Who is Mary Magdalene?

[Dino246]

It was quite a generalisation. Catholicism is pantheistic, like Roman paganism.

I appreciate your response, though I don’t agree with it.

 

[SalomePortman]

I appreciate your response, though I don’t agree with it.

Sure. What is your opinion, if I might ask? If it would be considered off topic you can message me if you like.

 

[Dino246]

Sure. What is your opinion, if I might ask? If it would be considered off topic you can message me if you like.

Pantheism is the belief that everything is 'god'. Catholics are not pantheists. Ancient Romans were polytheists, meaning that they believed in many gods. Catholics are not polytheists either.

My understanding is that Catholics are monotheists, and that their beliefs about God are orthodox. The problem is that the Catholic Church does not teach a biblically sound view of salvation, and add all manner of man-made beliefs on top of orthodox theology, thereby corrupting it. The Judaizers of Paul's day had similarly orthodox beliefs about God, but their understanding of salvation was inconsistent with Christian truth.

Whether individual Catholics believe everything their leaders teach is a separate question.

 

[Icedaisey]

Why has this been downvoted?

Maybe for the same reason the early century Pope made the scriptures about the Magdalene to read as if she was a prostitute.
Empowered women terrify Patriarchal mindsets.

 

[Icedaisey]

It was quite a generalisation. Catholicism is pantheistic, like Roman paganism.

Pantheism is the belief all in creation is God, or the Divine Source.

Pantheism is condemned as a term in Christianity, because of its Pagan origin.
However, when God tells all that exists is both of and from God, that's Pantheism. Though it can't be because that's Pantheism and is denied by Christians because somehow it is not true because Christians relegate it to the realm of Paganism.

Pagan, from the word ,Pagani. Meaning country dweller. Pagans were what are called , hicks today. Nothing evil.

 

[SalomePortman]

Pantheism is the belief all in creation is God, or the Divine Source.

Pantheism is condemned as a term in Christianity, because of its Pagan origin.
However, when God tells all that exists is both of and from God, that's Pantheism. Though it can't be because that's Pantheism and is denied by Christians because somehow it is not true because Christians relegate it to the realm of Paganism.

Pagan, from the word ,Pagani. Meaning country dweller. Pagans were what are called , hicks today. Nothing evil.

My mistake. I meant to say it is polytheistic.

 

[SalomePortman]

Pantheism is the belief that everything is 'god'. Catholics are not pantheists. Ancient Romans were polytheists, meaning that they believed in many gods. Catholics are not polytheists either.

My understanding is that Catholics are monotheists, and that their beliefs about God are orthodox. The problem is that the Catholic Church does not teach a biblically sound view of salvation, and add all manner of man-made beliefs on top of orthodox theology, thereby corrupting it. The Judaizers of Paul's day had similarly orthodox beliefs about God, but their understanding of salvation was inconsistent with Christian truth.

Whether individual Catholics believe everything their leaders teach is a separate questiTE]

My mistake, I meant to write that the Romans were polytheistic. Catholics venerate Saints, which increase in number with every year (the Romans would constantly find new deities to worship, borrowing from other cultures also). They also pray to their saints, and believe they are drinking Christ's blood in their pagan ceremonies.

 

[Magenta]

It was quite a generalisation. Catholicism is pantheistic, like Roman paganism.

Syncretic may be a better word/description.

My mistake. I meant to say it is polytheistic.

Responded before I saw this ^ ^

Polytheistic doesn't seem right, though, either