Ano kaya ang Pilipinas kung ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® ang naging pangunahing relihiyon sa bansa?

Alergic po ang mga kampon ni Manalo sa mga pagdiriwang na ginagawa ng mga Katoliko sa bansa.

Pero sa ganang akin, hindi po natin sila matutulungan sa problemang 'yan sa pagkat bago pa man ako isinilang, o nang aking mga ninuno ay halos kalahating milenya na po ang nakakaraan nung sinakop ng bansang España ang pulong bansang ito ay pinangalanang "Las Islas Filipinas"  o "The Islands of Philip".

Sino ba si Philip? Siya po ay isang Hari ng España noong panahong 'yon. 

Siya po ay isang Katoliko!

At ang mga nanakop ay Katoliko! Kaya Katoliko po ang NAGDALA ng MAGANDANG BALITA sa bansang ito tungkol kay CRISTO!

Katoliko po ang unang nagbahagi ng tungkol sa pangalang JESUS at CRISTO

Katoliko rin po ang unang nagdala ng Biblia rito sa bansa.

At Katoliko po ang NAGPAGANDA sa bansang ito! 

Kaya po ang mga sa tinagal-tagal na ng Iglesia Katolika sa bansang ito, ang kanyang mga NILULUMOT na SIMBAHAN ay mga YAMAN ng BAYAN.

Itinuturing po silang mga UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Pero ano nga pala ang mangyayari kung sakaling ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® or INC™ ang pangunahing relihiyon sa bansang ito?

CATHOLIC	IGLESIA NI CRISTO®
January 1, BAGONG TAON ayon sa Gregorian Calendar ng Katoliko	Marahil ay kokopya na lamang sila sapagkat walang kalendaryong sarili ang kanilang sugo Walang babati ng "Happy New Year" pero may babati ng "Maligayang Kaarawan" January 2, KAARAWAN ni ERAÑO MANALO
February 14, ST. VALENTINE'S DAY	Walang Pagdiriwang! Malungkot ang araw ng mga mag-iibigan
MAHAL NA ARAW, pagdiriwang ng Pagpapakasakit, Pagkamatay at Muling Pagkabuhay ni Hesus	Walang Holy week break Walang pagdiriwang maliban sa DEATH ANNIVERSARY ni FELIX MANALO sa buwan ng April 12
May 1, LABOR DAY	Walang LABOR DAY, bawal ang Labor Union sa INC™ May 10, KAARAWAN ni FELIX MANALO. Isang malaking pagdiriwang sa Central at mga INC Locale
June 12, INDEPENDENCE DAY	June 12 INDEPENDENCE DAY July 27, INC™ FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY, ang PINAKA-PASKO ng mga INC™ Milyon ang ginagastos ng INC™ para dito Walang pasok ang mga lahat ng INC™
August 15, Feast of the Assumption	August 31, DEATH Anniversary of Eraño G. Manalo
September 8, Birthday of Mary	Wala
October, month of the Holy Rosary	October 31, BIRTHDAY ni EDUARDO V. MANALO
November 1 ALL SAINTS DAY November 2, ALL SOULS DAY	Walang Break! Tuloy ang Trabaho! Walang pag-aaalala sa mga namatay na mahal sa buhay!
December 25, CHRISTMAS DAY	SANTA CENA (Huling Hapunan) Walang Christmas break Walang Christmas bonus Walang Christmas gifts Walang Christmas parties Walang Christmas trees Walang Christmas songs Walang Christmas spirit Maririnig natin ay ang INC™ Doxology

O di ba, NAPAKA-BORING ng Pilipinas?

Kung sa buong taon ay wala nang IPINAGDIRIWANG kundi ang KAPANGANAKAN at KAMATAYAN ng mga MANALO at nang kanilang KORPORASYONG tinawag nilang "IGLESIA NI CRISTO" naku, sigurado ko mangingibang bansa kayo para lamang maranasan ang mga masasayang pagdiriwang ng mga Katoliko sa buong mundo.

Kaya MAGPASALAMAT po tayo sapagkat sinakop tayo ng mga KATOLIKO.

Kundi, MANALONG-MANALO ang simoy ng hangin.

At ang PILIPINAS ay hindi ipapangalan kay HARING FILIP kundi ipapangalan sa REPUBLIKA DE VICTORIA!

O mas kilala sa Tagalog na "REPUBLIKA NG MANALO"  o "REPUBLIC OF MANALO"!

MERRY CHRISTMAS PO SA LAHAT ng FOLLOWERS ng IN DEFENSE OF THE CHURCH!

The First Woman Bishop Soon!

The Church of England and its women priests! (The Telegraph)

The Apostate Fake Church of England which is ruled by the Queen of England has finally approved its first woman bishop after decades of struggle according to The Telegraph

The first woman priest  was approved by the General Synod in 1992 and the ordination took place later in 1994, breaking the long tradition of the Church of England to ordain only male priest, thus alienating it further with dialogue with the Catholic Church, whose supreme leader is the Pope, the Bishop of Rome.

The ordination of its first woman priest caused a deep dissent within its rank, from its clergy and its members crossing the Tiber River and asking the Bishop of Rome to accommodate them.

Since then, the good Pope Emeritus Father Benedict XVI created the Anglicanorum Coetibus which he himself would supervise, adhering to the teachings of the Catholic Church but retaining their Anglican Tradition.

How the Church of England separated from the Worldwide Catholic Church? It was through MARITAL INFIDELITY and UNCONTROLLED SEXUAL DESIRES of KING HENRY VIII.

Here is Wikipedia:

In 1534, King Henry VIII separated the English Church from Rome. A theological separation had been foreshadowed by various movements within the English Church such as Lollardy, but the English Reformation gained political support when Henry VIII wanted an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so he could marry Anne Boleyn. Pope Clement VII, considering that the earlier marriage had been entered under a papal dispensation and how Catherine's nephew, Emperor Charles V, might react to such a move, refused the annulment. Eventually, Henry, although theologically opposed to Protestantism, took the position of Supreme Head of the Church of England to ensure the annulment of his marriage. He was excommunicated by Pope Paul III.

