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The big lie is the doctrine of the Trinity. Christians should know that you do not have to be a Trinitarian to be Christian. Trinitarians dominate Christianity so much so that they would have you believe that if you are not a Trinitarian, you are not a Christian. This is not true. Historically, Christianity has not always been controlled by the Trinitarians or their Doctrine. There was no defined Trinitarian doctrine for the first three hundred years of the history of the Christian Church. But to listen to Trinitarians, you would think Christ taught His disciples the Trinity, or at the very least God revealed the Doctrine of the Trinity to the church from the beginning. No such teaching or revelation from God was ever given, nor was the Trinity made essential for believers according to the Bible. Yet, according to Trinitarians, the doctrine of the Trinity is considered sacred and fundamental, and most Trinitarians view it as the litmus test for defining who is and is not a Christian. Only ignorance would allow such a thing. The audacity of the Trinitarians to threaten one’s very salvation! James White has publicly stated, “We (Trinitarians) hang a person’s very salvation upon the acceptance of the doctrine… We must know, understand, and love the Trinity to be fully and completely Christian” (The Forgotten Trinity, pp. 14-15). And yet, no one can understand the Trinity. Scholars have acknowledged this, “The mind of man cannot fully understand the mystery of the Trinity. He who has tried to understand the mystery fully will lose his mind; but he who would deny the Trinity will lose his soul” (Harold Linsell and Charles Woodbridge, A Handbook of Christian Truth, pp. 51). This Trinitarian Doctrine produces confusion, and this confusion is not from the God of the Bible (1 Corinthians 14:33). Where did this doctrine of the Trinity come from? “The term ‘Trinity’ is not itself found in the Bible. The term trinitas was first used by Tertullian at the close of the 2nd century but received wide currency and formal elucidation only after the 4th and 5th centuries” (see “Trinity,” New Bible Dictionary, 1996). “Precisely what that doctrine is, or rather precisely how it is to be explained, Trinitarians are not agreed among themselves” (see “Trinitarians,” A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge). Biblically, God never revealed the Doctrine of the Trinity, then how did the church come to accept it? From history, we get the answer, “The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and many controversies…It was not until the 4th century that the distinctness of the three and their unity were brought together in a single orthodox doctrine of one essence and three persons” (The New Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 11, p. 928, 1985 ed.). “There is no evidence that the apostles of Jesus ever heard of the trinity-at any rate from Him” (H.G. Wells, The Outline of History, Vol. 2, p. 499, 1920). Over 3 hundred years after Christ, this doctrine of God being Triune took over the church as essential to our salvation! What of all the believers who accepted Christ before the 4th century, but had no idea that belief in the Trinity was a requirement for their salvation? Are they lost? No, because belief in the Trinity does not bring salvation, only belief in the name of Christ (Acts 4:12). Is the demand by Trinitarians that one must believe in the Trinity to receive salvation a form of legalism? What is legalism? Have not Trinitarians laid down the law that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved? In Christian theology, "legalism" is a pejorative term applied to the idea that "by doing good works or by obeying the law, a person earns and merits salvation." If men, whether by popular belief or by group or clergy, place a prerequisite, a stipulation, or insist upon a certain belief upon one so that they would receive salvation is this not a form of legalism? Only Christ, by the will of the Father, can place prerequisites, stipulations, and beliefs upon one to receive salvation without falling under “legalism.” Therefore, Christ made no requirement that one must believe in the Trinity to receive salvation, then it follows that the stipulation that one must believe in the Trinity would be a form of legalism caused by Trinitarians. There is no requirement by Christ that one must believe in the Trinity to receive salvation. Where did the idea of the Trinity come from since God never revealed the concept of the Trinity? Edward Gibbon, a noted historian, gives this answer, “If paganism was conquered by Christianity, it is equally true that Christianity was corrupted by Paganism. The pure Deism of the first Christians…was changed by the Church…into the incomprehensible dogma of the Trinity” (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, p. xvi, 1883). The Trinity finds its birth in the West according to Pagan Greek philosophy. Were we not warned about this by the apostle Paul, who wrote, “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ” (Colossians 2:8). Rise up in truth all Christians and throw off this heavy yoke of Trinitarian bondage to a false doctrine never revealed by Christ. It is false that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved. Christ is God because His God and Father gave Him all things, and all things are committed to Him. Christ said, “All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him” (Matthew 11:27).
Also, The Spanish Inquisition A Historical Revision 4th edition by Henry Kamen. The most extensive regarding statistic and documentation from a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a world authority on Spanish Inquisition. Backs up everything stated in the video and the author is not even a Catholic. Inquisition by Edward Peters The Real Story of Catholic History - Answering Twenty Centuries of Anti-Catholic Myths, by Steve Weidenkopf The Glory of the Crusades by Steve Weidenkopf
The Crusades are a classic case of the kid who gets continuously bullied finally fighting back against his bully, but he's the only one to get in trouble for fighting back instead of the bully who started it.
Comparing the Crusades to a kid standing up to a bully seriously oversimplifies and downplays the historical reality and complexity of these events. The Crusades were not simply defensive actions; they were large-scale military campaigns that often involved significant violence, massacres, and atrocities against the Muslim population. It’s important not to reduce historical events to simplistic victim-bully dynamics but to understand their deeper significance and the consequences that followed. Edit: After considering the discussion here, I’d like to add the following: While it's true that Muslim expansion played a significant role in the context leading up to the Crusades, it's important to recognize that both sides committed acts of violence and conquest over centuries. The idea that the Crusades were purely defensive overlooks the complexities of medieval politics, religion, and the motivations behind these campaigns. Yes, there were instances of forced conversions and conflicts initiated by Muslim forces, but the Crusades themselves were not merely a reaction to aggression; they were also driven by religious fervor, political ambition, and the desire for territorial gain. Both Christian and Muslim forces committed atrocities during these periods, and reducing the Crusades to a simple "bully vs. victim" narrative ignores the broader context and the tragic consequences for all involved. Understanding history requires looking at the actions and motivations of all parties involved, not just framing one side as the aggressor and the other as the defender. The reality is far more complex, with both sides acting as both aggressors and defenders at different times.
@@jacobortega3424 thats the thing Roman Catholics are considered Christian in nomenclature but it is clearly not the right term if Christian are killing other Christians... words mean things and hunting down bible believers doesnt make you a Christian in name only
I was a history major who had writeen my term papers on the Galileo trial and the Crusades. It honestly shocked me how much actual history diverged from the official narrative.
I did not study history, but I always was interested in history and in the areas of history, that I am familiar with it is always amazing what is the common popular narrative compared to what really happened and how often legends like the one about the crusades are told. For example, Napoleon Bonaparte is always remembered as a great conquer who attacked one country after another and tarted many wars. The truth is that Napoleon won many battles and wars but he never started a war. The Napoleonic wars were all instigated by the British prime minister of that time who convinced other countries to declare war on France.
On the subject of the French Revolution , I am currently researching this for a novel. The atheistic Revolutionary leaders at Nantes in France executed 4,000 people, mostly priests and nuns, in a single year (1793-1794), by drowning them in the river Loire. Their crime? Refusal to swear loyalty to the Revolution. That’s more unjust executions in one year, in one city, that the Spanish Inquisition did over 300 years on two continents. So when sceptics ask 'what about the inquisition?' the appropriate answer is to ask them 'Which inquisition do you mean?' There have been many inquisitions during human history, the Spanish Inquistion was far from being the worst, very far.
The last crusade about the Spanish civil war is excellent if you like reading in Spain and how much we were lied too about what that country did and why.
Christians do all the heavy lifting when it comes to social reforms, intellectual pursuits and relief for the poor, but secular humanists take all the credit for themselves.
That's because this is all they can do. Evil cannot create, and anything they "discover" is corrupted by their innate desire to spread their own beliefs rather than the truth.
Yeah the culture of liberty, learning, tolerance, science, and literature that the secular humanists praise today as their work was all created and sustained by Christian culture.
@@christophertaylor9100Now that we’re pulled out of it it’s starting to collapse so good luck with that we’re just gonna rebuild it after ya fail at sustaining it.
In justification of the Crusades, Brian, you might have added that the Muslims were making frequent raids into Europe to take slaves. I spent some time in Abruzzo, in the east coast of Italy. Its architecture still reflects the terror of annual slave raids; these ceased once the Crusades started. That enabled people to invest and develop their economies.
Mohammad set presidencies that any woman you meet while going out in conquest you can breed immediately, wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere in there on selling them after tossed in there too. That one I don’t know. But ya. To the arabs who don’t have a word of god of their own. They got one while being massively taken advantage of and just as their to follow his carnel desires I have the perfect excuse and reason to do the same. Only god knows what verses they combined with three versions of the Quran at the time that Uthman who now had all Mohammed Had said plus whatever parts of the New Testament were correctly translated into Arabic. Wanted to continue doing what he wanted as well. Finding out Mohammad was wrong about what was morally right as according to Jesus and the ot if they ever got part of it. Unknown what if any of the Jewish Old Testament were translated into Greek to go along with the Hebrew writings as they were spread around at the time. But regardless from the arabs point of view was likely something along the line of I have a holy book from god that tells me to go out and spread the word of Allah and to kill all Jews Christians and anyone you meet who will not say that the name of god is Allah. Giving them a perfect excuse to to create slave hunting convoys. And that is just plain fact. Just the nature of the Quran teachings allowing acts of sin outside of the moral law the Ten Commandments and the new covenant. The 2 great commandments. Against god and against my neighbour ie fellow created being that is also of the Adam race translated in English as the human race. Makes it so it is literally impossible for the Quran in any form to be a book of peace. Because it is not a book of peace. And is even warned about potentially here. Years before it came to be. Likely pointed out when Christian’s gained the Quran and translated it back into Greek. Then more Hadiths added to skip around it with lies built on lies built in lies. Which makes sense since it is a carnal desire based religion at least was originally until later through Hadiths gained moral structure. Likely from running into the bibles teachings. The very thing it warns you to belief is false of Jesus Christ. James 2:11-12 (ESV) For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty
The first time the church officially supported a war was when muslims invaded France from Spain which eventually resulted in a Frankish victory at the battle of Tours. The first crusade was launched when the Byzantine emperor plead for military aid from the Catholics to help fight the invasion of muslims.
Unfortunately, most of the beliefs about Christianity comes from the movies people watch, and people don't realize that it's called fiction because it's not true. It's made up. They just assume that everything they see in a film is what's factual without questioning.
