Do Catholics believe in and abide by the ten commandments?

Question

If so why do Catholics break the 2 (no images from the heaven above) and the 4 (Sabbath Saturday) Commandments?

Meaning the worship mary and they change the Sabbath to Sunday.

Where in those verse does it say Sunday is now the holy day??

Jesus never changes Hebrew 13:8
God Never changes Malachi 3:6

Answer 1

Many Catholics are deceived and do not truely know their beliefs. They are in error, yet know it not.

I have a few catholic friends and they've expressed to me they their religon is difficult and not Biblical.

The Catholic faith is paganism combined with Christian elements.

The Roman Catholic church began with Constantine and roman who after supposedly seeing a cross in the sky and hearing the words "In this sign conquer " was baptised and pretened to become a christian. But he clang to his old habits including easter.

So after the true Christians refused to worship on sunday and celebrate easter he had to set up his own way of worship and thus began the Catholic Church.

Of course i'm not against catholics as a person but I'm opposed to the roman system of faith as it is in controversy with Jesus Christ.

Christ never instructed us to worship on sunday.

Mary is not a divine being and she is in her grave not heaven.

Mary is not the Queen of Heaven.

The Bible says "call no man on earth Father" and yet the catholic priest, pope and ect refer to themselves as Father.

The Bible "Thou shalt have no other gods before you" and "Little Children keep yourselves from idols"

That is also why I don't watch American Idol.

Here is a little info on how "The Queen of Heaven" thing os occultic.

The Roman writer Apuleius' "Transformations of Lucius" gives us an understanding of Isis in the first century. The following paragraph is particularly significant.

"You see me here, Lucius, in answer to your prayer. I am nature, the universal Mother, mistress of all the elements, primordial child of time, sovereign of all things spiritual, queen of the dead, queen also of the immortals, the single manifestation of all gods and goddesses that are, my nod governs the shining heights of Heavens, the wholesome sea breezes. though I am worshipped in many aspects, known by countless names. . . some know me as Juno, some as Bellona . . . the Egyptians who excel in ancient learning and worship call me by my true name..Queen Isis."

Queen of Heaven is a natural title for goddesses central to many religions of antiquity. In Sumer Inanna was hailed as "Queen of Heaven" in the 3rd millennium BCE. In Akkad to the north, she was worshipped later as Ishtar. In the Sumerian Descent of Inanna, when Inanna is challenged at the outermost gates of the underworld, she replies


Queen of Heaven is a natural title for goddesses central to many religions of antiquity. In Sumer Inanna was hailed as "Queen of Heaven" in the 3rd millennium BCE. In Akkad to the north, she was worshipped later as Ishtar. In the Sumerian Descent of Inanna, when Inanna is challenged at the outermost gates of the underworld, she replies

'I am Inanna, Queen of Heaven, On my way to the East.' Her cult was deeply embedded in Mesopotamia and among the Canaanites to the west. In the early 6th Century BCE, the neighbors of the Israelites still worshipped the Queen of Heaven, and the temptation for the Hebrews to follow her cult was apparently hard to resist. Jeremiah, writing ca. 590-580,

"The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger." (Jeremiah 7:18) To this, the Israelite women replied :

44:16 [As for] the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

44:17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for [then] had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

44:18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all [things], and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

44:19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

Jeremiah continued (44:25)

'Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.'

In Egypt, beginning in the 18th dynasty, a Semitic goddess named Qudshu ('Holiness') begins to appear prominently, equated with the native Egyptian goddess Hathor. Some think this is Athirat/Ashratu under her Ugaritic name Qodesh. This Qudshu seems not to be either ʿAshtart or ʿAnat as both those goddesses appear under their own names and with quite different iconography and appear in at least one pictorial representation along with Qudshu.

But in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods in Egypt there was a strong tendency towards syncretism of goddesses and Athirat/Ashrtum then seems to have disappeared, at least as a prominent goddess under a recognizable name.

Biblical references have been taken to indicate that a goddess Asherah was worshipped in Israel and Judah, as the Queen of Heaven whose worship Jeremiah so vehemently opposed:

"Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger."
—Jeremiah 7:17–18
"... to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem ..."
—Jeremiah 44:17
The Hebrews baked small cakes for her festival.

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This is one of those feel good stoies the "church" told its followers in order to convert them.

Constantine was never a christian till the last moments fo his life when he converted on his death bed.( nothing like hedging your bets)

he was a practitioner of SUN worship ( not Son) and he followed the Mithraic traditions of SOL INVINCTUS the sun god.

