Our Holy Father Francis has written two exhortations, Evangelii Gaudium (2013) and Gaudete et Exultate (2018), that warn against two of the most pervasive and corrosive heresies in the 2,000 years of the Church: Neo-Pelagianism and Gnosticism. The pope, sensing the signs of the times (particularly relevant here in America), offers a pertinent reminder that... Continue Reading →
Cathars, Gnosticism, And Disdain For The Eucharist
The Cathars are another famous sect in history that denied the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The Cathars were dualists as they believed in one god who was evil, and another that was good. The movement was essentially a revived type of Gnosticism as physical matter was also deemed evil. Cathars And Gnostic... Continue Reading →
Episode 14: My Conversation with a Man Who Believes He Is Jesus. – SoundCloud
It is hard tobelieve, but this conversation did happen last weekend. Listen to Episode 14: My Conversation with a Man Who Believes He Is Jesus. by The Bible Catholic Show #np on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-682230997/episode-14-my-conversation-with-a-man-who-believes-he-is-jesus
St. Irenaeus and the Rule of Faith
In the second century Gnosticism threatened to tear the young church apart. It was a heresy that taught that all matter was evil, Jesus was spirit, and that true salvific doctrine was passed down through a secret oral tradition[1]. To combat this growing problem the early church father Irenaeus wrote a lengthy treatise titled Against... Continue Reading →