Philippine Religious Sect Opens the Largerst Arena

News around the world about the Iglesia ni Cristo- branded as a RELIGIOUS SECT- not as the "true" Church of Christ as they claim. TRUTH prevails!

Times of India:

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino presided over the opening on Monday of what is billed as the world's largest indoor stadium, erected by a politically-influential religious sect.

The USD 175-million Philippine Arena, which can seat 55,000 people, was hailed as a showcase that will serve as a major venue for concerts and sports events as well as gatherings for its owners, the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) sect.

Yahoo!News:

"Philippine President Benigno Aquino presided over the opening on Monday of what is billed as the world's largest indoor stadium, erected by a politically-influential religious sect.

The $175-million Philippine Arena, which can seat 55,000 people, was hailed as a showcase that will serve as a major venue for concerts and sports events as well as gatherings for its owners, the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) sect.

"...The Christian sect also said the stadium will have a capacity about double that of other popular indoor arenas like New York's Madison Square Garden.

"...However the Singapore National Stadium, completed in June, also seats 55,000 people and has been hailed in the press as the world's largest domed structure.

"...The Iglesia ni Cristo sect wields considerable political influence in the Philippines as its members, believed to number about three million people, vote as a bloc for whoever their leaders endorse."

The Straight Times Asia:

MANILA (AFP) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino presided over the opening on Monday of what is billed as the world's largest indoor stadium, erected by a politically-influential religious sect.

The US$175-million (S$218.8 million) Philippine Arena, which can seat 55,000 people, was hailed as a showcase that will serve as a major venue for concerts and sports events as well as gatherings for its owners, the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) sect.

UCA News:

An increasingly influential Christian sect in the Philippines opened what it claimed to be “the largest theater in the world” on Monday. President Benigno Aquino led the inauguration ceremony at the Philippine Arena north of Manila, where Iglesias ni Cristo (Church of Christ) kicked off its centenary celebrations.

Veooz:

Manila, July 22 (TruthDive): Philippine President Benigno Aquino headed over the opening of what is touted as the world's largest indoor stadium on Monday. The $175-million Philippine Arena can seat 55,000 people and was welcomed as a display cabinet that will function as a main venue for sports events and concerts as well as gatherings for its owners, the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) sect. By considering the seating capacity of the arena alone, the Philippine Arena is double the size of the largest vaulted arenas in Europe and in the United States.

Business World:

"The $175-million Philippine Arena, which can seat 55,000 people, was hailed as a showcase that will serve as a major venue for concerts and sports events as well as gatherings for its owners, the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) sect.

"...The Christian sect also said the stadium will have a capacity about double that of other popular indoor arenas like New York’s Madison Square Garden."

The Philippine Arena built by a politically influential religious sect called the Iglesia ni Cristo founded by a self-proclaimed "Last Messenger of God", ex-Catholic, ex-Protestant pastor-- Felix Y. Manalo

The CATHOLIC CHURCH is the ONLY CHURCH of CHRIST and no other!

History points out to the Catholic Church as the only Church founded by Christ. Many churches tried to downplay this claim but they failed to provide any historical proof to debunk the claim.

The Catholic Church rightfully claims the title as the CHURCH OF CHRIST in the DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH:

This is the one Church of Christ which in the Creed is professed as one, holy, catholic and apostolic, (12*) which our Saviour, after His Resurrection, commissioned Peter to shepherd,(74) and him and the other apostles to extend and direct with authority,(75) which He erected for all ages as "the pillar and mainstay of the truth".(76) This Church constituted and organized in the world as a society, subsists in the Catholic Church, which is governed by the successor of Peter and by the Bishops in communion with him,(13*) although many elements of sanctification and of truth are found outside of its visible structure. These elements, as gifts belonging to the Church of Christ, are forces impelling toward catholic unity...

"Israel according to the flesh, which wandered as an exile in the desert, was already called the Church of God.(96) So likewise the new Israel which while living in this present age goes in search of a future and abiding city (97) is called the Church of Christ...

"Israel according to the flesh, which wandered as an exile in the desert, was already called the Church of God.(96) So likewise the new Israel which while living in this present age goes in search of a future and abiding city (97) is called the Church of Christ."

Among it's claimers as "Christ's Church" is the Iglesia ni Cristo founded by an apostate Felix Manalo according to what was prophesied in the Bible "some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils" (1 Tim 4:1) Also verses from 2 Peter 2:1-22.

In 2 John 1:7

 "I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist."

Felix Manalo DENIED JESUS as GOD coming in the FLESH. Such person is "THE DECEIVER AND THE ANTI-CHRIST"

Here is the confirmation from the Iglesia ni Cristo that the CATHOLIC CHURCH is the only valid CHURCH OF CHRIST that JESUS had FOUNDED!

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

PASUGO July August 1988 pp. 6.
“Even secular history shows a direct time link between the Catholic Church and the Apostles, leading to the conclusion that the true Church of Christ is the Catholic Church.”

Do we need any further proof? Please come back to the ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST!

ISLAM: The Most Intolerant Religion in the World today!

Today, Islam religion is perceived by non-Muslims as world's most intolerant religion. From Asia to Africa to Europe and the Americas, violence is often coming from their own members fighting for their religious "rights" to worship yet THEY CAN'T GIVE THE SAME RIGHTS to those non-Muslims living in the Middle East. And chases out non-Muslims when they get the upper hand or controls non-Muslims how they should behave or worship in their lands. Please remember these Iraqi Christians today in your prayers! -CD2000

An Iraqi Christian prays at the Saint George church on July 1 in Erbil (Photo Source: CNN)

Christian World News - Christians in Mosul, Iraq, have been told that they must leave, convert to Islam or accept dhimmitude, or die.

