Filipino Paganism on the Roman Catholic Church
Ati-atihan in Aklan and Sinulog Festival in Cebu are all well-known festivals that will be celebrated on this month of January.
I was wondering how these two pagan festivals became Christian. I was searching information in the Municipal Library of Malitbog (Southern Leyte) but I didn’t found anything about it. But do you know what information I found during my researches?
Did you know that the Roman Catholic Church in Benguet adopted an Igorot pagan practice? Here’s what was written on the Manila Daily Bulletin, dated August 13, 1968:
“LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, August 12 (PNS). An experiment on the incorporation of some sound Igorot pagan practices into the Catholic church’s religious ceremonies was successfully conducted by the Sabangan parish church under Rev. Fr. Wilfredo Daels in Mountain Province recently.
“This was the blending of the ‘tengao,’ an Igorot pagan harvest festival, and the traditional Catholic thanksgiving rites into one united religious observance.
“The pagan festival of dances was held immediately after the mass.
“With the success of the first combined pagan-Catholic church ‘tengao,’ the Sabangan folk will no longer have divided thanksgiving celebration.”
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Hi I am an independent Minister/Evangelist in the Philippines and I see first hand the pure paganism and idolatry the RCC practices in the Philippines! Its unbelievable they have festivals each and every month for different saints where they sacrifice the animals to the their idols and eat the blood while their dancing smoking drinking gambling and fighting, many times people wind up dead, and the so called priest is right in the middle of them as all this is going on!
Yours in Christ
Pastor Johnny
“and the so called priest is right in the middle of them as all this is going on!” are you sure about this? do you have evidences? show it to me. im a catholic and i know so many priest but i didn’t seen they have done that thing., maybe because they try to stop the trouble that is happening there.
Self-proclaimed “true christians”, including “pastor” JOhnny above easily blast Orthodox Christians, like Catholics, as “pagans” when they observe the latter practicing their faith foreign to them. Do they really know what is pagan? Was the Christian religion in the 1st century really free of “pagan” practices? Doesn’t God allow us to Christianize a pagan practice?
A serious reader of Church history and theology can tell that Judaism had festivals that were “pagan” in origin. If “nature festivals” can be classified as pagan, then many Jewish and later Christian festivities are also pagan (e.g. pentecost). Jesus himself participated in Jewish festivals which had for its origin in nature festivals. with this, are we also willing to call Jesus pagan? Of course not!
In simplest terms, a practice can only be called pagan if it is offered for gods other than the Trinity – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Saints are not pagan gods. They are servants of the One True God. Prayers “offered” to them are actually not offered for their own sake but these prayers are offered to ask them to help us pray to our One and only God.
Yes, sinulog had pagan origin; but the question is: did it remain pagan? the answer is certainly NO. Why? because this dance had been PURIFIED and redirected to the one to whom that dance should be offered- our Lord Jesus Christ. It is now offered to Christ and not to pagan gods. Sinulog is now a property of God!
the same is true with other Christian festivals.
God allows that pagan practices may be purified and Christianized so that they also serve as vehicle for the people to see His Face and be saved.
Nowhere in the bible that says God allows that pagan practices may be purffied
and Christianized? In the bible it clearly says that God forbids his people to
follow the ways of the pagans and it is an insult to God to honour Him in a
pagan way, you will find so many verses in the bible when God was angry because
of paganism adopted by His people and because of it they were punished with
famines and pestilences and other calamities. Have you ever wonder why the
Philippines is prone to calamities? because of idolatry and paganized Christianity.
And the use of graven images (imahen) is idolatry which God’s forbids and violates the second commandment Praying to saints is unbiblical, saints are not
Living God, they are dead, the bible tells us to worship and pray direct to God,
no one else and if we pray to a dead saints it is not only idolatry( they are
false gods) but also occultic which is calling the spirits of dead people through
prayers. The canonized saints if you examine their biographies and the
miracles they perfomed you will be surprise, they are occultic mysticism such as
levitation, stigmata and psychic power. How can they be saints? and in the bible
saints are those who are believer in Christ, saved Christians are the true saints
of God and not the saints that were canonized. In the bible there is no such thing
as canonized saints, all believers in Christ are called saints. If you search the
bible diligently you will know that God has no agreements with paganism and
to say that pagan practices are purified and Christianized is ignorant of the
word of God in the bible.
