arers are never
God."(81) "It hath veracity. required to believe
seemed good to the Holy them, but are expected
Ghost and to us," say to draw their own
the assembled Apostles, conclusions from the
"to lay no further Bible.
burden upon you than
these necessary
things."(82) "Though an
angel from heaven
preach a gospel to you
besides that which we
have preached to you,
let him be
anathema."(83)
3. Our Savior enjoins The Church prescribes Protestants have no law
and prescribes rules fasting to the faithful prescribing fasts,
for fasting: "When thou at stated seasons, though some may fast
fastest, anoint thy particularly during from private devotion.
head and wash thy face, Lent. A Catholic priest They even try to cast
that thou appear not to is always fasting when ridicule on fasting as
men to fast ... and thy he officiates at the a work of
Father, who seeth in altar. He breaks his supererogation,
secret, will repay fast only after he says detracting from the
thee."(84) The Apostles Mass. When Bishops merits of Christ.
fasted before engaging ordain Priests they are Neither candidates for
in sacred functions: always fasting, as well ordination, nor the
"They ministered to the as the candidates for ministers who ordain
Lord, and fasted."(85) ordination. them, ever fast on such
"And when they ordained occasions.
Priests in every city,
they prayed with
fasting."(86)
4. "Let women," says The Catholic Church Women, especially in
the Apostle, "keep never permits women to this country, publicly
silence in the preach in the house of preach in Methodist and
churches. For, it is God. other churches with the
not permitted them to sanction of the church
speak ... It is a shame elders.
for a woman to speak in
the church."(87)
5. St. Peter and St. Every Catholic Bishop, No denomination
John confirmed the as a successor of the performs the ceremony
newly baptized in Apostles, likewise of imposing hands in
Samaria: "They laid imposes hands on this country except
hands on them and th
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