In 1536-41 Henry VIII engaged in a large-scale Dissolution of the Monasteries, which controlled much of the richest land. He disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland, appropriated their income, disposed of their assets, and provided pensions for the former residents.

Thus the CHURCH OF ENGLAND is an APOSTATE CHURCH, which separated from the TREE, now being cut, teaches heretical teachings and one of them is the ordination of women priests and now a woman bishop.

Will Pope Francis dialogue with an apostate bishop?

That's something we are not hopeful.

Iglesia ni Cristo: 'Far East is the Philippines" vs "INC never teaches that Far East is the Philippines"

DECEIVERS will always change teachings which means their doctrines aren't from God but from their own interpretation to suit Felix Manalo's position in the salvation history of mankind.

IGLESIA NI CRISTO-README: Si Cristo at Espiritu Santo ay "NANDOON NA SA SIMULA" kasama ng Dios

Here is what the Iglesia Ni Cristo®'s position on Jesus' pre-existence.

"Many believe that Christ is God who pre-existed before being born on Earth. However, such a belief is based on erroneous interpretations of the Holy Bible." -INCMedia.org

Therefore, IglesiaNiCristoREADME, the only INC™ Defender in the blogsphere is UNBIBLICAL according to the management of the Iglesia Ni Cristo®, Incorporated. 

Thank you for clarifying.

If Islam conquers Vatican, whom would the Iglesia Ni Cristo® side-- Muslims or Catholics?

Muslim extremists, to the rejoice of Muslim moderates who wanted to dominate within our democratic cities are waging war against the Christian Church which for them is represented by the CHURCH OF ROME, in the VATICAN CITY. [Read the News HERE and the Muslim Terrorist's MANIFESTO]

If such war would occur, whom will the Iglesia Ni Cristo® side for—Muslims or Catholics?

If the Church apostatized in the First Century, then why they're using the Bible that was ratified by the same Church in the Fourth Century?

"...if the Church did commit apostasy in the first centuries, then why does the Iglesia ni Cristo use the Holy Bible that was ratified by the same Church in the 4th century?"

A PRIMER ON THE BELIEFS OF THE IGLESIA NI KRISTO
PART TWO, Section I, Item No. 7

The Holy Bible ratified by the Catholic Church in the 4th Century during the time when the Church already "apostatized" (Source: CatholicSay)

If the true church was restored in Rome and Jerusalem, why is it that the Iglesia Ni Cristo® Central is still in the Philippines?

Restoration (ROME)

But the true Church of Christ is back in the region. Three momentous occasions that happened in the mid-1990s in the cities of Rome, Jerusalem, and Athens highlight this return. They involved the registration of the Church's congregations in Italy, Israel, and Greece with these countries' respective governments. A special worship service officiated by the Executive Minister, Brother Erano G. Manalo, marked each occasion. -The Iglesia Ni Cristo Website

Then WHY is the Iglesia Ni Cristo® CENTRAL still in the Philippines if the "true church" had been returned and restored to its origin?

DECEIVERS! That's what Felix Manalo's INC™ do. 

They DECEIVE people!

PAANO NAGSIMULA ANG IGLESIA NI CRISTO: INC™ Version

PAANO NAGSIMULA ANG IGLESIA NI CRISTO ayon sa IGLESIA NI CRISTO®-1914?

KA ARNEL: Mga mahal na tagasubaybay,

Ang iglesia ay nagsimula nang itatag ito ng ating Panginoong Hesukristo noong Unang Siglo.

[Tama ka diyan!]

Sinabi po ng ating Panginoong Hesukristo sa Mateo 16:16,

"At sinasabi ko naman sa iyo, ikaw ay Pedro, at sa ibabaw ng batong ito ay itatayo ko ang aking iglesia, at hindi makapananaig sa kanya kahit ang kapangyarihan ng kamatayan."

[Itatayo ni Jesus ang kanyang iglesia sa IBABAW ng BATO.. sino ang kausap ni Jesus? Si Simon na pinangalanan niyang PEDRO na ang ibig sabihin ng PEDRO ay BATO... kaya't sa "ibabaw ng batong (Pedro) ito ay itatayo ko ang aking iglesia. Kay PEDRO itatayo ang tunay na Iglesia at hindi kay Felix Manalo.  "At hindi makapananaig" ang ano mang kapangyarihan ng kamatayan, kaya't PAANO MATATALIKOD ang Unang Iglesia kung MISMO si CRISTO ang nangako na HINDI MAKAPANANAIG" ang kapangyarihan ng kamatayan?!!!]

Bagaman nagsimulang isang munting kawan, ang iglesia noong Unang Siglo ay lumago.

[Paano lumago? Sa Pentekostes. Noong nangaral si Pedro sa Jurusalem, may mahigit 3,000 katao ang nagpabautismo at umanib sa Santa Iglesia (Mga Gawa 2:41)]

A PRIMER ON THE BELIEFS OF THE IGLESIA NI KRISTO

+ORLANDO CARDINAL QUEVEDO, O.M.I.

Archbishop of Cotabato

Chairman, Commission on the Doctrine of the Faith, CBCP

“The Iglesia ni Cristo will celebrate its 100th foundation anniversary on July 27, 2014. As fellow citizens of our country we join the members of the INC in remembering their history where we find virtue and commitment to God. Anticipating the questions of the Catholic faithful that will arise on the occasion of this anniversary regarding the religious beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo, the present Primer was approved by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) as a guide for catechesis.”

A PRIMER ON THE BELIEFS OF THE IGLESIA NI KRISTO

[Source: Know the Truth]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Part One:

The Basic Beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo

I. Jesus Christ and the Church He Founded

II. II. The Unfaithfulness (“apostasy”) of the early Church

III. The Restoration of the Church by Felix Manalo

IV. IV. The sources of the teachings of the Iglesia ni Cristo

Part Two:

The Catholic Faith

I. The Teachings of the Catholic Church on Revelation and the Holy Bible

II. II. The Teachings of the Catholic Church on the Holy Trinity and Jesus Christ

Foreword

The Iglesia ni Cristo will celebrate its 100th foundation anniversary on July 27, 2014. As fellow citizens of our country we join the members of the INC in remembering their history where we find virtue and commitment to God.

