Mt. 10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you,
nor hear your words,
when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the DUST of your feet.
Mk. 6:11; Lk. 9:5; Lk. 10:11
Why did they kill, burn and destroy all the books and people that would not listen to the pope and his pagan roman emperor.
Why did the infallible pope wipe the blood of the innocent from his shoes instead????
2007-09-13 08:15:51 · 19 answers · asked by john 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No pope is infallible.
2007-09-13 08:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by Derek B 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋
If your referring to the "Dark Ages", those were hard times. Popes were considered infallible. And there also were "Vicars of Christ." But out of this sprung the Protestant movement through Martin Luther through the 95 thesis, which he tacked on the door. Now, it's a wonder how a thesis, charging the Catholic Church of these "Offenses" is intriguing. It reminds of a certain time when things were also rather "Institutionalized" shall we say, and someone came along and rectified the problem. (You know who I'm talking about. But THIS MAN was very special. HE was the son of God.)
2007-09-15 00:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay, this is a really myopic understanding of history. You do know that the heresies of the Middle Ages were militant, don't you? And you do know that the Inquisition never put a single one to death, don't you? The various nations in Europe had laws against heresy, and *they*, not the Church, were the ones that executed the criminals. Why, after all, would you let someone go around and teach damnable heresies to innocent people, (including children!) which could send their poor souls to Hell? Most of them hadn't the intellectual preparation to defend themselves against the heretics. How can you get angry with the Church for identifying the heretics for the State, so the State could fulfill its duty of protecting its citizens?
2007-09-13 15:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by delsydebothom 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They also did this with the Central and South American civilizations, destroying whatever they don't understand or threatened their power. At one time the Catholic church owned the biggest army in the world. Anything which takes away from their greed and power, the Catholic church has destroyed it. I mention the inquisitions, the elimination from the 10 commandment about idolatry, and I believe in the 6th century they even destroyed whole parts of the New Testament.
2007-09-13 15:34:19 · answer #4 · answered by Walter 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Each of these commands of Jesus were to his Apostles and/or disciples before they went out for a short time while Jesus was still here. Their mission was to spread the word as fast as possible to as many people as they could before they returned to Jesus.
The mission of the Catholic Church is a bit different. The command of Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20 is to: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you."
We have all the time that God wishes to grant us and we are not to give up on anyone.
With love in Christ.
2007-09-13 23:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes things get taken to the extreme. most major religions have done some kind of ridiculous "witch hunt" of some sort. Its unfortunate but it is the humanity- the imperfect part of worship that blindsides reality and what God really wants.
2007-09-13 15:23:25 · answer #6 · answered by momof2 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You answered your own question.
The first pope, Boniface III, was appointed by the pagan Roman emperor Phocus in AD 606. The hierarchy of the catholic church is a direct "copy" of the old, pagan Roman Empire. The early Christians, members of the Church of Christ, were persecuted by the Roman Empire and later by the Roman Catholic Church, first when they would not worship the Emporer and second, when they would not "convert" to the catholic's idea of "christianity".
2007-09-13 15:24:14 · answer #7 · answered by TG 4 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Great question! Probably because there is no such thing as an infallible person, except Jesus. We are all sinners. We all need to look to Our Lord for answers and not to people, such as the Pope.
2007-09-13 15:21:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
Religion and politics have been 1 for most of recorded history.
2007-09-13 15:19:22 · answer #9 · answered by wondermus 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
cause that was the roman way of doing things. The romans were real bastar*s
2007-09-13 15:25:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
um the first pope is ST. Peter.
where do you people come from?
2007-09-13 15:20:35 · answer #11 · answered by Adam of the wired 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