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Jesuits JESUITS One of the orders of Roman Catholic priests, designated by their having "S.J." after their names. They were founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534, and were known…

Hierarchy HIERARCHY BASIC R.C. BELIEF Roman Catholics define this term as signifying sacred government. They admit that those participating in this government could do so by virtue of ordination. POST…

Missal MISSAL BASIC R.C. BELIEF The book containing prayers and ceremonial directions for celebration of Mass. Special missals are used by the laity so that they can better follow what…

Maundy Thursday MAUNDY THURSDAY BASIC R.C. BELIEF Maundy: Latin, command. It gets its name from the command to wash one another's feet. The Pope, every year on Maundy Thursday, publicly…

Mormonism Josephe Smith From: Sword Of The Lord To: All Subject: Mormonism... SWORD OF THE LORD - January 4, 1991 issue. NEWS of Interest to Christians - Mormonism Fails "Truth…

New Age The Practical View New Age: The Practical View copied with permission from THE SOUTHWEST RADIO CHURCH Among the various mechanisms and means devised over the years as a…

Galloping Globalism one world Galloping Globalism by Rev. N.W. Hutchings Globalism, by definition, is the envisioned utopian state of mankind whereby all national and international barriers, now separating the human…

Heresy HERESY BASIC R.C. BELIEF A formal denial or doubt by any baptized person of any revealed truth of the Roman Catholic faith. Heretics are automatically ex-communicated. All distinctively Protestant…

Liturgy LITURGY BASIC R.C. BELIEF The form of public worship, with special emphasis on the Mass. It is precisely defined by the Hierarchy and subject to modification. POST VATICAN II…

Fasting FASTING BASIC R.C. BELIEF By observing the fasting and abstinence laws of the Church, A Roman Catholic can do penance for his sins. On fast days only one full…