The Catholic Church Is A Big Hoax!

Catholicism is of the Devil!

Roman Catholicism: The Cult of Mary

WARNING!!!  WARNING!!!

Notice the upside down cross mocking Jesus!

Mark 7:7 (KJV)

 7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Mark 13:22 (KJV)

 22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Hail Mary! Hail Satan!

CATHOLICISM, MOTHER OF HARLOTS

Satan has so effectively blinded Catholics, that they even bow down to statues, while denying they are committing idolatry.

Psalm 97:7 (KJV)

 7Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

GOD WILL NOT SHARE HIS GLORY!

God will NOT share His glory with another (Isaiah 42:8).  In Exodus 20:3-5 we read that God is a jealous God, so jealous that we are commanded NOT to even BOW to a statue or image.

Isaiah 42:8 (KJV)

 8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Exodus 20:3-5 (KJV)

 3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

 4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

 5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

So sad!  Over one billion foolish people around the world have bowed their knee to Satan unknowingly by bowing to a statue of Mary or the Pope.  The second of the Ten Commandments strictly forbids us from bowing to the likeness of ANYTHING...

How can Catholics claim that they don't worship the Pope?  Regardless, it is a sin according to Exodus 20:4-5 to even bow to his likeness (as the person in the above photo is doing).  It is a horrible sin in God's sight, the sin of idolatry.  God is a jealous God and will NOT share His glory with another...

THE CATHOLIC  CHURCH IS NOT CHRISTIAN!

"Viva El Papa" means "The Pope Lives."  But does he really?  The Bible teaches that the deceased Pope is burning in hell fire.

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (KJV)

 8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

 9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

Galatians 2:16 (KJV)

 16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

There is NO bigger HOAX on planet earth than the Roman Catholic Church!  Oh how I wish I could get people to wake up to the truth.   I don't even call the Roman Catholic organization a "church"...it is a RELIGION of manmade traditions and lies of the devil.  It certainly is NOT a Biblical New Testament church. 

Undoubtedly, many people will be offended because the truth always offends those who are living in sin and darkness.  Just as Jesus Christ my Saviour, I am more willing to be divided over truth than to be united by error. 

I cannot compromise because the Bible does not compromise.  God said what He meant and meant what He said.  Many of the foundational doctrines of Roman Catholicism are NOT found anywhere in the Bible.  It is evil to reject the plain teachings of Scripture in exchange for the traditions of men.

It is a dangerous thing to commit idolatry.  It is a sin to bow to any saint.  Roman Catholicism twists the Bible, actually condoning the idolatrous glorifying of dead people (saints).  It is a sin to pray to anyone or anything in an attempt to influence God.  There is ONLY One Mediator between God and men--The Lord Jesus Christ...

1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV)

 5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

John 14:6 (KJV)

 6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

To pray or even bow to any statue, image or crucifix is wicked sin.  Jesus NEVER even once asked anyone to create an image of Him dying on a cross.  The Catholic Church is infested with idols, crucifixes and superstitions. 

It is wicked to pray or even BOW to "Mother Mary."  Pope John Paul II is committing idolatry in the images.  Mary is NOT my mother, and she's NOT your mother either.  Mary is NOT the "Queen of Heaven."  Mary is NOT the mother of the church.  Mary was just a godly woman chosen by God the Father to be the earthly mother of Jesus Christ, God incarnate.  In heaven, Mary is no more special than any other godly woman who fears and loves God.  It is wicked to teach that Mary was anything more than a godly woman.

John the Baptist was called the greatest man born amongst men.

Matthew 11:11 (KJV)

 11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Yet Jesus said that he that is LEAST in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John.  The same is true with Mary or anyone else.  If it were not for God's merciful grace, we would all be hopelessly bound for hell damnation (and that includes Mary).

By the way, the teaching of Catholics that Mary was born without any "original sin" is absurd, she was born with a sinful nature just like any other human being.  The Bible does NOT teach any nonsense about an "Immaculate Conception" or anything about "original sin."  The word "original" is not even found in the Bible.

This victim of Catholicism is bowing to a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, a hoax from the early 20th century.  Allegedly, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in six apparitions (ghostly appearances) to a group of three teenagers in Fatima, Portugal between May 13 and October 13, 1917.  According to www.fatima.org...

"At Fatima Our Lady said that God wished to establish in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Our Lady said that many souls would be saved from Hell and the annihilation of nations averted if, in time, devotion to Her Immaculate Heart were established..."

