LIST OF CATHOLIC HERESIES

and HUMAN TRADITIONS

ADOPTED and PERPETUATED by the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN THE COURSE OF 1600 YEARS
(Compiled by Rev. Stephen L. Testa)
And ye sha !n"# the t$%th& and the t$%th sha
'a!e y"% ($ee)* Jesus in John 8:32
N"t+,e- These dates ae in many !ases appo"imate. #any o$ these
heesies had been !uent in the Chu!h yeas be$oe% but only &hen they
&ee o$$i!ially adopted by a Chu!h !oun!il and po!laimed by the pope
as do'ma o$ $aith% did they be!ome bindin' on Catholi!s.
(nd do!tine to be tue must !on$om to the )od o$ *od. T" the a#
and t" the test+'"ny. +( they s/ea! n"t a,,"$d+n0 t" th+s #"$d& +t +s
be,a%se the$e +s n" +0ht +n the')* (+saiah 8:2,)
(t the Re$omation in the -.th Centuy these heesies &ee epudiated as
havin' no pat in the Reli'ion o$ Jesus as tau'ht in the /e& Testament.
He$esy Date

01 (LL T23 24#(/ TR(5+T+0/S tau'ht and pa!ti!ed by the Roman Catholi!
Chu!h% &hi!h ae !ontay to the 6ible% the most an!ient ae the/$aye$s ("$
the dead and the s+0n "( the C$"ss. 6oth be'an 3,, yeas a$te Chist.
3-,
1a2 Candes intodu!ed in !hu!h 32,
3ene$at+"n "( an0es and dead sa+nts 378
The Mass% as a daily !elebation% adopted 39:
The #"$sh+/ "( Ma$y% the mothe o$ Jesus% and the use o$ the tem% ;#othe
o$ *od;% as applied to he% oi'inated in the Coun!il o$ 3phesus
:3-
<iests be'an to dess di$$eently $om the laity 8,,
3"teme 4n!tion 82.
The do!tine o$ P%$0at"$y #as (+$st estab+shed by *e'oy the *eat 893
The Lat+n an0%a0e% as the lan'ua'e o$ paye and &oship in !hu!hes% &as
also imposed by <ope *e'oy +. .,, yeas a$te Chist
.,,
The )od o$ *od $obids payin' and tea!hin' in an un=no&n ton'ue. (-st
Cointhians -::9).
The 6ible tea!hes that &e pay to *od alone. +n the pimitive !hu!h neve
&ee /$aye$s d+$e,ted t" Ma$y% o to dead saints. This pa!ti!e be'an in the
Roman Chu!h.
(#atthe& --:28> Lu=e -::.> (!ts -,:28?2.> -::-:?-8)
.,,
The Pa/a,y is o$ pa'an oi'in. The title o$ /"/e o univesal bishop% &as $ist
'iven to the bishop o$ Rome by the &i!=ed empeo <ho!as.
This he did to spite 6ishop Ciia!us o$ Constantinople% &ho had @ustly
e"!ommuni!ated him $o his havin' !aused the assassination o$ his
pede!esso empeo #auitius. *e'oy -% then bishop o$ Rome% e$used the
title% but his su!!esso% 6oni$a!e +++% $ist assumed title ;pope.;
Jesus did not appoint <ete to the headship o$ the apostles and $obade any
su!h notion. (Lu=e 22:2:?2.> 3phesians -:22?23> Colossians -:-8> -st
Cointhians 3:--).
/ote: /o is thee any mention in S!iptue% no in histoy% that <ete eve
&as in Rome% mu!h less that he &as pope thee $o 28 yeas> Clement% 3d
bishop o$ Rome% ema=s that ;thee is no eal -st !entuy eviden!e that
<ete eve &as in Rome.;
.-,
The !+ss+n0 "( the P"/e4s (eet
+t had been a pa'an !ustom to =iss the $eet o$ empeos. The )od o$ *od
$obids su!h pa!ti!es. (Read (!ts -,:28?2.> Revelation -9:-,> 22:9).
7,9
The Te'/"$a /"#e$ "( the P"/es
)hen <epin% the usupe o$ the thone o$ 1an!e% des!ended into +taly% !alled
by <ope Stephen ++% to &a a'ainst the +talian Lombads% he de$eated them
and 'ave the !ity o$ Rome and suoundin' teitoy to the pope. Jesus
e"pessly $obade su!h a thin'% and 2e himsel$ e$used &oldly =in'ship.
(Read #atthe& ::8?9> 2,:28?2.> John -8:38).