I would say when you have historical films and tv shows that claim "based on historical events" you muddy the waters. And they get muddied even further when you have portrayals of real people, like Queen Victoria, clearly meant to be established in our world with all of the historical context implied....well, while you might not believe events happened to the portrayed historical figure exactly, why should you disbelieve that any historical context surrounding their life is false? After all, this figure was born after the crusades so whatever they say about it in passing or learn from a mentor in a scene can't be wrong because it's supposed to match what modern history tells us. And you see how the lie can be subtly reinforced? And of course the producers won't do their research to make sure such a tiny mention or detail for a scene is correct when "everyone" knows already what really happened. It's really not malice in the end, just assumption built on assumption built on yet more assumptions, after years of incorrect historical momentum.
1:17 A sad fact about Islam is that even if all other religions disappeared, there'd still be fighting, terrorism and killing between some of the different sects of Islam (with an exception possibly being the Suffi sect which is more mystical or the Ahmadiyya sect that Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi was originally from). A lot of Muslims are pesecuted by other sects of Islam and women also suffer as second class citizens in their own religion.
So the catholic protestant conflict never happened? Huguenots massacre? People running away from Europe to settle in US to avoid persecution ? The concept of " heresy " was invented to enforce the power of church. This RUclipsr also did not mention Giordano Bruno and several other people who were burnt alive for " heresy " .
@@ReveloChrist No, it isn’t. Prior to the Big Bang, there was no light, the Earth was without form, for sure, and we have no idea what was there before this universe, but we know the spirit of the Lord moved over whatever it was, water and everything else.
@@ReveloChrist God spoke the universe into being, and it appeared in an instant isn't incompatible with Genesis. Interesting interpretation you have. Edit: corrected a typo
@@m_d1905 In Genesis, the earth came first, then the Sun, then the rest of the stars and planets. Furthermore, the entire universe and all life on planet earth was created in 6 days. Yes, the BBT is incompatible with Genesis.
I'm a Pentecostal which is obviously protestant and while I don't agree with every rule the Catholic Church has I will say this , one I have figured out that the papacy and the people of the Catholic Church are totally different categories, if a priest does an evil action I'm not going to condemn the church when he sinned ya know, same thing people blaming God for evil when we have free will . Far as the basics though Idc what someones title is whether Catholic or protestant, the main thing is that we are sinners born into sin and we only saved bc God sent himself as God and man to save us through his sinless sacrifice. Anyone who believes that though the smaller details may be different that is they key factor , also I love you all , and sir thank you for your time and research. I enjoy it .
Except god said he created evil so it is fair to say that and the singular actions of individuals isn’t why it gets so much hate . Its the years of systematic abuse followed by every one in the church being protected.
@Dcm193 And the protestants have the same. They even allow gays to run churches and women to lead them to destruction. They also give tons of money to a country that hates their religion so they can bomb children. Every single protestant nation is becoming atheist and is riddled with sickness, drug addiction, and fatherlessness. Know them by their fruits.
@@blueeyes402 . . . not to the past, but to convenient lies. Brits like to highlite and exaggerate the crimes of Spanish gold diggers in South America in order to make it appear nicer when their own pirates conquered Spanish gold ships for England. Indigenous people still are very present in Central and South America. Where are they in USA etc, where Protestants prevailed?
@@martinripka6898 They certainly didn't disappear and get some nifty benefits. Their reservations are sovereign nations with their borders. They can open casinos where other Americans may not (only a very small handful of casinos are owned by non Native Americans. That's not to say there weren't horrific things done to them and a few still happening.
@@m_d1905 the proof is in the pudding, the native american tribes are still large in number and language in south america, wherein the church provided a barrier that defended them from the greed of the ecumenderos, the natives in North America had no such protection and therefore were practically wiped out.
I knew the numbers on the Spanish Inquisition but I didn’t actually know that people were handed over to secular authorities. I learned that today, thank you.
Lol it was one of the forst book I bought after my reversion and I just supposed that he was Catholic by the title. First page he states that he isnt a Catholic and I thought: "Oh no". Great book, although in some statements where he disagrees with the Catholic Church he shows that he still lacks a bit of knowledge of how our church works
@unapologetic4375 Rodney's lack of knowledge of some things of the Church actually lent credibility to the book, to my mind, because it showed he wasn't a Catholic apologist.
As an Eastern Orthodox Christian, while we certainly are not happy about the crusades (given what happened during the 4th crusade), thank you for pointing out the obvious context that the crusades were a reaction to several centuries of Islamic violence against Christendom, my spiritual ancestors in the Eastern Roman Empire most particularly. Islamic violence has not ceased since then, just look at the Assyrian genocide under isis and ongoing violence against the Copts. Also, the latins lost the crusades, and bad. Just goes To show how biased western history is.
Protestantism wins the prize for teaching lies about Christianity. The greatest lies are half-truths, and by it's very nature Protestism is watered-down Christianity. Protestantisms very existence is based on teaching lies about the Catholic Church. The various seperated Orthodox Churches have done their fair share of spreading lies also
Even the 4th Cruusade's Sacking of Constantinople came about not because "Catholics mad at Orthodox Christians" but rather "Orthodox Greek Prince came to already excommunicated Crusaders and promised them payment if they put him on the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire, which they end up doing and then said Prince refuses to pay them and tries to have the residents of Constantinople try and kill the very men who helped put him on the throne - which resulted in an uno-reverse on him and the people of Constantinople by a bunch of now very pissed off excommunicated soldiers"
Yeah... so what did you do during the Crusades? Apart from going back on your word? What about you slaaughtering Maronites, Christian allies of the crusaders. What about you cutting deals with the Turks behind the Crusaders backs who came to yourvrescue because you couldn't defend yourselves, because you were chickens. Also, you lost completely. Where is Constantinople, today? You're exactly what we're talking about, here. Ok, you're Orthodox. Where's your integrity? Let's talk about how the Sultan made the Orthodox Church his play thing, playing the Greeks against Russians, etc. Let's talk about your failures. Let's talk about you melting down Our Lady's relics in Hagia Sophia to pay Genoese mercenaries, just to have her visibly abandon you at the outrage... just before the Turks conquered you (everyone saw it). Point your finger all you want, but you have a log in your own eye. So sick of the half truths and biased retelling Orthodox are so fond of. These are FACTS, which you conveniently ignore.
Yeah... so what did you do during the Crusades? Apart from going back on your word? What about you slaaughtering Maronites, Christian allies of the crusaders. What about you cutting deals with the Turks behind the Crusaders backs who came to yourvrescue because you couldn't defend yourselves, because you were chickens. Also, you lost completely. Where is Constantinople, today? You're exactly what we're talking about, here. Ok, you're Orthodox. Where's your integrity? Let's talk about how the Sultan made the Orthodox Church his play thing, playing the Greeks against Russians, etc. Let's talk about your failures. Let's talk about you melting down Our Lady's relics in Hagia Sophia to pay Genoese mercenaries, just to have her visibly abandon you at the outrage... just before the Turks conquered you (everyone saw it). Point your finger all you want, but you have a log in your own eye. So sick of the half truths and biased retelling Orthodox are so fond of. These are FACTS, which you conveniently ignore.
I don’t think it’s fair or accurate to say that the Latins “lost the Crusades”. Aside from the obvious fact that there were very different outcomes for each individual crusade, the Iberian and Baltic crusades were entirely successful in conquering their intended regions. While I agree that the Eastern Mediterranean was ultimately lost, the territories lost were mostly lost by the Byzantine and Serbian empires (short lived as the latter was its collapse was huge for Ottoman expansion in Europe). The crusades undoubtedly did great damage to the Eastern Romans, but they also did great damage to the to themselves, and aside from the fourth crusade (itself only possible because crusaders were invited to join one side in a Roman civil war), all other eastern crusades were of some benefit to the Romans, either by directly supporting their territorial claims, or indirectly by distracting and weakening their enemies. Besides this, the crusades did still benefit the Latins, giving them access to much of the eastern Mediterranean region and greatly reducing the Islamic corsair raids in the west, so while in the end they lost the holy land, it’s debatable whether the Latins actually lost more than they gained. It’s really only the Orthodox nations that suffered any kind of massive defeat in the eastern crusades, losing all but one of the world’s independent Orthodox nations, while the Latins took and lost the holy land, and eventually lost most of the Greek islands they had conquered and much of Hungary, though it’s a bit of a stretch to count that as part of the Crusades.
I actually heard an intelligent and thoughtful atheist defend the people who were caught up in the times through various witch hunts. He very simply said, "If you sincerely believe that there are people in your village who are somehow attacking and killing your family and friends, it's only reasonable to take measures to stop them." He didn't believe that there were ever any witches, but he didn't think people were stupid for believing it, because he'd read enough of the writings and records to see that the Church authorities were very careful to investigate thoroughly in order to avoid false convictions. If only all atheists and Protestants were so considerate.
With all due respect, I agree. However , witch hunts were used as political tools to get rid of rivals, and were still the killing of innocent people (probably). You can’t justify the death of innocents. Ever.
By the way that's a very common myths that secularists love: the Catholic Church never witch-hunted. In fact, the Catholic Church forbid witch-hunting and criticised the idea of witches. The existence of witches would imply that it's not God who is all-powerful, or would suggest people can make deals with the Devil, and would result in the deaths of innocent women. As a result, the Catholic Church promoted against the idea of witches, and in extreme cases even considered heavy proponents/ witch accusers heretics. Witch hunts were mainly done by self-proclaimed individuals or "witch generals" outside of the Church, such as Matthew Hopkins. Please do not blame the general public for the witch hunts. They occurred during the Little Ice Age, mainly in the 1600s, where lower temperatures would result in major famines across Europe, and unusually cold weathers. There was an increase of wars in the 1600s. In England, the Civil War left many women widowed.
Protestant here, m for Christ, and for truth, just like you,not going to throw false accusations On the contrary, other protestants should learn they been lied to.
I'm reading a book called "Christian History" by Billy Wellmen, it goes into detail about the Crusades, been interested in reading more about it. I'm so tired of Atheists and Agnostics referring to the Crusades without knowing what they're talking about, and wanted to get the full picture. Good video!
@@aaronharlow2137 look for a book called 'The Hiram Key'. It covers the crusades and a lot more. Including how a lot of christians may not be fully understanding why they do what they do
I just discovered your channel. I am a lifelong history enthusiast (History was my minor in university) and a Catholic convert, I continually find myself discussing the common misconceptions about Church history and the history of Western Civilization with my fellow citizens. The failure of our educational institutions to fulfill this responsibility saddens me. Your channel is a shining light in the midst of this dark time. Please carry on!