The Bible never mentions the "Immaculate Heart of Mary."  In fact, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary DIDN'T exist until 1834 when it was first proclaimed by Pope Pius IX.  In contrast, the Bible states that all mankind, with the sole exception of Christ, are sinners.  Mary herself had need of a Savior.  Mary exclaimed in Luke 1:47,

Luke 1:47 (KJV)

 47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

It is sinful to place confidence in man (the Pope), over God.  Psalm 118:8 states, 

Psalm 118:8 (KJV)

 8It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Who is the Pope to create new doctrines, which are nothing more than the traditions of men?  Jesus strongly condemned such traditions...

"Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.  For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men ... Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition ... Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye" (Mark 7,8,9,13).

Did you read that?  Read it again, please!  Jesus said that the traditions of men make the Word of God of NO EFFECT.  In other words, you can't trust men and God, it's one or the other.  Are you going to trust what the Catholic Church (men) have to say, or are you going to trust the Word of God?  The Bible gives us some stern advice in Romans 3:4, "God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar..."  Carefully notice the words, "every man a liar."  That includes the Pope!  So why do Catholics keep sending me letters, claiming that I don't understand their MANMADE religion?  It is Catholics who refuse to see the light of God's Word, that their entire religion is composed of the traditions of men.

Catholics Admit Sinfully Worshipping Statues!

The following article is quoted from the Pacific Daily News, originally published on January 16, 2008:

Tumon honors San Vitores

By David Mercado | For Central Weekly

The Blessed Diego de San Vitores Church in Tumon was filled with the presence of dozens of devotees as they celebrated the annual village fiesta Saturday.

A Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Anthony Apuron, signaled the opening of this celebration with a veneration of the statue of Blessed Diego. Filled with silence, the people commemorated their saint through prayer...

Jessie Carbullido, also a confirmation student, was enlightened by the spirituality of the celebration. [emphasis added]

Did you read that? ... "VENERATION OF THE STATUE"!!!  In the photo above, Archbishop Anthony Apuron venerates the statue of Blessed Diego during the Tumon fiesta Mass.  Oh, how blinded are the eyes of Catholics!  They openly admit to venerating (i.e., worshipping statues) which is a violation of the 2nd Commandment (see Exodus 20:4,5).  Idolatry!  I'm tired of meeting Catholics who defend their false religion, by claiming that they "don't" worship statues.  Well, here it is in plain incontrovertible view.  The Bible, including the Catholic Douay Bible, condemns idol worship.

The newspaper clipping below from the January 14th, 2008, Pacific Daily News:

I love Catholic people, which is why I expose the manmade religion of Catholicism that keeps them in spiritual bondage.  In the article I quoted to you earlier, we read that "Jessie Carbullido, also a confirmation student, was enlightened by the spirituality of the celebration."  Jessie may have been enlightened by the "spirituality of the celebration"; but was it Biblical enlightenment?  The term "spirituality" can be a dangerous term if it's not rooted in the Word of God.  We hear much about "spirituality" from the heathen world today, including from unsaved New Agers like Oprah Winfrey, demonic psychics like James Van Praagh and John Edward, and from apostate, feminist, lesbian, abortionist women preachers like Carter Heyward.  Spirituality is demonic Jessie if it's not based upon the Bible. 

Catholicism is a prisonhouse of religion.  Jesus said in Mark 7:9,13... "Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition ... Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye."  How much clearer could the Word of God be?  We read in Romans 10:3,4 concerning the Catholic Church... "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."  Salvation is not found in ANY religion; but rather, in a Person—The precious Lord Jesus Christ!

Romans 4:5 (KJV)

 5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Can The Catholics Ever Make Up Their Minds?

The Catholic crowd likes to do the same thing as the Wiccan witches do...claim that all Christians are ignorant of history.  How convenient that so many heathen groups can claim legitimacy and trustworthiness based upon ambiguous history.  If anything, history reveals that the Catholic religion is composed today of a series of invented heresies from over the centuries.

What will be the next invention? The Roman Church says it never changes; yet, it has done nothing else but invent new doctrines which are contrary to the Bible, and has practiced rites and ceremonies taken bodily from paganism. Some scholar has found that 75% of the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Church are of pagan origin.

Note:-- Cardinal Newman, in his book, "The Development of the Christian Religion," admits that ... "Temples, incense, oil lamps, votive offerings, holy water, holidays and season of devotions, processions, blessing of fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure (of priests and monks and nuns), images ... are all of pagan origin..." (Page 359).

HERESIES are those doctrines and practices which are contrary to the Bible. They are also called "human traditions" or "doctrines of men". Both Peter and Paul predicted and warned that in the later times "false teachers" would rise within the Church and bring in "damnable heresies" and "doctrines of devils".

