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To cover-up the false nature of the Christian texts, an extraordinary decision is found inthe records of the First Council of Constantinople of 381-3, convened by Roman EmperorTheodosius (d. 395). What was decided at that assembly presents an historical factoutlining an extraordinary episode in New Testament history that is little-known today, andinvolved Pope Damasus, who was in attendance. He was a man so stained with impietyand so notorious with women that he was called the Tickler of Matron’s Ears.¹ When hefound that the Roman people would not walk before him in processions, he had thembeaten, and many were killed. He was charged with adultery in a Civil Court, and only theintervention of his friend, the Emperor, averted the scandal of a trial. He returned to theChurch, and in a candid personal confession frankly admitted that the Gospel manuscriptsof his day were so ‘full of errors and dubious passages’² that copies coming fromscriptoriums were different and conflicting. To prevent the fabricated writings being seenby the wrong eyes, Pope Damasus came up with a solution that was brilliant in itssimplicity … he banned the Bible.

Origin of ‘heresy’

When the basic New Testament canon started to develop towards the end of the FourthCentury (generally) the laity was strictly ‘forbidden to read the word of God, or to exercisetheir judgment in order to understand it’.³ Damasus recorded that ‘bad use of difficultpassages by the simple and poor gives rise to hear-say’ and the general populace wasdenied access to the compilations. The word ‘hear-say’ developed into ‘heresy’ andpeople who opposed Church opinions were subsequently called ‘heretics’.4 It was with aresolution of that council that the ban was officially established but some members of thepriesthood had trouble understanding the new terminology. The unreliability of theirexplanations of heretics and heresies is illustrated in the case of St. Epiphanius, Bishop ofSalamis (d. 403) who mistook the Pythagorean Sacred Tetrad (the number 4), for a hereticleader.

After he suppressed the Bible, Damasus created an array of formidable penances andadditional anathemas ‘designed to keep the curious at bay’5, the chief tendency of thepriesthood was to keep the Bible away from people and substitute Church authority as therule of life and belief.

Owning a Bible was a criminal offence

In 860, Pope Nicholas I, sitting high on a throne built specially for the occasion in the townsquare, pronounced against all people who expressed interest in reading the Bible, andreaffirmed its banned public use (Papal Decree). In 1073, Pope Gregory supported andconfirmed the ban, and in 1198, Pope Innocent III declared that anybody caught readingthe Bible would be stoned to death by ‘soldiers of the Church military’ (Diderot’sEncyclopedia, 1759). In 1229, the Council of Toulouse, ‘to be spoken of with detestation’,passed another Decree ‘that strictly prohibits laics from having in their possession eitherthe Old or New Testaments; or from translating them into the vulgar tongue’. By the 14thCentury, possession of a Bible by the laity was a criminal offence and punishable bywhipping, confiscation of real and personal property, and burning at the stake.

With the fabricated Christian texts safely hidden from public scrutiny by a series ofDecrees, popes endorsed the public suppression of the Bible for twelve hundred and thirtyyears, right up until after the Reformation and the printing of the King James Bible in 1611.

¹Lives of the Popes, Mann, c. 1905²The Library of the Fathers, Damasus, Oxford, 1833-45³The Library of the Fathers, Damasus, Oxford, 1833-45

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Donald Schultz · · Top Commenter

To forward the Christian cause, the central authority had to be reinforce against co-opting byvarious groups, and corruption within its ranks. This included ridding the clergy of fatherhood,and a hierarchy that could vie for state leadership.Reply · Like · Follow Post · September 17, 2012 at 3:35pm

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Napoleon Celeste · Top Commenter · Works at Independientewe have read what has been revealed about the great deception by the religionsusing Jesus to turn the people away from the real God in the Holy Bible. We haveread it in - http://thename.ph/thename/revelations/greatestdeception-en.htm andthe real Name of God in the main page of the www.thename.ph website. Pleaseread the site so that all of us may know that the time of the deceptions of thereligions will end.Reply · Like · October 9, 2012 at 12:03am

Chinedu Okeke · University of JosIf yes will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shallweep sore, and run down with tears.

I tried to remember the preaching I had heard about hell. But never had I heard about such.dreadful things as the Lord had shown me here. Hell was infinitely worse than anyone could.think or imagine. It hurt me so to know that the souls that are now in torment in hell will be.there for eternity. There is no way out. I am determined that I will do everything in my power tosave souls from these honors. I must preach the gospel to everyone I meet, for hell is afrightful place, and this is a true report. Do you realize what I am saying? If sinners do notrepent and believe the gospel,they will surely end up here. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and call on Him to save you fromsin. Read ch... See MoreReply · Like · · Follow Post · September 29, 2012 at 5:11pm1

Napoleon Celeste · Top Commenter · Works at Independientehow can a Christian be save by Jesus who was sent by God to save his ownpeople, Israel? Check in Mathew 1:21... his people, meaning the people of Israel. Ifyou do not belong to the people of Israel during his time, then you are not part ofthe prophecy of Jesus saving his people...Reply · Like · October 8, 2012 at 11:59pm

Napoleon Celeste · Top Commenter · Works at Independiente

go to the link: http://thename.ph/thename/revelations/greatestdeception-en.htm - this is whythe religions are afraid that people will know in the end. believe it or not! I read about thiswebsite, it gives us a clear view that the reason why there is much to be desired from thereligions is because they have never fully introduced the real God that is written in the HolyBible.Reply · Like · · Follow Post · October 8, 2012 at 8:23pm2

Daniel TadeForget the Catholic church and lets get ready for CHRIST is coming Sooner now. Those guysare history in Where..H.Reply · Like · · Follow Post · October 9, 2012 at 7:15pm2

Bongani 'Lakhe Ndwandwe · · Distributor Services Representative/ Call CentreConusltant at Herbalife International South Africa, LTD@Napoleon Celeste I like your comment....." they have never fully introduced the real God thatis written in the Holy Bible'. Really if people do read their Bibles would see that the religion weembraced is not the religion of the apostles. This one is full of Roman Catholic Church'sCreeds and traditions. Let me go and read the link you have provided.Reply · Like · Follow Post · January 18, 2013 at 2:07am

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Napoleon Celeste · Top Commenter · Works at Independienteyes, please visit the site. i will not ask you to join any religion or ask for anydonation. it only reveals to you the real word of god that does not come from anyreligion, you have your own free will to believe it or not. thank you.Reply · Like · January 18, 2013 at 9:34pm

Thomas John · University of Madras, ChennaiWe the ordinary catholic laity and even many of the catholic priests today don't know the truestory of banning the Bible.Thomas JohnReply · Like · Follow Post · March 29, 2013 at 8:07am

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