Anticipating the questions of the Catholic faithful that will arise on the occasion of this anniversary regarding the religious beliefs of the Iglesia ni Cristo, the present Primer was approved by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) as a guide for catechesis.

The respect we give to the religious beliefs of others should motivate us to get to understand those beliefs deeply, as this is demanded by the requirements of sincere dialogue. Differences in what we believe in do not make us distant from those who hold those beliefs, because as J. Maritain put it, among ideas contradictions are inevitable, but not among persons.

We cannot close our eyes to the fact that there are serious and deep differences between the Christian Faith and the doctrines of the Iglesia ni Cristo. Thus, this Primer presents in Part One what the Iglesia ni Cristo believes in; Part Two is on what the Catholic Faith teaches on those same points.

Pope Francis, talking about Interreligious dialogue in Evangelii gaudium (no. 251) explains: “In this dialogue, ever friendly and sincere, attention must always be paid to the essential bond between dialogue and proclamation, which leads the Church to maintain and intensify her relationship with non-Christians (cf. Propositio 53). (…) True openness involves remaining steadfast in one’s deepest convictions, clear and joyful in one’s own identity, while at the same time being “open to understanding those of the other party” and “knowing that dialogue can enrich each side” (JOHN PAUL II, Encyclical Letter Redemptoris Missio (7 December 1990), 56). What is not helpful is a diplomatic openness which says “yes” to everything in order to avoid problems, for this would be a way of deceiving others and denying them the good which we have been given to share generously with others. Evangelization and interreligious dialogue, far from being opposed, mutually support and nourish one another (Cf. BENEDICT XVI, Address to the Roman Curia (21 December 2012); VATICAN II, Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church Ad Gentes, 9; Catechism of the Catholic Church, 856.)”

We pray that the wish of the Lord Jesus Christ at the Last Supper (“that they may all be one, even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee”) become a reality in the hearts of all Christians, so that the one Church founded by Him may become an agent of unity for all mankind.

+ ORLANDO CARDINAL QUEVEDO, O.M.I.

Archbishop of Cotabato

Chairman, Commission on the Doctrine of the Faith, CBCP – 25 March 2014

PART ONE

THE BASIC BELIEFS OF THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO*

I. Jesus Christ and the Church He Founded

1. What does the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) teach about God?

There is only one God. He alone is God (Ps. 86:10). “For I am God, and there is no other” (Is. 45:21-22; Is. 46:9-10; Dt. 32:39, RSV). The INC interprets these as proofs against the Trinity of Persons in one God. God is unchangeable, immutable: “For I the Lord do not change” (Mal. 3:6, RSV). He did not and will not, become man or anything. Therefore, Jesus Christ is not God that became flesh. Christ is man, not God. And God is not man. “For I am God”, He emphasized, “and not man” (Hos. 11-9).

2. What does the Iglesia ni Cristo teach about Jesus Christ?

Despite His uniqueness when compared to all other men, Christ remains man in His state of being. Christ is never the true God. He is a true man (“But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God”: Jn. 8:40). When Apostle Matthew gave his account of the birth of Christ, he said that in the womb of Mary was a child (Mt 1:18), not a god. Christ, since birth, was subjected to the experiences and circumstances of human life, inherent in all men (sin, of course, excluded). The true God has no beginning nor is He a son of man (Ps 90:2; Num 23:19). He is Spirit (Jn. 4:24); He does not grow weary (Is 40:28), does not sleep (Ps 121:4). The true God is immortal (I Tim 1:17).

* The answers to the questions in this part are lifted from the INC publication This is the Iglesia ni Cristo (“The Church of Christ”).

3. Is Jesus Christ the Savior?

Islam: 270 Million Bodies in 1400 Years - What Every Kafir Must Know!

ISIS Declares War On The Vatican, And Says, “Muslims will be at war with the Roman Christians”.

Will the IGLESIA NI CRISTO® of FELIX Y. MANALO and other anti-Catholics come for the defense of the CHURCH IN ROME against Muslims? -CD2000

URGENT: ISIS threatens to invade Rome and fly its flag over the Vatican (IraqiNews.com)

By Theodore Shoebat

ISIS has now declared war on the Vatican in their manifesto, which contains numerous details on their plans to invade Rome. In their manifesto they quote one of ISIS’ spokesman Shaykh Abū Muhammad al-’Adnānī ash-Shāmī as saying:

O soldiers of the Islam- ic State, be ready for the final campaign of the crusaders. Yes, by Allah’s will, it will be the final one. Thereafter, we will raid them by Allah’s per- mission and they will not raid us… And so we promise you (crusaders) by Allah’s permission that this campaign will be your final campaign. It will be broken and defeated, just as all your previous campaigns were broken and defeated, except that this time we will raid you thereafter, and you will never raid us. We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women, by the permission of Allah, the Exalted. This is His prom- ise to us; He is glorified and He does not fail in His promise. If we do not reach that time, then our children and grandchildren will reach it, and they will sell your sons as slaves at the slave market

Moreover, ISIS makes it clear that Rome is their main target, stating that their jihad will not end until Rome is fully taken, and thus making Rome their top priority:

Finally, do not forget that Allah is with the Mus- lims and will never abandon them to His ene- mies. And the Islamic State will remain until its banner flies over Rome.