I have to say, having been an atheist for many decades, what you have said here resonated very strongly. It is often said that a fish is not overly aware of the water it swims and I am starting to think that our society is in the process of derailing *because* we have lost awareness of the water we swim in i.e. Christianity is our social foundation and is what has shaped the development of first European and later the wider Western cultures.
What you described here is so very akin to the recent discovery and comment made by famous militant atheist Prof. Richard Hawkins: he said he consider himself a cultural Christian, that of all cultures and societies, he prefers the one established by Christians - even though he hasn’t given up on his atheist beliefs.
Note: In the above comment, I was not quoting him directly, I was paraphrasing him as much as I remember from recalling what he expressed at that occasion.
@@juliechurley2716he very much isn't alone. The sad part is that atheists will say that with a straight face and yet still can't see the fact that if a belief system provides good results, far and away better than another belief system, then maybe there's a little more to it than just "hey these rules really work out for us." They still refuse to follow God entirely because they want to be their own gods.
@@lumeronswift The Church didn't start them though. They were a direct result of a request of help from all Christendom to expel Muslims from the Christian lands and to guard the Byzantine empire.
I'm a Christian convert living Turkiye and what is sad is that these lies are a part of our school curriculum and presented as undisputable historical facts from the start of middle school. This way students are made to be biased against medieval European history and sympathized with the Ottoman empire, as they allegedly were the only catalyst for the scientific development, and if the world was left to Church we would still be experiencing the dark ages. I'm very grateful to God for freeing me from these lies and showing me the truth. Please pray for every other student in my country to find the truth about Christianity 🙏
@@theguyver4934 You don't have to be sorry for something that you weren't personally involved. There are all kinds of people in all kinds of religions and beliefs. There are many bad christians too. What we can do about them is simply not being like them. May we have a world where everyone can live in peace and harmony 😇
What's the most interesting, the Muslim "golden ages" in history started almost a 400 years before first crusade. On mediterranean sea there was a lot of Muslim pirates that were robbing the Christian ships. Also there were a lot of bandits that were robbing people travelling to the Jerusalem to the Saint land. They were also invading Southern France, Italy and Spain. Church has a really good reason for making crusades, and in the end Church apologised, even when Christians had no reason to feel shamed for it.
Crocodile tears : practically all pirate captains operating from the Barbary coast (Algiers, Tangiers, Tripoli, Saleh...) were either South Italian (the same who are now running the Cosa Nostra) or British (their specialty was raiding the coasts of Wales, Ireland, Cornwall they happened to know well already) : they performed a perfunctory conversion to Islam that was authorized by their religion of origin et voilà! Moreover the biggest slaving port city serving as main headquarters of all Mediterranean pirate companies (multinationals in the truest sense) and setting the trends and methods for all others was Venice. The Arabs proper were not very good mariners and as for the Berbers who gave their name to the land of Barbary they were the most numerous Whites to be enslaved aboard Algiers' galleys. Marseilles though nominally French was part of the same criminal network operating throughout the whole Med. Napoleon's immediate ancestors were slave catchers : there is a Moor's head on Corsica's flag.
@@MrMirvilleMohammed himself was a caravan robber. So, it is not unusual for Muslims to raid the kafirs. The politically correct types are so enamored by Islamophilia that they make up false narratives to deride there own heritage and prop up the Muslims.
I did a quick look at universities in Canada. Almost every one that was established before about 1950 were established by Christians and most of them by the Catholic Church.
is the cathlic church good or corrupt? i hear so much saying its the TRUE way to jesus but also hear how its one can have all the CONS of following jesus with ALSO all the CONS of following satan and NONE the pros from eaither. also whatsup with MILES of knowlage beign HIDDEN by them?
@@NightmareRex6 it is corrupt and it has been corrupt for many centuries. I mean they preached in Latin to people that didn't speak Latin, what purpose can this serve other than deception and showing dominance. This does not mean that the crusades weren't a defensive move.
I’m new to the channel- Uh, one word- Fantastic!! I’m not Roman Catholic, but I am a strong and deep admirer of the church’s role in history. Keep up the good work
Christianity was every bit as brutal and violent as Islam up until the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Nobody REALLY took Christianity seriously after the murderous Thirty Years War.
Matthew 12:31 Every sort of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven. Whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, no, not in this system of things nor in that to come. Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are wicked? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Men will render an account on Judgement Day for every unprofitable saying that they speak. By your words you will be condemned.@@randomusername3873
@@randomusername3873 speak like true satanist at heart ...🙄 im an ex witch i hope you find the light of Jesus and stop been so gullible to lucifer manipulation ,it make you look stupid...
Hi, a jew here, we know :) But, unfortunately the Nazis didn't invented anti-Semitism, they build and improved on existing believes. The Nazi holocaust is actually (in percentage) the worst Jewish decimation in the last 2000 years. The why I guess is quite complicated and interlaced between politics, religion, and humans been humans. 😞 I don't think that the church as is ever directly aimed to kill the Jews, I think it was more about rivalry and proving that Christianity is the right believe in God.
BS. The Nazi soldiers, particularly those in the Wehrmacht (the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany), had the phrase "Gott mit uns" inscribed on their belt buckles. This German phrase translates to "God with us" in English.
@@outdoorboss3061 I think the "Gott mit uns" is a German army saying much older the Nazi Germany, the Wehrmacht is the Nazi name for German existing army forces, which had hundreds years of tradition. The Nazi movement itself consider Christianity to be a product of the "deviant" Jewish culture and was frowned upon Nazi party members.
@outdoorboss3061 Which God? Jews worship God, but not Jesus, thus, they're not Christians. The SS absolutely were not Christians. Himmler was crafting a new German pagan religion. And it could be argued Nazism was a political religion.
Thank you for mentioning Galileo. I think he is THE prime example the world uses to spread false narrative/history. I remember feeling so betrayed when I looked up what really happened. I learned all my life he muttered “And yet it moves” defying the recantation order. Only to find out it’s a total fiction and the trial wasn’t even abbot science. So messed up.
A lot of people think the Salem witch trials were men abusing women. Actually, it was a handful of adolescent girls stirring up drama. It was more like a bad chick flick.
I haven't read the book yet, but I recommend it from the info I know about it from the author. Its called Occult Feminism and talks about the history of the Salem Witch Trial. Its written by Rachel Wilson.
And in any case what happened in Salem and in general in the 13 colonies had nothing to do with the Catholic Church, that's the responsibility of the protestant, and English Church.
Even if we lay the facts bare before the haters of the Church to the point that they could not dispute them, they will stubbornly hold on to the lies because they are EMOTIONALLY invested in them.
As an atheist and former hater, putting the truth out there can plant seeds that eventually bear fruit. I'm embarrassed to say it took me 20 years to get there, but I'm thankful for the persistence and goodness of the Christians who made it possible.
believers are the ones who tend to be emotionally invested in their fairy tale. If I'm wrong, no big deal, if your wrong there goes your whole world view down the toilet. 😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂
If it’s 50 million or 3 thousand, the Inquisition still murdered people. And the murderers will stand before God one day. Claiming that people were breaking up the fabric of society with heretical opinions and thus justifying their murder is precisely the same spirit of the communist countries who murdered a 100 million people in the 20th century. Man is naturally free and given free will by God to choose his beliefs.
*Larry Burkett's book on "Giving and Tithing"drew me closer to God and helped my spirituality. 2020 was a year I literally lived it. I cashed in My Life savings and gave it all away. My total giving amounted to 40,000 dollars. Everyone thought I was delusional. Today,I received 85,000 dollars every two months. I have a property in Calabasas,CA ,and travel a lot .God has promoted me more than once and opened doors for me to live beyond my dreams.God kept to his promises to and for me*
it is the digital market. That's been the secret to this wealth transfer . A lot of folks in the US and abroad are getting so much from it, God has been good to my household thank you Jesus
That is incredibly ignorant to say. Try living in a Muslim country. Try living in an atheistic country. Only Christian countries develop opportunities for all, the first to get to the moon, the first to have non appointed by government superich, then reining same in by anti monopoly laws, fair society is a Christian society in the end it ends up that way, but those who dilute the way of Christianity end up with failing governments like the US now. Go figure.
@temsumongbajamir1582 You’re only partly complete: AI’s criticism shows how tolerant Christianity is, but more importantly, how hated it is by its competitors.
@@russiankodiak6849I disagree. Where did Jesus draw the line? That's the only line that has been drawn and the only line that *needs* to be drawn. When it came to the non-believers, Jesus allowed them to say whatever they wished, even mocking Him. He chastised or corrected them, but He never rebuked them like He did to the pharisees or other believers.
I am still surprised and shocked about how many people do not know the reality of the crusades and what happened. I even have to get into it with fellow catholics who do not realize half of europe had been invaded by Muslims.
Galileo and All That As Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote in the 19th century, the Galileo case is the ONLY example of the Church being opposed to science that has any validity, and even there the case is hugely exaggerated and distorted. Galileo Galilei was at the center of a perfect storm of political, philosophical, and theological issues that was the 17th Century, and the worst enemy of Galileo Galilei in this context, was Galileo Galilei. If Galileo had been alive 100 years before or later, promoting heliocentrism, it wouldn't have been an issue with the Church at all. VERY briefly, by 1630, half of Europe had been lost to Protestantism, and after the very real ecclesiological reforms and theological clarifications of the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church had retreated into the siege mentality of the later Counter Reformation. One of those over-reactions was a (temporary) surge of literalism in Biblical interpretation, largely a result to Protestant criticisms that Catholic teachings violated "the plain teaching of Holy Scripture". Some literalist (not "literal", there is a difference) Scripture verses suggested a geocentric system, which was in accord with THE astronomical authority, Ptolemy. So, IF the Church allowed heliocentrism to be widely promoted as fact, and interpreted those Scripture verses as only "language of appearances", and THEN IF heliocentrism got conclusively disproved, the Catholic Church would have suffered another major loss of credibility. While there were some literalists in Catholic theological ranks, the majority like (Saint) Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, were far more of the "lets hold off on any official or semi-official stance until the proof or disproof comes in", and that's why Bellarmine told Galileo to only publish as tentative hypotheses AND leave off the scriptural interpretations entirely. In 1624, Pope Urban VII presented GG with gifts, arranged for GG's illegitimate son to get a pension and paid for GG's illegitimate daughter to be sponsored into a convent (GG's not marrying their mother further indication of a rather selfish ego) AND reassured GG that Copernican theory had never had been or never would be declared heretical. To show his gratitude and obedience [sarcasm] in 1632. GG published Dialogue on the World Systems putting Urban's own words into the mouth of "Simpleton", the strawman promoter of geocentrism. Despite the rhetorical hatchet job, GG's strongest argument for Earth's motion, was the laughable "evidence" of Earth's ocean tides, when everyone already knew it had something to do with the Moon's position in relation to the Earth. Additionally, though the Ptolemaic geocentric system was much more complex to figure out the “epicycles” of the planets, it was actually significantly more accurate than the Copernican heliocentric system, precisely because the orbits of the planets,per Johannes Kepler, are ellipses, and not perfect circles, and their speed of orbit varies according to their position in the orbital ellipse.. By rejecting Kepler’s findings, Galileo sabotaged his Copernican position. Again, this was a society of Obligation and Patronage, and GG had done a public shaming of the Holy Father. Even today, rank insubordination in secular society can get you fired from even tenured positions. GG by the standards of the day had to undergo a public slapdown. Essentially, GG's offense was doing theological interpretation of Scripture without a license. To cut to the chase, he was not tortured, though he was probably, per procedure, shown the implements that would be used if they caught him in a lie. The charges and potential consequences read, GG admitted he did NOT have the conclusive proof of heliocentrism, stellar parallax, and his calculations did not bear scrutiny,, so he had NO grounds for saying the interpretation of Scripture HAD to be changed from the literalist reading. Contra Berthold Brecht, GG NEVER said "but it still moves"--GG still had enough sense to not say something that would have proved him a defiant unrepentant recusant. GG went into a very generous house arrest for the rest of his life, an actual mercy since he was essentially blind at this point, his astronomical studies already over. He was free to research anything but Copernicanism, and the official injunction was largely aimed at GG himself. Other Catholic astronomers were free in their studies, under "hypothetical heliocentrism: including GG's contemporary, Father Roger Boscovich's research on Earth's motion.
