Satanic cults are on the rise in an unexpected location – Rome, says a Catholic priest.
"There is a greater openness towards the devil," said Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's Chief Exorcist, to the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Father Pedro Barrajon, a Catholic priest in Rome, stated, “Satanism and the occult are in fashion.”
The overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nation of Italy has an estimated 800 satanic cults, with more than 600,000 followers. But Rome, home to Vatican City and the pope, is where the fiercest spiritual battle is taking place....
[QUOTE]1.Authoritarianism-the words of the leadership are ultimate and often considered divinely inspired. 2.Elitist mentality. 3.Isolationism. 4.Discouragement of individual thinking-LEADERS ARE THE ONLY ONES THOUGHT TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY INTERPRET THE BIBLE! 5.Legalistic lifestyle. 6.Difficult exit process-since salvation is found in the organization leaving the organization is considered by many to be leaving God.[/QUOTE]But dont you also find, The Gospel in the Zodiac? Ans. YES
Warning "John Yurich" is a Roman Catholic plant. He promotes the Roman Catholic heresy. In the name of Christ Jesus, I beg Sermon Audio to ban him from making any further posts. In the name of Christ Jesus I urge all other sermon audio posters to ignore him. "A man who is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject". If my fellow believers obeyed this rule, then John Yurich would have given up posting here long ago.
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary wrote: ..."The sacerdotal persecuting power, pagan and Christian; the pagan priesthood making an image of the emperors which they compelled Christians to worship, and working wonders by magic and omens; the Romish priesthood, the inheritors of pagan rites, images, and superstitions, lamb-like in Christian professions, dragon-like in word and act" [ALFORD, and so the Spanish Jesuit, LACUNZA, writing under the name BEN EZRA]....
On the "Truths That Transform" website (D.J.Kennedy)you will find,"Character of the Cults", by Patrick Zukeran. Paraphrased for space limits.
Doctrinal Character of the Cults: 1.False teaching on the nature of God. 2.False view of Jesus. 3.False teaching on salvation-ALL cults have a works-oriented gospel. 4.Extra-Biblical revelation and the denial of the sole authority of the Bible.
Socilolgical Structure of the Cults: 1.Authoritarianism-the words of the leadership are ultimate and often considered divinely inspired. 2.Elitist mentality. 3.Isolationism. 4.Discouragement of individual thinking-LEADERS ARE THE ONLY ONES THOUGHT TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY INTERPRET THE BIBLE! 5.Legalistic lifestyle. 6.Difficult exit process-since salvation is found in the organization leaving the organization is considered by many to be leaving God.
John, If you belonged to Christ, you would leave the RCC, this church does not stand on God's word alone, it places church doctrine above the authoritative word of God, and demands salvation by works. A true believer recognizes the harm in following false teaching. Discernment is only given to those who have repented and received Christ, those who do so are changed from the inside out. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is the ONLY baptism that is truly essential in the new birth. The heart must be broken over it's sinful condition, then and only then will God take this broken, contrite heart and 'heal' it. You must cling to Christ, and His word, not church tradition. That is exactly where the Saducees and Pharisees went wrong, they too could not see the forest for the trees.
Ah, but, John, your nondenominational brother had the fortitude to leave the Roman Catholic Church and apparently stand up to your family. When are you? It is obvious that the Roman Catholic Church is Counterfeit Christianity. It's a pity that James Kennedy wasn't perfect, but he was against the ECT, Christian and Catholics -- never together!. You don't seem to have come to the conclusion that URL=http://www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/_PDFArchives/roman-catholicism/RC2W0601.pdf>Roman Catholics, Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses have more in common with each other than they do with Christians, but that doesn't seem to matter to you.
savedbygrace wrote: R.K.Borill, Amen! John Yurich, I don't know where you have obtained your definition of a cult but you happen to leave out the most distinguishing feature. The Roman cult has a hierarchical cult-belief system. By agreeing to not attempt to privately interpret Holy Scripture a Roman adherent has his mind controlled by the Magisterium. The cult-belief system is perpetrated throughout the organization by a special group and their writings(encyclicals, councils, etc.)are authoritative that must be accepted. Adherents are held in check by the fear of excommunication and the venture of hell awaiting as they are brainwashed into believing that salvation is only through the false church and its doctrines. Similar to other cults(ie., Jehovah Witnesses-The Watchtower; Mormons-The Pearl of Great Price) not only is private interpretation forbidden but the use of extra-Biblical books is outstanding. JOHN 3:36
I got my definition of a Cult from the late Presbyterian minister D. James Kennedy. Not all Born Again Christians are off of their rockers like you guys are on here for believing that the RCC is a Cult. My Born Again Non Denominational brother does not believe that the RCC is a Cult.
I don't know where you have obtained your definition of a cult but you happen to leave out the most distinguishing feature.
The Roman cult has a hierarchical cult-belief system. By agreeing to not attempt to privately interpret Holy Scripture a Roman adherent has his mind controlled by the Magisterium.