A communique from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) gave Christians a deadline of June 19, saying that if they do not leave or accept Islamic rule, "their destiny is the sword." The Aleteia web site, citing local sources, said that this message was being broadcast on loudspeakers by mosques in Mosul.

Bishop Saad Sirop, an auxiliary of the Chaldean Catholic patriarchate in Baghdad, told Aid to the Church in Need: "In the last hours, the jihadists of ISIL have forced the few remaining Christians in Iraq's second city to leave their homes."

Those who do leave the city have been stopped at checkpoints, where jihadists have confiscated some of their possessions and even their vehicles. In Mosul, homes belonging to Christians are being marked by jihadists, to be taken over and looted. ISIL has ordered that Christians may not be given food from relief shipments.

The orders were issued in a letter after Friday prayers [Al Jazeera]

Related News at CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera,

'666' at iba pang bintang ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo® laban sa Iglesia Katolika!

Isa na namang kaanib ng INC ni Manalo ang nagkakalat ng kasinungalingan upang manlinlang

by hinirang

hinirang • kaanib ng INC-1914

Kahit anung papakita mo sa pasugo di mo yan ma gegetz kasi kayo naka batay yan sa bibol dahil ang bibol ay hiwaga naka coding kaya wag mo ng ipakita yan whahaha.

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CD2000:

Nahirapan ako sa "bibol" na tinutukoy mo. "Bible" pala ang pakaibig mong sabihin.  

Samakatuwid baga'y galing sa "bibol" (Biblia) ang mga nakasulat sa inyong Pasugo? [Mula sa Munting Aklat na pinamagatang "Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa INK-1914"]

PASUGO Setyembre 1940, p. 1:

“Dapat malaman ng lahat, ayon sa Bagong Tipan, ang tunay na INK ay si Cristo ang nagtatag nito."

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"

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."

PASUGO Mayo 1954, p. 9:

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

PASUGO Enero 1964, p. 6:

“Sino ang tunay na nagtayo ng Iglesia ni Cristo na lumitaw sa Pilipinas noong 1914? Hindi ang kapatid na si Manalo kundi ang Dios at si Cristo."

PASUGO Mayo 1964, p. 15:

“Tinatanggap halos ng lahat na sa Dios at kay Cristo ang INK na itinayo ni Cristo sa Jerusalem noong unang siglo. Datapuwat ang INK sa huling araw na ito na lumitaw sa Pilipinas noong 1914 ay hindi nila kinikilalang sa Dios at kay Cristo. Ito ay nagpapanggap lamang na INK ngunit ang totoo raw ay Iglesia ni Manalo. Walang katotohanan ang kanilang palagay na ito sapagkat walang Iglesiang kanya si Kapatid na Manalo."

Tanong: Totoo ba o hindi na si Felix Manalo ang siyang nagtatag ng INK -1914?

Sagot: 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."

Tanong: Sino ang may-ari ng Iglesiang itinatag ni Ginoong Felix Manalo?

Sagot: 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."

Lalong lumilitaw na si Felix Manalo ang nagtatag at may-ari nitong tinagurian nilang INK na nairehistro sa Pilipinas noong Huly 27, 1914 at hindi sa Dios at kay Cristo kundi nagpapanggap lamang, baka sakali'y makalusot!

Tanong: Mayroon bang karapatan na magtayo ng Iglesia ang isang tao, na katulad ni Felix Manalong tao?

Sagot: PASUGO Nobyembre 1940, p. 23:

“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..."

Tanong: Ilan ba ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo, at saang dako ng daigdig niya itinayo?

Sagot: 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!"

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hinirang • kaanib ng INC-1914

Sinong 666? Hahahaha ang papa nyo tingnan mo ang kapote o tiara ng papa kitchop nyo may pangalan na vicarias felide may number na nakalagay doon kng makita mo yun bilong ka na sa 666 metalicang kulto edi natupad ang hula sa bibliya sa inyong papa kitchop del monte whahahaha..

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CD2000:

Ano naman ang katibayan mo't ang Santo Papa ay siyang "halimaw" o "666"?  Ito ba'y galing sa sarili niyong pagsusuri sa Iglesia ni Cristo-1914? O ito'y isa lamang sa maraming kinopya ni G. Felix Manalo noong siya'y nangangaral pa bilang isang Protestante?  Sa aking kaalaman, hindi orihinal si G. Felix Manalo sa ganitong bintang kundi ito'y kuha niya mula kay Ellen G. White, ang may-tatag ng The Seventh-day Adventist Protestant sect.

Ang isang katangian ni Satanas ay ang ILAPIT ang mga tao sa Dios.  Wala siyang kabutihan at wala siyang karunungan upang papurihan ang Anak ng Dios na si Jesu-Cristo.

Ngunit kung iyong matatandaan sa kasaysayan ng tao, si St. Pope John Paul II lamang ay papang minahal ng tao. Napatunayan ito sa kanyang libing na dinaluhan ng milyun-milyong katao sa Vatican at ilang mga Dignitaries ang dumalaw sa kanya bilang pagbibigay pugay sa pagbibigay niya ng KADAKILAAN sa DIOS bilang ALAGAD niya!

Ang nakakalungkot nito, isa lang kayo sa mga taong GALIT sa KABUTIHAN niya! Ito ba'y dala ng INGGIT dahil kinakasihan siya ng Dios na buhay at biniyayaan siya ng ibayong lakas upang maging saligan ng mga walang laban sa lipunan? Ano bang naging papel ng inyong relihiyon sa ikabubuti ng kasaysayan ng mundo?

At sa tono ng iyong pananalita "papa kitchop del monte whahahaha" bata ka pa para matutunan mo ang kabastusan! Marami ka pang matutunang mabubuting aral upang maligtas ang iyong kaluluwa at hindi ang magtanim ng galit sa iyong puso tulad ng itinanim ng mga bayarang Ministro ni Felix Manalo.

