identity that is not only a seal, it is a belonging. Identity means belonging. This belonging to the Church is beautiful.” -Papa Francesco

Christendom’s Greatest Catholic Cathedral to Become a Mosque

Hagia Sophia as it looked before the Muslim conquest in 1453

by Raymond Ibrahim (Facing Islam)

While unrest in Turkey continues to capture attention, more subtle and more telling events concerning the Islamification of Turkey — and not just at the hands of Prime Minister Erdogan but majorities of Turks — are quietly transpiring. These include the fact that Turkey’s Hagia Sophia museum is on its way to becoming a mosque.

Why does the fate of an old building matter?

Because Hagia Sophia — Greek for “Holy Wisdom” — was for some thousand years Christianity’s greatest cathedral. Built in 537 A.D. in Constantinople, the heart of the Christian empire, it was also a stalwart symbol of defiance against an ever encroaching Islam from the east.

After parrying centuries of jihadi thrusts, Constantinople was finally sacked by Ottoman Turks in 1453. Its crosses desecrated and icons defaced, Hagia Sophia — as well as thousands of other churches — was immediately converted into a mosque, the tall minarets of Islam surrounding it in triumph.

Iglesia ni Cristo's® Official Website: Empty without Sufficient Substance!

In my previous post "IGLESIA NI CRISTO: Why A Multi-Million Sect is Without a Website?" I've challenged members of the Iglesia ni Cristo® why its management were UNWILLING create an official website while earning millions of dollars from its members being milked by their ministers. And so finally, they've got one. Let's see what we can get from their official website at http://incmedia.org/incms/:

The IGLESIA NI CRISTO® Official Website

Inside the INC® official website, the contents are as follows:

• INC® International Edition (all videos)
• Face the Truth (all videos)
• Contact Us
• INC® Bible Classes Application
• INC® Giving (a charitable drive of the INC®)
• That's in the Bible (a deceptive campaign of its members using the Word of God against God-- all in videos)
• One-on-One (all videos)
•  Forever INC® Music Ministry of the INC® (all videos)
• INC® Giving Blog
• Live Video with GEM TV schedules
• Stories of Faith (all videos)
• INC® Review (all videos)
• Podcast
• Band Together (all  videos
• About the Iglesia ni Cristo® (which features "About Us", "Organization", "History", and "Core Values" 
• Christian Music Videos
• The Message (all videos)
• Executive News (all videos)
• Kinds INC®

Out of 19 different links, NO OFFICIAL TEACHINGS (such as the Catechism) is found in the webpage.  For serious "TRUTH SEEKERS" its official webpage is of NO HELP at all.

Iglesia ni Cristo® Ministro: "Lahat ho puro Tiwali" - ni Eraño Manalo

“Ano ang sulat sa akin ng isang kapatid? Baka gusto ninyong ipabasa ko sa inyo. Hanggang ngayon wala pa po akong nakikitang MATINO na manggagawa sa kasaysayan ng buhay ko, LAHAT ho puro TIWALI. Masakit na salita.”

“...Akin na iyan, pag hindi SUSUNTUKIN KITA! Iyan ang manggagawa natin ngayon. “MANLULUPIG! MANINIKIL NG KAPATID.”- Eraño Manalo, Second Executive Minister (Punong Ministro) of the Iglesia ni Cristo, son of its founder Felix Manalo (Listen here)

Catholic Church Vandalised in France: "Death to France, Long Live Islam, Long Live Bin Laden"

On Saturday morning a parishioner discovered the graffiti on the wall of the Saint John the Baptist church in Bourgoin-Jallieu. These were done with a marker on two pillars, and on a notice on a panel at the back of the church. The messages were signed GIA, which may be a reference to the armed Islamic group. [Armed Islamic Group of Algeria]. Story source: LeDauphine.com

Islamization of Europe is Imminent and Real!

Former Taliban Muslim Baptized at Mt Athos

Article from Facing Islam

Ahmed was born and raised in a village in Afghanistan in the middle of war. His childhood memories are dust, poverty, and compulsory Islamic education in the holy writings and war.

"I do not remember anymore who fought whom, however there was constant warfare."

For years he worked for the Taliban doing various things. He was a fanatical Muslim who belonged to so-called radical Islam. At some point he could no longer bear this sort of life - misery, poverty, violence, pain, and death which he saw everywhere.

At 23 he journeyed through the impassable mountains into Pakistan and then to Iran. His only "passport" was the common language of Farsi.

He worked for two years there "without documents" and eventually arrived at the coast of Asia Minor in Turkey, which for him was the gate to the paradise of the West.

One winter evening nine years ago, with an inflatable that children play with on the beaches, two oars and four to five bottles of water, he along with a friend jumped into the sea across from Lesvos, which seemed so close.

A FAKE CHURCH disguising as the true church-- the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) of Manalo!

ReadMe, a member of the Church of Manalo says this pertaining to the ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH of CHRIST:

From: http://readmeiglesianicristo.blogspot.com/2012/12/ang-iglesia-katolika-daw-ang-nag-iisang.html

"This False Church is present in all the 6 continents for the past 2 millennium composing of 1.1 BILLION people, 1/6 of World's total population, from different language, race, and cultures but UNITED under the leadership of the Successor of St. Peter the Apostle, the False Church of Rome."

"The False Church also is being recognized by all countries and has established diplomatic ties with major states and cities around the world. The leader of this False Church, the Pope is always welcomed with honor in every country he visits..."