78,
1"$sh+/ "( the ,$"ss& +'a0es and $e+,s &as authoiAed
This &as by ode o$ 5o&a'e 3mpess +ene o$ Constantinople% &ho $ist
!aused to plu!= the eyes o$ he o&n son% Constantine B+% and then !alled a
!hu!h !oun!il at the eCuest o$ 2adian +% pope o$ Rome at that time.
Su!h pa!ti!e is !alled simply +50L(TRD in the 6ible% and is seveely
!ondemned. (Read 3"odus 2,::> 3:-7> 5euteonomy 27:-8> <salm --8).
788
H"y 1ate$% mi"ed &ith a pin!h o$ salt and blessed by the piest% &as
authoiAed
88,
The 5ene$at+"n "( St) 6"se/h be'an 89,
The ba/t+s' "( bes &as instituted by <ope John E+B 9.8
Can"n+7at+"n "( dead sa+nts% $ist by <ope John EB
3vey believe and $ollo&e o$ Chist is !alled saint in the 6ible. (Read
Romans -:7> -st Colossians -:2).
998
Fast+n0 "n F$+days and duin' Lent &ee imposed
+mposed by popes said to be inteested in the !omme!e o$ $ish. (6ull% o
pemit to eat meat)% some authoities say% be'an in the yea 7,,. This is
a'ainst the plain tea!hin' o$ the 6ible. (Read #atthe& -8:-,> -st Cointhians
-,:28> -st Timothy ::-?3).
998
The Mass &as developed 'adually as a sa!i$i!e> attendan!e made obli'atoy
in the --th !entuy.
The 6ible tea!hes that the sa!i$i!e o$ Chist &as o$$eed on!e and $o all%
and is not to be epeated% but only !ommemoated in the LodFs Suppe.
(Read 2ebe&s 7:27> 9:2.?28> -,:-,?-:).

The ,e+ba,y o$ the piesthood &as de!eed by <ope 2ildeband% 6oni$a!e B++
Jesus imposed no su!h ule% no did any o$ the apostles. 0n the !ontay% St.
<ete &as a maied man% and St. <aul says that bishops &ee to have &i$e
and !hilden. (Read -st Timothy 3:2%8% and -2> #atthe& 8:-:?-8).
-,79
The R"sa$y% o paye beads &as intodu!ed by <ete the 2emit% in the yea
-,9,. Copied $om 2indus and #ohammedans
The !ountin' o$ payes is a pa'an pa!ti!e and is e"pessly !ondemned by
Chist. (#atthe& .:8?-3).
-,9,
The In8%+s+t+"n o$ heeti!s &as instituted by the Coun!il o$ Beona in the yea
--8:. Jesus neve tau'ht the use o$ $o!e to spead 2is eli'ion
--8:
The sale o$ Ind%0en,es% !ommonly e'aded as a pu!hase o$ $o'iveness and
a pemit to indul'e in sin.
Chistianity% as tau'ht in the 6ible% !ondemns su!h a ta$$i! and it &as the
potest a'ainst this ta$$i! that bou'ht on the <otestant Re$omation in the
-.th !entuy.
--9,
The do'ma o$ T$ans%bstant+at+"n &as de!eed by <ope +nno!ent +++% in the
yea
6y this do!tine the piest petends to pe$om a daily mia!le by !han'in' a
&a$e into the body o$ Chist% and then he petends to eat 2im alive in the
pesen!e o$ his people duin' #ass. The 6ible !ondemns su!h absudities> $o
the LodFs Suppe is simply a memoial o$ the sa!i$i!e o$ Chist. The spiitual
pesen!e o$ Chist is implied in the LodFs Suppe. (Read Lu=e 22:-9?2,> John
.:38> -st Cointhians --:2.).
-2-8
C"n(ess+"n "( s+n t" the /$+est at least on!e a yea &as instituted by <ope
+nno!ent +++.% in the Latean Coun!il
The 6ible !ommands us to !on$ess ou sins die!t to *od. (Read <salm 8-:-?
-,> Lu=e 7::8> -8:2-> -st John -:8?9).
-2-8
The ad"$at+"n "( the #a(e$ (2ost)% &as de!eed by <ope 2onoius
So the Roman Chu!h &oships a *od made by human hands. This is plain
idolaty and absolutely !ontay to the spiit o$ the *ospel. (Read John ::2:).
-22,
The 9+be ("$b+dden to laymen and pla!ed in the +nde" o$ $obidden boo=s by
the Coun!il o$ Balen!ia
Jesus !ommanded that the S!iptues should be ead by all. (John 8:39> -st
Timothy 3:-8?-7).