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hinirang • kaanib ng INC-1914

Hoy ang iglesia catholica ang nag pangalan nito ay c san ignacio ng antyokya sya din ang nag completo ng iglesia apostolica romana kaya kayo mga katoholiko na bilong kayo sa emperyo ng sundalo ng roma nag nagtatago lang sa relihiyon ninyong mga piki nyong faith na sumasamba sa larawan at rebulto yan ang kulto demonyo whahahaha..
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CD2000:
Hindi po si San Ignacio ng Antiochia ang nagpangalan ng Santa Katolika.  Ito po'y umiiral nang katawagan ng Iglesia at isinulat lamang niya sa kanyang mga mambabasa kung ano ang mga bagay at mga salitang katanggap-tanggap na noong panahon niya. Marahil, mas mainam kung mag-aral ka ng mabuti at pag-aralan mo ang kabutihan ng tao kaysa sa kasamaan.  Umpisahan mo rito sa "History of the Catholic Church".  Huwag kang matakot, hindi Katoliko ang nagsulat niyan.


At marahil ay balikan mo rin kung ano ang ORIHINAL na pananaw ng pamunuan ng INC-1914 tungkol sa Santa Iglesia Katolika! Nailathala ito offically sa inyong magasing Pasugo:

PASUGO, Abril 1966, p. 46:

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

PASUGO July August 1988 pp. 6.

“Even secular history shows a direct time link between the Catholic Church and the Apostles, leading to the conclusion that the true Church of Christ is the Catholic Church.”

MARAMING SALAMAT at sana ay BUMALIK ka na sa TUNAY na IGLESIA NI CRISTO-- ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA!

Catholics Persecuted: The Muslims told those at the church to “Go away” because “Turkey is Muslim.”

Islamic Terrorism and violence is slowly creeping and spilling within our societies. Catholics and other Christian communities elsewhere where Muslims dominate are the main target while major Media News are cowed by such violence! Thanks to JihadWatch for spreading this very important warning.-CD2000

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News)  – Members of a Catholic church in Istanbul fear an attack after Muslims verbally assaulted and threatened them during a baptismal service and destroyed church property in the last two months.

After two incidents at St. Stephanos Church, parishioners said they are waiting to see if hostilities will escalate into violence during what remains of Ramadan, when religious persecution has been known to increase in Muslim-majority areas. The annual Ramadan, an Islamic month of day-time fasting, ends in Turkey on July 28.

The two previous attacks have caused some members of an already small congregation to stop participating in services, at least temporarily. In May a group of young men under cover of darkness destroyed audio equipment, stole other items and set a fire in the building, and on June 15 Muslim intruders pushed their way into the baptismal service and yelled obscenities, with one brandishing a knife and threatening to stab a parishioner.

Though not inflicting physical injury, the attacks reopened psychological wounds in light of fatal attacks on Catholics and other Christians in Turkey. With anti-Christian hostilities growing in Turkey, one church member said more attacks are expected.

“It’s not the first, and it won’t be the last,” said the parishioner, who requested anonymity for security reasons.

In the incident during the baptismal service, congregation members said, eight Muslims came onto church grounds and screamed obscenities and anti-Christian epithets at those inside. Some members of the group went into the church building and, as they walked around, shouted at those in attendance.

The Muslims told those at the church to “Go away” because “Turkey is Muslim.”

Nahuling PANDARAYA ng mga INC® sa isang debate!

Why the Iglesia ni Cristo® believed their doctrines? Because FELIX MANALO said so...

Who FOUNDED the Iglesia ni Cristo^® in 1914?

It was FELIX MANALO!

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."

Why INC^® paid Ministers accused the Catholics as unbiblical in their teachings?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why Christ is not God?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why images are forbidden?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why the original Church of Christ completely apostatized?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why only ordained Ministers can underspend and interpret the Bible?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why Felix Manalo is the "last" messenger of God?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why men and women should sit separately in their temples?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why INC members should wear formal / semi-formal during worship?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why INC has to unite during elections?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why INC members blindly followed Manalo even he's already deceiving them?

Because FELIX MANALO said so.

Why they believed FELIX MANALO in all his teachings are binding and authoritative?

Because FELIX MANALO owns the Iglesia ni Cristo and they need to adhere to his precepts!

PASUGO Hulyo 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."

Yes, the IGLESIA NI CRISTO^® HATE the Pope but they elevated the Manalos to that honor of a little 'pope' with unquestionable authority!!!

HYPOCRITES!

Pamantayan ng Iglesia ni Cristo®

Kung WALA sa BIBLIA, ay DI na totoo!

Komento ng kaanib ng INC^® mula sa Facebook

Ibalik natin sa kanila ang tanong?

Formal Debate: Catholic Apologists vs Iglesia ni Cristo Deceivers

Thanks to Fr. Abe Arganiosa for providing this video

Ventilacion: [1:16:51] Mr. Alvin, kanina binanggit mo ang pangalang... 'Iglesia ni Cristo', yun bang nasa Roma 16:16 ay ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo?... you mentioned kanina the church established by Christ. Medyo interesado ako. Yun bang iglesiang itinatag ni Cristo, yun ba yung nasa Romans 16:16?

CD2000: Ang "mga iglesia ni Cristo" na binabanggit sa Roma 16:16 ay patungkol sa mga iglesiang kay Cristo at HINDI TATAG ng taong katulad ni Felix Manalo. Huwag ka nang mangarap.  

Sulat ito ni Apostol San Pablo sa mga KRISTIANO SA ROMA.  "Ang lahat ng mga iglesia ni Cristo ay bumabati sa INYO". 

