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The Pagan Origins of Three Catholic Practices

submitted by Love240 to Christian 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 19:38:17 ago (+3/-3)     (bigthink.com)

https://bigthink.com/the-present/pagan-roots-of-catholicism/

A few traditions in the Roman Catholic Church can be traced back to pagan cults, rites, and deities.

Key Takeaways
1) The Catholic rite of Holy Communion parallels pre-Christian Greco-Roman and Egyptian rituals that involved eating the body and blood of a god.
2) A number of Catholic holidays and myths, such as Christmas, Easter, and Mardi Gras, graph onto the timeline of pre-Christian fertility festivals.
3) The Catholic practice of praying to saints has been called “de-facto idolatry” and even a relic of goddess worship.


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[ - ] Mtsouth 1 point 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 22:14:34 ago (+1/-0)

1. Holy Communion is from the Lord (John 6).
2. So we aren't to celebrate the Lord?
3. Christians don't die, so the Catholics believe that it is like asking a friend to pray for them.
What denomination are you?

[ - ] Love240 [op] -1 points 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 22:30:59 ago (+0/-1)

1. Pagan syncretism is not what is referred to in John 6.

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

He spake spiritually of his flesh (he is the bread if life) and blood (he will give you the Holy Spirit).
They do not LITERALLY become flesh and blood as the pagans (Catholicism) believe.

God's word even gives us your same misunderstanding as an example.

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? - John 6:52

lol, that's you.

2. God abhors syncretism. Those days are pagan holy days, not Christian.

Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. - Jeremiah 10:2-5

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. - 1 Corinthians 10:7

3. Jesus told us how to pray, and it's not to the gune (woman).

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. - Matthew 6:9

Nowhere in the Bible does it instruct believers to pray to anyone other than God.

What denomination are you?

Denominational-ism is part of the problem.

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? - 1 Corinthians 3:4-5

I am a believer and follower of Christ Jesus.

[ - ] Mtsouth 0 points 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 23:21:53 ago (+1/-1)

Holy Communion is Biblical. The Catholics believe it is the blood and flesh of Christ. Scripture shows that it is a hard teaching. Do they get punished for taking this literally?

Jeremiah 10 isn't about Christmas trees, it is statues, hence "but speak not."
Any day Christians choose to celebrate the LORD is a wonderful day. Those pagan holidays are now forgotten, and have become a time of celebration to the Lord. How is that bad?

Per Catholics that I have as spoken to, they don't pray to the dead. They ask the brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for them. No different than asking anyone else to pray for you. Do you ever ask anyone to pray for you?

When I asked your denomination, I was asking where do you get your doctrine from?

You may want to humble yourself.

[ - ] Love240 [op] -1 points 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 23:55:41 ago (+0/-1)

The Catholics believe it is the blood and flesh of Christ.

That's what I said.

Scripture teaches that it is spiritual, not literal. Learn to read.

Jeremiah 10 isn't about Christmas trees, it is statues, hence "but speak not."

Yes, it is about trees being cut down and decorated in the home.

The part you are referring to you take out of context (because of course you would).

They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not:

This is talking about making idols... They do not speak because they're not alive.

they don't pray to the dead

Yes they do. The 'Saints' that the RCC add to their Pantheon (which means 'of or for the gods') are not Christian, but fellow pagan syncretists.

And then they pray to those 'gods' they make for themselves.

When I asked your denomination, I was asking where do you get your doctrine from?

From God's Word the Bible, guided by God's Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth.

You may want to humble yourself.

You may want to take a dose of that yourself, because you're headed to hell if you do not believe in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation.

[ - ] Mtsouth 0 points 4 monthsDec 11, 2024 22:25:17 ago (+0/-0)

First off, you don't need to be condescending. I am a Christian, and if you are one too , then we are bonded by Christ's blood. For it is written " Iron sharpens Iron.." not "Iron belittles iron."
I am not conceding, nor saying that you are correct, but I will use your view to show you where you are err.

1.If it is just " bread and wine" how are the Catholics cannibals? Look at John 6:55, a key word there is "indeed". Look into John6l 6:41-69 a bit more.

2. Jeremiah 10:1-5 does not mention anything about being put in a home. Do you think pagans worshipped a plain tree? A Christmas tree is for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Read Romans 14.

3. Since Christians don't die, how are they praying to the dead?

Which Bible do you use? Do you go to church? Do you take lessons on Scripture?

[ - ] DoYouEvenShit 0 points 4 monthsDec 11, 2024 18:42:31 ago (+0/-0)

any retards falling for these jewish divide and conquer tactics needs to be hung first.

[ - ] NaturalSelectionistWorker -1 points 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 20:52:33 ago (+0/-1)

Wow, christianity took so much from Paganism! It's almost like Paganism was the original European religion, and Europeans were converted by force, fraud, subversion, and manipulation, so the church had to keep many of their practices to get people to go along with it.

[ - ] Love240 [op] -2 points 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 20:59:00 ago (+0/-2)

Catholicism isn't Christian, it's pagan, that's the point of the article.

Way to entirely miss it, retard.

[ - ] NaturalSelectionistWorker 1 point 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 23:07:46 ago (+1/-0)

So christianity wasn't a thing until the 1400s?

[ - ] Love240 [op] -2 points 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 23:08:38 ago (+0/-2)

Non-sequitor; try again.

[ - ] NaturalSelectionistWorker 1 point 4 monthsDec 10, 2024 23:14:12 ago (+1/-0)

So almost nobody has ever practiced real christianity, and your bible was controlled by fake christians for over 1000 years.... How do you know that your bible is even the real thing? That jews and "Pagan catholics" didn't change the bible back when 100% of christians were fake "Pagan catholic" synchretists or whatever?

Best thing to do would be stop following a religion that tells you god was a jewish guy who lived 2000 years ago. The jews lie constantly, after all.