The cult-belief system is perpetrated throughout the organization by a special group and their writings(encyclicals, councils, etc.)are authoritative that must be accepted. Adherents are held in check by the fear of excommunication and the venture of hell awaiting as they are brainwashed into believing that salvation is only through the false church and its doctrines.
Similar to other cults(ie., Jehovah Witnesses-The Watchtower; Mormons-The Pearl of Great Price) not only is private interpretation forbidden but the use of extra-Biblical books is outstanding.
Pope Gregory XIII & several successors had a dragon on their coat of arms. Ref: http://members.tripod.com/romeartlover/Gregorius.html (note, this site has no evident ax to grind)
The "fiery serpents" described in Num. 21 may be the "flying snakes" of which remains Herodotus claimed he saw on his trip to Egypt many centuries later. The other creatures he described are indisputably authentic (crocs & hippos, IIRC), so while I admit Herodotus is not always reliable, I see no reason why the "flying snakes" should not be taken at face value. Herodotus noted that the Egyptians revered the Ibis bird because it attacked these reptiles.
Rome most assuredly is a cult in its most nefarious form. For she is the one, just like the Mormons, JW's and countless others, who claims it is only by joining her and being one of "us" that one can be right with God.
For Rome, salvation is NOT found in the person of Jesus Christ but rather in Mother Church. Here, if you desire salvation, you must confess loyalty to the cult, become a member of the 501c-3 corp., and profess obedience to her rules and doctrine. And you must maintain your membership and stay in good standing lest you become excommunicated. For if this happens, hope for salvation is now lost as the way to eternal life has now been barred by the ecclesiastical bouncers.
Maintaining good standing in Rome of course is merited by what you do even though your heart is as black as coal. Tithes/offerings, sacraments, Masses, bowings, crossings, kneelings and more so as to fulfill the cult's requirements and maintain membership. Because in Rome, just like any other cult, she blasphemously professes that she is the door whereby it is ONLY through her that one can gain entrance to the kingdom of God. Thereby usurping Jesus Christ as the door for the sheep and hence denying him in actuality even though she professes him with her lips.
John, I and probably others have pointed out to you that your brother and uncle sort of left the Catholic Church, so why are you still there? Remember you can't pick and choose what you want to believe in the Roman Catholic religion.
John Y.- any religion that brainwashes its members, adding works as a necessity for salvation, not using God's word as the only authoritative source and means, is a cult. If you truly are saved, then your heart would be regenerated. The heart is what the Lord desires, not requirements man has made. "My son, give me your heart, let your eyes observe my ways" Proverbs 23:26. A changed heart desires to be obedient to God's word, reading it daily and being transformed by it. Traditions and rituals cannot change a heart, they can only keep the mind held hostage to the 'salvation by works' theory. Repentance means to turn from sin, it doesn't mean we continue repeating the same offenses over and over, expecting some mortal to forgive us if we confess. Since we are born sinners and in bondage to it, only a true born again believer can overcome sin, by the power of the Almighty and His word, which acts as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting away the sin as we read. Sacred tradition has no power over sin.
Why John, as has been pointed out to you so often, the Catholic Church may not deny --a-- deity for Christ, it just adds many more, Is A Catholic Christian An Oxymoron?, a very good short pamphlet, by Mike Gendron, or the longer articles by Exposing the Idolatry of Mary Worship: An Overview. But then articles either long or short, Basic Differences between Romanism and Bible Christianity. John, it is a pity to point out not only are you heretic from the Catholic Church's point of view, but from a Christian point of view also. By the way, have you told your family and girl friends your unique opinions of the Roman Catholic Church, yet?
Jim Lincoln wrote: As it has already been pointed out in another thread there are already cults in Italy, and the worst ones are Catholic! Another bleeding Statue and one could add, Venerating Statues. What the Popish (cult leader) Church is upset about isn't that there are cult members in Italy, they're upset not all cult members are loyal Roman Catholic Church (cult) members.
You really are totally off of your rocker to believe that the RCC is a Cult. The definition of a Cult is a religious organization that denies the Deity Of Christ and the Holy Trinity. Well guess what? The RCC has never denied the Deity Of Christ and the Holy Trinity and thus the RCC is not a Cult. My Non Denominational brother does not believe that the RCC is a Cult.
lance, your hocus pocus with bread and wine does not save anyone, no mortal man can make holy what Christ has already completed. The bible says, 'Do this in remembrance of me'; not as a means of salvation. That was taken care of by Christ himself on the cross. The Lord's supper is a reminder of the price He paid, but partaking of it will not gain entrance into heaven. How sad you rely on rituals and traditions, all of which are an abomination to the Lord. Repent, and believe in the gospel...nothing added, nothing taken away.
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the Catholic Church, so why are you still there? Remember you can't pick and choose what you want to believe in the Roman Catholic religion. 
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