Protestants claim Catholic Church corrupted the Gospel?

Question

Protestants claim that the Catholic church is not practicing Christianity as Christ had intended. That there are many Pagen influences in the practices of the Church. What do they base this belief on? I havent found any historical proof to support this claim. All documents held by the Church show that the Church of Rome is doing everything that Christ taught his Apostles. Is there any evidence to support the non Catholic claims?

Please remember that the Catholic church created the Bible. The gospel was taught by word of mouth for many years before the church compiled the sacred scriptures into what ALL christian churches now use as the base of their faith. You cannot overlook sacred tradition. The Church of Rome gave us the Holy Bible so why not trust her teachings?

Answer 1

No, there is no historical proof, in fact, history proves the veracity of Catholic Church claims and not their critics. There is a lot of revisionist history being spread by anti-Catholic sources but such fanciful history is easily proven false with just a little research. Unfortunately, many Protestants want to believe such nonsense and do not make any effort to verify statements or sources for such hatred. Clearly such lies are spread by Satan to continue to separate Christians from His Church and from each other. The greatest modern heresy is sola Scriptura which has been his tool for the animosity that accomplishes his goals. May the Lord have mercy on those caught in his snare of deception.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 2

There was a great catholic named Erasmus who gave us the pure word and doctrine of the testus receptus , the majority text of the reformation. The Jesuits and the catholics now a days do everything to keep the Erasmus texts out of protestant churches and catholic churches. Why because the catholic church still never repented from any of there sins regarding there idoltry and false teachings that brought about the reformation in the first place. there solution is to give the people perverted doctrine and keep people ignorant.
There is no protestants left just protesting Catholics
because the jesuits over took the seminaries ; perverted Corrupt bibles are in all the churches

the english scriptures that are most in agreement with Erasmus Testus Receptus is the king james bible and the tyansdale bible.

The Irony is that Erasmus was a catholic and the textus receptus was written by a catholic yet the Vatican forbids it to the people as the catholic church history has always been to supress the scripture from the people .

Answer 3

Martin Luther develop into an antisemitic. even nonetheless, his protest develop into against the authority of the Church. He had 95 theses he published on the door to the Church. of those 95, the Church agreed with 37 (or so) of them, and made alterations. Luther could have been a great Catholic reformer, if he had reformed from in the Church, even nonetheless he chosen to cut up from the Church and start up his very own. right this moment, with the aid of fact of that chop up, we've tens of hundreds of Protestant sects and denominations.

Answer 4

Lets look at this two ways

First, does the Catholic Church practice the Gospel of the first century church? It is the claim of the RCC that it is one and the same with that church?
1. The Gospel (the doctrine of the Church Christ built) says:
Matthew 23:9 "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven."
2. The Gospel says there is one mediator only:
1 Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus"
3. The Gospel says the BIble is the only source of doctrine:
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
4. The Gospel says traditions are not acceptable for doctrine:
Matthew 15:9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

More problems come to mind between the Gospel and RCC doctrine, enough that if you are reasonable, you will see a gap between RCC and the Gospel of the church that Christ built.

Secondly, is there pagain influence in the Catholic church?
1. Consider December 25 - a pagan holicay that the RCC has made a church holiday
2. Consider Easter - a pagan holiday (from the goddess Oster) made into a church holiday
3. Consider that the title of the Pope, pontifax maximus, is co-opted from the Roman pagan religion (like the Parthenon)

Again, there is evidence (while it might be debatable as proof) that some RCC practices are pagan in origin

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The point below mine is correct, most protestant church have the same issues; this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Calling men reverend instead of father is equally against the Gospel, they celebrate the same holidays, and follow traditions rather than the Gospel

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"Please remember that the Catholic church created the Bible." Is that what the Bible says? I seem to recall that the Holy Spirit is who gave us the Bible.....
2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Answer 5

The Catholic Church and its affiliates in full communion with the Pope of Rome have practiced apostolic succession since the death of Christ and his previous appointment of the Blessed Apostle Peter as the first pope. Most Protestant religions have outrightly denied the infallable teachings of the pope and the Church, and have been excommunicated in so doing.

That being said, no religion, and almost no "practice" in history has devoted more of its time and resources to study, discussion, prayer, and evangelism as the Catholic Church has. Jesus said the Church would suffer great prosecution as his earthly bride. This prophecy becomes more and more true every single day.

Answer 6

Protestants read the Bible and do what Jesus said to do. The Catholic religion teaches that one should not read the Bible but should consult a priest for answers. The traditions of the Catholic church go back to Roman Paganism and do not come from the Bible.

Answer 7

The catholic church did not create the Bible. God gave the Bible to us through the Jews.

You OBVIOUSLY haven't read a Bible, ever. Had you read one, you'd know that LOL. Catholics teach a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1).

Answer 8

Study the history of the church from a non-catholic perspective. That may help.

Answer 9

Although I am nither Protestant or Roman Catholic. Protestants are correct.

BUT,

Protestantism is also just as guilty. Roman Catholicism is called in Revelation the beast out of the sea and Protestantism the beast out of the land.

To me it is like the cat calling the kettle black. Remember that term?

Answer 10

The Catholic church teaches that you have to go through a priest for forgiveness when the truth is that you just have to ask for forgiveness through Jesus. Another small thing is priests being called father. God is a jealous God and He is our father.