They go on to quote al-Qaeda agent Abū Hamzah al-Muhājir, when he spoke of a future Islamic conquest of Rome:

…by Allah, we will not rest from our jihād until we are under the olive trees of Rome, after we destroy the filthy house called the White House

Notice how he says the conquest of Rome will happen after they conquer the White House, and notice how he says that they will not rest until they conquer Rome. Again, this places Rome as the major priority of the Muslim expansion. They continue on to say that Rome does not just signify the Vatican or the Italian city, but the Christians of Europe in general, and that after the Muslims defeat them, then they will take the city of Rome:

the Muslims will be at war with the Roman Christians. Rome in the Arabic tongue of the Prophet (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) refers to the Christians of Europe and their colonies in Shām prior to the conquering of Shām at the hands of the Sahābah. There will be a pause in this war due to a truce or treaty. … Then the Romans will commit treachery by raising the cross and killing a Muslim. This will lead to the continuation of the war between the Muslims and the Romans. They will demand access to those who enslaved some of them or the former captives themselves who accept- ed Islam so as to fight them. This enslavement will have taken place either before the signing of the truce or after the treachery, and Allah knows best. These events all lead up to the final, greatest, and bloodiest battle – al-Malhamah al- Kubrā – between the Muslims and the Romans prior to the appearance of the Dajjāl and the descent of al-Masīh. This battle ends the era of the Roman Christians, as the Muslims will then advance upon Constantinople and thereafter Rome, to conquer the two cities and raise the flag of the Khilāfah over them.

The Holy League, a confederacy of Catholic nations (that consisted mainly of Spain and Italy) that formed in the late 16th century to fight the Ottoman Turks, will rise again. This is not just some utopian dream, but an event foretold by God; for in the Book of Daniel it says,

For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. (Daniel 11:30)

Chittim consists of Cyprus, Greece, and Italy. The New King James renders it as “ships from Cyprus”, while the Douay-Rheims presents the passage as, “And the galleys and the Romans shall come upon him”. The Greeks, Cypriots, and Italians will be appointed by God to fight the Muslim armies of the Antichrist. The Greeks and the Cypriots are Eastern Orthodox, while the Italians are Roman Catholics.

The holy centurion, Cornelius, was amongst the first warriors to join the fold of Christianity, and he was “of that which is called the Italian band” (Acts 10:1). And the Italians of today, the inheritors of that mighty Cornelius, will be amongst the forces who will fight the Antichrist.

The Catholic world will therefore join forces with the Eastern Orthodox world, and together they will combat and crush the empire of the revived Ottomans and their Islamic confederacy. It will be a holy war; the Cross will be our banner; our souls will be armed with the Sword of the Spirit, and the hilt of the sword will be gripped in the thrall of mighty Christendom! The Holy League will rise again, and the New Crusade will end with the sword stained by pagan blood!

The New Crusade will be one based on Christianity, its foundation will be Orthodox theology; it will unsheathe the sword of truth and the eternal blade of the Spirit, and through Christ the warriors will sternly charge and conquer their enemies.

Pope Francis Meets a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo® in Rome... wait?

Members of Manalo's Iglesia Ni Cristo® Church waving their tri-color band flag (from In Defense of the Church blog)

Pope Francis met a man wearing a sash of TRI-COLOR band similar to what the Iglesia Ni Cristo®  (INC™) symbol are using -- this was in the City of Rome, Italy... but is he a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo® of Manalo?

Source: Catholic News Service

NO!

This man IS NOT a member of Manalo's Iglesia Ni Cristo® Church.  He is Mayor Ignazio Marino of Rome (Italy). He met Pope Francis during the celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception around the Eternal City of Rome.

The Car Plate Number of a van used in a failed abduction of five (5) students with the tri-color band symbol of the Iglesia Ni Cristo®

The Red-White-Green color he's wearing is Italy's emblem which the Iglesia Ni Cristo® Church copied with the desires of conquering the Eternal City where the seat of Catholicism is located. For them (INC™) believed that the Catholic Church is the REAL CHURCH OF CHRIST but had apostatized after the death of the last apostle.

The Iglesia Ni Cristo® Church is considered by many in the Philippines as a cult and no matter how they claim to be the "true" church but they will always be the FAKE CHURCH founded by a FAKE MESSENGER-- FELIX Y. MANALO!

Source: Catholic News Service

Simpleng katekismo tungkol sa Kapistahan ng IMACULADA CONCEPCION (Solemnity of the Immaculate Concepcton)

Photo Source: America Needs Fatima

Alam niyo ba na ang KAPISTAHAN ng IMACULADA CONCEPCION ay isang HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION at isa sa PINAKADAKILANG KAPISTAHAN sa loob ng IGLESIA KATOLIKA?

At ayon sa unang nakasaad sa Batas ng Santa Iglesia, sa mga araw na Holy Day of Obligation ay TAYO ay DAPAT MAGSIMBA at TUMANGGAP ng KOMUNIYON sa araw na ito?

Kaya't kung hindi niyo po nagawa 'yan, naku, may pagkakasala na po tayong dapat i-kumpisal sa pari. Ang pagliban sa Misa sa mga araw na itinakda ng Santa Iglesia ay katulad din ng pagliban sa Misa sa tuwing araw ng Linggo at ito ay KASALANANG MORTAL.

Alam niyo ba ang epekto ng Kasalanang Mortal? Ito ay kasalanang 'nakamamatay ng kaluluwa'.  Ibig sabihin, kung lugmok po tayo sa Kasalanang Mortal, mamamatay po tayong WALANG KALULUWA na parang hayop.

Hindi ko po katuruan 'yan. Ito po'y MALINAW na katuruan ng Santa Iglesia:

Can. 1246 §1. Sunday, on which by apostolic tradition the paschal mystery is celebrated, must be observed in the universal Church as the primordial holy day of obligation. The following days must also be observed: the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Body and Blood of Christ, Holy Mary the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her Assumption, Saint Joseph, Saint Peter and Saint Paul the Apostles, and All Saints.

§2. With the prior approval of the Apostolic See, however, the conference of bishops can suppress some of the holy days of obligation or transfer them to a Sunday.

Can. 1247 On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.

Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and aVairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord’s day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.

Heto naman ang sinasabi ng ating Opisyal na Katekismo:

CCC # 2181 The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice. For this reason the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation, unless excused for a serious reason (for example, illness, the care of infants) or dispensed by their own pastor. Those who deliberately fail in this obligation commit a grave sin.