Hindi porke't nabanggit lang ang mga salitang "iglesia ni Cristo" ay kayo na!

Himay-himayin natin ang Roma 16:16 [may naisulat na rin akong artikulo tungkol dito].  Sulat po ito ni Apostol Pablo sa mga TAGA-ROMA at hindi Pinas!  

Ang sabi ni Apostol Pablo ay "BINABATI" nga raw ng LAHAT ng mga iglesia ni Cristo ang IGLESIA SA ROMA!  

Malinaw po yan!  IGLESIA po sa ROMA ang BINABATI ng LAHAT ng mga iglesia ni Cristo!

Ang mga katagang ito ni Apostol San Pablo ay HINDI natupad sa INC ni Manalo. Ito'y NATUPAD sa IGLESIA sa ROMA!

Tingnan niyo ang mapa sa ibaba!

Source: Wikipedia

Yung Green (Luntian) ay mga bansang may Diplomatic Ties o kaya'y may Apostolic Delegates sa IGLESIA sa ROMA. Taon-taon ay nagpapadala sila ng PAGBATI sa IGLESIA sa ROMA.  

BINABATI nga naman ng mga iglesia ni Cristo ang IGLESIA SA ROMA. Eh bakit ang "Iglesia ni Cristo-1914" ay HINDI BUMABATI sa IGLESIA sa ROMA? 

Dahil diyan, lalong LUMILITAW na HINDI SILA ang binabanggit sa Roma 16:16 kundi TAYONG mga KATOLIKO yon!

Yung mga kulay Gray (Abo) naman ay ang mga bansang WALA pang  foreign delegation o sadyang mapanganib sa mga Kritsiano. Ang PAG-UUSIG sa mga kaanib ng IGLESIA sa ROMA ay hindi matawaran sa tindi.  Ito ay ang mga bansang:

• Kingdom of Bhutan -Buddhism (see Roman Catholicism in Bhutan)
• Republic of the Maldives (see Roman Catholicism in the Maldives)
• People's Republic of China (see Roman Catholicism in China)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see Roman Catholicism in North Korea)

Bagamat ang mga bansang ito ay walang diplomatic ties o formal o informal Apostolic Delegates mula sa Iglesia sa Roma ngunit may mga kaanib ng Iglesia Katolika sa mga bansang nabangit.  

Ngayon Ginoong Ventilacion, alin nga ba ang IGLESIANG BINABANGGIT sa ROMA 16:16? Iglesia sa Roma ba o Iglesia sa Pinas? At alin nga ba ang IGLESIA NI CRISTO na binabanggit ni Apostol San Pablo noong Unang Siglo, ang Iglesia noong 33 AD or ang INC 1914?

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

PASUGO July August 1988 pp. 6. 

“Even secular history shows a direct time link between the Catholic Church and the Apostles, leading to the conclusion that the true Church of Christ is the Catholic Church.”

Ventilacion: [1:55:09] Yung nasa Bagong Tipan hindi ko pwedeng tutulan yan. Pero sa Batong Tipan, ipakita mo rin na naordinahan si John the Baptist!

CD2000: Mr. Ventilacion, kung gagamitin pala natin ang pamantayan mo sa pagpapatunay na HINDI na kailangan ng ordinasyon kay Felix Manalo (bilang sugo) katulad ng pagkasugo kay Juan Bautista na hindi na nangailangan ng ordinasyon, ang tanong magkapantay ba ang tungkulin ni Juan Baustista kay Felix Manalo?  Si Juan Bautista ay kinasihan ng Dios at hinulaan ang pagdating at nasusulat ang kanyang pagkasugo maging ang kanyang pangalan-- nasusulat ba ang pagkasugo ni Felix Manalo, maging ang kanyang pangalan sa Banal na Biblia upang PANTAY ang paghahambing natin sa pagkasugo ni Juan Baustista kay Felix Manalo?

And we can't brush aside their despicable "manners" and the gross dishonesty on the side of these top-INC apologists deceiving many during this formal debate!

Full Text of Benedict XVI's Letter to Atheist

I doubt if Eduardo Manalo, grandson of the Iglesia ni Cristo's founder FELIX MANALO can comprehend this very intelligent response of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to an Atheist.  I will not be surprised if Eduardo wouldn't and couldn't write a letter to the Pope with his objection to Catholic doctrines, practices and teachings. Surely Eduardo Manalo or any of his paid and incompetent Bible preachers would be left begging for understanding for having such an unmatched knowledge in Christian history, theology, practices, tradition-- much with reason and faith! -CD2000

Piergiorgio Odifreddi and Benedict XVI.

[Source: National Catholic Register] Exclusive to the Register, we publish below the first English translation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s letter to the militant Italian atheist, Piergiorgio Odifreddi.

In September, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica printed extracts of the letter whose full contents were published in Italian on Nov. 23 by the German-language agency Kath.net.

The Pope Emeritus sent the letter in response to a book Odifreddi wrote in 2011 entitled Dear Pope, I’m Writing to You. The work was a critique of certain arguments and lines of thought found in Benedict’s theological writings, beginning with his 1967 volume Introduction to Christianity, and including his book Jesus of Nazareth, which he wrote as pope.

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Distinguished Professor Odifreddi,

First, I must apologize for the fact that I am only thanking you today for sending me your book, Caro Papa, ti scrivo, and for the kind words which you addressed to me at the time through Archbishop Gänswein. However I did not wish to write before having read your book, and since various tasks still weigh upon me, I have finished reading it only now.

Today, therefore, I would at last like to thank you for having sought in great detail to confront my book, and thus also my faith. This in large part was precisely what I intended in my address to the Roman Curia at Christmas 2009. I must also thank you for the faithful manner in which you dealt with my text, earnestly seeking to do it justice.