Very generous house arrest, lol. Always funny to see Christians contorting themselves to justify the bad things in history that happened because of Christianity.
This is a great video! A lot of people don't know all of this history and just take things from a surface level, especially when it fits their pre-conceived bias. I was raised "bapticostal," but left the faith for atheism as a teen because of the scientific misconception. Now, I'm (becoming/in RCIA) Catholic, and I would like to say that I think that the science misconception mostly comes from fundamentalist protestantism, which actually does outright refute many scientific theories and discoveries. Catholicism (and some other protestant sects) does not have this requirement like those circles do. Unfortunately, the stereotype has been put onto all of Christianity. I think the reason for that is because, at least here in the US, most non-Christians think all (or most) of Christianity is like the non-denom, fundamentalist type. That's what they think of when they think of Christianity.
Excellent summary of these historical issue's. Thanks for your work. I've just subbed because your arguements are very well thought out, even though I'm a Protestant Christian. Good stuff.
For all Christians who feel that the Crusades were wrong, wait until someone storms your house and try to throw you out. Come to my beloved land called India. And you will sing that hymn... Open the eyes of my heart LORD... Until next time the joy of the LORD be your strength. Grace to all who have an undying love for Christ. Shalom. Ave Maria. Viva Christo Rey.
We chastise the crusades because now criminals have rights not to be prosecuted for their crimes, it’s crazy also that because of new protection laws criminals act as spoiled brats and won’t recognize their wrongdoings, everyone knows stealing is wrong…but stopping someone from stealing with force is worse, apparently. This rejection of the right to defend yourself in the name of niceness is getting more ridiculous by the day..
Great video man, really well done. I will send this to my siblings to use as a tool for helping friends and family understand. Your work + commitment to it is appreciated
Finally someone said it all. I've been needing to articulate these matters for years. I'm sick of these lies which have become so rooted in a modern-day society that they are now considered a "common sense". Thank you so much for making this video. God bless you!
3:07 Yes, I agree. Jesus quoted philosophers. There were jewish thinkers and persian sciences. The greeks expanded their culture of education to egypt, partly by way of Mary's Greek nobleman family. Make no mistake, they were jewish. Science, education, advancement of material sciences, physical sciences, and natural sciences has always been encouraged by those who love God. Finding out about the mechanisms and math behind God's programming is not some blasphemy. We never thought it was, and has always been a fallacy spouted by the section of counter-culture easily turned by the adversary against what is holy and good.
"Would you characterize your neighbor as a physical aggressor, or as a violent instigator in this instance? Would you say the trespassers were innocent victims?" Given the overall hostility of people like Clinton and Obama to the principle of self defense in general and the 2nd Amendment in particular, I can see them making _exactly_ that argument. We don't even need to look very var, since that crowd still makes that argument to this day. So, it's no great surprise to me that they would similarly call the Crusades an unjustified instance of Christian Europe suddenly flipping out for no reason and invading the Holy Land.
@@alexanderh2345 Protestantism wins the prize for teaching lies about Christianity. The greatest lies are half-truths, and by it's very nature Protestism is watered-down Christianity. Protestantisms very existence is based on teaching lies about the Catholic Church.
@@alexanderh2345 The saints in heaven pray for dude “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely . . .” (Heb. 12:1). “And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints” (Rev. 5:8).
I do not call myself catholic nor do I call my self protestant. What I am is a humble follower disciple of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Anyone who is a hot follower of JESUS is my brother no matter what their denomination is.
@@maximaphily601 No they are not. If you are hot for JESUS you can not be a muslim. The only way to the FATHER is through JESUS. A disciple of CHRIST is a sellout to the death if necessary.
I works also suggest reading "The Real Story of Catholic History" by Steve Weidrnkopf. Each subject is treated clearly and succinctly., with source materials noted at the end. Highly recommend.
The real issue is people focusing on past events to define both what Christianity is and what Christians today are, when this has little to no relation at all.
Another thing to mention about the Crusades is that the Crusaders did violence against other fellow Christians too, not just against Muslims. There were atrocities commited during the Crusdes sure, but it makes no sense to blame it on the Christian religion itself when the Crusders were also willing to do those things to members of their own religion.
Hey Brian, been a big fan of your channel ever since you started it. I'm watching this video from Malaysian Borneo and it aggravates me how Islamophobia gets touted as a legitimate grievance amongst Muslims in the West but Catholics in Muslim-majority countries are so viciously persecuted by overtly anti-Christian authoritarians in positions of power. In the 1970s, there was a wave of persecutions directed at the Christians by the Mustapha-led state government. Mustapha was a Muslim politician in the state of Sabah who was actively hostile to the then majority Christian population. After the Mustapha persecutions ended, many of the Catholic priests ended up being deported, churches were arsoned, and the Christian population began to dwindle. It's a sad state of affairs and I wish more of the world would take anti-Christian discrimination seriously instead of viewing it as white supremacy masquerading under a false victim narrative.
Thanks Brian, this video is GOLD. Unfortunately, i know for a fact that there is no worst deaf than the one who doesn't want to ear... I pray that the lies of illuminism and french revolution come soon to an end but as men and women we can only do so much. The rest is in God'a hands
I'd suggest that the overwhelming majority of people who have signs or bumper stickers talking about science, have no understanding whatsoever of The Scientific Method. This was especially obvious during the "trust the science" era and that the same people would likely be arguing that men can have periods.
lol what did you expect? Most of these “trust the science” atheists don’t actually do any research into religion or any topic they don’t like. They just act like they are “scientific” and are all about the evidence cause that gives them an intellectual high ground. Most atheists have a moral problem with the idea of the God of Christianity and the concept of a higher power in general, especially concerning Christianity’s demands of sexual discipline. If the bible didn’t talk about sexual discipline, people wouldn’t nearly be as hostile towards it as they are now. Humans become super hostile and defensive when anything speaks of controlling the most hedonistic trait of a human being, their sexual desires.
People nowadays can't fathom what a big deal excommunication was. Being excummunicated is basically being sent to hell, its such a big deal that it made a king who was excommunicated beg on his knees in the snow for 3 days for the Pope to pardon him.
I appreciate many of your points (fellow catholic of now of 7 years). However, it would be extremely beneficial for you to supply dates, names, quotes, and sources when contradicting false accusations of the church. Appreciate the content! Keep it up!
Really good video Brian. I grew up between Catholic and Protestant (Baptist), but eventually rejected both in elementary school which was Catholic by the way and even went to Catholic high school. Unfortunately, these lies seem to have permeated even in Catholic institutions because I think even some Catholics may not know the actual history of the Church. I am Christian (non-denominational) now, but looking into each of the three main branches of Christianity, and I must admit as a non-denominational Christian I have fallen victim to the lies that Protestantism and secularism have spread regarding the history of the Catholic Church. Though I am not Catholic, I will say your videos have been very helpful for me in gaining understanding about Catholicism as a whole. I am glad that you make this kind of content and hope that going forward there can be unity between the different denominations of Christianity. I honestly see the mission of each denomination as the same just practiced in different ways and hope that there can be unity and understanding going forward come from this. Seeing all the craziness in the world today, I think that each branch has a duty to bring the light of Christ to the world. Thank you brother and God bless you!
I absolutely agree as a Protestant when I heard these arguments for the first time I accepted them as being pro Christian not just Catholic. Protestants and non denominationals can both admire the many good things Catholics have done.
Many Protestants love the idea and imagery of the Crusade but refused to admit that it was (and is) Catholic. The worst part of their lies : Catholic are not Christians and Catholic Church created Islam. Um, what? We fought them for hundreds of years and will happily do it again (as long as the Church approves it), because we believe in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit which is fundamental in Christianity (Nincea Creed). To be fair i feel bad with those who, despite being outside the Church, are willing to share our history and modern day challenge in the spirit of unity that only God can provide. 🙏🏻✝️ @@Weavileiscool
I’m happy to see your channel growing brother. May the Lord continue to be here with you on your journey, attained through the intercession of our Blessed Mother 🇻🇦🤝
My family was persecuted, tortured and kill causing us to flee our mother country Switzerland ,we were Catholics who changed our belief to Anabaptist, still Christians just believing that only God was our superior authority and not man,we believed in separation of church and state also adult baptism .This is very easily documented and it was the catholic church that was persecuting us. Your comments would be appreciated.
The RCC has hounded, pursued, persecuted and killed Bible-believing Christians right from the off. Their crime……not being subject to any ruler but Jesus and not submitting to Papal ‘authority’. Loraine (male!Boettner’s 1962 lengthy, but excellent expose of the RCC is available to read on-line for free.
The one weakness of this video is how he minimizes the inquisition. Just admit - Catholics tortured and killed other Christians. Saying they just established guilt and let the government kill is like Caiphas claiming it was all Pilate’s fault Jesus was executed.
I love our society is so quick to judge Christians for how they respond, when they don't care about them unless they determine a value in society. Christians are silent and transparent in society unless there is a value that is being threatened, then the remaining get all aggressive because they spoke up. The hypocrisy is idiotic. As far as the crusades, I wasn't there, but I'm sure there were several groups who created hysterical Christians, run by emotion to create people who were to high but I would also have to assume, consequences happen when you rile up a group of people who simply want to live in peace.
