The Roman Catholic Church lives from traditions and less from the written word of God. Since its beginnings, the Church of Rome has, over the centuries, introduced outlandish doctrines that have nothing to do with the Gospel.
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Tradition over the Bible
The Roman Catholic Church relies on its own traditions and has even placed tradition above the Word of God, the Bible (Info). It is not surprising that the Church of Rome still represents very strange rituals and dogmas that cannot be found anywhere in the Bible. Rather, these are teachings that definitely play a role in pagan religions, such as the Mithras cult (Info).
Peter was the first pope
One of the Roman Catholic legends is the claim that the Apostle Peter was the first “pope” or bishop of Rome. There is nothing about this to be found in the Gospel. There is also a lack of extra-biblical, historical writings that would somehow support this claim. Peter is therefore the starting point of the apostolicity of the Roman Church. This means that every pope is the successor to Peter. From this, this church claims to be the church founded by Jesus and therefore also the “mystical body of Christ”.
This gives her the authority, as God’s earthly representative, to change laws and times and also to introduce new rules. Those traditions that not only appear nowhere in the Bible, but even collide head-on with the Word of God.
Popular dogmas of the Roman Church
The following list shows the most famous traditions and teachings established by the Roman Catholic Church. It begins with the mention of the first historically confirmed bishop of Rome. All predecessors (since Peter) are only included in the church’s (wish) lists, but without historical evidence.
| Year AD. | Current Bishop of Rome (Pope). | New doctrine / dogma |
| 235-236 | Anterus | The first historically confirmed bishop of Rome. All “predecessors” are Catholic “tradition” |
| 300 | Marcellinus | Prayers to/for the dead |
| 300 | Marcellinus | The sign of the cross with the hand |
| 325 | Silvester I | 1st day (Sunday) is a church holiday |
| 375 | Damasus I | Worship of angels and dead saints |
| 394 | Siricius | Mass (Eucharist) as a daily ceremony |
| 431 | Coelestin I | Mary declared “Mother of God”. |
| 526 | John I | Introduction of last rites (last rite) |
| 593 | Gregory I | Doctrine of Purgatory |
| 600 | Gregory I | Prayers with/to Mary and saints |
| 786 | Hadrian I | Adoration of the Cross, Images and Relics |
| 995 | John XV | Canonization of the dead “saints” |
| 1079 | Gregory VII | Celibacy of the priesthood |
| 1090 | Urban II | Rosary / rosary prayer |
| 1090 | Urban II | Indulgences (reducing time in purgatory) |
| 1215 | Innocent III | Transubstantiation (transformation of the host into the “real flesh” of Jesus) |
| 1215 | Innocent III | Confession of sins to priest (he can forgive sins) |
| 1220 | Honorius III | Adoration of the Host (“Body of Christ”) |
| 1416 | 5. Seat vacancy | “The Cup” was banned for people |
| 1439 | Eugene IV | Purgatory established as dogma |
| 1439 | Eugene IV | The “Seven Sacraments” were confirmed |
| 1521 | Leo X | Had Martin Luther excommunicated |
| 1545 | Paul III | Traditions were considered (at least) equal to the Bible |
| 1546 | Paul III | Apocrypha were added to the Bible |
| 1582 | Gregory XIII | New Calendar (Gregorian Calendar) |
| 1854 | Pius IX | Mary was defined as “immaculate.” |
| 1870 | Pius IX | Pope declared infallible in matters of morals and doctrine |
| 1950 | Pius XII | Dogma Mary physically ascended into heaven (Assumption of Mary) |
| 1965 | Paul VI | Mary is declared to be the “Mother of the Church”. |
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Isaiah 8:19-20
Bible verses from King James Version (1611)
