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Mary
Honor given to Mary“You guys worship Mary.”Mary without sin“The Bible says all have sinned and that no one is righteous. Mary herself called God her Savior, so she was a sinner who needed saving like everyone else.”Perpetual virginity“The Bible says Joseph did not know Mary until she had borne a son. It calls Jesus her firstborn and it names his brothers and sisters. So Mary had other children after Jesus.”The Assumption“The Bible never says Mary was taken up to heaven. Scripture says it is appointed for men to die once, and that those who belong to Christ will be raised at his coming, not before.”Mary as Mediatrix“The Bible says there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. Calling Mary a mediator or Mediatrix puts her in the place of Christ.”
The Eucharist
The Real Presence“The Eucharist is only a symbol; it is not truly the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.”The Real Presence and the Ascension“Jesus ascended bodily into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father until he returns. His body is there, so it cannot be on Catholic altars.”Transubstantiation“After the blessing Jesus still calls the cup "the fruit of the vine," and Paul still calls the bread "bread." So nothing changed. Transubstantiation is a medieval word for a medieval idea.”The Mass as sacrifice“Catholics teach that the Mass is a sacrifice offered again and again for the forgiveness of sins. Hebrews says Christ offered himself once for all, so there is no sacrifice left to offer.”
Authority
Scripture and Tradition“Tradition is man-made. The Bible alone is the Christian's authority.”The Magisterium“The Catholic Church claims its Magisterium is an infallible teaching authority. But no body of men stands over Scripture, and every teaching has to be tested by the Bible.”The Old Testament canon“Catholics added seven books to the Old Testament. The Jews, to whom the oracles of God were entrusted, never accepted them.”Apostolic succession“True apostolic succession consists in preserving the apostles' teaching, not in an unbroken line of episcopal ordinations.”Peter the rock“The rock in Matthew 16:18 is Christ, or Peter's confession of faith. It is not Peter. Scripture says Christ is the only foundation and the head of the Church.”The office of Peter“Peter had no special office over the Apostles, and his authority is not passed to successors, specifically to the bishops of Rome.”Papal supremacy“Peter had no authority over the other apostles, and the Pope has none over the whole Church. James presided at the council in Jerusalem, and Peter calls himself only a fellow elder.”Papal infallibility“The Pope cannot be infallible. Jesus rebuked Peter and called him Satan, and Paul had to oppose him to his face at Antioch.”Constantine and the Church“The Catholic Church was started by the emperor Constantine in the fourth century. It is not the church that Jesus and the apostles founded.”
The Priesthood
The ordained priesthood“The Bible says all believers are priests. There is no special ordained priesthood in the New Testament Church.”The priest and the Eucharist“Celebrating the Lord's Supper does not require a priest with a unique power to consecrate; rather, it simply requires a pastor authorized to lead the congregation.”Confession to a priest“We don't need to confess our sins to a priest. Christ is the one mediator, the veil was torn, and we can go straight to God for forgiveness.”Priestly celibacy“The Bible says a bishop should be the husband of one wife, and Peter was married. Requiring priests to be celibate is unbiblical and treats marriage as something unholy.”
Salvation
Faith and works“Catholics say you are saved by grace at first, but after that you have to keep yourself saved by your own works. Scripture says we are justified by faith apart from works.”Assurance of salvation“Catholics can never know whether they are saved. The Bible says we can know that we have eternal life.”Eternal security“Catholics say a saved person can lose his salvation. Jesus says no one can snatch his sheep out of his hand.”Purgatory“Purgatory is not in the Bible. Jesus told the thief he would be with him in Paradise that day, and Paul says that to be away from the body is to be at home with the Lord.”
Baptism
Baptism and salvation“Baptism does not save anyone. We are saved by grace through faith, and baptism is only an outward sign of a faith we already have.”Infant baptism“The Bible says to repent and believe, and then be baptized. A baby can do neither, so infant baptism is not real baptism.”Baptism by pouring“Baptism means immersion. Jesus came up out of the water, and Paul says we are buried with Christ in baptism. Pouring water on someone's head is not baptism.”
Saints and Images
Praying to saints“Praying to saints is talking to the dead, which God forbids as necromancy. Jesus taught us to pray to the Father, and there is one mediator between God and men.”Images and statues“God forbids making graven images and bowing down to them. Catholic churches are full of statues and icons, and Catholics kneel and pray in front of them.”Honoring the Pope“Catholics bow before the Pope and kiss his hand and even his foot. When Cornelius fell at Peter's feet, Peter told him to stand up, because he too was a man.”
Other Religions and Creation
Islam and the one God“The Catholic Church teaches that Islam and Christianity have the same God. But Islam denies that Jesus is the Son of God, and Scripture says that no one who denies the Son has the Father.”Other religions“The Catholic Church now teaches that all religions are paths to God. Jesus said that he is the way, and that no one comes to the Father except through him.”Evolution and Genesis“The Catholic Church teaches theistic evolution. That contradicts Genesis, which says God formed man from the dust and made them male and female from the beginning.”