Para sa karagdagang kaalaman, maaari pong basahin ang Is Missing A Mass a Mortal Sin?

Anyway, kaya ko naisipang ibahagi sa inyo ang kaalamang ito ay sapagkat, nalungkot ako sa misa nang NAKALIGTAANG IPALIWANAG ng pari kung ano, saan, kailan at kung paano nagkaroon ng Kapistahang ito bagamat wala naman tayong mababasa sa Biblia tungkol sa Imaculada Concepcion.

Ano nga ba ang ito?

Ang KAPISTAHAN o SOLEMNITY po ng IMACULADA CONCEPCION (Immaculate Conception) ay HINDI po bago sa kasaysayan ng Kristianismo.

HINDI po ito IMBENTO lamang ayon sa kasinungalingan ng mga Protestante.

Ito po'y ipinadiriwang na noon pang ika-7 siglo, libong taon bago pa man nagkaroon ng Iglesia Protestante ni Martin Luther noong 1517.

Lalong wala pa si Ellen G. White na nagtatag ng  Seventh-day Adventist Church na dating pastora ni Felix Y. Manalo na nagtayo ng kanyang sariling iglesia-- ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® o INC™.

Lalong wala pa si Eddie Villanueva ng Jesus Is Lord® (JIL™) o ng Members of the Church of God Internationa, Inc (ADD™) ni Eliseo Soriano.

Ayon sa kasaysayan ng ating pananampalataya, ang kasinungalingan ng mga Protestante ay TINULDUKAN ni Papa Pius IX noong ika-8 ng Disyembre 1854 sa kanyang Apostolic Constitution na INEFFABILIS DEUS.

"We declare, pronounce, and define that the doctrine which holds that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin, is a doctrine revealed by God and therefore to be believed firmly and constantly by all the faithful."

Na ang ibig sabihin ay DAPAT paniwalaan ng LAHAT ng mga Kristiano ang DOKTRINA ng IMACULADA CONCEPCION bilang KATOTOHANAN hindi mababali kailanman.

Ano ba ang KATOTOHANANG ito?

Ang Imaculada Concepcion po ay HINDI po tungkol sa PAGLILIHI kay CRISTO. 

Ito ay ang PAGLILIHI kay MARIA sa SINAPUPUNAN ng kanyang ina na si Santa Ana.

Bakit kailangang ideklara ng Iglesia Katolika si MARIA ay IPINAGLIHI na WALANG BAHID na KASALANAN? 

Hindi ba't ang sabi ng Banal na Kasulatan sa Roma 3:23 ay 'LAHAT [ng tao] AY NAGKASALA'? Bakit hindi ba kasama si Maria sa "lahat" [ng tao]? 

Kung TAO si Maria samakatuwid, siya'y KABILANG sa [lahat na] mga NAGKASALA!

Pero hindi ba't 'in every rule there is an exemption' ika nga?  Hindi ba pwedeng si Maria ay exempted sa Roma 3:23?

Bakit sinabi kong maaaring exempted ang Mahal na Birheng Ina?

Sapagkat kung tatangapin natin ang argumento ng mga Protestante (kasama na diyan ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® ni Manalo) na si Maria ay TAO at kasama siya sa may  BAHID na kasalanang minana natin kay Adan at Eba, lalabas na si Jesus na Dios at Taong totoo ay IPINAGLIHI sa KASALANAN dahil MAMANAHIN niya ito mula kay Maria na kanyang (tao) Ina. Lalabas na si Jesus ay ipinanganak ng may BAHID na KASALANAN.

HINDI 'yan ang PAGPAPAKILALA ng Biblia TUNGKOL kay JESUS, hindi po ba?

Ayon sa Biblia, si JESU-CRISTO ay WALANG BAHID ng KASALANAN.  SIYA ay WALANG PAGKAKASALA. WALANG DUMI ang makikita sa kanya (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pt. 2:22).  

Kaya NARARAPAT LAMANG (it necessitates) na si Maria, bilang Ina ng Dios Anak ay IPINAGLIHING WALANG BAHID na KASALANAN!

Karapat-dapat lamang na si MARIA ay WALANG BAHID NA MANTSA ng KASALANAN upang ang SINAPUPUNAN niya ay mananatiling PURE, UNDEFILED, UNSTAINED, IMMACULATE and HOLY worthy of the SON OF GOD-- JESUS CHRIST our LORD and SAVIOR!

Dahil diyan, nakita ng DIOS AMA na MALINIS si MARIA.  At ang kanyang sinapupunan KARAPAT-DAPAT ipagbuntis ang ANAK NG DIOS--ang ating PANGINOONG JESU-CRISTO upang ang PAGKAKATAWANG-TAO NIYA ay alinsunod sa BIBLIA-- and the [LIVING] WORD OF GOD became FLESH and HE made HIS dwelling amongst us! (Jn 1:1-9; Fil. 2:2-9)

At dahil sa KATOTOHANANG iyan, ang ating MAHAL na INANG BIRHENG MARIA ay siyang bagong KABAN ng TIPAN (Ark of the Covenant) na mababasa natin sa Revelations 11:19.

Upang lalo tayong maliwanagan dito, basahin ang Scott Hahn on the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Kaya bagama't HINDI literal na nasusulat sa Biblia ang Imaculada Concepcion, ngunit ang kanyang diwa ay NASA KAIBUTURAN ng BANAL NA KASULATAN! Ang mga PANGAKO ng PAGLILIGTAS ng DIOS ay nakaugat sa kanyang kalinis-linisang paglilihi.

Ano ang sinisimbulo ng mg bandila sa harap ng Philippine Arena na pag-aari ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®- 1914 sa Lungsod ng Manalo??

Nakakamangha ang mga bandila ng iba't-ibang bansa na nakataas sa harap ng INC™ Philippine Arena sa Lungsod ng Manalo (Ciudad de Victoria) sa bayan ng Santa Maria-Bocaue, Bulacan. Animo'y parang opisina ng United Nations sa New York, USA.

