Anticatholics: please list the "false doctrines of Catholicism"
I hear it all the time, that the RCC has false doctrines, but strangely, no anti-Catholic here ever, ever lists them, much less discusses them
so, please list them so we can discuss..
(I don't think a lot of them know the difference between a dogma, a doctrine, a tradition or Tradition [capital t]... )
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The Protestant Reformation happened for a reason. Basically, it was to combat the many false teachings that the Roman Catholic Church had adopted through the centuries. When Martin Luther compared Catholicism to Scripture, the result was his nailing the 95 theses to the Wittenberg door. However, instead of reforming the Roman Catholic Church, it resulted in the protesters, the Protestants, whose aim was to get back to the Scriptures.
Following is a summarized paragraph with references found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) of many of the false teachings of Roman Catholicism. How do we know they are false? By comparing Scripture with what is taught.
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The Catholic Church is the one true church (CCC 2105)
Infallibility of the Catholic Church, (CCC 2035)
Only the Roman Catholic Church has authority to interpret Scripture (CCC 100)
The Pope is the head of the church and has the authority of Christ (CCC 2034) The Roman Catholic Church is necessary for salvation (CCC 846) Sacred Tradition equal to scripture (CCC 82)
Forgiveness of sins, salvation, is by faith and works (CCC 2036 CCC 2080 2068)
Full benefit of Salvation is only through the Roman Catholic Church (Vatican 2, Decree on Ecumenism, 3)
Grace can be merited (CCC 2010 CCC 2027)
The merit of Mary and the Saints can be applied to Catholics and others (1477) Penance is necessary for salvation (CCC 980)
Purgatory (CCC 1031 CCC 1475)
Indulgences (CCC 1471 CCC 1478 CCC 1498 CCC 1472)
Mary is Mediatrix (CCC 969)
Mary brings us the gifts of eternal salvation (CCC 969)
Mary delivers souls from death (CCC 966)
Prayer to the saints (CCC 2677)
The Communion elements become the actual body and blood of Christ (CCC 1374 CCC 1376)