Did the Catholic Church give us the Bible? Can the pope really change it if he wants to?

Sincerity cannot save. Only faith in Jesus can.

David Daniels gives us an example of how being kind when answering people's questions about Christianity or the Bible is always best, even if they are not Believers.

A primary reason is the Roman Catholic doctrine which declares all non-Catholics to be hell-bound sinners.

During the recent Notre Dame fire, a fire chaplain organized a human chain to brave the fire and rescue relics from the flames so the faithful could continue to worship them. This is pagan.

"Why would anyone get up in the middle of the night and spend an hour in a church or chapel before a 'piece of bread'?" asked L. Owen Traynor, founder of the Association of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.

One of the striking characteristics of Roman Catholicism is that it contains a complete sacerdotal (priest based) system not supported by Scripture.

Purgatory... still the same. The new pope offers time off from punishment if you follow his Twitter account.

When you witness to a Roman Catholic, he will probably tell you he is a Christian and that his 'church' is based on the Bible.

Similar to so many other man-made regulations of the Roman Catholic Church, priestly celibacy entails many contradictions, much deceit, and often leads to complete spiritual shipwreck of its victims.

In early November, Latin American Catholic communities celebrate the ‘Day of the Dead’ festival. Various communities erect an altar of sorts that includes pictures of departed relatives and offerings of drink, food, or incense.

After she gave her Catholic mother the ‘Alberto Series’ from Chick, her mother was ‘all too ready to get saved.’ They still work!

Discover Charles Chiniquy's story as a faithful priest of Rome.

Roman Catholic sinners are not encouraged to confess directly to God for forgiveness. This false church has made sure that their people cannot so easily escape their tight system of spiritual bondage.

Ardent devotees to this goddess are now lobbying to replace Jesus with Mary, "the co-redemptrix, mediatrix of all graces, and advocate."

Here are a few answers to this question...

Who does Scripture say can really serve as a mediator between us and our Heavenly Father?

A Catholic Bishop has proposed parading the Eucharist (wafer) as a way to get more people interested in converting to Catholicism. Does that sound anything like the 'Great Commission' that Jesus commanded?

Bible believers know that revival is the only real answer to the corruption and debauchery that has blossomed in the Western World. Until men’s hearts are changed by the Holy Spirit, government policy-making and social justice campaigns are no match for the evil imaginations that men are capable of.

The Roman Catholic Church has released a 36-page declaration that she, alone, has a corner on salvation.

Pope Francis again came out against soul winners in a speech recently. He said anyone who proselytizes is not a disciple of Jesus.

Recently, the U.S. saw a magnificent spectacle. Millions watched in person —and more millions viewed by TV— as a white-robed figure interrupted the lives and snarled the traffic of the nation`s capital and largest city.

Pope John Paul II used the Thursday before Easter to remind the world that the doctrine of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist is not negotiable.

Vatican officials have issued new guidelines for the performance of the Catholic Mass, centerpiece of the ritual of their liturgy.

In his weekly speeches at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II took up the subject of the afterlife during July.

In his Redemptor Hominis encyclical (special letter to all the church) he urges the church leaders to make adoration of the wafer the center of church life.

Although I simply quoted the 1994 Catholic catechism, I am consistently accused of lying, twisting words, distorting facts and otherwise misconstruing Catholic doctrine.

Mother Theresa must have a twitter account because Pope Francis recently tweeted her a prayer. Where in the Bible does God give us permission to pray to anyone other than God? In the case of Mother Teresa, there is the grave question of whether she even entered heaven, given her unbiblical theology exposed by some of her statements.

The Vatican has removed all doubt about what the pope means by unity.

Is the pope simply reflecting the lies that some people are 'born that way' and need to be protected from any criminal judgment that resembles God’s viewpoint?

The Bible says ‘all have sinned;’ however the Pope says ‘but not Mary.’ She is still treated like a sinless goddess.

In a recent letter to all the Roman priests in the world, Pope John Paul II urged them to stress to their parishioners the need for confession of sin to the priest.

Pope John Paul II's most recent encyclical letter again stresses a fundamental difference between Roman Catholicism and Biblical Christianity.

Finally giving in to pressure from grieving parents, the Roman Catholic leadership in Belfast Ireland has allowed a search for unmarked mass graves of unbaptised babies.

Much confusion exists among Protestants regarding the Roman Catholic teaching of purgatory, largely because Rome is careful not to discuss it too openly where a Protestant might hear.

When popes or anyone else ignores the Bible in their efforts to solve the world’s problems, the Bible says that lawlessness shall increase until chaos reigns. See how Pope Francis is abandoning Biblical teaching to fit the U.N. One World agenda.

Evangelicals, who lack information about the Roman Catholic system, do not realize the elevated view of the priests. In America and in public, they seem more like regular guys who wear strange uniforms.

There is now little fear by British Roman Catholic leaders in England in pushing Bible readings, since the reader is likely to be reading a Catholic-friendly Bible.

The two central teachings in which the Roman Catholic Church finds "safety" and keeps its grip on millions.

When the Catholic church declared that their teachings, the Magisterium, superseded the Bible, they gave themselves the authority to change church doctrine as they wished —adapting to the shifting winds of culture.

When Bible believers discuss the "Word of God" they assume everyone agrees they are referring to the Bible.

Can Catholicism be 'just another denomination' when it encourages Roman Catholics to go to the 'Virgin Mary' for favors instead of Jesus?

Vatican II reaffirmed all the basic Catholic doctrines that existed before. But Protestants became convinced that Rome had actually changed! It was all public relations. The anathemas (curses) against the Protestants remained unchanged.

Many Protestants believe that the Roman Catholic "Church" has undergone immense changes since the great Vatican II Council.

Much was made of his dying words, whispered in the twilight hours of his demise. But Jesus said that we were to know them by their fruit, not by their performance.