Ayon sa ABS-CBN, sa report ni Kabayan Noli de Castro, ang mga WATAWAT daw na iyan ay umaabot sa may 102 na SUMASAGISAG sa mga BANSANG may IGLESIA NI CRISTO® na raw. 

Halimbawa na lamang sa mga watawat na nakikita natin sa screen shots sa itaas (mula kaliwa pakanan).

IGLESIA NI CRISTO FLAG

Hindi po bansa ang INC™ para magkaroon ng isang bandila na kapantay ng mga watawat na nariyan sa kanilang Philippine Arena.  Hindi siya katulad ng VATICAN CITY STATE na tinuturing na PINAKAMALIIT na BANSA sa buong mundo. A city within a city ika nga.  Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, basahin ang Vatican City! Basahin din ang "Iglesia ni Cristo Symbol, nasa Biblia ba ang kahulugan ng kanilang bandila?"

• Sa Pilipinas po, 80.6% po ay mga Katoliko. Sa Vatican City po ay 100% Katoliko. Sa Italia naman po ay 87.8% po ay Katoliko!
• Ang Iglesia sa Pilipinas po ay  bumabati po sila sa Iglesia sa Roma (Roma 16:16)

MALTA FLAG

May mga local ba ng Malta na kaanib ng INC™? WALA PO!  Kung paano nakarating sa Malta ang INC™ ni Manalo? Dahil po sa mga OFW (Pinoy)! Narito ang sabi ng kanilang website "How the restoration began involved the meetings of Filipino brethren working in major cities in Italy; France, and Spain quarter of a century ago. Whether they met by chance or sought out one another, they were drawn together by a common yearning for spiritual nourishment." -http://www.iglesianicristowebsite.com/Pages/5a-global-expansion.html   

• Sa Malta po, ang bilang po ng mga Katoliko roon ay 93.98% po sa kabuuang populasyon.
• Ang Iglesia sa Malta po ay may Diplomatic Ties at bumabati sa Iglesia sa Roma (Roma 16:16)

MALAYSIA FLAG

 May mga local bang Malaysians na kaanib ng INC™? WALA RIN PO! Mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) po ang bumubuo sa tawag nilang Iglesia Ni Cristo® sa Malaysia. Heto ang sabi ng kanilang website: "Malaysia as a nation was formed in 1963, five years before the Iglesia Ni Cristo set out with its overseas mission, initially establishing congregations in the West. From the mid-1980s to early 90s, when the Malaysian economy was picking up and enjoying unprecedented growth, Church Of Christ prayer groups in both the eastern and western sides of Malaysia began to be formed. The Church Administration, then led by the late Executive Minister, Brother Erafio G. Manalo..."

• Sa Malaysia po ay 3.3% po ay mga Katoliko!
• Ang Iglesia sa Malaysia ay may Diplomatic Ties sa Iglesia sa Roma alinsunod sa Roma 16:16.

MADAGASCAR FLAG 

Wala pong kaanib ang INC™ na lokal sa Madagascar.  Ang kanilang mga kaanib po riyan ay mga OFW (Pinoy) na karamihan ay nagtatrabaho sa minahan ng langis.  Booming po kasi ang Madagascar sa langis.

• Ang kabuuan po ng mga Katoliko sa Madagascar ay 29.48% at bumabati rin po sila sa Iglesia sa Roma (Roma 16:16)

MALAWI FLAG

Ganon din po sa Malawi. Wala pong kaanib ng lokal sa Malawi. Pinoy na Pinoy po ang mga kaanib sa Malawi. Mga manggagawa rin pong Pinoy ang naroon.

• Sa kabuuan, 28.37% po ang bilang ng mga Katolikong lokal sa Malawi. At nagpapadala rin po sila ng pagbati sa Iglesia sa Roma (Roma 16:16) sa pamamagitan ng Diplomatic Ties sa Vatican City!
  

LESOTHO FLAG

May mga Lesothians bang kaanib ng INC™? WALA RIN PO! Pinoy pa rin po ang naron sa kanilang INC congregation sa Lesotho: "Such was the experience Brother Rogelio Rafols Sr., a medical doctor from the Philippines, who came to southern Africa in 1977 to work under the United Nations Development Program."

• Sa Lesotho po ay 48.7% po ay mga Katoliko!
• Bumabati po ang Iglesia sa Lesotho sa Iglesia sa Roma (Roma 16:16).

LEBANON FLAG

Lalong mangangamatis ang INC™ sa Lebanon. Walang-wala po silang kaanib na Lebanese. Lahat po ng kanilang mga kaanib sa Lebanon ay mga kasambahay at mga iba pang mga OFW. Pinoy na Pinoy po ang naroon sa kanilang lokal ng Lebanon! Yan ba ang sinasabing "Iglesia Ni Cristo sa buong mundo?"  Puro mga PINOY ang kaanib?! Sa katunayan po, IGLESIA KATOLIKA po ang may mga kaanib na LOCAL na LEBANESE!

• Sa Lebanon po ay 31% po ay mga Katoliko!
• Bumabati po ang Iglesia sa Lebanon sa Iglesia sa Roma (Roma 16:16)

KUWAIT FLAG

Wala pong lokal na Kuwaiti na kaanib ng INC™. Ang mga bumubuo po ng kanilang lokal diyan ay mga OFW (Manggagawang Pinoy) at wala rin po silang eksaktong bilang kung ilan ang kanilang mga kaanib roon). 

• May 6.16% pong mga Katoliko sa Kuwait at may Diplomatic Ties din po sila sa Iglesia sa Roma at nagpapadala ng pagbati sa kaniya (Roma 16:16)

 Ang IGLESIA NI CRISTO® na TATAG ni Manalo po ay puro KAYABANGAN. Pinagmamalaki nilang ang INC™ raw ay naron na sa iba't ibang sulok ng mundo.

Ngunit sa katunayan, HALOS 99.99% po ng kanilang mga kaanib sa ibang bansa ay mga PINOY na mga MANGGAGAWA at HINDI po sila mga LOKAL sa lugar.

