Why are Fundie Christians so ignorantly taught that the Catholic Church started with Constantine? LOL...?

Question

Why are they spoonfed this misinformation when the Catholic church was in the time of Ignatius Bishop of Antioch in 107AD, who used the Term CATHOLIC CHURCH....the catholic church agreed on what was canon and what is to be included into the Bible you know and love at in 140-200. It is they who decided whether the old testament (jewish law and torah) should be included or not, YEARS after the Catholic church was formed,
why are Fundamentalist Christians so ignorant of Christian History?

Answer 1

amen. the catholic church under guidance of the holy spirit made the christian dogma we all believe (nicene creed in 312 a.d) preserved the scriptures and assembled the bible.

Answer 2

They need a fall guy to account for all of the Catholic doctrines endorsed by the ancient Church. A few decades ago they loved Constantine, and blamed all the evils of Catholicism on Theodosius. Then, as more information came to light, they shifted the blame back in time to Constantine. Now many of them are in the process of shifting the blame back to Origen. It won't be too long before they are blaming Ignatius of Antioch for corrupting the Church.

Answer 3

The ROMAN Catholic church started with Constantine. Hence the name. Before Constantine, Roman was officially Pagan. Since Catholic is synonymous with Roman Catholic, it's widely understood that the Catholic Church started with Constantine. Arguing that the broader "universal" Catholic religion started earlier is semantic.

Also, I'm not a fundamentalist Christian. Or even a Christian.

Answer 4

Chloe -the catholic Church is nothing more than an integration of Pagan gods/rites that stems from the time of Babel and the sacrifices to Molech.
"Another important feature of the Gnostic tradition of Epiphany is that it is really a feminine holiday. St. Clement of Alexandria (c. 194) mentioned that the followers of the Gnostic master Basilides feasted on the day of the Baptism and kept a long vigil before it. Epiphanius (305-402) gave us a detailed description of how the Alexandrian Gnostics celebrated the Epiphany. They did this in the sanctuary of the Maiden Goddess Kore whom they equated with the image of the Holy Virgin. At midnight they descended with torches into the crypt of the temple and brought the wooden statue of Kore forth in procession. The Maiden was represented naked and sitting, with crosses marked on her brow, her hands and her knees. The statue was carried seven times around the central shrine and was then retired to the crypt once more. The Gnostics said that on this day, Kore, the Virgin, gave birth to the divine principle known as the Christ.

get YOUR facts straight.

Answer 5

I don't think the term "catholic", meaning "universal", should be of any importance whatsoever, seeing it wasn't even introduced into the english language until well into the 14th century. I think the concern is as to whether or not the "church" teachings remained untainted. According to many writers of the first century, including those of the Apostles, the "original" doctrine of the church, or the original teachings of Jesus, had already begun to dissipate, being replaced by the "teachings of men", and useless traditions, to which true Christians well know, the "Catholic" church is at the forefront in the spreading of these heretical teachings.

Answer 6

Seems a lot of people put that together with Constantine making Christianity a recognized religion of Rome. They also link Constantines "conversion" with that. But many records show he converted on his death bed... just in case.

This type of information is only given out in bits and pieces. You have to dig a little to find the other info. I'm sure there wouldn't be many Christians who would say Constantine was a Christian after finding out the life he led.

Answer 7

Why do you have nothing better to do then Christian bash all day? ( I have read your profile and questions, and you have several similar questions, all equally insulting) There are a lot of religions I don't agree with but I would never persecute someone for their religious beliefs. Also, if your trying to inform people of your findings, insulting them isn't the way to go. YOUR being ignorant by putting out a post and grouping all Christians in together, when you don't know what information these people may or may not have. Legitimate questions are one thing, but your being down right rude and insulting.

Answer 8

there are a number of writings that have been around from nicely till now the legalization of Christianity. some, in actuality alot have been seen in a protracted time to be apocrypha and have been later banned from Christian orthodoxy yet nevertheless many greater are here immediately. lots of those historical writings style the very nucleus of the Roman Catholic and different Christian denominations immediately.

Answer 9

The word catholic came from the Greek word Katholikos which means "throughout the whole" or "universal." It is referring to all Christians around the world regardless of denomination.

Answer 10

Canon was not decided until 325 CE, in which many books were altered, and some were discarded altogether. This event occured in Nicea (hence, it was called the Council of Nicea) and was headed by Constantine.