Good video. If there is anything I would take issue with it is that you do not clarify the distinctions between the Inquisitions established subject to the authority of the Papacy, albeit almost always active only in specific regions and the biggest and most consequential established at the request the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 15th century. The Spanish Inquisition probably led to as many as 3250 sentences of execution between its establishment in 1478 and 1730, 2000 of which issued prior to 1530. Aside from the very similar Portuguese Inquisition, none of the Medieval or Roman Inquisitions authorized in France, Germany, Italy or other parts of Europe produced anything like the volume of cases that the Spanish Inquisition did. The Spanish Inquisition was also unique in that it was completely under royal authority and independent of the Holy See though staffed by clergy. Pope Alexander VI (Roderigo Borgia, arguably the most corrupt pontiff in the history of the Church) objected to what he believed to be the unduly strict operation of the Spanish Inquisition in cases involving conversos. There is some dispute as to how many of the sentences of execution issued by the Inquisitions were actually carried out as often enough the burnings were in effigy, or of dummies. While scholars, critics of the Church and apologists continue to contest the record of the Inquisition, you made the important point that modern people need to understand which is how limited the scope of its operation really was, and how relatively restrained. The regimes of the European nations that emerged from the middle ages like Spain, France and Britain were responsible for a far greater volume of the sort of injustice commonly ascribed to the Church through the various Inquisitions--the fact that the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions which were instruments primarily of the respective monarchies of those nations were by far the most significant in the numbers of cases and executions being an example of this. What frustrates me the most perhaps is that people do not recognize that such injustice and terror is more common today than it ever was in the medieval period. The propaganda of the Enlightment's critics has by and large been an overwhelming success.
The Inquisition 'pretenders' were called conversos. I remember that from an excellent study: Epic: A Journey through Church History (Weidenkopf/Dr. Schreck). If you can bring that to your parish or use the study, highly recommended!
You're actually very soft and uhm... measured? -- when describing the horrors that preceded the first Crusade. People don't realize that Egypt was Christian before the Muslim onslaught. I was in Egypt last year and my guide, a Coptic Christian explained to me that his people, the community of remaining Coptic Christians are the true Egyptians, while Arabs are relatively recent immigrants who arrived to Egypt from the Arabian peninsula only after the Islamic conquest of Egypt. Well, recent in relative terms, compared to the entire history of Egypt. The Mediterranean sea ended up under total Muslim control as all the ships of the European kingdoms and even their sea ports were completely destroyed by the relentless Muslim raiding parties. Mediterranean was the life line that connected Europe to Egypt, the ancient bread basket. As a result Europe was suffering twice as much, from the war campaign but also because every year with bad harvest immediately caused a famine because Europe had lost it's food buffer, the trade with Egypt. Hence, Dark Ages. Muslim armies reached Tours (in France) from the west and Vienna (in Austria) from the east. The entire Mediterranean coastal area was deserted 20 miles inland, villages and towns turned into charred rubble, inhabitants killed or captured and sold into slavery on the Middle-Eastern slave markets. Look at the Saudi-Arabian princesses. They are very white and have clearly european facial features, unlike any women elsewhere in Arabia. The difference is staggering, it's a completely different genetic material. What do you think how did this come to be? Can you imagine how many people it takes to change the genetic makeup so fundametally that it's clearly recognizable several centuries later? Oh those poor Muslims, they eventually had to suffer the "indescribable horrors" of the Crusades! Gimme a break... The death toll of all the six Crusades combined -- and that's including the fallen from _both_ sides, Muslims and Christians -- was around 1 million. Only the Islamic wars in India alone killed, according to different estimates, from 200 to 800 million. That's just India. If you look at the map it's a realtively small corner of the entire conquered area that spans from Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean. Have you ever heard about those wars? Right... Nobody has heard about them. The biggest and bloodiest wars in human history are a well kept secret. Sounds unbelievable but is actually true.
I despise people who uses numbers of the dead to make a point. The parable of the one sheep missing, clearly shows that 1 death is enough for Jesus Christ and salvation.
@@revenant2979 It doesn't matter how many people are killed? You're a Statanist, not a Christian. A Satanist, moral relativist and simply a hypocrite. Yes, ALL the suffering counts, the more people have to suffer the worse it is. Obviously. But it's even worse. People like you will effectively help to cover up the truth about Islamic atrocities. Hence, indirectly enabling for more and more of those to happen. _"Truth will make you free."_ How's that for a Bible quote?
@@revenant2979 Oh yes, help to cover up the truth and thus enable even more violence. _"Truth will set you free"_ How's that for a Bible quote? Jesus from the Nazarea said that, ever heard about that guy? By the way, I'm sure you'll hate the truth, every covert Satanist does...
@@revenant2979 You should despise the people who make excuses for the devil when it kills millions of people to spread his lies. But you don't. You defend the Devil instead. Says all we need to know about you.
Hey brother! What a great video! I'm also a descendant of the templars and iberic noble heroes. I'm a protestant working the ministry of reconciliation as I grew in a traditionally very Catholic family with some Jewish members coming in down the branches. I would love to cooperate with you. May Jesus bless you and your family forever! Be it for Your glory only, Lord, not ours. Amen! +
The first crusade was one of the most justifiable wars in all of history, and anyone who denies that is minorant or they're playing at some kind of motive against to truth. War is brutal, it always was, and it still is today.
I’d love to see a deep dive on this, 1hr+ or so. Great video! The history we’re taught is all like this, it’s nearly all altered for political reasons. It’s wild how much of our history classes are nonsense. The “god of this world” is hard at work to keep the veil over the eyes of the non-believer. God bless, my brother.
only 1 minute in.... If you don't know what religion you should follow, or if you should be atheist. Look into your heart, and ask yourself, what religion does evil hate? That's your religion.
Yes. We saw it especially with Canada´s false accusation against church. That went throught the entire world within hours. Results of the investigation and fact that 80+ churches were burnt to the ground, catholics attacked, that never made it out of the Canada.
Glad I'm not the only one bothered by merging over 2 billion Christians under one sect :D (the one that committed all of the crimes and has most scandals these days by far)
@@M1N3RHThat's cheap and a low blow. While not justifying bad Catholic behavior, there are prevailing facts that will always make them "the worst", whether or not they are. First, is what I would call the age and volume problem. The Catholic Church can claim the longest continuous roots without any rebranding, much more than most any other denomination. And if you count all of history, there are probably many more Catholics than any other denomination .You stick around longer, you're going to have more corruption, bad people, and scandals. Jesus may have created the church for people, but the reason for the church's existence is also why it can be corrupted- people. Second is the documentation problem. The structure of the Catholic Church makes it so it is much easier to find scandals, especially previous ones. It also makes them near impossible to forget once they occur. Often when a scandal breaks breaks in a non Catholic Church. The church gets scattered, or the locals cover it up, or there aren't enough collective church structures for them to be "brought to justice", or sued to oblivion in civil court. The main crux that drove the civil court cases against all the Catholic dioceses wasn't justice- it was money. There was a law change opening up expired criminal charges into civil courts, and a handful of lawyers decided to make the church pay for its misdeeds through class action law suits. (Somewhat of a side note, I think the same lawyers suing the dioceses were the same ones who went after the boy scouts, bankrupting them too.)
At its core, the issue is the ongoing spiritual war between Judaism and Christ and His church. It’s impossible to combat an enemy when most don’t know who it is. Many saints including Chrysostom wrote extensively about this. Not calling out who opposes us will be our downfall.
one thing that's even more intersting is the fact that what actually occurs in history is ofen completely different and more detailed than our history textbooks lead us to believe. I'm glad my high school history teacher always told us to never go based on the history textbooks and to always research the actual historical events that took place because if it's one things its this facts always change especially with new information and discoveries constantly being made. But also, I've discovered that there are certain aspects of history that are constantly trying to be covered up by historians, and archeologists and I've always wondered why? Why cover up discoveries that could change the way we look at history? It makes no sense to me.
With 45000 denominations of this religion, my first question is Do you know the intricate details Of the belief systems of all forty five thousand of these denominations In order to be able to tell the truth from lies people tell about these denominations?
Since this video did not touch upon any lies about the church, or any denomination, based on a theological level, your question simply lacks sense. I could be a catholic, evangelical, black youth democrat, old republican, a single mother, a phd graduate, Samurai Jack; none of this would change the fact that for example, the crusades were justified. An atheist can say that they were justified, because factually they are.
You get to the point of something very salient about the heart of men right at the end there. 👉 Are they looking for information or entertainment. 🙃 lies can justify a terrible amount of enjoyable sins you know. Most people might not like the truth crashing in like the Koolaid guy and ruining the party. 😂
There's that pesky thou shalt not kill thing. When 1 person does it? Murder. When a lot of people do it, and helpfully tell everyone that God told them to do it? Then we are the good guys. Of course people want to be entertained.
@@coffeebux though shalt not commit murder to be exact. Capital punishment is permissible so is a just war. And any generation that can rationalize murdering the most innocent of unborn children doesn't have a leg to stand on about being horrified over past atrocities when they glory in the present. So take a seat.
@@randomusername3873 I was going for ignorance on your account, then I thought perhaps arrogant..but no no sure enough that last statement just clarified its just plain old stupid.
For those asking for a good book on these topics, take a look at Bearing False Witness by Rodney Stark.
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The big lie is the doctrine of the Trinity. Christians should know that you do not have to be a Trinitarian to be Christian. Trinitarians dominate Christianity so much so that they would have you believe that if you are not a Trinitarian, you are not a Christian. This is not true. Historically, Christianity has not always been controlled by the Trinitarians or their Doctrine. There was no defined Trinitarian doctrine for the first three hundred years of the history of the Christian Church. But to listen to Trinitarians, you would think Christ taught His disciples the Trinity, or at the very least God revealed the Doctrine of the Trinity to the church from the beginning. No such teaching or revelation from God was ever given, nor was the Trinity made essential for believers according to the Bible.
Yet, according to Trinitarians, the doctrine of the Trinity is considered sacred and fundamental, and most Trinitarians view it as the litmus test for defining who is and is not a Christian. Only ignorance would allow such a thing. The audacity of the Trinitarians to threaten one’s very salvation! James White has publicly stated, “We (Trinitarians) hang a person’s very salvation upon the acceptance of the doctrine… We must know, understand, and love the Trinity to be fully and completely Christian” (The Forgotten Trinity, pp. 14-15). And yet, no one can understand the Trinity. Scholars have acknowledged this, “The mind of man cannot fully understand the mystery of the Trinity. He who has tried to understand the mystery fully will lose his mind; but he who would deny the Trinity will lose his soul” (Harold Linsell and Charles Woodbridge, A Handbook of Christian Truth, pp. 51). This Trinitarian Doctrine produces confusion, and this confusion is not from the God of the Bible (1 Corinthians 14:33).