HINDI po maaaring tawaging LOKAL ang INC™ isang lugar kung ang mga kaanib na naroon ay HINDI NAMAN LOKAL ng bansa. Sila'y mga DAYUHAN at isang araw ay AALIS din mga iyan!

Ibig bang sabihin eh  kapag umalis na ang mga OFW eh AALIS na rin ang "IGLESIA"?

Isang MALAKING PANLILINLANG ang sabihin nilang may LOKAL na sila sa isanb bansa samantalang NI ISA ay WALANG WALA SILANG mga LOKAL na kaanib!

Sa kabilang dako naman, makikita sa INTERNET ang distribution ng mga KATOLIKO sa iba't ibang bahagi ng mundo. Bawat BANSA ay may mga LOKAL na mga KAANIB ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA na siyang ORIHINAL na IGLESIA NI CRISTO (unregistered).

Pari nila ay mga lokal. Ang mga kaanib ay lokal. At ang wikang gamit ay lokal!

Yan ang TUNAY na KAHULUGAN ng LOKAL!  Hindi yung lokal na pinamumunuan ng Pinoy at mga kaanib ay PURO PINOY!

Sa KABUUAN, hindi po MAKATOTOHANAN ang mga BANDILANG nakataas sa kanilang arena.  Pinapatunayan lamang ng mga watawat na iyan na MARAMING MGA KATOLIKONG PINOY na MANGGAGAWA sa mga bansang nabanggit nila!

At mas MASIGASIG at BUHAY NA BUHAY pa ang mga Katolikong Pinoy sa bansang nabanggit.  At mayron silang mga LOCAL BRETHREN na NARON na BAGO pa man DUMATING ang mga kababayan nating mga Pinoy sa kanilang mga bansa!

Kaya't sa pagpunta niyo po sa INC™ Arena, pagmasdan niyo kung gaano kalawak ang nararating ng mga Pinoy sa buong mundo upang maghanap-buhay.

At alalahanin niyo sa 78 MILLION na PINOY mahigit-kumulang na 4% lamang po ang mga KAANIB ng IGLESIA NI MANALO doon.

Samakatuwid, MAS MARAMI pa rin ang mga KATOLIKONG PINOY na naroon sa bansang tinawag nilang may LOKAL na raw ang INC™ ni Manalo!

Huwag po tayong maniwala sa mga MANLILINLANG!

Why Christians needed the CRUSADES! And why we still need it today!

Taken from The Splendor of the Church blog

ERAÑO MANALO: The Church of Christ finally returned to its original home (Rome). Why the INC™ CENTRAL is still in the Philippines?

A day after the thanksgiving worship held on July 27, 1994 in Rome Locale's house of worship, Brother Erano signed a document declaring that the original Church of Christ had been restored in the ''Eternal City" where apostasy from the true faith began. In Jerusalem, on March 31, 1996, Brother Erano formally declared that God's work of salvation had finally returned to its original home. And, on May 10, 1997, in Athens, the Executive Minister officially declared the establishment of the Church's locale in that city, signaling the continuation of God's work of salvation to the Gentile lands that was started by Apostle Paul in the first century. 

If the "true" Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Cristo) has been RESTORED BACK to IT'S ORIGINAL HOME, then WHY is it that the CENTRAL OFFICE is PERMANENTLY LOCATED in the PHILIPPINES?

What kind of RESTORATION of the ORIGINAL "CHURCH" have they done in Rome (Italy) or in Jerusalem (Israel) if the IGLESIA NI CRISTO® ADMINISTRATION cannot RELOCATE the CENTRAL OFFICE to ROME or to JERUSALEM?

Does it mean, it's because what FELIX MANALO FOUNDED in the PHILIPPINES is NOT a LOCALE but a CHURCH? If that's the case then FELIX REALLY DID FOUND A CHURCH-- and no restoration was done!

Stop believing in LIES and DECEIT. Stop following a DECEITFUL FAKE messenger. Save your souls from such ETERNAL DAMNATION. Save yourselves out from the cult of Felix Manalo-- the Iglesia Ni Cristo®!

Rick Warren on Catholic Come Home Book

"The mission of Tom Peterson and Catholics Come Home to bring souls home to Jesus and the church is critically important during this challenging time in our history.  I fully support this New Evangelization project." - Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life

Kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®, tanggap na si Cristo ay Dios!

Mga kaanib ng INC™ ni Manalo, habang naka-dikit sa dingding ang mga larawan ng mga may-ari ng INC™, ang Manalo!

Iba na talaga ang mga BRAIN WASHED! Hindi na sila rational sa kanilang mga sagot. Kung tuus-tuusin napakadaling malaman kung ang INC™ ni Manalo ba ay tunay o hindi. BIBLIA at KASAYSAYAN lang ang gagamitin natin ay dehado nang mapatunayan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® ni Manalo na sila ang binabanggit ng "mga iglesia" sa Biblia!

Anong ngalngal nitong INC™ na ito?

Ang tanong niya tungkol sa 1 Tim. 3:15

"But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth."-NAB [...upang kung hindi man ako makarating agad ay malaman mo kung ano ang dapat na maging ugali ng mga taong kabilang sa sambahayan ng Diyos na buhay, sa iglesya na haligi at saligan ng katotohanan. -Bagong Magandang Balita]

Ay SINAGOT niya sa pamamagitan ng pag-quote ng 1 Tes 2:14:

"For you, brothers, have become imitators of the churches of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you suffer the same things from your compatriots as they did from the Jews..." -NAB [Mga kapatid, ang nangyari sa inyo ay tulad ng nangyari sa mga iglesya ng Diyos sa Judea, sa mga nananalig kay Cristo Jesus. Inuusig kayo ng inyong mga kababayan, tulad din ng mga taga-Judea na inusig ng kapwa nila Judio. -Bagong Magandang Balita]

Nasan ang mga katagang "ang mga IGLESIA NI CRISTO Jesus"? Mga MAPANLINLANG na kampon ni Manalo!