Sinulog is pagan in origin. And that is true. But the question is: Did it remain pagan? The answer is yes! Why? Read Romans 1:19-21, the answer is there why the Sinulog remains unChristian.
Sinulog is not actually offered to Christ but offered to the idol called (White) Sto. Nino. The Sto Nino is just an idol not Christ. Christ is in Heaven not in the Catholic churches and cathedral. And there are two kinds of Sto Nino, the White Sto Nino and the Black Sto Nino. And Sinulog is offered to the White one.
Only you said that God allows that the pagan practices be Christianized but the Christ did not teach that one.
http://www.selaplana.com/2008/05/03/roman-catholic-church-worship-the-demon/
I was a devout roman catholic before until I started reading the bible and found out
the true meaning of salvation in Christ only and the pagan origins of many catholic
doctrines and practices. I did a research and I was shocked to find out that the
catholic church is rooted from Babylon Mystery Religion. I am bible believer in
Christ, I don’t use the word ‘born again’ because its been misused. Idolatry is the
main reason why the Philippines is in deep poverty and prone to calamities. I am
thankful to our Lord Jesus that He set me free from the pagan bondage of catholicism
and I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. Thank you.
Roman Catholicism is the modern version of the pagan Babylonian religion.No
doubt about it.
Catholicism is paganism.
The word “born again” has already been misused these days. I hate it when people say, “They are attending a “born again” church. or “they are born agains” because it implies that “born again” is another offshoot of Christianity, another denomination, another sect. We can learn from the Bible that being born again means putting to death all the world’s values in our minds and in our lives and adopting and accepting only God’s values. The question is Roman Catholicism teachings and doctrines in line with the Bible? Do they really have God’s values?
In 1989 Cory Aquino and Cardinal Sin erected a huge stone statue of the virgin Mary
known as Our Lady Of EDSA and Cory publicly proclaimed that Mary is the saviour of
the nation. This was pure display of idolatry. Then what followed next were series of
calamities-the boat tragedies in Visayas, that killed thousands of passengers, the
Baguio massive earthquake and the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruptions, the worst eruption
in Philippine history. More than 1 million filipinos were victims and thousands
of houses were buried under the flowing lava. There were villages that were totally
wiped out. In the bible idol worship has consequences, one of them is calamities.
Nations that worship false gods and graven images are punished with calamities
and pestilences. Can Mary save the country? No. Mary is not God, she is not the
mother of God and to venerate or worship her is idolatry and violates the second
commandment of God. As long as most filipino households carry images of Mary, the
sto.nino and canonized saints, filipinos will never find peace, there will be always
miseries, tragedies, calamities, heartaches, pestilences and sicknesses. When they
offer sacrifices to idols they sacrifice for the devil. And the consequences or penalties
usually great often death and destruction.
Because of idolatry, the Philippines become the dwelling place of unclean spirits.
I grew up in the catholic faith, like most filipinos I used to celebrate fiestas, I used to
go to Baclaran and Quiapo churches to make novenas, I was a member of the legion
of Mary in school, overall I was a religious catholic. But when I discovered the Truth
in the bible, I stopped attending catholic mass, I threw away my rosary and graven
images and I relized how I was blinded by the wrong teachings of the Catholic Church
since childhood. The bible helped me realized the true biblical Christianity which is
mainly focus on Christ and the bible. I was horrfied to know that the worship of Mary
is idolatry and paganism. The’ queen of heaven’ title attached to Mary was once used to
describe the pagan mother goddess Semiramis ( Jeremiah 7:18) The ‘Jesus’ that
catholics worship is not the biblical Jesus but Tammuz, the babylonian false god
because the way catholics worship Jesus through idolatry( graven images). I am
thankful to God that He took me out of spiritual bondage and showed me the truth
that the Catholic Church no doubt is the whore of Babylon described in Revelation 17,
historically the Vatican, the seat of roman catholicism fits the description of the whore
of babylon such as scarlet purple beast( purple is the official color of the catholic
church), cup full of abominations ( chalice) and the blasphemous names written on
her forehead( the blasphemous titles of the Pope such as Holy Father& Vicar Of Christ )
and the whore sits on seven hills-geographically Rome where the Vatican state is built on seven mountains or hills.