Where did this doctrine of the Trinity come from? “The term ‘Trinity’ is not itself found in the Bible. The term trinitas was first used by Tertullian at the close of the 2nd century but received wide currency and formal elucidation only after the 4th and 5th centuries” (see “Trinity,” New Bible Dictionary, 1996). “Precisely what that doctrine is, or rather precisely how it is to be explained, Trinitarians are not agreed among themselves” (see “Trinitarians,” A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge).
Biblically, God never revealed the Doctrine of the Trinity, then how did the church come to accept it? From history, we get the answer, “The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and many controversies…It was not until the 4th century that the distinctness of the three and their unity were brought together in a single orthodox doctrine of one essence and three persons” (The New Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 11, p. 928, 1985 ed.). “There is no evidence that the apostles of Jesus ever heard of the trinity-at any rate from Him” (H.G. Wells, The Outline of History, Vol. 2, p. 499, 1920). Over 3 hundred years after Christ, this doctrine of God being Triune took over the church as essential to our salvation! What of all the believers who accepted Christ before the 4th century, but had no idea that belief in the Trinity was a requirement for their salvation? Are they lost? No, because belief in the Trinity does not bring salvation, only belief in the name of Christ (Acts 4:12).
Is the demand by Trinitarians that one must believe in the Trinity to receive salvation a form of legalism? What is legalism? Have not Trinitarians laid down the law that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved? In Christian theology, "legalism" is a pejorative term applied to the idea that "by doing good works or by obeying the law, a person earns and merits salvation." If men, whether by popular belief or by group or clergy, place a prerequisite, a stipulation, or insist upon a certain belief upon one so that they would receive salvation is this not a form of legalism? Only Christ, by the will of the Father, can place prerequisites, stipulations, and beliefs upon one to receive salvation without falling under “legalism.” Therefore, Christ made no requirement that one must believe in the Trinity to receive salvation, then it follows that the stipulation that one must believe in the Trinity would be a form of legalism caused by Trinitarians. There is no requirement by Christ that one must believe in the Trinity to receive salvation.
Where did the idea of the Trinity come from since God never revealed the concept of the Trinity? Edward Gibbon, a noted historian, gives this answer, “If paganism was conquered by Christianity, it is equally true that Christianity was corrupted by Paganism. The pure Deism of the first Christians…was changed by the Church…into the incomprehensible dogma of the Trinity” (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, p. xvi, 1883). The Trinity finds its birth in the West according to Pagan Greek philosophy. Were we not warned about this by the apostle Paul, who wrote, “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ” (Colossians 2:8). Rise up in truth all Christians and throw off this heavy yoke of Trinitarian bondage to a false doctrine never revealed by Christ. It is false that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved. Christ is God because His God and Father gave Him all things, and all things are committed to Him. Christ said, “All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him” (Matthew 11:27).
Great book.
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Also, The Spanish Inquisition A Historical Revision 4th edition by Henry Kamen. The most extensive regarding statistic and documentation from a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a world authority on Spanish Inquisition. Backs up everything stated in the video and the author is not even a Catholic.
Inquisition by Edward Peters
The Real Story of Catholic History - Answering Twenty Centuries of Anti-Catholic Myths, by Steve Weidenkopf
The Glory of the Crusades by Steve Weidenkopf
May I recommend:
"How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization" (2005) by Tom Woods
The Crusades are a classic case of the kid who gets continuously bullied finally fighting back against his bully, but he's the only one to get in trouble for fighting back instead of the bully who started it.
And not knowing what happened is leading us to repeat it
@@ElPibePlay1000100% check out what the European Jews do now to the Palestinians while we western Christian’s turn our back
Comparing the Crusades to a kid standing up to a bully seriously oversimplifies and downplays the historical reality and complexity of these events. The Crusades were not simply defensive actions; they were large-scale military campaigns that often involved significant violence, massacres, and atrocities against the Muslim population. It’s important not to reduce historical events to simplistic victim-bully dynamics but to understand their deeper significance and the consequences that followed.
Edit: After considering the discussion here, I’d like to add the following:
While it's true that Muslim expansion played a significant role in the context leading up to the Crusades, it's important to recognize that both sides committed acts of violence and conquest over centuries. The idea that the Crusades were purely defensive overlooks the complexities of medieval politics, religion, and the motivations behind these campaigns.
Yes, there were instances of forced conversions and conflicts initiated by Muslim forces, but the Crusades themselves were not merely a reaction to aggression; they were also driven by religious fervor, political ambition, and the desire for territorial gain. Both Christian and Muslim forces committed atrocities during these periods, and reducing the Crusades to a simple "bully vs. victim" narrative ignores the broader context and the tragic consequences for all involved.
Understanding history requires looking at the actions and motivations of all parties involved, not just framing one side as the aggressor and the other as the defender. The reality is far more complex, with both sides acting as both aggressors and defenders at different times.
@@CarnanSilvermoon not to mention he avoided talking about the crusaders who stopped and attacked other Christian groups
@@jacobortega3424 thats the thing Roman Catholics are considered Christian in nomenclature but it is clearly not the right term if Christian are killing other Christians... words mean things and hunting down bible believers doesnt make you a Christian in name only
I was a history major who had writeen my term papers on the Galileo trial and the Crusades. It honestly shocked me how much actual history diverged from the official narrative.
Galileo trial is honestly hilarious.
@Charlotte_Martel, can you please inform or educate me what you found out? And I would greatly appreciate that.
Thank you.
@@voxangeli9205 X 2
I did not study history, but I always was interested in history and in the areas of history, that I am familiar with it is always amazing what is the common popular narrative compared to what really happened and how often legends like the one about the crusades are told. For example, Napoleon Bonaparte is always remembered as a great conquer who attacked one country after another and tarted many wars. The truth is that Napoleon won many battles and wars but he never started a war. The Napoleonic wars were all instigated by the British prime minister of that time who convinced other countries to declare war on France.
@@Factsmatter2000 Same thing happened in both world wars against Germany.
On the subject of the French Revolution , I am currently researching this for a novel. The atheistic Revolutionary leaders at Nantes in France executed 4,000 people, mostly priests and nuns, in a single year (1793-1794), by drowning them in the river Loire. Their crime? Refusal to swear loyalty to the Revolution.
That’s more unjust executions in one year, in one city, that the Spanish Inquisition did over 300 years on two continents. So when sceptics ask 'what about the inquisition?' the appropriate answer is to ask them 'Which inquisition do you mean?' There have been many inquisitions during human history, the Spanish Inquistion was far from being the worst, very far.
Very interesting- thank you 🙏
The last crusade about the Spanish civil war is excellent if you like reading in Spain and how much we were lied too about what that country did and why.
This last year, the UK alone imprisoned more people for Facebook posts than the Inquisitions ever detained.
this is very interesting and makes a lot of sense. thank you.
My biggest problem in all these is that, where was our God when all these things where happening?
Was it his will?
Christians do all the heavy lifting when it comes to social reforms, intellectual pursuits and relief for the poor, but secular humanists take all the credit for themselves.
👏👏
That's because this is all they can do. Evil cannot create, and anything they "discover" is corrupted by their innate desire to spread their own beliefs rather than the truth.
Amen. ✝️🙏⚔️
Yeah the culture of liberty, learning, tolerance, science, and literature that the secular humanists praise today as their work was all created and sustained by Christian culture.
@@christophertaylor9100Now that we’re pulled out of it it’s starting to collapse so good luck with that we’re just gonna rebuild it after ya fail at sustaining it.
In justification of the Crusades, Brian, you might have added that the Muslims were making frequent raids into Europe to take slaves. I spent some time in Abruzzo, in the east coast of Italy. Its architecture still reflects the terror of annual slave raids; these ceased once the Crusades started. That enabled people to invest and develop their economies.
Asking why the False Prophet and his false faith's golden age was only between 700-1100 AD is a quick way to start a fight.
When do I get my repatriations? 😂
Mohammad set presidencies that any woman you meet while going out in conquest you can breed immediately, wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere in there on selling them after tossed in there too. That one I don’t know. But ya. To the arabs who don’t have a word of god of their own. They got one while being massively taken advantage of and just as their to follow his carnel desires I have the perfect excuse and reason to do the same. Only god knows what verses they combined with three versions of the Quran at the time that Uthman who now had all Mohammed Had said plus whatever parts of the New Testament were correctly translated into Arabic. Wanted to continue doing what he wanted as well. Finding out Mohammad was wrong about what was morally right as according to Jesus and the ot if they ever got part of it. Unknown what if any of the Jewish Old Testament were translated into Greek to go along with the Hebrew writings as they were spread around at the time.
But regardless from the arabs point of view was likely something along the line of I have a holy book from god that tells me to go out and spread the word of Allah and to kill all Jews Christians and anyone you meet who will not say that the name of god is Allah. Giving them a perfect excuse to to create slave hunting convoys. And that is just plain fact.
Just the nature of the Quran teachings allowing acts of sin outside of the moral law the Ten Commandments and the new covenant. The 2 great commandments. Against god and against my neighbour ie fellow created being that is also of the Adam race translated in English as the human race.
Makes it so it is literally impossible for the Quran in any form to be a book of peace. Because it is not a book of peace. And is even warned about potentially here. Years before it came to be. Likely pointed out when Christian’s gained the Quran and translated it back into Greek. Then more Hadiths added to skip around it with lies built on lies built in lies. Which makes sense since it is a carnal desire based religion at least was originally until later through Hadiths gained moral structure. Likely from running into the bibles teachings. The very thing it warns you to belief is false of Jesus Christ.
James 2:11-12 (ESV)
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty
The first time the church officially supported a war was when muslims invaded France from Spain which eventually resulted in a Frankish victory at the battle of Tours. The first crusade was launched when the Byzantine emperor plead for military aid from the Catholics to help fight the invasion of muslims.
Not past tense. It is still true. Even today.
Unfortunately, most of the beliefs about Christianity comes from the movies people watch, and people don't realize that it's called fiction because it's not true. It's made up. They just assume that everything they see in a film is what's factual without questioning.
Or the modern day fake healers and preachers making merchandise of people
Like the mogols of Hollywood...🧐🤔
The fakes behind most pulpits..........
