Islamic-Catholicism connection

Submitted by John 8:32 (United States), Apr 9, 2006 at 05:42

In the Roman Catholic mass, the Eucharist or "host" (the round wafer) is derived from the Latin meaning the ‘victim' or ‘sacrifice'. It is round, because it is a symbol of the sun. It is normally placed during ceremonial masses on a monstrance with a crescent moon, symbolizing the plunging of the sun into the womb of the goddess.

The round disc in the crescent moon was a symbol of ancient Babylon, and is found in all the ancient religions. In Catholic cathedrals, these symbols are very prominent, often depicting a round form of mother and child within the crescent moon. The rebirth of the sungod was celebrated by the eating of round bread in Babylonian times, and was common in the worship of Mithraism, Osiris worship.

The sun in the crescent was also depicted as a star in ancient religious symbols, and this symbol is used in Islam to represent its religion. Islamic beliefs are in essence no different from Catholicism. Islam is a system of salvation by works. The practice of relic veneration is deeply entrenched in Islamic tradition with veneration of numerous Biblical prophets such as Elijah and John the Baptist. As in the case of Catholicism, these revered dead are housed in 'holy sites' of worship, examples including the remains of Mohammed in Mecca and the head of John the Baptist in the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. Significantly, Archbishop Isodore Battikha announced in March 2001 that precisely this mosque was to form the centre of the first ever Papal visit to a mosque. Islam, like Catholicism, encourages pilgrimages to holy sites, both practice repetitive prayers and use beads to guide them through the process, and both have Mary as the highest woman in heaven. Moreover, Islamic art is also steeped in the ancient traditions of sun worship with the mythical birds of the sun forming a common feature.

The goddess in ancient religions was worshipped as the life giver and nurturer and as such, this religion was imbued with sexual undertones. The breasts of the goddess formed a prominent part of the goddess cult.
Even the sungod was found nurturing at her breast, and as such he was depicted.

The same basic cult worship is practiced today under another guise. Phallic symbols, as well as symbols of femininity and divine intercourse, were common in ancient temples (as they are in modern temples.
Other symbols of sun worship found in Catholicism include the solar wheel dating back to the Chaldeans, and is to be found on virtually all cathedrals today. The square of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome consists of the largest solar wheel in the world. The square is circular and the wheel has eight spokes. Moreover, in St. Peter's square, there is a wheel within a wheel, which is a counterfeit of the mobile throne of God, as described by the prophet Ezekiel.
A phallic symbol is dedicated to the worship of the sun. The Vatican is built on the hill where the temple of Janus the sungod stood.
This pagan sun worship symbol has been erected next to St. John's Lateran as the symbol of sun worship. So friend there you have it.....Catholicism-Islam are the Mystery Babylonian-Egyptian religions....

"We are to obey the Messiah in all things, even His final command to us in regard to our participation in the sins of Babylon: "COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE, LEST YOU BE PARTAKERS IN HER SINS, LEST YOU SHARE IN HER PLAGUES," Rev. 18:4 RSV. "Coming out of her" requires to stop taking part in her sins, particularly the 24 components of Sun-worship. Peace my friend...now do your homework

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