2 Peter 2:1-3 (KJV)

2 Peter 2

 1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

 2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

 3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

1 Timothy 3:2-5 (KJV)

 2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

 3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

 4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

 5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Jesus rebuked the Pharisees, for they transgressed the commandments of God by keeping their traditions. 

Matthew 15:3-9 (KJV)

 3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

 4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

 5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

 6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

 7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

 8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

The real heretics therefore, are the Roman Catholics and the true orthodox are the Evangelical Christians.

BRETHREN! The Word of God commands us to get out of Babylon, saying

Revelation 18:4 (KJV)

 4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

All true Christians will remain faithful to the religion of Christ as taught in the Bible, and heed the warning of the Apostle Paul, who said

Galatians 1:8 (KJV)

 8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Roman Catholicism openly admits that many of their doctrines did NOT originate from the Bible, but from the church itself.  It is blasphemy to recognize the writings of the church fathers as inspired by God.  For example, in 1834, the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX.  The Bible states that all men, with the sole exception of Christ, are sinners. 

Mary herself had need of a Saviour.  

Romans 3:23 (KJV)

 23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 5:12 (KJV)

 12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Psalm 51:5 (KJV)

 5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Luke 1:30 (KJV)

 30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

Luke 1:46-47 (KJV)

 46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

 47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

In 1439, the doctrine of Purgatory was proclaimed as a dogma of faith by Council of Florence.  The Bible says that Christ instituted only two ordinances, Baptism and the Lord's Supper 

Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV)

 19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

 20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 26:26-28 (KJV)

 26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

 27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

 28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

The Catholic heresy of the "Assumption of Mary" isn't found in the Bible or even in their own magisterium.

Roman Catholics Reject the Commandments of God

It is so strange how the Word of God condemns the Catholic religion in plain Words; yet, Catholics BLINDLY follow the Pope and priests.  It says in Matthew 23:9, in black and white, even in the Catholic Douay Bible, not to call any man "Father."  Yes, that is exactly what Catholics call their priests, cardinals, and Bishops.

Matthew 23:9 forbids calling any man "Father" in the sense of reverence...

Matthew 23:9 (KJV)

 9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

Catholics disobey the Bible by calling the priest "Father."  Only God is to be reverenced by such a title.  The Pope is NOT the "vicar" of God, but is rather a false prophet of Satan.

1st Timothy 4:1-3 warns...

1 Timothy 4:1-3 (KJV)

1 Timothy 4

 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Are Catholics blind?  Or perhaps Catholics just don't read the Bible.  1st Timothy 4:1-3 clearly WARNS us about cults that forbid people to eat meat (every Friday for Catholics) or get married (Catholic celibacy laws that forbid priests from getting married). 

A Catholic priest on TV speaking to his parish told the people that the best way to know what's right on all matters of faith and morals is to just "listen to the Pope."  What a contrast to the teachings of the Word of God.  The Bible declares...

Romans 3:4 (KJV)

 4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

Peter Was NOT The Rock Upon Which the Church is Built

The Catholic religion teaches that Jesus chose the Apostle Peter as the "rock" upon which Christ would build the Church.   Matthew 16:18 reads 

Matthew 16:18 (KJV)

 18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

A simple cross reference of Matthew 16:18 with 1st Peter 2:7 reveals the true context, 

1 Peter 2:7 (KJV)

 7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

JESUS is the cornerstone upon which the Church is built.  Even today, architects and builders realize that to build ANY structure, you MUST have a very accurate starting point upon which everything else can be built.  Jesus is that Precious and Perfect cornerstone upon which everything in the Christian life is based.  Surely, a flawed sinful man such as Peter could NOT have been the cornerstone of the church. 

In Matthew 16:23, just five verses after Jesus spoke of the "rock," he called Peter "Satan."  There's no way Jesus was referring to Peter as the "rock" in Matthew 16:18. 

Matthew 16:18-23 (KJV)

 18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

 19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

 20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

 21From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

 22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

 23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Jesus Christ is the ONLY Rock upon which the Church is built…

1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV)

 11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Devotion to Mary is Unscriptural

The following excellent article was written by a former devout Roman Catholic (Tony Capoccia) concerning the unscriptural following of Mary:

"No one who has carefully examined the events of and surrounding Fatima could possibly share your opinion of the Blessed Mother.

I was a Catholic for 34 years.  I was a great devoted follower of Mary.  But after I became a Christian, I went to four years of seminary and made it a point to carefully study the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.  I compared their doctrines to the truths of the Bible, and they (the Catholic Church) are without a doubt full of false doctrines, and therefore a false religion.