I would say when you have historical films and tv shows that claim "based on historical events" you muddy the waters.
And they get muddied even further when you have portrayals of real people, like Queen Victoria, clearly meant to be established in our world with all of the historical context implied....well, while you might not believe events happened to the portrayed historical figure exactly, why should you disbelieve that any historical context surrounding their life is false?
After all, this figure was born after the crusades so whatever they say about it in passing or learn from a mentor in a scene can't be wrong because it's supposed to match what modern history tells us.
And you see how the lie can be subtly reinforced? And of course the producers won't do their research to make sure such a tiny mention or detail for a scene is correct when "everyone" knows already what really happened.
It's really not malice in the end, just assumption built on assumption built on yet more assumptions, after years of incorrect historical momentum.
I wonder who’s making all these anti Christian movies 🧐
They're still attacking christians: Nigeria especially, Azerbaiyan with armenians, Iraq, etc
Northern Nigeria to be precise
It never stops.
The cucked post-Vatican 2 Church doesn't care tbh
We need to defend Armenia, it is the only country that matches the description of the Garden of Eden.
@@goingforspades-l7d we need to look out for America
The British government is currently aiding islam in conquest.
Because daevil controls them both
@@JohnGrandlineYes. It’s why leftists and Muslims work together (until Muslims get rid of them once they are powerful enough).
Yes. And EU does the same. Itś all organized from the top.
@@terezka5340 the EU is abominable.
Mass deportations are in order all across Europe.
1:17 A sad fact about Islam is that even if all other religions disappeared, there'd still be fighting, terrorism and killing between some of the different sects of Islam (with an exception possibly being the Suffi sect which is more mystical or the Ahmadiyya sect that Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi was originally from). A lot of Muslims are pesecuted by other sects of Islam and women also suffer as second class citizens in their own religion.
It's an absolute 💩 religion any way you look at it.
The division and sectarian conflicts within them would be their undoing.
calling your classmates witches is crazy. Dehumanizing people just because they dont believe the same things you do
@@kyokokirigiri180 10:54 the classmates were self-proclaiming themselves as witches.
So the catholic protestant conflict never happened? Huguenots massacre? People running away from Europe to settle in US to avoid persecution ?
The concept of " heresy " was invented to enforce the power of church.
This RUclipsr also did not mention Giordano Bruno and several other people who were burnt alive for " heresy " .
Crusades: anti-terrorism in ancient times.
The Crusades were literal acts of terrorism in ancient times.
@@theeternalsbeliever1779 The Muslims never change its their religion
The Crusades were a response to centuries of Jihad.
The crusades WERE terrorism
@@bibleman8010so true
The man who developed the Big Bang theory was a Belgian Catholic priest, Georges Lemaître.
incompatible with Genesis
@@ReveloChrist No, it isn’t. Prior to the Big Bang, there was no light, the Earth was without form, for sure, and we have no idea what was there before this universe, but we know the spirit of the Lord moved over whatever it was, water and everything else.
@@ReveloChrist No it's not
@@ReveloChrist God spoke the universe into being, and it appeared in an instant isn't incompatible with Genesis. Interesting interpretation you have.
Edit: corrected a typo
@@m_d1905 In Genesis, the earth came first, then the Sun, then the rest of the stars and planets. Furthermore, the entire universe and all life on planet earth was created in 6 days. Yes, the BBT is incompatible with Genesis.
I'm a Pentecostal which is obviously protestant and while I don't agree with every rule the Catholic Church has I will say this , one I have figured out that the papacy and the people of the Catholic Church are totally different categories, if a priest does an evil action I'm not going to condemn the church when he sinned ya know, same thing people blaming God for evil when we have free will .
Far as the basics though Idc what someones title is whether Catholic or protestant, the main thing is that we are sinners born into sin and we only saved bc God sent himself as God and man to save us through his sinless sacrifice. Anyone who believes that though the smaller details may be different that is they key factor , also I love you all , and sir thank you for your time and research. I enjoy it .
Except god said he created evil so it is fair to say that and the singular actions of individuals isn’t why it gets so much hate . Its the years of systematic abuse followed by every one in the church being protected.
@Dcm193 And the protestants have the same. They even allow gays to run churches and women to lead them to destruction. They also give tons of money to a country that hates their religion so they can bomb children. Every single protestant nation is becoming atheist and is riddled with sickness, drug addiction, and fatherlessness. Know them by their fruits.
Thank God you're here man
Literally every criticism about the church that I heard is always a popular myth
Christ is Lord ✝️
try convincing someone from Britain of that... you will fail!
They stick like mud to the past.
@@blueeyes402 . . . not to the past, but to convenient lies. Brits like to highlite and exaggerate the crimes of Spanish gold diggers in South America in order to make it appear nicer when their own pirates conquered Spanish gold ships for England. Indigenous people still are very present in Central and South America. Where are they in USA etc, where Protestants prevailed?
@@martinripka6898 They certainly didn't disappear and get some nifty benefits. Their reservations are sovereign nations with their borders. They can open casinos where other Americans may not (only a very small handful of casinos are owned by non Native Americans. That's not to say there weren't horrific things done to them and a few still happening.
@@m_d1905 the proof is in the pudding, the native american tribes are still large in number and language in south america, wherein the church provided a barrier that defended them from the greed of the ecumenderos, the natives in North America had no such protection and therefore were practically wiped out.
The beast in the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse) is an image of a godless state, that is, a beast ..
Whatever God creates, the devil corrupts
Creators came from outer space. The sixth planet of the Hoth system. That was happened 2.7 billion years ago.
@@stevendinok7277😅😅😅😅
@@c.Ichthys They used the force.
@@stevendinok7277 and whom created the force lol
@@c.Ichthys Lord Vader
I knew the numbers on the Spanish Inquisition but I didn’t actually know that people were handed over to secular authorities. I learned that today, thank you.
Piense usted que en la america española solo se sentenció a 3 perdonas en 3 siglos
Rodney Stark's "Bearing False Witness" was instrumental in helping me drop my guard against the Catholic Church when I was discerning my conversion.
Yes, I have a copy of the book and it is an excellent resource.
Lol it was one of the forst book I bought after my reversion and I just supposed that he was Catholic by the title. First page he states that he isnt a Catholic and I thought: "Oh no". Great book, although in some statements where he disagrees with the Catholic Church he shows that he still lacks a bit of knowledge of how our church works
Great book!!!
@unapologetic4375 Rodney's lack of knowledge of some things of the Church actually lent credibility to the book, to my mind, because it showed he wasn't a Catholic apologist.
@@Thomas-dw1nb I 100% agree
As an Eastern Orthodox Christian, while we certainly are not happy about the crusades (given what happened during the 4th crusade), thank you for pointing out the obvious context that the crusades were a reaction to several centuries of Islamic violence against Christendom, my spiritual ancestors in the Eastern Roman Empire most particularly. Islamic violence has not ceased since then, just look at the Assyrian genocide under isis and ongoing violence against the Copts. Also, the latins lost the crusades, and bad. Just goes To show how biased western history is.
Protestantism wins the prize for teaching lies about Christianity. The greatest lies are half-truths, and by it's very nature Protestism is watered-down Christianity. Protestantisms very existence is based on teaching lies about the Catholic Church. The various seperated Orthodox Churches have done their fair share of spreading lies also
Even the 4th Cruusade's Sacking of Constantinople came about not because "Catholics mad at Orthodox Christians" but rather "Orthodox Greek Prince came to already excommunicated Crusaders and promised them payment if they put him on the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire, which they end up doing and then said Prince refuses to pay them and tries to have the residents of Constantinople try and kill the very men who helped put him on the throne - which resulted in an uno-reverse on him and the people of Constantinople by a bunch of now very pissed off excommunicated soldiers"
Yeah... so what did you do during the Crusades? Apart from going back on your word? What about you slaaughtering Maronites, Christian allies of the crusaders. What about you cutting deals with the Turks behind the Crusaders backs who came to yourvrescue because you couldn't defend yourselves, because you were chickens. Also, you lost completely. Where is Constantinople, today? You're exactly what we're talking about, here. Ok, you're Orthodox. Where's your integrity? Let's talk about how the Sultan made the Orthodox Church his play thing, playing the Greeks against Russians, etc. Let's talk about your failures. Let's talk about you melting down Our Lady's relics in Hagia Sophia to pay Genoese mercenaries, just to have her visibly abandon you at the outrage... just before the Turks conquered you (everyone saw it). Point your finger all you want, but you have a log in your own eye. So sick of the half truths and biased retelling Orthodox are so fond of. These are FACTS, which you conveniently ignore.
Yeah... so what did you do during the Crusades? Apart from going back on your word? What about you slaaughtering Maronites, Christian allies of the crusaders. What about you cutting deals with the Turks behind the Crusaders backs who came to yourvrescue because you couldn't defend yourselves, because you were chickens. Also, you lost completely. Where is Constantinople, today? You're exactly what we're talking about, here. Ok, you're Orthodox. Where's your integrity? Let's talk about how the Sultan made the Orthodox Church his play thing, playing the Greeks against Russians, etc. Let's talk about your failures. Let's talk about you melting down Our Lady's relics in Hagia Sophia to pay Genoese mercenaries, just to have her visibly abandon you at the outrage... just before the Turks conquered you (everyone saw it). Point your finger all you want, but you have a log in your own eye. So sick of the half truths and biased retelling Orthodox are so fond of. These are FACTS, which you conveniently ignore.
I don’t think it’s fair or accurate to say that the Latins “lost the Crusades”. Aside from the obvious fact that there were very different outcomes for each individual crusade, the Iberian and Baltic crusades were entirely successful in conquering their intended regions. While I agree that the Eastern Mediterranean was ultimately lost, the territories lost were mostly lost by the Byzantine and Serbian empires (short lived as the latter was its collapse was huge for Ottoman expansion in Europe). The crusades undoubtedly did great damage to the Eastern Romans, but they also did great damage to the to themselves, and aside from the fourth crusade (itself only possible because crusaders were invited to join one side in a Roman civil war), all other eastern crusades were of some benefit to the Romans, either by directly supporting their territorial claims, or indirectly by distracting and weakening their enemies. Besides this, the crusades did still benefit the Latins, giving them access to much of the eastern Mediterranean region and greatly reducing the Islamic corsair raids in the west, so while in the end they lost the holy land, it’s debatable whether the Latins actually lost more than they gained. It’s really only the Orthodox nations that suffered any kind of massive defeat in the eastern crusades, losing all but one of the world’s independent Orthodox nations, while the Latins took and lost the holy land, and eventually lost most of the Greek islands they had conquered and much of Hungary, though it’s a bit of a stretch to count that as part of the Crusades.
