Leo Volont
11-10-2005, 04:33 PM
Marianism: The Last Living Religion
If one thinks of a Living ‘Religion as one with ongoing Divine Revelations, then Marian Catholicism is the last Religion standing.
Islam died practically on the day of its birth. Mohamed -- what was he thinking, when he issued the declaration that he would be the last voice ever from God. Was his egotistical pride so enormous that his ambition could not be assuaged unless he had the entire World and all futurity chanting prayerfully that he was the last and the greatest of all Prophets. What Providential God could simply abandon Humanity to last words so unpersuasive in themselves that they would need the recommendation of The Sword before anybody would bother to accept them. Surely there must be prophets greater then THAT.
Christianity, as distinct from Catholicism, is also a Suicidal Religion – a Religion that is Dead by its own intent. Paul, who dismissed the Teachings of Christ in order to formulate his own Religion, indoctrinated his congregations to believe only himself and to reject all other influences – that ‘Righteous Apostles’ were to Paul ‘evil tempters’, and even Angels of Light, to him, were demons. Obeying the injunctions of Paul, no ‘Christian’ could ever believe anything ever again.
I know that even Christ warned of False Prophets – thus we know about Paul – but Christ gave certain criteria for knowing the True from the False. Paul dismissed any notion of criteria and simplistically blocked any and all external influences by ruling to the effect that the better a person’s spiritual credentials seemed to be, or the more Divine an Apparition appeared, then the more likely it was that it was actually Evil. It was the Ultimate Catch 22 – the better anything seemed, the worst it actually was. The Council of Nicea would second Paul’s stifling intent by declaring a final limit to what would be considered the ‘Depository of Faith’.
Thank God that there were elements in the Church that had the instinct for Life. A loophole was found to allow for new Divine Revelation. The Church would call New Prophecy by the name of ‘Private Revelation’. And approved instances of Private Revelation would influence Church Teachings and Doctrines. The ‘Lid’ on the Depository of Faith, placed by the dead and haunting hand of Paul, would not be allowed to hold. The New Revelation would be from the Christ-like Saints who proved their words with Miracles, and from the Miraculous Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While every other World Religion is dead, any and every Catholic may reasonably expect a new Divine Revelation on any day of the week, and twice on every Church Feast Day.
If one thinks of a Living ‘Religion as one with ongoing Divine Revelations, then Marian Catholicism is the last Religion standing.
Islam died practically on the day of its birth. Mohamed -- what was he thinking, when he issued the declaration that he would be the last voice ever from God. Was his egotistical pride so enormous that his ambition could not be assuaged unless he had the entire World and all futurity chanting prayerfully that he was the last and the greatest of all Prophets. What Providential God could simply abandon Humanity to last words so unpersuasive in themselves that they would need the recommendation of The Sword before anybody would bother to accept them. Surely there must be prophets greater then THAT.
Christianity, as distinct from Catholicism, is also a Suicidal Religion – a Religion that is Dead by its own intent. Paul, who dismissed the Teachings of Christ in order to formulate his own Religion, indoctrinated his congregations to believe only himself and to reject all other influences – that ‘Righteous Apostles’ were to Paul ‘evil tempters’, and even Angels of Light, to him, were demons. Obeying the injunctions of Paul, no ‘Christian’ could ever believe anything ever again.
I know that even Christ warned of False Prophets – thus we know about Paul – but Christ gave certain criteria for knowing the True from the False. Paul dismissed any notion of criteria and simplistically blocked any and all external influences by ruling to the effect that the better a person’s spiritual credentials seemed to be, or the more Divine an Apparition appeared, then the more likely it was that it was actually Evil. It was the Ultimate Catch 22 – the better anything seemed, the worst it actually was. The Council of Nicea would second Paul’s stifling intent by declaring a final limit to what would be considered the ‘Depository of Faith’.
Thank God that there were elements in the Church that had the instinct for Life. A loophole was found to allow for new Divine Revelation. The Church would call New Prophecy by the name of ‘Private Revelation’. And approved instances of Private Revelation would influence Church Teachings and Doctrines. The ‘Lid’ on the Depository of Faith, placed by the dead and haunting hand of Paul, would not be allowed to hold. The New Revelation would be from the Christ-like Saints who proved their words with Miracles, and from the Miraculous Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While every other World Religion is dead, any and every Catholic may reasonably expect a new Divine Revelation on any day of the week, and twice on every Church Feast Day.