Feigned Mercy of the Church of Rome – Aquinas Explained

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The Roman Catholic Church describes itself as a Christian institution. Accordingly, mercy is exercised, at least apparently. As (hypocritical) holy as this institution appears, it is actually cynical.

Mercy shown externally

The Roman Church presents itself as the successor of the Apostles, with Peter as its first Pope. Mercy towards the outside world is also appropriate. The priesthood is ultimately also authorized to forgive sins against God. The Roman Catholic Church, the “mystical body of Christ,” is the exclusive salvation for man. “There is no salvation outside the church,” is one motto. People must also be treated with the same love that Jesus Christ himself revealed to his opponents.

And the Bishop of Rome is the incarnate “representative of Christ” on earth, godlike, worthy of worship and full of ardent mercy. The title “Holy Father” is not just an expression of his recognition, but an expression of his quality. This makes him what he is: the Lord of the Body of Christ and the treasurer of the countless good works of Mary and the saints for the selfless distribution of indulgences.
Who wouldn’t kneel in awe?

So much for this successor institution to Imperial Rome with Christian-looking carnival costumes in purple and scarlet.

Thomas Aquinas, born in early 1274, is one of the “saints” of this church’s entire collection of “saints.” He wrote the great work “Summa Theologiae”. A “theology” that laid a cornerstone in the history of the Roman Church and largely formed the basis for the fables and legends that are still referred to as the Catholic faith today.

Thomas Aquinas “of course” also had something to teach about mercy and heretics. In the “Second Part of the Second Part” of his work, in “Question 11”, such a “Christian” representation can be found.

What is heresy to the Church of Rome?

Thomas Aquinas quotes Jerome (Exposit. Symbol) in his work:
“This, most blessed Pope, is the faith that we have been taught in the Catholic Church. If anything therein has been incorrectly or carelessly expressed, we beg that it may be set aright by you who hold the faith and see of Peter. If however this, our profession, be approved by the judgment of your apostleship, whoever may blame me, will prove that he himself is ignorant, or malicious, or even not a catholic but a heretic.“

Does Jerome say something about deviation from the “Bible, Holy Scripture, from the Gospel, the Word of God”? NO! It just says something about Catholic faith. Heresy is therefore not necessarily a teaching that deviates from the Bible, but specifically from Catholic doctrine .

What if there are disagreements?

Of course, there can also be differences of opinion on a particular point of belief within the church environment. A solution is needed here. Here Thomas Aquinas quotes “Saint” Augustine because “this authority lies chiefly with the Pope”:
“Whenever a question of faith is in dispute, I think, that all ours
Brethren and fellow bishops should refer the matter to none other than Peter, as being the source of their name and honor, against whose authority neither Jerome nor Augustine nor any of the holy doctors defended their opinion.”

What grace is there for heretics?

Thomas Aquinas writes:
“On the part of the Church, however, there is mercy which looks to the conversion of the wanderer, wherefore she condemns not at once, but “after the first and second admonition,” as the Apostle directs: after that, if he is yet stubborn, the Church no longer hoping for his conversion, looks to the salvation of others, by excommunicating him and separating him from the Church, and furthermore delivers him to the secular tribunal to be exterminated thereby from the world by death. For Jerome commenting on Galatians 5:9, “A little leaven,” says: “Cut off the decayed flesh, expel the mangy sheep from the fold, lest the whole house, the whole paste, the whole body, the whole flock, burn, perish, rot, die. Arius was but one spark in Alexandria, but as that spark was not at once put out, the whole earth was laid waste by its flame.“

This statement takes on particular significance when one considers that Thomas Aquinas referred to Titus 3:10-11:
“A man who is a heretic avoids according to the first and second exhortations: knowing that he who is such is being subverted.” (Quoted from Aquinas summa theologiae)

The Bible speaks of “shunning”, the RCC speaks of “extinction from the world”. This is of course done through the forces of secular governments, for in this way one keeps one’s own hands in merciful innocence.

The “innocent” Pope Innocent III

Pope Innocent III showed “ecclesiastical charity” as early as 1199 with his decree “Vergentis in senium”. It says:
“In the territories subject to our secular jurisdiction, we order the confiscation of the goods of the benefactors, hosts, defenders and followers [of heretics]… In this way, the secular punishment leads them back whom ecclesiastical discipline does not bring to reason… how much more then must those be deprived of their secular goods who, by apostasy from the true faith, have offended God’s Son Jesus Christ and [therefore] are separated from the Head of our Church, who is Christ, by ecclesiastical severity.“

Heretics were therefore dispossessed and all their property confiscated. How practical. Furthermore, in “Vergentis in senium” the crime of heresy was equated with that of lese majeste under secular law for the first time. The decree serves as a template for the Inquisition.

In summary:
Anyone who does not follow the teachings of the Roman Church will be “delived”. All possessions will be confiscated and sent to your own cash register. If the Church condemns someone as a heretic, the state authorities are required to take appropriate action.

“But that only applies to (former) Catholic believers!“, that’s the theory. In practice, however, small children are baptized and thus accepted into the church. This means that you are a “believing Catholic” even as a small child. But this only happens out of “grace,” because the church only wants to free people from their original sin. Otherwise, unbaptized children would end up in limbo. Incidentally, this limbo was simply abolished by Pope Benedict XVI in April 2007.

Doesn’t this illustrate the insanity of this church, which has been cultivated and declared to be Christian for many centuries?! That is the nature of things (Info).

The “wound is (almost) healed” (Revelation 13:3). There is still something to come for the remnant of the formerly pure woman:

Bible verses from King James Version (1611)