Ang bago sila HIBANG sa KASINUNGALINGAN ni FELIX MANALO, ang SIGURADO, ang TINUTUKOY na IGLESIA riyan ay HINDI ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® o INC™ ni Manalo kundi ang IGLESIA NG DIOS na ITINATAG mismo ni CRISTO JESUS sa mga APOSTOLES!

At para alamin natin kung anong Iglesia ba ang tinutukoy sa Biblia, tingnan natin ang sabi ni Apostol Pablo:

Romans 1:7 (NIV) “To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” [Sa inyong lahat na nasa Roma, mga minamahal ng Diyos at tinawag upang maging banal, sumainyo nawa ang pagpapala at kapayapaang mula sa Diyos na ating Ama at sa Panginoong Jesu-Cristo.

 

See how God loves the Roman Catholic Church. St. Paul calls the Roman Christians as The Holy People of God.

Romans 1:8 “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.” [Una sa lahat, nagpapasalamat ako sa aking Diyos sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Cristo dahil sa inyong lahat, sapagkat ang inyong pananampalataya ay balitang-balita sa buong daigdig]

Naku! Ang IGLESIA SA ROMA pala ang sinasabi ng BIBLIA na MINAHAL NG DIOS, at TINAWAG UPANG MAGING BANAL...

Ang IGLESIA SA ROMA pala ang may PANANAMPALATAYANG BANTOG sa BUONG DAIGDIG!

At dahil sa 1914 lamang NAITATAG ni FELIX MANALO ang kanyang Korporasyon na "IGLESIA NI CRISTO®" eh MALAMANG na HINDI sila ang TINUTUKOY ni Apostol Pablo na "IGLESIA" sa Bagong Tipan!

Bakit ko nasabi?

Ay sapagkat MISMONG ang PASUGO nila ang NAGPAPATUNAY na ang INC™ ay TATAG ni FELIX MANALO noong July 27, 1914.

“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." -Pasugo Agusto-Setyembre 1964, p. 5

At SILA na rin ang nagpapatunay na ang IGLESIA SA ROMA ang TUNAY na IGLESIANG TATAG NI CRISTO...

"...The Catholic Church which from the beginning was the Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo)." -Pasugo April 1966, p. 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.”-Pasugo July August 1988 pp. 6.

"The Church of Christ during the time of the Apostles became the Catholic Church of the bishops in the second century..." -Pasugo March-April 1992, p. 22

At dahil masyadong NAKAKALUNOD ang KATOTOHANANG HINDI TUNAY ang INC™, heto na lamang ang kaya nilang panlaban.... ang mang-asar. 

Yan po bunganga ng mga inaralan ng PEKENG SUGO ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® o ng INC™!

IS CATHOLIC CHURCH THE WHORE OF BABYLON IN REVELATION 18?

By Splendor1618 from The Splendor of the Church blog

The Church of Rome on the Vatican Hill with the St. Peter’s Square and the Tomb of St. Peter beneath the St. Peter’s Basilica

John Carlos Sanbuenaventura

THE WHORE OF BABYLON & THE SEVEN HILLS

The term Babylon in the book of Revelation always refers to the Pagan Rome. Let us remember there are 2 types of Rome, the Pagan Rome and the Christian Rome. The Pagan Rome refers to the Roman Empire. The Roman empire was ruled by Emperor Nero during the time of the Apostles and it persecuted the early Catholics. The early Catholics were put to jail, they were beheaded, placed in the arena known as the Roman Coliseum and were fed to the lions. The same Emperor Nero ordered the crucifixion of St. Peter and the beheading of St. Paul because they didn’t want to worship the Emperor. Since then there were series of persecution among Christians in Rome until it was prohibited by Emperor Constantine who was converted to the Christian faith.

Sts. Peter and Paul, co-Patrons of the Church of Rome

Sts. Peter and Paul, co-Patrons of the Church of Rome

THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE HARLOT OF BABYLON SITS ON THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME. What are those Seven Hills of Rome as ancient historians and scholars taught us? Here they are:

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1. Aventine Hill (Latin, Aventinus; Italian, Aventino)
2. Caelian Hill (Caelius, Celio)
3. Capitoline Hill (Capitolium, Campidoglio)
4. Esquiline Hill (Esquilinus, Esquilino)
5. Palatine Hill (Palatinus, Palatino)
6. Quirinal Hill (Quirinalis, Quirinale)
7. Viminal Hill (Viminalis, Viminale)
The Vatican Hill separated by the Tiber River from the Seven Hills of Rome

The Vatican Hill separated by the Tiber River from the Seven Hills of Rome

See, center of the Catholic Church is in THE VATICAN HILL which is not part of the Seven Hills of Rome. It is in Vatican Hill where St. Peter met his martyrdom by being crucified upside down. The place is now called THE ST. PETER’S SQUARE. He was buried in the nearby cave which later on became the site for the BASILICA OF ST. PETER. This Vatican Hill is separated from the Seven Hills of Rome because it is on the other side of the River – The Tiber River. This is the heart and origin of Catholicism. That is why the Church of Rome was founded by the blood and faith of Sts. Peter and Paul.

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The adulterous woman in Revelation 18 does not refer to the Catholic Church because the Church of Rome is against ABORTION, FORNICATION, PROSTITUTION, SAME SEX MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, PORNOGRAPHY unlike those Protestant religions, Born Again sects which legalized abortion and same sex marriage and other abominations to the Lord.

The Church of Rome is well-praised in the Bible by St. Paul himself while the Iglesia ni Manalo ni Commonweath was never mentioned:

Romans 1:7 (NIV) “To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”

See how God loves the Roman Catholic Church. St. Paul calls the Roman Christians as The Holy People of God.

Romans 1:8 “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.”

What is this Church which is so famous in Rome? What is this Roman Church that is known all over the world? Not the one own by Felix Manalo or the Born Again but THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH led by the Bishop of Rome. This one and only Church of Rome is also the True Church founded by Jesus and was brought to Rome by Sts. Peter and Paul no less.