My opinion of your book as a whole, however, is rather mixed. I read some parts of it with enjoyment and profit. In other parts, however, I was surprised by a certain aggressiveness and rashness of argumentation.

I would like to respond chapter by chapter, but unfortunately I do not have sufficient strength for this. I shall therefore choose a few points that I think are particularly important.

Pinapatunayan ng Iglesia ni Manalo (INM) na ang Iglesia Katolika nga ang tunay na Iglesiang tatag ni Cristo, ngunit...

Narito na naman ang isang komento mula sa kaanib ng IGLESIA NI MANALO na nagpapatunay na ITINUTURO nga sa kanila na ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA nga ang TUNAY na IGLESIA NI CRISTO! Basahin sa ibaba kung bakit HINDI NA RAW Iglesia Katolika ang tunay ngayon kundi sila na...

Komento mula sa "Ang INC (Iglesia ni Cristo) ba at ang COC (Church of Christ) ay pareho at iisa?"

Naawa tayo kay Cheyenne Evangelista na kaanib ng INC ni Manalo sapagkat kalat na po ang nakakamatay na kamandag ng kasinungalingan sa kanyang puso't diwa na in-inject ng mga "SINUNGALING at MANDARAYANG MANGGAGAWA" (ayon kay yumaong Eraño Manalo) sapagkat buung-buo na ang paniwala nitong kaanib ng INC ni Manalo na NATALIKOD nga RAW itong TUNAY NA IGLESIANG TATAG  ni CRISTO noong namatay na raw ang mga alagad?!

Pero isang malaking kagalakan pa rin sa ating mga Katoliko na KINIKILALA pa rin nila ang katotohanang ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA ang TUNAY na Iglesiang TATAG mismo ni Cristo at wala nang iba pa.

Pinatotohanan naman ito ng kanilang official magasing Pasugo Abril 1966, p. 46 at

Pasugo July-August 1988, p. 6.

Ang TURONG NATALIKOD ng GANAP (Total Apostasy) ang Iglesiang tatag ni Cristo ay isang TAHASANG PAGBIBINTANG kay Cristo na siya ay SINUNGALING at MANLILINLANG. Para sa mga kaanib nng INC ni Manalo, ang pagpuputong ng mga kamay sa kanilang mga KAHALILI (Mga Gawa 6:6; 8:17; 13:3; 28:8; 2 Tim 1:6) ay 'wa epek'  sapagkat TUMALIKOD sila kaagad sa mga turo at aral ni Cristo?

WORLD CUP FEVER! Holy War: Catholic vs Catholic

JULY 13, 2014 will be a much anticipated clash between GERMANY and ARGENTINA in Brazil. Both teams are real match.  It will be a "holy" war (not literal loool)

GERMANY vs ARGENTINA

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (German) vs Pope Francis (Argentinian) 

And it will be a real clash between two Catholic Players: 

MIROSLAV KLOSE vs LIONEL MESSI

New Era is actually ERA-ÑO while Ciudad de Victoria is actually LUNGSOD NG MANALO!

Ang mga panloloko (daw) ng Catholic Defenders? Bintang ng tagong Ministro ng INC®

Nagkalat na naman ng PANLILINLANG itong tagong Ministro ng INCorporated ni Manalo-- ang Iglesia ni  Cristo^® 1914. Ang sabi niya "90% ng depensor katoliko sa Pilipinas ay matatawag na "manloloko"..." [Source: http://readmeiglesianicristo.blogspot.com/2014/06/ang-mga-panloloko-ng-catholic-defenders.html#more]

Saan statistika kaya niya nakuha ang 90% na 'yan? Samantalang ang kanyang mga quotations ay hango lamang sa tatlong sources niya at nakatutok lamang siya sa mga Catholic Defenders sa Pilipinas. Narito ang iba pang mga Catholic Defenders at iba pang mga Catholic Defenders na HINDING-HINDI kayang pasinungalingan nitong tagong ministro.

Hirit pa niya: "...karamihan kasi sa kanila kung ano-anong ginagawang maduduming taktika para lang makapangloko ng iba. Merong nagsisinungaling, nandadaya, nanloloko...lahat ng itoy ginagawa nila para siraan ang Iglesia ni Cristo."

Unang-una, HINDI po layunin ng mga Catholic Defenders ang MANLOKO at MANLINLANG sapagkat tayo po ay NAGNANAIS na LINAWIN ang mga BINTANG ng mga ministro ng INCorporateed Church of Manalo.

Sa katunayan, DEFENDERS nga po ang tawag-- samakatuwid ay WE DEFEND the CHURCH OF CHRIST against those who ATTACK her like the IGLESIA NI CRISTO^®, BORN-AGAIN, PROTESTANT churches around the world, non-Catholics like the MUSLIMS, AGNOSTICS, ATHEISTS, LEFTIST, COMMUNISTS, DISSENTERS etc. etc. They sing one common song and that is to TEAR DOWN the CHURCH OF CHRIST-- the ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH.

But of course the could not-- "the gates of hell shall not prevail" sabi nga ni  Cristo.  History has proven it.

READMEINC SAID:

Panloloko #1- Catechism of Christian Doctrine

Kung bakit PILIT nilang MINAMALI ang mga nakalimbag sa ating mga mumunting babasahin ay sapagkat NAGHAHANAP sila ng BUTAS laban sa Iglesia Katolika!

At para sa kanila ang "worship" nga raw ay "pagsamba" at iyon daw ang "translation" ng "worhip" sa tagalog.

Gusto lang nilang palabasin na ITINUTURO raw ng Iglesia Katolika ang PAGSAMBA sa mga rebulto o larawan. Gusto lang nilang patunayan na ang mga Katoliko ay SUMASAMBA sa mga bato.

