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Re: Catholicism and Paganism contrasted

Posted by zac bunning on 8/20/2004, 11:30 pm, in reply to "Catholicism and Paganism contrasted"
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You are wrong in stating that catholicism is basicaly a monotheistic religion. They have three gods trinity or am I wrong
--Previous Message--
: +JMJ
: You wrote: : In my english class i've
: been assigned to compare and
: contrast Pagan
: religions to Catholasism.... So far i
: haven't found much.. Im not
: trying to say that Cathlics are
: Pagans by any means so please dont
: take it the wrong way. Please just
: try to keep an open mind and help
: me out. Thank You~
: *God Bless*
: This is a tough question because
: there are so many different types
: of paganism, including a new type
: called "neopaganism",
: and they all have different
: beliefs. But I'll do my best to
: give some general differences
: between Catholicism and paganism.
: Catholicism is monotheistic (we
: believe in only one God), while
: paganism tends to be polytheistic
: (belief in many gods).
: Modern "neopaganism" also
: teaches pantheism (that the
: universe is divine, so all is
: "god" and
: "god" is all).
: Catholicism rejects pantheism; in
: fact the First Vatican Council
: strongly condemned pantheism.
: Pagans worship nature, the earth,
: sun, moon, starts, etc. Catholics
: worship God the Creator, never His
: creation. (We pay honor to His
: servants, the angels and saints,
: but we don't worship them as we do
: God.) We never, ever worship
: nature or the celestial bodies.
: Modern neopaganism emphasizes belief
: in a "great goddess",
: who is considered superior to
: their male "horned god".
: Catholics don't believe in any
: goddesses (no, the Virgin Mary is
: *not* a goddess, she is a mere
: human being, the humble servant of
: the Lord).
: Catholic Christian belief in the
: Trinity (that there are Three
: Persons in the One God) has no
: true parallels in paganism. See
: the article "Is the Trinity
: Pagan?" on my website at this
: url:
:
: http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/pagan1.html
: Catholics believe that the One True
: God truly assumed a human nature
: like our own, becoming like us in
: all things except sin. This is
: called the Incarnation, and it is
: also a teaching unique to
: Christianity. See this article:
: Is the Incarnation Pagan?
:
: http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/pagan2.html
: Christianity teaches that Jesus died
: to save us from our sins. Though
: some pagan religions told mythical
: stories about murdered gods, none
: of those gods died to save people
: from sin as Jesus did, and they
: never rose from the dead as He
: did. See this article:
: "Dying Gods?"
:
: http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/pagan4.html
: Pagan myths about their gods never
: actually happened, while Jesus is
: a true historical person. So
: Catholicism's beliefs are rooted
: in historical fact, and paganism's
: beliefs are in the realm of
: fantasy.
: Modern neopaganism teaches that all
: spiritual paths are true in some
: sense, Catholicism teaches that it
: is the true Faith and that
: paganism is not true. Catholic
: martyrs have given their lives
: rather than worship pagan gods
: Paganism tends toward magic and
: superstition (attributing powers
: to inanimate objects) and engaging
: in occult activities
: (fortunetelling, astrology, etc.)
: Catholicism condemns magic,
: superstition and the occult.
: Christianity teaches the existence of
: the devil. Neopaganism rejects
: this belief.
: Many forms of paganism and
: neopaganism teach some sort of
: reincarnation. Catholicism rejects
: reincarnation.
: Some pagan religions perform animal
: sacrifices (Santeria, etc.) or
: even human sacrifice (Aztecs,
: etc.). Christians abhor human
: sacrifice and consider animal
: sacrifices unnecessary because of
: Christ's one Sacrifice on Calvary.
: Soem neopagan rituals are performed
: in the nude ("skyclad");
: Catholics always keep their
: clothes on during worship
: services.
: Some pagan and neopagan rituals
: involve sexual activity and/or
: temple prostitution; nothing even
: close to that exists in
: Catholicism!
: Some forms of paganism have
: priestesses; Catholicism has only
: male priests.
: Neopaganism has no "papacy"
: or centralized clerical heirarchy
: like Catholicism.
: Neopaganism has no concept of
: infallible truth which everyone
: must accept, as Catholicism does.
: To neopagans, anyone's belief is
: as valid as anyone else's.
: Neopaganism's moral code is "As
: long as you harm no one, do as you
: will". Christianity's moral
: precepts are more precise and
: entailed.
: Paganism is a human attempt to
: understand reality, while
: Christianity is a religion
: revealed by God.
: I suppose you also want a list of
: similarities. Well, all religions
: tend to believe in a reality
: beyond our mundane world.
: Catholicism teaches the existence
: of a Deity (as do other
: Christians, Jews, Moselms and
: others) and Paganism believes in
: many deities. So there is both a
: similarity and a difference there.
: Both Catholicism and paganism have
: sacred texts and stories, though
: Catholic ones are mostly
: historical while pagan ones are
: largely mythical.
: Both Catholicism and paganism have
: religious rituals, though the
: differences between them are
: great.
: Both have feast days, though Catholic
: feasts have a Christian emphasis
: while pagan ones are more
: nature-oriented (ie. solstices and
: equinoxes).
: Both Catholics and pagans wear
: certain clothes, jewelery or
: symbols to express their religious
: beliefs. The difference is they're
: not the same; Catholics wear
: scapulars, medals, etc., while
: pagans wear crystals, pentacles,
: etc. (also, many other religions
: have distinctive clothing and
: such).
: In short, Catholicism has some
: general things in common with
: paganism, as well as with any
: other religious system. But when
: you look at the details, the
: differences are evident.
: In Jesu et Maria
: Mystic Rose
:
:

Message Thread:

im confused..... - Nikki 4/1/2001, 3:08 pm
- Re: im confused..... - carlos 1/4/2005, 2:58 pm
- Catholicism and Paganism contrasted - Moderator 4/1/2001, 6:33 pm
  - Re: Catholicism and Paganism contrasted - zac bunning 8/20/2004, 11:30 pm
  - Re: More compare/contrast - Nikki 4/1/2001, 8:37 pm
    - Re: More compare/contrast - Kevin 4/3/2001, 7:32 am
      - Re: More compare/contrast - garrett 1/23/2004, 12:13 am
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--Previous Message-- : You are wrong in stating that : catholicism is basicaly a : monotheistic religion. They have : three gods trinity or am I wrong : : --Previous Message-- : +JMJ : You wrote: In my english class i've : been assigned to compare and : contrast Pagan : religions to Catholasism.... So far : i : haven't found much.. Im not : trying to say that Cathlics are : Pagans by any means so please dont : take it the wrong way. Please just : try to keep an open mind and help : me out. Thank You~ : *God Bless* : This is a tough question because : there are so many different types : of paganism, including a new type : called "neopaganism", : and they all have different : beliefs. But I'll do my best to : give some general differences : between Catholicism and paganism. : Catholicism is monotheistic (we : believe in only one God), while : paganism tends to be polytheistic : (belief in many gods). : Modern "neopaganism" also : teaches pantheism (that the : universe is divine, so all is : "god" and : "god" is all). : Catholicism rejects pantheism; in : fact the First Vatican Council : strongly condemned pantheism. : Pagans worship nature, the earth, : sun, moon, starts, etc. Catholics : worship God the Creator, never His : creation. (We pay honor to His : servants, the angels and saints, : but we don't worship them as we do : God.) We never, ever worship : nature or the celestial bodies. : Modern neopaganism emphasizes belief : in a "great goddess", : who is considered superior to : their male "horned god". : Catholics don't believe in any : goddesses (no, the Virgin Mary is : *not* a goddess, she is a mere : human being, the humble servant of : the Lord). : Catholic Christian belief in the : Trinity (that there are Three : Persons in the One God) has no : true parallels in paganism. See : the article "Is the Trinity : Pagan?" on my website at this : url: : : : http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/pagan1.html : Catholics believe that the One True : God truly assumed a human nature : like our own, becoming like us in : all things except sin. This is : called the Incarnation, and it is : also a teaching unique to : Christianity. See this article: : Is the Incarnation Pagan? : : : http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/pagan2.html : Christianity teaches that Jesus died : to save us from our sins. Though : some pagan religions told mythical : stories about murdered gods, none : of those gods died to save people : from sin as Jesus did, and they : never rose from the dead as He : did. See this article: : "Dying Gods?" : : : http://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/pagan4.html : Pagan myths about their gods never : actually happened, while Jesus is : a true historical person. So : Catholicism's beliefs are rooted : in historical fact, and paganism's : beliefs are in the realm of : fantasy. : Modern neopaganism teaches that all : spiritual paths are true in some : sense, Catholicism teaches that it : is the true Faith and that : paganism is not true. Catholic : martyrs have given their lives : rather than worship pagan gods : Paganism tends toward magic and : superstition (attributing powers : to inanimate objects) and engaging : in occult activities : (fortunetelling, astrology, etc.) : Catholicism condemns magic, : superstition and the occult. : Christianity teaches the existence : of : the devil. Neopaganism rejects : this belief. : Many forms of paganism and : neopaganism teach some sort of : reincarnation. Catholicism rejects : reincarnation. : Some pagan religions perform animal : sacrifices (Santeria, etc.) or : even human sacrifice (Aztecs, : etc.). Christians abhor human : sacrifice and consider animal : sacrifices unnecessary because of : Christ's one Sacrifice on Calvary. : Soem neopagan rituals are performed : in the nude ("skyclad"); : Catholics always keep their : clothes on during worship : services. : Some pagan and neopagan rituals : involve sexual activity and/or : temple prostitution; nothing even : close to that exists in : Catholicism! : Some forms of paganism have : priestesses; Catholicism has only : male priests. : Neopaganism has no : "papacy" : or centralized clerical heirarchy : like Catholicism. : Neopaganism has no concept of : infallible truth which everyone : must accept, as Catholicism does. : To neopagans, anyone's belief is : as valid as anyone else's. : Neopaganism's moral code is "As : long as you harm no one, do as you : will". Christianity's moral : precepts are more precise and : entailed. : Paganism is a human attempt to : understand reality, while : Christianity is a religion : revealed by God. : I suppose you also want a list of : similarities. Well, all religions : tend to believe in a reality : beyond our mundane world. : Catholicism teaches the existence : of a Deity (as do other : Christians, Jews, Moselms and : others) and Paganism believes in : many deities. So there is both a : similarity and a difference there. : Both Catholicism and paganism have : sacred texts and stories, though : Catholic ones are mostly : historical while pagan ones are : largely mythical. : Both Catholicism and paganism have : religious rituals, though the : differences between them are : great. : Both have feast days, though : Catholic : feasts have a Christian emphasis : while pagan ones are more : nature-oriented (ie. solstices and : equinoxes). : Both Catholics and pagans wear : certain clothes, jewelery or : symbols to express their religious : beliefs. The difference is they're : not the same; Catholics wear : scapulars, medals, etc., while : pagans wear crystals, pentacles, : etc. (also, many other religions : have distinctive clothing and : such). : In short, Catholicism has some : general things in common with : paganism, as well as with any : other religious system. But when : you look at the details, the : differences are evident. : In Jesu et Maria : Mystic Rose : : : :

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