He was a pagan through and through , just like the the biggest con to fool humanity was founded

the symbol of the cross preceeds Roman times and can be found on ancient Eygyptian heiroglyphs.....who happen to be ............... sun worshippers.!!!!!!!!

Here is a good site that I feel will help you understand the dark side of rome.

http://www.reformation.org/meet_the_first_pope.html

Answer 2

The 2nd Commandment (or the 2nd part of the 1st Commandment) does not forbid the making and honoring of religious images but the making and serving and adoring of idols of other dieties or demons or of magic statues like Ka statues for the Egyptian tomb temples. Exodus 25 :18-19 commanded the making and honoring of the angel images on the Ark of the Covenant. The Lord also commanded the making and honoring of the Bronze Serpent as a symbol of divine deliverance(Num21:8-9) as well as the religious images of oxen,lions and cherubim for the Temple(1 Kings 6&7) .Images of God were forbidden because God had not taken human nature and form yet in the Old testanemt. To prohibit the making of images of Jesus is to deny that the Word became flesh.
If one takes ex 20;4-5 to mean banning images than all images of things "on earth and...under the earth are also banned' like coins.
Gentile Catholics and other Gentile Christians are not Jews and have never been bound to Shabbat observance. Christians observe the 1st Day Sunday(which is actually the 7th Day in parts of Europe) as the 8th Day of the New Creation because Jesus rose on Sunday
Catholic and Orthodox Christians do not adore Mary, we honor her as the mother of our Savior and the mother of all adopted into the Family of Jesus by Grace. Happy 7th day Sabbath to you.

Answer 3

You've got one of your Commandments wrong. There is no images from Heaven above commandment. Get a real Bible. Try the New American Bible or the Revised Standard Version. We have images to remind us of Jesus (crucifix) and Our Blessed Mother (statues.) We do NOT worship these and if you think that you obviously don't know much about Catholicism. And you Protestants go to church on Sundays, too, in case you didn't know.

Answer 4

Individual Catholics are probably as good or bad at following the commandments as any other Judeo-Christian-Muslim.
They cover the whole human spectrum.
Remember though if yo keep reading Exodus and Leviticus you find out that Mosses and his crew really sucked at it. They screwed up left and right.

Answer 5

We do not worship Mary. And all Christians worship on Sundays, not just Catholics. You seem to have a real Catholic fetish...



That's right, boys - we do not worship Mary. Next?

Answer 6

Catholics are some of the Biggest hypocrites out there.
They're only in it for the Money!

Answer 7

They will tell you that they don't "worship" Mary.

And they will tell you that the Sabbath begins at 6pm Saturday and runs until 6pm Sunday because of the way the calender used to be.

Answer 8

Catholics are the biggest hypocrites of them all I know so many it would make you laugh and then make you cry at how many commandment they break LOL

I go to a Spiritual Association and half of them are Catholic's by day and Psychic Mediums by night something Catholics don't believe but practice well LOL

Love & Blessings
Milly

Answer 9

Of course.

Since you seem to like the Bible so much....take a look at these Scriptures, you know - "Tha Bah-ble":

Re: Sabbath:

Isaiah 1:13 - God begins to reveal His displeasure with the Sabbath.

Matt. 28:1; Mark 16:2,9; John 20:1,19- the Gospel writers purposely reveal Jesus' resurrection and appearances were on Sunday. This is because Sunday had now become the most important day in the life of the Church.

Acts 20:7 - this text shows the apostolic tradition of gathering together to celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday, the "first day of the week." Luke documents the principle worship was on Sunday because this was one of the departures from the Jewish form of worship.

1 Cor. 16:2 - Paul instructs the Corinthians to make contributions to the churches "on the first day of the week," which is Sunday. This is because the primary day of Christian worship is Sunday.

Col. 2:16-17 - Paul teaches that the Sabbath was only a shadow of what was fulfilled in Christ, and says "let no one pass judgment any more over a Sabbath."

2 Thess. 2:15 - we are to hold fast to apostolic tradition, whether it is oral or written. The 2,000 year-old tradition of the Church is that the apostles changed the Sabbath day of worship from Saturday to Sunday.

Heb. 4:8-9 - regarding the day of rest, if Joshua had given rest, God would not later speak of "another day," which is Sunday, the new Sabbath. Sunday is the first day of the week and the first day of the new creation brought about by our Lord's resurrection, which was on Sunday.

Heb. 7:12 - when there is a change in the priesthood, there is a change in the law as well. Because we have a new Priest and a new sacrifice, we also have a new day of worship, which is Sunday.

Rev 1:10 - John specifically points out that he witnesses the heavenly Eucharistic liturgy on Sunday, the Lord's day, the new day of rest in Christ.