At kung mapatunayan nga nilang "sumasamba" nga daw tayo sa bato ay saka nila i-quote ang Exodus at Deuteronomy laban sa atin upang MAKALINLANG at MAKAPANLOKO ng mga Katolikong kulang sa katekismo at magiging mga kaanib nila!

They want to PROVE that Catholics are wrong so that they will be RIGHT! Dahil LAHAT ng mga bayarang ministro ng INC ay walang talino upang patunayan ang kanilang aral through logical reasoning kundi through debasing other beliefs to make them appear theirs is the right teachings.

Sinasamba ba talaga ng mga Katoliko ang mga rebulto at larawan ng mga banal? Pinalalagay ba ng mga Katoliko na 'dios' ang mga rebulto at mga larawan?

Iyan po ang HINDI nila kayang patunayan. Kaya't SUMISIPI po sila ng mga articles na gawa ng mga Catholic Apologists upang siraan nila ang Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo.

Sinong MANDARAYA at mga MANLILINLANG? Ang mga kaanib ng INCorporated Church of Manalo-- ang Iglesia ni Cristo^®-1914.

Makailang ulit na nating sinabi sa kanila na ang salitang "WORSHIP" sa English ay HINDI nangangahulugan ng "PAGSAMBA" lamang. Depende kung sino ang pinatutungkulang ng "paggalang"

• Kung sa mga banal at mga anghel, tawag natin ay DULIA.
• Kung patungkol naman sa Ina ng Dios na si Santa Mariang Birhen, tawag natin ay HYPERDULIA.
• At kung patungkol naman sa pagsamba sa DIOS na buhay, tawag natin ay LATRIA.

Kaya't kung ika'y isang Katoliko at nagbabasa ka ng article na sulat ng isang Katoliko, ay mauunawaan mo kung anong pakaibig sabihin ng "worship", kung patungkol sa mga banal ba o kay Inang  Birheng Maria o sa buhay na Dios.

One should take off his/her prejudices and LEARN the CATHOLIC way and UNDERSTAND the Catholic understanding-- then you will understand!

At kung TRANSLATIONS lang naman pala ang labanan, ano nga bang dahilan at CIUDAD DE VICTORIA ang pinili niyong pangalan kung saan nakatayo ang inyong dome?  Bakit sa salitang SPANISH at hindi tagalog?

Takot nga ba kayong ihayag na MASYADONG obvious kung ito ay itagalog 'LUNGSOD NG MANALO"?

READMEINC SAID:

Panloloko #2- Tula ni Ka Daniel Lapid Sr.

Ito ang ikinakalat ng mga CFD sa internet para palabasing sinasamba daw namin si "Kapatid na Manalo":

Ngunit nung hinanap namin ang orihinal na kopya, ganito pala ang nakalagay:

"Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo, sa Diyos ay nagpupuri,

Sa tulong N'yang iginawad sa Sugo N'yang bilang huli,
Siya ang nagpalakas, umalalay at kumandili,
Pangalan N'ya'y luwalhatiin at sambahin na parati"

Nasaan ang patunay na 'yan nga ay sipi mula sa Pasugo, May 1966?

Maaaring overly exagerated ang bintang na 'yan pero mula sa aming hanay ngunit  HINDI nga ba "pagsamba" ang katumbas ng MATINDING PAGSINTA niyo kay FELIX MANALO at sa kanyang angkan higit pa sa PAGSINTA niyo kay Cristo at sa mga alagad?

Sa inyong mga artikulo, PINAGTATANGGOL niyo ang katauhan ni FELIX MANALO kahit sa kamatayan samantalang hayagan niyong NIYUYURAKAN ang katauhan at pagka-Dios ni CRISTO JESUS? Mas nakakataas ba si FELIX MANALO kaysa kay CRISTO?

At sa inyong mga PASUGO articles ay halos IPINANTAY niyo na si Felix Manalo kay Cristo sa katayuan ng PAGSAMBA? (maaari niyong pasinungalingan ang mga quotes na ito).

PASUGO Hulyo 1965, p. 12:

“Parehong-pareho ang espiritu ni Cristo sa diwa ni Kapatid na Felix Manalo sa pamamaraan ng pagdadala ng tungkuling tinanggap sa Dios."

PASUGO Mayo 1964, p. 1:

“Inihandog ng Dios ang kanyang sarili sa kanyang huling sugo upang dumiyos sa kanya. Samakatuwid, ang tanging may Dios na huling araw na ito'y ang huling sugo -- si Kapatid na Felix Manalo."

 

Hindi ba't ang PANUKAT niyo sa aming mga Katoliko sa aming PAGSINTA sa mga SANTO ay "worship"? Bakit naman HINDI akma kay Felix Manalo ang "worship" sa SOBRANG binibigay niyong PAGSINTA sa kanya sa lahat ng larangan ng debate?

Panloloko #3- Pasugo March 1956, p.25
Ito ang madalas na ikowt ni Catholicdefender2000 sa kaniyang blog:

PANSININ: Ang mga ito ang Ministrong inaralan at inatasang magpahayag ng pagkatatag ng Iglesia Katolika Apostolika Romana:
Si Emiliano Magtuto--PASUGO Nob. 1956, p. 18: -- 44 B.C.
Si Benjamin Santiago -- PASUGO Peb. 1959, p. 1: -- 400 A.D.
Si Benjamin Santiago -- PASUGO Ago. 1962, p. 3: -- 1870 A.D.
Si Teofilo C. Ramos -- PASUGO Mar. 1956, p. 25: -- 1870 A.D.
Si Joaquin Balmores -- PASUGO Peb. 1952, p. 9: -- 400 A.D.

