Judy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER (Hebrews 13:8)
For thou shalt worship no other god; for the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God (Exodus 34:14)
Many of these beliefs were practiced earlier than the dates given; they did not become binding on all catholics until they were officially adopted by Church Councils and proclaimed by the Pope as dogmas of faith; all dates are approximate. None so far have been repented of or rescinded to my knowledge. See if you can find a foundation for any of this in God's Word and then think about the warnings for adding or taking from same.
2nd Century - Presbyters (or elders) first called priests by Lucian
215AD Creed of Hippolytus which is better known as the Apostles Creed
300AD Prayers for the dead
325AD Creed of Nicaea - endorsed by Nicene Council
375AD Veneration of angels and dead saints and the use of Images
381AD Nicene Creed - from the Council of Constantinople endorsed by Constantine
394AD The mass as a daily celebration was adopted
415AD Chalcedon Creed defines the two natures in Christ
431AD The beginning of the exaltation of Mary, and the first use of the term Mother of God by the Council of Ephesus.
500AD Priests began to dress different from the laity and to wear special clothes
500AD Athanasian Creed explaining Trinitarian faith
526AD Extreme Unction
529AD Council of Orange worked on controversy between Augustine and Pelagius concerning what was called original sin
593AD The doctrine of purgatory was first established by Gregory the Great
600AD Prayers began to be offered to Mary, dead saints, and angels
610AD The first man was proclaimed POPE (Boniface 111)
788AD Veneration of the cross, images, and relics are authorized
850AD Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest was authorized
890AD Veneration of Saint Joseph
927AD College of cardinals begun
995AD Canonization of dead saints, first by Pope John XV
1000AD The mass developed gradually as a sacrifice, attendance was made obligatory in the 11th century.
1079AD The celibacy of the priesthood was decreed by Pope Hildebrand, Boniface VII
1184AD The inquisition of hereticks was instituted by the Council of Verona
1090AD The rosary, or prayer beads (copied from Hindus and Mohammadans) was introduced by Peter the Hermit
1190AD The sale of indulgences
1200AD The seven sacraments defined by Peter Lombard
1215AD The inquisition of hereticks was legalized and promoted by the Fourth Lateran Council
1215AD The dogma of transubstantiation was decreed by Pope Innocent III
1215AD Confession of sins to the priest at least once a year was instituted by Pope Innocent III at the Lateran Council
1220AD The adoration of the wafer (host) decreed by Pope Honorius III
1439AD The doctrine of purgatory proclaimed a dogma by the Council of Florence
1545AD The Apocryphal books were added to the Bible by the Council of Trent
1854AD The Immaculate Conception of Mary was proclaimed dogma by Pope Pius IX
1864AD Pope Pius IX condemns all scientific discoveries not approved by the Roman Church
1870AD Infallibility of the Pope in matters of faith and morals proclaimed by the First Vatican Council
1930AD Pius XI condemned the public schools
1931AD Pius reaffirmed the doctrine that Mary is the Mother of God
1950AD The dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII
1965AD Mary proclaimed the Mother of the Church by Pope Paul VI
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