HeresyChart

Heresy

FalseTeaching

CorrectTeaching

Adoptionism

ChristasGodisindeedtheSonof ChristisfullytheSonofGod.
Godbygenerationandnature,
but"Christthemanisthe
adopted,notnatural,sonofGod.

Albigensianism

Everythingcomesfromeithergood
orevil.Jesusdidnthaveareal
body.HellisonlyonEarthand
theresnopurgatory.Condemn
marriageandreproduction.Accept
suicideasawaytoescapethe
body.

Allthingswerecreatedgood.Evil
comesfromanabsenceofgood.
Jesushadahumanbody.Helland
purgatoryareintheafterlife.
Marriageisgoodandnaturally
leadstoreproduction.Suicideis
forbidden.

Amalricians

Rejecttransubstantiation,faith,
hope,andallthesacraments.The
HolySpiritisincarnatein
everyone.Goodandsinfulactsare
bothfromGod.

Fullyacceptfaith,hope,
transubstantiation,andallthe
sacraments.TheSpiritenters
someonethroughbaptism.Sinful
actsdonotcomefromGod.

Antinomianism

Christians...areincapableof
Christianshavethefreewilltolose
losingtheirspiritualholiness,
holiness,justification,andsalvation
justification,andfinalsalvationby throughmortalsin.
anyactofdisobedience...or
even...directviolationofthelawof
God.

Apotactics

Condemnprivatepropertyand
marriage.

Arianism

...
deniesthattheSonisofone
Christisonewith,
consubstantial
essence,nature,orsubstancewith with,
andequalto,GodtheFather
GodHeisnotconsubstantialwith asamemberoftheHolyTrinity.
theFather,andthereforenotlike
Him,orequalindignity,or
coeternal,orwithinthereal
sphereofDeity.

Docetism

Christonlyappearedor
seemed
tobeaman,tohavebeenborn,
[and]tohavelivedandsuffered.
SomedeniedtherealityofChrist's
humannaturealtogether,some
onlytherealityofHishumanbody
orofHisbirthordeath.

Christwastrulyamanthat
experiencedbirth,life,suffering,
anddeath.

Donatism

...
thevalidityofthesacraments
dependsonthemoralcharacterof
theminister...sinnerscannotbe
membersoftheChurch,norcan

Ministersdontaffectthevalidityof
sacraments.Sinnersarewelcome
intheChurch.

Acceptprivatepropertyand
marriage.

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theybetoleratedbythetrue
Churchiftheirsinsarepublicly
known.

Eutychianism

Christhasonenature,nottwo.
MaryisnotthemotherofGod.

Christhastwonatures:humanand
divine.Maryisthetruemotherof
God.

Flagellants

Performlongandseverepenances
tosavethewholeworld.Question
thenecessityofsacraments,and
rejectchurchauthority.

Penancewontsavetheworld.
Churchauthorityandthe
sacramentsarenecessary.

Gnosticism

Salvationisbasedonknowledge.
Thosewithcertainknowledgeare
superiortothosewholackit.

Salvationisbasedonbaptism,
faith,etc.,notknowledge.People
arentsuperiortoothers.

Iconoclasm

Noworshipingorveneratingany
images.

Worshippingimagesisforbidden,
butvenerationisacceptable.

Impanation

ChristisintheEucharistthrough
Hishumanbodysubstantially
unitedwiththesubstancesof
breadandwine,andthusisreally
presentasGod,madebread.

TheEucharistisChriststotalbody,
blood,soul,anddivinity.Thereis
nobreadandwineleftafter
transubstantiationeventhough
theirappearanceshaventchanged.

Jansenism

...
man'sfreewillisincapableof
anymoralgoodness.Allman's
actionsproceedeitherfromearthly
desires,whichstemfrom
concupiscence,orfromheavenly
desires,whichareproducedby
grace.[Deny]thepossibilityof
eitherrejectionoracceptanceof
grace.

Maniscapableofmoralgoodness,
butanyonecanwillinglyacceptor
rejectgrace.Actionsarenot
necessarilydividedbetween
earthly/sinfulorheavenlydesires.

Lollardy

Criticizescelibacy,absolution,
sacramentals,pilgrimages,etc.

Approvescelibacy,absolution,
sacramentals,pilgrimages,etc.

Marcionism

RejecttheOldTestament.

Christ
wasnottheSonoftheGodofthe
Jews,buttheSonofthegood
God,whowasdifferentfromthe
GodoftheAncientCovenant.

AccepttheentireOldTestament.
ItsthesameGodinboth
testaments.

Messalians

Sacramentsareuselessandprayer
istheonlyspiritualpower.Every
personhasademonthatcanonly
bereplacedbytheHolySpirit.

Sacramentsarepowerfuland
important.Demonsharmsome
peoplebutnotall.TheHolySpirit
doesntreplaceanything.

