re: The pope is a heretic

Again, most Catholics have absolutely no idea what the Catholic Church teaches. Even less so the reasons why they believe what they believe.

I always debate whether posting a list of Catholic ridiculousness is worth my time...and then someone brings up some weird Protestant sect that handles snakes.

The thing about this Catholic Church nonsense is it's mainline. Not Jesuit fundamentalism...

1. Mass is part of the Eucharist, which is the live sacrifice of Christ.. Body and blood of Jesus are physically present as part of the ceremony. Bread and win convert. His sacrifice 2,000 years ago is not enough. Performing the eucharist sacrifice is essential for salvation. Christ is physically tortured over and over again at each Mass for the Catholic Church members.

2. Evolution of Mary. Mary is not just a vessel used my God to implant an embryo. She is mother of God and therefore deity now. She has no original sin. Essentially she is on the same level as Christ, as she also ascended to heaven. Can't remember is she was translated or died then rose. This is Catholic doctrine.

3. Papal authority. Only time that man word is considered infallible as God in all of history. These Popes also have a history of contradicting each other and changing Church policy on a whim. Either God is confused or this entire doctrine is nonsense. It's the latter.

There are many many more but those are the obvious. It's paganism with Christian façade.