Halatang sinipi niya ito sa isang anti-INC na libro na may pamagat na "Ang Katotohanan Tungkol sa INK-1914"
Isa lamang ang Pasugo March 1956, p.25 sa napakadaming pasugo issues kung saan ginawan nila na kwento na diumanoy may ganitong nakasulat, etc...
Kung meron nga lang ako ng mga pasugong binabanggit sa aklat ay ii-scan ko ito para malaman ng lahat na pawang kasinungalingan lang ang nakasulat sa libro na iyon na madalas ikowt ng mga Catholic defenders.
Eto po ang orihinal na kopya, kahit kayo na mismo ang magbasa at maghanap kung meron ngang mababasa na sinabi ni Ka Teofilo Ramos na natatag ang Iglesia Katolika noong 1870 AD:

 Meron ba? 
WALA.....
Pati nga may akda hindi naman si Ka Teofilo Ramos kundi si Ka Lauro Dolorito!

Alam mo palang hindi si TEOFILO ang nagsulat, bakit tumigil ka sa Pasugo March 1959, p. 25? Maaari mo namang hanapin ang mga sinulat ni Teofilo patungkol sa PAGKAKATATAG ng Iglesia Katolika?

Pero ang topic po sa article na iyan ay ang SALU-SALUNGATANG TURO ng mga MINISTRO ng INC-1914.

TOTOO bang SALU-SALUNGATAN ang inyong turo kung KAILAN NAITATAG talaga ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA? Kaya mo bang PASINUNGALINGAN yan?!

At sigurado kong HINDI mo kayang patunayan ang bintang ng mga manunulat na na KONTRA-KONTRA ang mga katuruan ng inyong mga Ministro, aking uulitin na HINDI katotohanan ang pakay mo rito sa akusasyong ito kundi PANLILINLANG at PAGMAAMALI sa mga Katoliko upang kayo ang lalabas na tama.

Tutal inumpisahan mo na rin lang naman ang pagpapatunay na "90 PER CENT" sa mga Catholic Defenders ay mga "sinungalin", pwede bang PASINUNGALINGAN mo ang mga sumusunod?

PAKISAGOT!

1. Sabi ng yumaong Eraño Manalo, "halos lahat" daw ng mga Ministro niyo ay mga "mandaraya"? [Basahin dito]
2. Ayon sa mga journalist sa buong mundo, si Felix Manalo raw ang nagtatag ng INC at hindi si Cristo? [Basahin ang mga news articles dito]
3. Ayon sa iyong article, 'Tuluyan nang bumagsak ang Iglesia Katolika sa Kanluran"? Totoo ba ito? Bumagsak ba talaga?
4. Ayon sa Pasugo, hindi pa raw natalikod na ganap ang tunay na Iglesia ni  Cristo- ang Iglesia Katolika? Totoo ba ang pag-amin niyo sa PASUGO, Abril 1966, p. 46:
   “Ang totoo hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay patuloy na ginagawa ni Satanas ang pagpapasok ng mga maling aral sa Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula'y siyang Iglesia ni Cristo. Sadyang matalino at tuso ang diablo. Hindi niya ginawang biglaan ang pagtalikod sa Iglesiang itinayo ni Cristo noong unang siglo." Ibig sabihin ay ang Iglesia Katolika pa rin ang tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo sapagkat hindi pa ito tuluyang natalikod!?
5.  Totoo bang pag-aari ng mga Manalo ang Iglesia ni Cristo na itinatag ni Felix Manalo noong 1914? Kung hindi naman sa kanila, sino ang may-ari ng Iglesia ni Cristo?
6. Totoo bang walang Pasko sa INC-1914?  Sigurado ba kayong hindi nagdiriwang ng Pasko ang inyong mga kaanib sa tuwing sumapit ang Disyembre 25? [Basahin dito]
7. Totoo bang milyon-milyon ang inyong kaanib? May patunay ba kayo? May opisyal ba kayong istatistika tungkol dito?
8. Totoo bang mayaman ang mga Manalo? May patunay ba kayong namumuhay sila ng simple at nakatira sa simpleng tahanan? At ang kanilang mga tirahan ba ay pagmamay-ari din ba ng Iglesia ni  Cristo?
9. Totoo bang walang sapilitang abuluyan sa loob ng INC-1914?
10. Totoo bang 90% ng mga Catholic Defenders ay mga "sinungaling"? Maaari mo bang ilahad dito ang mga 90% na listahan ng mga Catholic  Defenders na "sinungaling"?
11. Totoo bang nilinlang niyo ang mga tao gamit ang Banal na Salita ng Dios? [Basahin dito]
12. Totoo bang 'Paring Katoliko" itong na-recruit niyo? Kung hindi, bakit sinasabi niyong 'paring Katoliko" samantalang alam niyong hindi siya paring Katoliko? [Basahin dito]

CATHOLIC TEACHINGS REGARDING SABBATH OR SUNDAY WORSHIP?

Photo Source: Bible Q&A (Warning: The answers given in that website wasn't based on existing historical accounts based on Tradition of the early Church.  Rather his explanations were mainly based on what verse he could get from the Scriptures, it's more on opinion than what's historically true-- typical of a Protestant Pastor with a Sola Scriptura doctrine.)

Should Christians worship on the Sabbath (Saturday) or on the Sunday?

Article Source: Catholic Doors Apologetics

In the Holy Bible, we read, “So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it because on it God rested from all the work that He had done in creation.” [Genesis 2:3] “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.” [Exodus 20:8]

Because of this, some Christian religions, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists, condemn those who worship on Sunday instead of Saturday. They say that God has ordained that we worship on the last day of the week, Saturday, the day of rest and not on the first day of the week, Sunday.

So truly, why do Catholics worship on Sunday? If you were asked by someone, could you provide a valid reason for Sunday worship?

