The Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ on earth, God Himself on Earth ??

Question

The New York Catholic Catechism, under: Pope, says,
"The Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ on earth...by divine right the pope has supreme and full power in faith and morals over each and every pastor and his flock. He is the true Vicar of Christ, the head of the entire church, the father and teacher of all Christians He is the infallible ruler, the founder of dogmas, the author of and the judge of councils; the universal ruler of truth, the arbiter of the world, the supreme judge of heaven and earth, the judge of all, being judged by one, God himself on earth."

Is this really true?
Can a Roman Catholic please explain this quote from the New York Catholic Catechism?

This not a False Witness "Meg M" here is more.....
In his encyclical, "The Reunion of Christendom" (1885), Pope Leo XIII stated that the pope holds "upon this earth the place of God Almighty."

Answer 1

There is no such catechism. STOP BEARING FALSE WITNESS!!!

"But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, AND ALL LIARS, their lot shall be in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death." -- Revelation 21:8

>>This not a False Witness<<

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Answer 2

I think that this is an SDA slander/libel. Can you give any verification of this alleged authorative Catholic source.?

No this is not Catholic teaching.

I have never heard of this "New York Catholic Catechism." and I have found no google leads on it.

Get a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church( which is available on line.) If you want to know what the Catholic Church actually teaches.

Answer 3

Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He took Peter aside and told Peter to "feed My sheep" (John 21: 15-17).

Jesus Christ, the good shepherd, was telling peter that he was to take the role of being the shepherd for His flock. To fulfill this responsibility, Jesus gave Peter full power and authority. Anything less would be irresponsible of Jesus. Notice that the Pope, while being the supreme judge is himself judged by God.

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Answer 4

I am not a Latin Rite Catholic but a priest in the PNCC. It is simply saying that Jesus has placed the bishop of Rome as the chief administrator of the Church. It is not saying that the pope replaces Jesus but instead serves him as an infallible leader of the Church under specific circumstances.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 5

Jesus Christ, not the pope, is head of the Church. The Orthodox Church, which is never mentioned in these arguments, is the original Christian Church. Throughout all the turmoil, reformations and changes, the Orthodox Church is the one which has not changed. If any of you want to learn about Christianity, I would recommend studying the Orthodox Church. It's amazing.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

What is so different than God (Jesus) leaving Peter in charge. He was Jesus' vicar and now it is passed down through the years. God has always left someone here to lead his people. What you are not "saying " in your "quote" that has been chopped incidentally, is it is God that is all those things who operates through the Pope. We are members of the Body of Christ.

Answer 8

Jesus created one universal church for all of mankind. The Catholic Church was established by Jesus with his words spoken in Matthew 16. Jesus asked his disciples "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" The disciples then offered various answers - "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." But the question that Jesus then asked was crucial: "But who do you say that I am?"



The answer provided by Simon Peter set in motion the formation of the Catholic Church by Jesus. "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." With this answer, Jesus established the Catholic Church with Simon Peter designated the first Pope.



"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."


Around or about 45 AD, Peter went to Rome and from there lead the Catholic Church. As of today, there have been 263 Popes in direct succession to Peter. The position of Pope was established by Christ and the office has been maintained in an apostolic manner since the time of Christ. Although the Church has fragmented since the time of Christ with various leadership centers emerging, the apostolic line of succession in the Church is seated in Rome until this very day. Many throughout time have tried to rationalize away and deny the authority and structure of the Church as established by Jesus. In my heart I know that Catholic Church is the Church established by Jesus and has maintained a clear line of apostolic leadership to this very day. The Church has celebrated the sacraments and worshiped the Lord in essentially the same way since the time of Christ.

A priest is a man set apart from others to offer Sacrifice to God, and to administer the Sacraments of the Church. Only a priest can confect the Holy Sacrifice, or administer the Sacraments.

Our Lord chose twelve men as His apostles, He set these apart with a special mission-- to dedicate their lives to teaching His doctrines; and offering the Sacraments. "Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations ...teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you" (St. Matt.28:19)

It was to the Apostles that our Lord said "do this in memory of me" thus ordaining them priests and giving them the power to confect the Holy Eucharist. Since our Lord, the High Priest, instituted the Sacrifice of the Mass, it would be only logical that priests would be required to offer the Sacrifice. "Since therefore in the New Testament the Catholic Church has received from the Lord's institution the holy visible sacrifice of the Eucharist it must also be admitted that in the Church there is a new, visible and external priesthood"


Pope - The bishop of Rome, vicar of Christ on earth, successor of St. Peter, visible head of the whole Catholic Church.

Answer 9

Hereby lies the problem with the Catholic faith: The Pope and the priests (non-molesting ones presumably), have pretty much equal power as God Himself.

The only One who does, is Jesus Christ. No one else.

AND we are told in the Bible that Jesus is all we need, we don't need other intercessors, we can go to Him directly. But in the Catholic religion, followers are given priests, nuns, and saints only they have heard of, to pray to. Not to mention a beaded necklace as a prop to saying three or four prayers over and over again.

In many ways, the Catholic religion does the exact opposite of what the Bible says.

We are told to discern the Word of God for ourselves, read it for ourselves, question, think, meditate. The Catholic church says, nope, that's OUR job. We think for you, we read for you, we decide for you.

ICK!

The Pope is mortal like everyone else, prone to sin, is in just as much need of a Saviour as the rest of us, and is NOT a "replacement" for God or Jesus. The Pope is someone the Catholic church "appoints" in that position. Doesn't mean it's approved or sanctioned by God.

Answer 10

no, the pope is a sinner that needs a savior like everyone else.