Matt. 16:19; 18:18 - whatever the Church binds on earth is bound in heaven. Since the resurrection, Mass has been principally celebrated on Sunday.

Re: Mary:

Gen. 3:15 - we see from the very beginning that God gives Mary a unique role in salvation history. God says "I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your seed and her seed." This refers to Jesus (the "emnity") and Mary (the "woman"). The phrase "her seed" (spermatos) is not seen elsewhere in Scripture.

Gen 3:15 / Rev. 12:1 - the Scriptures begin and end with the woman battling satan. This points to the power of the woman with the seed and teaches us that Jesus and Mary are the new Adam and the new Eve.

John 2:4, 19:26 - Jesus calls Mary "woman" as she is called in Gen. 3:15. Just as Eve was the mother of the old creation, Mary is the mother of the new creation. This woman's seed will crush the serpent's skull.

Isaiah 7:14; Matt. 1:23 - a virgin (the Greek word used is "parthenos") will bear a Son named Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." John 1:14 - God in flesh dwelt among us. Mary is the Virgin Mother of God.

Matt. 2:11 - Luke emphasizes Jesus is with Mary His Mother, and the magi fall down before both of them, worshiping Jesus.

Luke 1:35 - the child will be called holy, the Son of God. Mary is the Mother of the Son of God, or the Mother of God (the "Theotokos").

Luke 1:28 - "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you." These are the words spoken by God and delivered to us by the angel Gabriel (who is a messenger of God). Thus, when Catholics recite this verse while praying the Rosary, they are uttering the words of God.

Luke 1:28 - also, the phrase "full of grace" is translated from the Greek word "kecharitomene." This is a unique title given to Mary, and suggests a perfection of grace from a past event. Mary is not just "highly favored." She has been perfected in grace by God. "Full of grace" is only used to describe one other person - Jesus Christ in John 1:14.

Luke 1:38 - Mary's fiat is "let it be done to me according to thy word." Mary is the perfect model of faith in God, and is worthy of our veneration.

Luke 1:42 - "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus." The phrase "blessed are you among women" really means "you are most blessed of all women." A circumlocution is used because there is no superlative in the Greek language. Note also that Elizabeth praises Mary first, and then Jesus. This is hyperdulia (but not latria which is worship owed to God alone). We too can go through Mary to praise Jesus. Finally, Catholics repeat these divinely inspired words of Elizabeth in the Rosary.

Luke 1:43 - Elizabeth's use of "Mother of my Lord" (in Hebrew, Elizabeth used "Adonai" which means Lord God) is the equivalent of "Holy Mary, Mother of God" which Catholics pray in the Rosary. The formula is simple: Jesus is a divine person, and this person is God. Mary is Jesus' Mother, so Mary is the mother of God (Mary is not just the Mother of Jesus' human nature - mothers are mothers of persons, not natures).

Luke 1:44 - Mary's voice causes John the Baptist to leap for joy in Elizabeth's womb. Luke is teaching us that Mary is our powerful intercessor.

Luke 1:46 - Mary claims that her soul magnifies the Lord. This is a bold statement from a young Jewish girl from Nazareth. Her statement is a strong testimony to her uniqueness. Mary, as our Mother and intercessor, also magnifies our prayers.

Luke 1:48 - Mary prophesies that all generations shall call her blessed, as Catholics do in the "Hail Mary" prayer. What Protestant churches have existed in all generations (none), and how many of them call Mary blessed with special prayers and devotions?

Gal. 4:4 - God sent His Son, born of a woman, to redeem us. Mary is the woman with the redeemer. By calling Mary co-redemptrix, we are simply calling Mary "the woman with the redeemer." This is because "co" is from the Latin word "***" which means "with." Therefore, "co-redemptrix" means "woman with the redeemer." Mary had a unique but subordinate role to Jesus in salvation.

Eph. 1:1; Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:2 - the word "saints" (in Hebrew "qaddiysh") means "holy" ones. So Mary is called Holy, the greatest Saint of all.

Luke 2:35 - Simeon prophesies that a sword would also pierce Mary's soul. Mary thus plays a very important role in our redemption. While Jesus' suffering was all that we needed for redemption, God desired Mary to participate on a subordinate level in her Son's suffering, just as he allows us to participate through our own sufferings.

Luke 2:19,51 - Mary kept in mind all these things as she pondered them in her heart. Catholics remember this by devoting themselves to Mary's Immaculate Heart and all the treasures and wisdom and knowledge contained therein.

Answer 10

They do not follow most Bible doctrines.