-229
The S,a/%a$ &as invented by Simon Sto!=% and 3n'lish mon=
+t is a pie!e o$ bo&n !loth% &ith the pi!tue o$ the Bi'in and supposed to
!ontain supenatual vitue to pote!t $om all dan'es those &ho &ea it on
na=ed s=in. This is $etishism.
-287
The Roman Chu!h ("$bade the ,%/ to the laity% by institutin' the !ommunion
o$ one =ind in the Coun!il o$ Constan!e
The 6ible !ommands us to !elebate the LodFs Suppe &ith unleavened bead
and the $uit o$ the vine. (Read #atthe& 2.:27> -st Cointhians --:2.?29).
-:-:
The d",t$+ne "( P%$0at"$y &as po!laimed as a do'ma o$ $aith by Coun!il o$
1loen!e
Thee is not one &od in the 6ible that &ould tea!h the pu'atoy o$ piests.
The blood o$ Jesus Chist !leanseth us $om all sins. (Read -st John -:7?9> 2:-?
2> John 8:2:> Romans 8:-).
-:39
The do!tine o$ : Sa,$a'ents a$$imed
The 6ible says that Chist instituted only t&o odinan!es% 6aptism and the
LodFs Suppe. (Read #atthe& 28:-9?2,> 2.:2.?28).
-:39
The A5e Ma$+a% pat o$ the last
+t &as !ompleted 8, yeas a$te&ad and $inally appoved by <ope Si"tus B% at
the end o$ the -.th !entuy.
-8,8
The Coun!il o$ Tent% held in the yea -8:8% de!laed that T$ad+t+"n is o$
eCual authoity &ith the 6ible
6y tadition is meant human tea!hin's. The <haisees believed the same &ay%
and Jesus bittely !ondemned them% $o by tea!hin' human tadition% they
nulli$ied the !ommandments o$ *od. (Read #a= 7:7?-3> Colossians 2:8>
-8:8
Revelation 22:-8).
The a/",$y/ha b""!s &ee added to the 6ible also by the Coun!il o$ Tent
These boo=s &ee not e!o'niAed as !anoni!al by the Je&ish Chu!h. (See
Revelation 22:8?9).
-8:.
The C$eed "( P"/e P+%s I3 &as imposed as the o$$i!ial !eed -8., yeas a$te
Chist and the apostles
Tue Chistians etain the 2oly S!iptues as thei !eed. 2en!e thei !eed is
-8,, yeas olde than the !eed o$ Roman Catholi!s. (Read *alatians -:8).
-8.,
The I''a,%ate C"n,e/t+"n o$ the Bi'in #ay &as po!laimed by <ope <ius
+E
The 6ible states that all men% &ith the sole e"!eption o$ Chist% ae sinnes.
#ay hesel$ had need o$ a Savio. (Read Romans 3:23> 8:-2> <salm 8-:8> Lu=e
-:3,%:.%:7).
-83:
+n the yea -87, a$te Chist% <ope <ius +E po!laimed the do'ma o$ Pa/a
In(a+b++ty
This is a blasphemy and the si'n o$ the apostasy and o$ the anti!hist
pedi!ted by St. <aul. (Read 2nd Thessalonians 2:2?-2> Revelation -7:-?9>
-3:8?8%-8).
#any 6ible students see the numbe o$ the beast (Rev. -3:-8)% ... in the
Roman lettes o$ the <opeFs title: ;B+C(R+BS 1+L++ 53+.; ?? B?8% +?-> C?-,,% +?->
B?S% +?-> L?8,% +?-> +?-> 5?8,,% +?l Total% ....
-87,
<ope <lus E% in the yea -9,7% !ondemned to'ethe &ith ;#odenism;% all the
dis!oveies o$ moden s!ien!e &hi!h ae not appoved by the Chu!h
<ius +E had done the same thin' in the Syllabus o$ -8.:.
-9,7
+n the yea -93, <ius E+% ,"nde'ned the P%b+, S,h""s -93,
+n the yea -93- the same pope <ius E+% ea$$imed the do!tine that #ay
is ;the M"the$ "( <"d;
This do!tine &as $ist invented by the Coun!il o$ 3phesus in the yea :3-.
This is a heesy !ontay by #ayFs o&n &ods. (Read Lu=e -::.?:9> John 2: l?
8).
-93-
+n the yea -98, the last do'ma &as po!laimed by <ope <ius E++%
the Ass%'/t+"n "( the 3+$0+n Ma$y
-98,