Modernism

Emancipatescience,thestate,and Science,etc.cancoexistwith,but
onesconsciencefromCatholic
notoverrule,Catholicauthority.
authority.Encourageaspiritof
Dogmaneverchanges.Reconcile

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changeandmovement.Reconcile
withallpeoplethroughfeelings
reachanagreementwithother
Christians.

andagreewithotherswithout
compromisingthetruth.

Monarchians
(akaModalists)

TheFatherandSonofGodare
one.TheTrinityismadeupof
energies/modes,notpersons.

TheTrinityismadeupofthree
personsunitedasone.

Monophysitism

Christhasonlyonenature.Hewas Christhastwonatures.Hesfully
aperfectmanwhowascompletely humanandfullydivine.
human,butpossessedsome
divinity.

Monothelitism

Similarto
Monophysitism
butalso
saysthatChristhasonlyonewill
andoneenergy.

Christhastwonaturesandtwo
wills/energies.

Montanism

Threeprophetsreceived
propheciesthatweremore
importantthantheteachingsof
Christandtheapostles.

Prophecyisnotmoreimportant
thantheteachingsofChristand
theapostles.

Nestorianism

Christistwopersons(onehuman,
onedivine)thathaveone
harmoniouswill.Godwasnot
born,Hewasntcrucified,andHe
neverdied.Marygavebirthtoa
manwhosepersonalitywasin
unionwithGod.

ChristisonepersonintheTrinity
whowasborn,crucified,anddied.
MarygavebirthtoGodintheflesh.

Novationism

ChrististheSonofGodbutis
subordinatetotheFather.Hes
alsoanangel.Noabsolutionfor
mortalsins,noconfirmation,no
secondmarriages,etc.

TheSonandtheFatherhaveequal
authority.Christisnotanangel.
Absolutionformortalsinsisvital.
Confirmationisanimportant
sacrament.Secondmarriagesare
possibleafterthedeathofones
firstspouse.

Paulicians

OnlyworshiptheGodwhocreated
souls,nottheonewhocreatedthe
materialworld.Allmatterisbad.
RejecttheentireOldTestament,
andsomeoftheNew.Christisan
angelandwasnotincarnate.No
pictures.

ThereisonlyoneGodwhocreated
everything.Matterisnotbad.
ChristisGod,notanangel.Accept
imagesandbothTestaments.

Pelagianism

Thereisnooriginalsinor
resurrection.Adamssinonly
affectedhim,andhewouldvedied
evenifhedidntsin.Mosaiclawis
asgoodasthegospel.

Everyoneisbornwithoriginalsin
andthedeadwillberesurrected.
AdamandEvessinaffectedall
humans.Theywouldnthavediedif
theyneversinned.Mosaiclawhas
beenfulfilledbutthegospelisstill

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active.
Pneumatomachi

TheHolySpiritisntdivine.

TheHolySpiritisafullydivine
personintheTrinity.

Predestinarianism

Godhasalreadydecreedwhos
savedornot.Thesavedcant
rejectGodsgracesandareforced
toberighteous.Thedamnedare
deprivedofgracesandleadto
continuallysin.

Godgiveseveryonethefreewillto
choosesalvationordamnation
withoutanyforce,manipulation,
sabotage,etc.

Priscillianism

Therearetwokingdoms(lightand
dark).Angelsandsoulsare
separatedfromGod.Manmustbe
freedfrommattertobesaved.
Christhadaheavenlybodyand
appearedtobeaman.Rejectthe
scriptureoncreation.Acceptsome
apocryphalwritings.

ThereisonekingdomofGod.
Angelsandsavedsoulsareunited
withGodinheaven(fallenangels
andthedamnedarent).Christhad
ahumanbodyandwasaman.
Acceptthescriptureoncreation.
Thebibledoesntincludeany
apocryphalwritings,buttheyarent
necessarilycondemned.

Semipelagianism

Thebeginningoffaithcomesfrom
freewill,butanincreaseinfaithis
basedonGod.Peoplepersevereto
theendbytheirwillalone,not
grace.Achildsfuturemeritsor
misdeedsdeterminewhetheror
nothereceivesbaptismalgrace.

FaithisagiftfromGoditsavirtue
thatcandevelopmoredeeplywith
Hishelpovertime.Peopleneed
gracetopersevere.Baptismal
gracedoesntdependonachilds
future.

Utraquism

Man,inordertobesaved,must
receiveHolyCommunionwhenhe
wishesandwherehewishes,
undertheformsofbreadand
wine.
Gainmoregraceby
receivingtheEucharistinboth
forms.

HolyCommunioncanbereceived
uptotwiceaday,undereither
form.Receivingbothisnot
necessarybecauseeachfully
containsChristandHisgrace.

Sources:
http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/heresies.html
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=33206
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=34333
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s2c1p1.htm
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s2c2a2.htm
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P39.HTM

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