There are four main reasons as to why the Catholic Church worships on Sunday. These are:

1) Early Christians worshiped on Sundays.

In the Holy Bible, we read that the disciples of Jesus were plucking heads of grain and eating them on the Sabbath when such was forbidden under Jewish law. [Mt. 12:1-8; Mk. 2:24-26; Lk. 6:1-5] “Now that day was a Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, ‘It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.’ But he answered them, ‘The man who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your matt and walk.’” [John 5:10-11]

From the above passages, we see that Jesus did not set strict restrictions regarding the Sabbath. In fact, Jesus proclaimed Himself as the Lord of the Sabbath. “Then He (Jesus) said to them, ‘The Son of Man (Jesus) is lord of the Sabbath.” [Lk. 6:5] Therefore, it is up to Jesus to determine what can and what cannot be done on the Sabbath.

Elsewhere in the Holy Bible, we read that Saint Paul informed the Colossians that they should not be disturbed by those who condemn them for observing the Sabbath. “Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink, or of observing festivals, new moons, or Sabbaths.” [Colossians 2:16-17]

Why did he inform the Colossians not to be disturbed because of their worship on Sundays? It is because from the early days of the Church, Christian worship took place on Sundays, not on Saturday. This was implemented to recognize who the Christians were. The Jewish people worshiped on the Sabbath in the Synagogues. The Christians worshiped on Sundays in their homes, in the catacombs, any place that was convenient and safe.

2) The Catholic Church possesses the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus said to Peter, “I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven.” [Matthew 16:19] Jesus gave Peter the authority to change the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. And Peter, having been with Jesus during His ministry, and having seen the actions of Jesus on the Sabbath, did use that authority under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

3) The Resurrection was on a Sunday.

Jesus resurrected on the Sunday, not on the Saturday. Through the glorious Resurrection, Jesus elevated the Sunday as a day of importance, it having become “the Day of the Lord.” Jesus could have resurrected on the Saturday, but He chose the Sunday. Surely, this was a sign to the Apostles during the early days of the Church.

And so the early day Christians met on Sunday to worship. “On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul was holding a discussion with them: since he intended to leave the next day...” [Acts 20:7]

Did you know that the origin of the Church collection on Sunday is in the Holy Bible? “Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia. On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save whatever extra you earn, so that collections need not be taken when I come.” [1 Cor. 16:1-2]

4) Pentecost Sunday.

The Holy Spirit chose to come to the Catholic Church on the Sunday.

Therefore, those who worship on the Saturday, they do not recognize the tradition of the Church since its early days. They do not recognize Jesus’ gift to the Catholic Church of the Keys to the Kingdom of God. They do not consider the day of Jesus’ resurrection as an important day that should be remembered every week. Nor do they consider the Coming of the Holy Spirit to the Church on a Sunday as a worthy gift to be remembered every Sunday.

Now you know why Catholics worship on Sundays.

Pope picks Filipino as Vatican envoy to UN

Hailing from Bohol, Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza becomes the first Filipino to represent the Vatican before the United Nations

MANILA, Philippines, Rapler – A Filipino will represent Vatican City in the United Nations (UN) after Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza as the city-state's new permanent representative to the organization.

Francis plucked Auza from his current post as the Vatican's apostolic nuncio (ambassador) to Haiti, Vatican Radio reported Tuesday, July 1.

A native of Talibon in Bohol, Auza becomes the first Filipino to represent the Vatican before the UN.

He replaces Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, an Indian-born prelate, who became the Vatican's permanent representative to the UN in 2010 under Pope Benedict XVI.

Auza's new job as permanent observer of the Holy See to the UN requires him to follow “attentively and with interest the work of the United Nations Organization.”

“In this forum, the Holy See Mission communicates the centuries’ experience of the Catholic Church to humanity, and places this experience at the disposal of the United Nations to assist it in its realization of peace, justice, human dignity, and humanitarian cooperation and assistance,” said the official website of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN.

Statistics on the Catholic Church in the Republic of Korea

Why the Iglesia ni Cristo^® of Manalo cannot publish it's official statistics? They are afraid of the TRUTH.  Because they always use DECEIT and LIES to win converts. They do not have the courage to show to its members and to the world how many members and institutions do they have. They wan to highlight that buying churches and building expensive domes will justify their billion dollar collections.  But one thing it's members DO NOT DARE to ask is HOW MUCH DO THE MANALOs have in their bank accounts?

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(VIS/Vatican Radio) Looking ahead to Pope Francis’s Apostolic Journey to the Republic of Korea from 13 to 18 August, the Vatican Press Office has released statistics regarding the Catholic Church in the South Asian nation.

The statistics date from 31 December 2013 and are provided by the Central Office of Church Statistics.

The Republic of Korea has an area of 99,268 square kilometers and a population of 50,220,000, of whom 5,393,000 are Catholics, corresponding to 10.7% of the population. There are 16 ecclesiastical circumscriptions, 1,673 parishes and 843 pastoral centers. The apostolate is carried out by 35 bishops, 4,261 priests, 516 male religious and 9,016 female religious, 123 lay missionaries and 14,195 catechists. There are 395 minor and 1,489 major seminarians.

There are 328 educational centers of all levels directed or owned by the Catholic Church throughout the Republic of Korea, in which there are 221,020 students, as well as 49 special centers. There are also 200 health and welfare centers belonging to or directed by the Church: 40 hospitals, 4 clinics, 9 leper colonies, 513 rest homes for the elderly and disabled, 277 orphanages and nurseries, and 83 centers for family counselling and the protection of life.

This is far more bigger than the Dome in the Philippines dubbed as the world's biggest. Truly, the Catholic Church promotes Christ and His Church while the fake INC^® promotes the REGISTERED TRADEMARK IGLESIA NI CRISTO^® and the MANALOS.