The Philippines is dominated by counterfeit Christianity(catholicsm), cults(Iglesia Ni
Kristo,Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons etc) false prophets ( Mike Velarde, Eddie Villanueva, Eli Soriano etc.). Cults and Paganism had enslaved the vast majority into
spiritual darkness for centuries now. When will filipinos be finally set free?
I remember back in 1971, I have an distant aunt who was a catholic faith healer.She
had this life size statues of Mary and saints at her house in Gagalangin. Everyday
people came to her house for healing. Years later all her children became mentally ill
and one of his sons became a murdered(he killed his wife under the influence of drugs).
She died of heart attack. Because of idolatry, evil spirits oppressed and maybe
possessed her children that they ended up in mental institutions. She had this image
of sto. nino (which is very shocking) with genitals and wearing a lampin. I am glad
I am not a catholic anymore and I found out the Truth in the bible. Thinking of those
things, idols, faith healers, pagan practices adopted by the Catholic Church, it gives me
a goose bump, very frightening.
I don’t believe in catholicism although I was raised up catholics. I know it is not
true Christianity.
Praying to Mary and dead saints is necronism which is an occultic practice of calling
the spirits of the dead. Since Mary and the canonized saints are dead, to pray to
them is calling upon their spirits and it is necronism. Millions of catholics are praying
to the dead saints, imagine, the number of filipinos into the occult unaware.
Kaya naghihirap ang mga filipino dahil sumasamba sa mga rebulto at kay Maria. Puro
pamahiin ang nakapaligid sa katolisismo, hindi alam nang mga katoliko tuwing sasamba
sila sa mga imahen katakot takot na masasamang ispiritu and tinatawag nila, nakakakila-
bot. Dati akong katoliko at natutuwa ako at wala na ako sa relihiyon na iyan na kinalakihan ko puro maling turo.
The Philippines is the dwelling place of evil spirits because of catholic idolatry, cults
and false prophets. The nation is under the influence of the devil which was manifested
with two People Power revolts that plunged the country deeper into poverty,
economic crisis, corruption and high crimes. The mother of idolatry, Cory Aquino just
died but her legacy( worship of Mary) still brings misfortunes to most filipinos.
Catholicism which is occultism in disguise is the cause of rampant evilness, corruption
and spiritual damnation to most filipinos.
Ang naging pinsala nang bagyong Ondoy at Pepeng sa Luzon ay dahil sa pagsamba
nang mga filipino sa mga imahen. Nakakakilabot nang makita ko sa tv ang mga tao
sa San Pedro Laguna na nagprusisyon dala ang imahen nang birhen at ni san roque-
kaya sila lalong binabaha at naghihirap dahil sa pagsamba sa mga imahen na gawa
lang sa kahoy, malinaw na idolatry at labag sa kautusan nang Diyos. Kung babasahin
nang mga filipino ang bibliya malinaw na pinagbabawal ang sumamba at magdasal sa
mga rebulto. Dati akong katoliko, nang makita ko ang katotohanan, lahat nang rebulto
ko sa bahay at pati rosario ko ay binasag ko at itinapon.
Hindi kataka taka kung bahain at bagyohin ang Pilipinas na sunod sunod. Malaki ang
kasalanan nang Pilipinas-una karamihan ay katoliko na sumasamba sa mga rebulto
at naniniwala sa mga maling turo nang simbahang katoliko, pangalawa napakaraming
false prophets tulad ni Manalo, velarde, Quiboloy na milyon ang followers na nililinlang
nila ang paniniwala. Napakarami rin nang muslim na sinasamba si Allah( false god at
moon god), pinamamahayan nang mga maruruming spiritu ang Pilipinas dahil sa
idolatry, occultism at false prophets.