Mary was a wonderful person, and blessed, but she, like every other human was a sinner, before and after the birth of Christ.  So was Joseph, and the Apostles.  The Bible says "all" have sinned, there is not one who does good, no not one!  Mary was a sinner and needed a Savior.  The lie of the Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, is that Mary (just like Jesus) was born without sin.  But this is a direct contradiction to the Bible.

The Catholic Church also claims that Mary, was a perpetual virgin all of her life.  Yet the Bible says this is simply not true, for Mary was a virgin until Jesus was born, and then had normal sexual relations with her husband Joseph, and had other children, see Matthew 1:23-25: 

"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" - which means, "God with us." When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her "until" she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.  [Matthew 1:23-25]

The Catholic Church dishonors Mary by giving her honor God never intended. 

There was an incident when Jesus' mother and "brothers" (Mary's children), went to get Jesus: "When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." [Mark 3:21]

"Someone told Jesus, 'Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.'  He replied to him, 'Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?' Pointing to his disciples, Jesus said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.'" [Matthew 12:47-50]

The point Jesus was making is that Mary, his earthly mother, had no special position or honor over any other Christian who does God's will.  Mary is blessed, as was the Apostles, they were used by God in a special way, but she was never to be worshipped and elevated as the Catholics do--this is a dishonor to her and to Christ.  Mary is in heaven and doesn't have clue what we are doing here and could care less, she is focused on Jesus her Lord and Savior.  The prayers of Catholics to Mary and the other saints are an abomination and a stench in the nostrils of God, for, "there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."  [1 Timothy 2:5]

See that, only one mediator!  Mary is not a mediator, she can't hear us nor intervene in any way.  

You are caught up in a great deception, and will someday pay a tremendous price of eternal suffering in the Lake of Fire unless you bow down to Jesus, and Jesus alone, repenting of your sins, confessing belief in who Jesus claimed to be: God, the "ONLY" mediator, the only way of salvation, and then submitting to His Word and will.

Also, Fatima is a lie straight from the pit.  Satan stages false healings, or removes his crippling effects at the right time to give "Our Lady of Fatima" the credit, in order to keep the people duped.  It is like a bunch of pagans bowing down and praying to a rock.  If the rock never answered a prayer, then in time they would throw the rock away, but if "once in a while" the rock would do something for them, then they will keep praying to the rock. Fatima is the Catholic rock, a plaster statue, that Satan uses once in a while to fake a healing to keep the Catholics deceived and it seems to be working." -Tony Capoccia (former devout Roman Catholic for 34 years).

Catholicism is Straight From the Pits of Hell

Catholicism is of the devil, no doubt about it.  I say this from a Biblical perspective.  You cannot argue with me unless you have already reject the Bible.  The traditions of the Catholic Church are NOT inspired.  Nearly every cult in the world claims inspiration to some writings written by heretics.  The Seventh Day Adventists teach that the writings of Ellen G. White are inspired.  So also do Mormons claim inspiration to the Book of Mormon.  Don't be deceived my friend, the ONLY God-breathed Book on this planet is the Bible (which I believe to be the preserved 1611 King James Bible).  Satan wants to deceive you, he has already deceived the masses...

Revelation 12:9 (KJV)

 9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Upon the death of Pope John Paul II, the world came together in unity to praise the departed Catholic idol.  The Bible clearly teaches that the world loves it's own...

John 15:19 (KJV)

 19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

I am hated because I am not of the world, I am against the world (James 4:4).

James 4:4 (KJV)

 4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Roman Catholicism is of the world, devilish in its doctrines.  I am on God's side, exposing the lies and the heresies.  The Bible teaches that Satan is deceiving the masses of the world.  Please do not allow the Catholic religion to lead you into hell.  Don't be deceived by the Catholic priest's familiar use of Biblical terms and lingo, you are being LIED TO!  The Bible doesn't teach many of the teachings that the Catholic Church propagates.  Do your homework!  Read your Bible!  Pray to the Holy Spirit directly and ask God to guide you into all truth.

Tradition Verses the Bible

Here is the Scripture that I think describes Roman Catholicism the best...

Mark 7:6-9 (KJV)

 6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

 7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

 8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

 9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

The Roman Catholic Church is a BIG HOAX because it teaches the TRADITIONS of men instead of the commandments of God.  In so doing, the Vatican has created a non-spirit based religion that offers faithless heathens a structured system of religion from the cradle to the casket.  No faith is required to be a Catholic, just do as you are told.  Do you know who the first Catholic was?  It was Cain who tried to impress God with his works.  Able had faith and it pleased God.  Listen friend, it all comes down to Catholic tradition (dogma) verses the Bible.  Upon what authority does the Catholic church makes these bizarre claims?  They play too many word games, thus confusing their own people.  Catholic worship is false worship.