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YOUR PRIEST THINKS HE IS CHRIST HIMSELF! SUCH CHUTZPAH!

NEVER LET YOUR SON GO CAMPING WITH YOUR PRIEST!!

Catholic Dilemma: Other Christs!

FACT 1: Jesus warns us that after he ascended to Heaven, men would come claiming to be 'another Christ.' He tells us to not follow, or believe them. (Luke 21:8)
FACT 2. The pope, cardinals, bishops and Roman Catholic priests all claim to be 'alter Christos,' Latin for 'another Christ.'
FACT 3. God warns us in His word to never call any man 'father,' in a spiritual sense (Matthew 23:9).
FACT 4. The word 'pope' means 'father.' All Roman Catholic priests insist on their right to be called 'father.'

The Dilemma

QUESTION: Why do Roman Catholic priests insist on being called 'father' when the Bible forbids the practice?	Your answer?
QUESTION: When Roman Catholic priests insist that they are 'other Christs' are they not the very ones Jesus warned us about?	Your answer?
QUESTION: Can you see how the Roman Catholic church directly contradicts the Word of God in this matter?	Yes	No
QUESTION: Will you continue to sin by calling priests 'father' and believing they are 'other Christs?'	Yes	No
QUESTION: When the Word of man contradicts the Word of God, which must you choose to follow?	Your answer?

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Catholic Dilemma: Tithing

FACT 1: God requires us to title (give 10% of our income to Him in the person of His church). (Leviticus 27:30; Deuteronomy 14:22; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42)
FACT 2: The Roman Catholic Church does not teach or practice God's requirement for tithing.
FACT 3: The Roman Catholic Church chooses to raise funds by using professional fund raisers and by gambling on church property (Bingo gambling).
FACT 4: Gambling is expressly discouraged by God's Word as it is an attempt to get something for nothing, or to substitute dependence on God with dependence on how the horses run, or the numbers fall.

The Dilemma

QUESTION: Why does Rome completely ignore God's commandments on tithing?	Your Answer?
QUESTION: Is tithing a practice that God asks us to do?	Yes	No
QUESTION: Do you tithe?	Yes	No
QUESTION: Why does Rome turn to Madison Avenue techniques to raise money and not to God's instructions?	Your Answer?

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Catholic Dilemma: Celibate Priests

FACT 1: The Roman Catholic Church insists that its ordained priests be celibate.
FACT 2: The Roman Catholic Church admits Anglican priests to function as official Roman Catholic priests. Anglican priests are not required to be celibate.
FACT 3: Some of the Apostles, including Peter himself, were married men.
FACT 4: Enforced celibacy has proven to be the primary reason why so many Roman Catholic priests are either homosexual or pedophiles. Click here for the evidence.

The Dilemma

QUESTION: Why does Rome demand celibate priests when her first pope, Peter, and other apostles were married men?	Your answer?
QUESTION: How can Rome insist on celibacy for her own ordained priests and at the same time let former married Anglican Priests function as Catholic Priests? Isn't this a double standard, and inconsistent?	Your answer?
QUESTION: Why does Rome insist on a celibate priesthood when it has been proven over and over that such celibacy only leads to homosexuality and pedophilia?	Your answer?
QUESTION: Why does Rome spend millions of dollars a year to cover-up the existence of her homosexual and pedophilic priests?	Your answer?
QUESTION: If a celibate priesthood did not come from the Bible, where did it come from?	Your answer?

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