"There are parishes of the False Church in any place in the World. In the Middle East, only the False Church is being recognized by Muslim Kingdoms..."

"The False Church has old church buildings which were built century years ago while the "True Church of Christ" has recent modern houses of worships built in uniformity. How is that?"

"The False Church names its structures and buildings to CHRISTIAN HEROES..."

Using my GOD-given thinking abilities, my question to README INC of Manalo member:

1. How could a "False Church" be present in 6 continents for the past 2 millennia and comprising of 1.2 billion people, 1/6 of the World's total population-- more than the population of Protestants combined?
2. How could a "False Church" be recognized by all countries in the world and how these countries allowed this "False Church" establish a diplomatic ties with them if the Catholic Church is a "False Church"?
3. How could this "False Church" so brave to establish parishes and friendship to other religions when they are a "False Church"?
4. How could a "False Church" have historical houses of worships?
5. Why would holy people chose to die for the sake of a "False Church"?
6. And why would God allow a "False Church" to PROSPER, GROW and INFLUENCE people to become HOLY and RIGHTEOUS?

In Defense of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Article taken from Catholicwvengeance

Dear, Life Magazine and editors of Life Magazine:

I recently bought and read your “Pope Francis” issue of Life Magazine, Volume 13. No. 8 March 29, 2013. It was full of beautiful photographs and packed with information that was fairly free of bias. I commend you for giving the historical facts about Catholicism being Christianity’s oldest branch, the excavation of St. Peter’s tomb and the myth of Pope Joan. However your gloss over the Crusades was one-sided, viewing them more as a campaign for material gain than a defensive maneuver to protect Christian pilgrims.

Your coverage of past popes and their lives was meaningful. It keenly followed the history of Catholicism up to the present day. Your connecting the dots from antiquity to this modern day was very engaging. Most people do not realize how old the Catholic Church is and that its roots lie in Biblical times, starting from the apostles. Thank you for showing us this!

Now I must share some criticism. On the section about Pope Benedict XVI, a flash of bias came out strongly. Your treatment of him was harsh, implying he was a cold figure of the “old church” with his outdated bans on birth-control and gay-marriage. Worst of all, you said he did nothing to stop child abuse.

We are Catholics! The CHURCH is there to guide us!

As true Catholics, we don't accept relativism. We have the teaching authority of the Church to guide us. The Lord Himself solemnly declares: “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bound on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Mt. 16:18-19). We believe the assurance of the Savior that He will never abandon His Church: “I will be with you always until the end of time” (Mt. 28:20). Thus, the Church cannot teach error because it has promise of the Lord that He will send the Spirit of Truth to guide it and to lead it into ALL the truth: “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you” (Jn. 14:26).

Unlike in Protestantism and Evangelicalism, there is no central teaching authority – everything is interpretation – hence, truth remains to be subjective and relative (and that is no truth at all). The Catholic Church, on the other hand, has a teaching authority as willed by its Divine Founder. Thus, when as doctrine is doubted or debated, the Church settles the issue once and for all. Truly, the Church is the “pillar and bulwark of the truth” (1 Tim. 3:15). When our leaders make a binding decision, we obey and submit them because it is written: “Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account” (Heb. 13:17). - by Jason Noel

Idolatry in the Iglesia ni Cristo!

"...the idolatry in INC is not in images or sculptures but to the ministers, especially to EVM..." -comment from a former INC member

"...historically, the Roman Catholic Church cannot trace its origin back in the first century” because i do not recognize the RCC to be the Church of Christ" - ReadMe Iglesia ni Cristo Member

ReadMe is a bonafide member of the church founded by Felix Manalo in 1914. It's name is purely in Tagalog as it was a REGISTERED PATENTED TRADEMARK, a sole corporation owned and managed by the MANALO CLAN. ReadMe's response is typically an "Iglesia" that is almost evident in most of its members joining in forums. It's PAID MINISTERS authority is hanging while their credibility as "bible experts" cannot even recognized since NONE of its paid ministers are considered as such. Let's be patient with ReadMe and other members and pray for them that they may finally find light in the TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST-- the ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH! -CD2000

This article was taken from The Splendor of the Church blog of Father Abe, my good friend.

ReadMe: Im just wondering why Catholic defenders CANT understand my point. frequently happens, like in the case of Catholicdefender2000. Was it my problem or there is a problem on how they understand things? Well never mind.

Sagot: I’m just wondering too why people like you are buying the idea that the church apostatized when, in fact, it is not supported in scripture. Anyways, don’t mind it because your problem is yours alone.

The Catholic Church is THE CHURCH!!!

The Catholic Church is THE CHURCH being described in the Holy Scripture.  It is THE CHURCH because it's the ONLY CHURCH Jesus Christ built - there is no other!

This ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH can be called in the following names:

The Church of God
The Church of the Living God
The Church of the Divine
The Church of Jesus Christ
The Church of Jesus
The Church of the Resurrected Christ
The Church of the Alpha and the Omega
The Church of the Redeemer
The Church of Christ
The Church of the Trinity
The Church of the Lord
The Church of the Logos
The Universal Church
The Apostolic Church
The Holy Church
THE CHURCH

Heads of States from all around the world, welcome the start of Pope Francis' Papacy

Nangyari kaya ito kay EDUARDO MANALO ng pekeng Iglesia ni Cristo?