As a Protestant, I agree with the majority of this. There are many historical misunderstandings and intentional misinformation out there.
I actually heard an intelligent and thoughtful atheist defend the people who were caught up in the times through various witch hunts. He very simply said, "If you sincerely believe that there are people in your village who are somehow attacking and killing your family and friends, it's only reasonable to take measures to stop them." He didn't believe that there were ever any witches, but he didn't think people were stupid for believing it, because he'd read enough of the writings and records to see that the Church authorities were very careful to investigate thoroughly in order to avoid false convictions.
If only all atheists and Protestants were so considerate.
With all due respect, I agree. However , witch hunts were used as political tools to get rid of rivals, and were still the killing of innocent people (probably). You can’t justify the death of innocents. Ever.
And all Catholics. But you are right.
By the way that's a very common myths that secularists love: the Catholic Church never witch-hunted. In fact, the Catholic Church forbid witch-hunting and criticised the idea of witches. The existence of witches would imply that it's not God who is all-powerful, or would suggest people can make deals with the Devil, and would result in the deaths of innocent women. As a result, the Catholic Church promoted against the idea of witches, and in extreme cases even considered heavy proponents/ witch accusers heretics. Witch hunts were mainly done by self-proclaimed individuals or "witch generals" outside of the Church, such as Matthew Hopkins. Please do not blame the general public for the witch hunts. They occurred during the Little Ice Age, mainly in the 1600s, where lower temperatures would result in major famines across Europe, and unusually cold weathers. There was an increase of wars in the 1600s. In England, the Civil War left many women widowed.
@@DaDitka, all? Or some?
Protestant here, m for Christ, and for truth, just like you,not going to throw false accusations
On the contrary, other protestants should learn they been lied to.
I'm reading a book called "Christian History" by Billy Wellmen, it goes into detail about the Crusades, been interested in reading more about it. I'm so tired of Atheists and Agnostics referring to the Crusades without knowing what they're talking about, and wanted to get the full picture. Good video!
you also have moron apologist who claim thr crusades were evil
@@aaronharlow2137 look for a book called 'The Hiram Key'. It covers the crusades and a lot more. Including how a lot of christians may not be fully understanding why they do what they do
I just discovered your channel. I am a lifelong history enthusiast (History was my minor in university) and a Catholic convert, I continually find myself discussing the common misconceptions about Church history and the history of Western Civilization with my fellow citizens. The failure of our educational institutions to fulfill this responsibility saddens me. Your channel is a shining light in the midst of this dark time. Please carry on!
I have to say, having been an atheist for many decades, what you have said here resonated very strongly. It is often said that a fish is not overly aware of the water it swims and I am starting to think that our society is in the process of derailing *because* we have lost awareness of the water we swim in i.e. Christianity is our social foundation and is what has shaped the development of first European and later the wider Western cultures.
What you described here is so very akin to the recent discovery and comment made by famous militant atheist Prof. Richard Hawkins: he said he consider himself a cultural Christian, that of all cultures and societies, he prefers the one established by Christians - even though he hasn’t given up on his atheist beliefs.
Note: In the above comment, I was not quoting him directly, I was paraphrasing him as much as I remember from recalling what he expressed at that occasion.
Yes & I suspect Dawkins is far from alone in that sentiment
@@juliechurley2716he very much isn't alone. The sad part is that atheists will say that with a straight face and yet still can't see the fact that if a belief system provides good results, far and away better than another belief system, then maybe there's a little more to it than just "hey these rules really work out for us."
They still refuse to follow God entirely because they want to be their own gods.
@@NovusIgnis No, they just don’t believe that there is a God who watches children being raped like you do?
Good people aren’t Christian’s.
Supposedly, a French diplomat once apologized for the Crusades to an Arab leader. The Arab was confused. “Why apologize? We beat you.”
Could still apologise for starting them? Including the Children's Crusade, which was a nasty business even to our own people.
@@lumeronswift Nothing to apologize for. The Holy Land rightfully belongs in Christian hands
@@lumeronswiftMuslims started it
@@lumeronswift The Church didn't start them though. They were a direct result of a request of help from all Christendom to expel Muslims from the Christian lands and to guard the Byzantine empire.
@@lumeronswifteven in ihat case there is no reason to apologise. Crusades were justified.
I'm a Christian convert living Turkiye and what is sad is that these lies are a part of our school curriculum and presented as undisputable historical facts from the start of middle school. This way students are made to be biased against medieval European history and sympathized with the Ottoman empire, as they allegedly were the only catalyst for the scientific development, and if the world was left to Church we would still be experiencing the dark ages. I'm very grateful to God for freeing me from these lies and showing me the truth. Please pray for every other student in my country to find the truth about Christianity 🙏
They're not lies though 😂
@@raven4442 Tell me you haven't watched the video without telling me you haven't watched the video 💀
@@Galahadofthegrail - As a Muslim I'm truly sorry for all the wrong doings done by my people
@@theguyver4934 You don't have to be sorry for something that you weren't personally involved. There are all kinds of people in all kinds of religions and beliefs. There are many bad christians too. What we can do about them is simply not being like them. May we have a world where everyone can live in peace and harmony 😇
What's the most interesting, the Muslim "golden ages" in history started almost a 400 years before first crusade.
On mediterranean sea there was a lot of Muslim pirates that were robbing the Christian ships.
Also there were a lot of bandits that were robbing people travelling to the Jerusalem to the Saint land.
They were also invading Southern France, Italy and Spain.
Church has a really good reason for making crusades, and in the end Church apologised, even when Christians had no reason to feel shamed for it.
Crocodile tears : practically all pirate captains operating from the Barbary coast (Algiers, Tangiers, Tripoli, Saleh...) were either South Italian (the same who are now running the Cosa Nostra) or British (their specialty was raiding the coasts of Wales, Ireland, Cornwall they happened to know well already) : they performed a perfunctory conversion to Islam that was authorized by their religion of origin et voilà! Moreover the biggest slaving port city serving as main headquarters of all Mediterranean pirate companies (multinationals in the truest sense) and setting the trends and methods for all others was Venice. The Arabs proper were not very good mariners and as for the Berbers who gave their name to the land of Barbary they were the most numerous Whites to be enslaved aboard Algiers' galleys. Marseilles though nominally French was part of the same criminal network operating throughout the whole Med. Napoleon's immediate ancestors were slave catchers : there is a Moor's head on Corsica's flag.
@@MrMirvilleMohammed himself was a caravan robber. So, it is not unusual for Muslims to raid the kafirs. The politically correct types are so enamored by Islamophilia that they make up false narratives to deride there own heritage and prop up the Muslims.
@@MrMirvillewrong
@@MrMirville
Not true.
@@MrMirville was not Morocco central in the trade of human beings?
I did a quick look at universities in Canada. Almost every one that was established before about 1950 were established by Christians and most of them by the Catholic Church.
is the cathlic church good or corrupt? i hear so much saying its the TRUE way to jesus but also hear how its one can have all the CONS of following jesus with ALSO all the CONS of following satan and NONE the pros from eaither. also whatsup with MILES of knowlage beign HIDDEN by them?
@@NightmareRex6 I don't understand a word you said.
@@NightmareRex6 it is corrupt and it has been corrupt for many centuries. I mean they preached in Latin to people that didn't speak Latin, what purpose can this serve other than deception and showing dominance. This does not mean that the crusades weren't a defensive move.
@NightmareRex6 yes the Catholics are corrupt with Freemasons. Look into the eastern Orthodox Church
@@NightmareRex6The orthodox Church is the true Church. Check out the story of the saints
I’m new to the channel-
Uh, one word- Fantastic!!
I’m not Roman Catholic, but I am a strong and deep admirer of the church’s role in history.
Keep up the good work
I'm enjoying the amount of historically accurate recommendations about the crusades I've been getting lately. Nice video
Fantastic video, thanks. Get ready to get hate by the many people that, as you rightly say, prefer to hate and remain ignorant.
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Same to be said of Israel. Both are our enemies
Never put christ in the same sentence as is not real. Disgusting.
Christianity was every bit as brutal and violent as Islam up until the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Nobody REALLY took Christianity seriously after the murderous Thirty Years War.
The devil is real, and plenty of people are ready and willing to serve his purposes.
They are called christians
@@randomusername3873 I guess that is what passes for "wit" in the atheistic circles. I feel so sorry for you.
Matthew 12:31 Every sort of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven. Whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, no, not in this system of things nor in that to come. Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are wicked? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Men will render an account on Judgement Day for every unprofitable saying that they speak. By your words you will be condemned.@@randomusername3873
Right, you're talking about democratic politicians.
@@randomusername3873 speak like true satanist at heart ...🙄 im an ex witch i hope you find the light of Jesus and stop been so gullible to lucifer manipulation ,it make you look stupid...
Someone please tell the Jews the Nazis were not Christians. The Nazis were practicing their own form of paganism.
Hi, a jew here, we know :)
But, unfortunately the Nazis didn't invented anti-Semitism, they build and improved on existing believes. The Nazi holocaust is actually (in percentage) the worst Jewish decimation in the last 2000 years. The why I guess is quite complicated and interlaced between politics, religion, and humans been humans. 😞
I don't think that the church as is ever directly aimed to kill the Jews, I think it was more about rivalry and proving that Christianity is the right believe in God.
BS. The Nazi soldiers, particularly those in the Wehrmacht (the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany), had the phrase "Gott mit uns" inscribed on their belt buckles. This German phrase translates to "God with us" in English.
@@outdoorboss3061 I think the "Gott mit uns" is a German army saying much older the Nazi Germany, the Wehrmacht is the Nazi name for German existing army forces, which had hundreds years of tradition.
The Nazi movement itself consider Christianity to be a product of the "deviant" Jewish culture and was frowned upon Nazi party members.
@outdoorboss3061 Which God? Jews worship God, but not Jesus, thus, they're not Christians. The SS absolutely were not Christians. Himmler was crafting a new German pagan religion. And it could be argued Nazism was a political religion.
@@2012escapee1Jesus told no one to worship Him and PEOPLE speak and say more about Jesus than God and the Holyghost.
Thank you for mentioning Galileo. I think he is THE prime example the world uses to spread false narrative/history. I remember feeling so betrayed when I looked up what really happened.
I learned all my life he muttered “And yet it moves” defying the recantation order. Only to find out it’s a total fiction and the trial wasn’t even abbot science.
So messed up.
A lot of people think the Salem witch trials were men abusing women. Actually, it was a handful of adolescent girls stirring up drama. It was more like a bad chick flick.
many such cases
Witches? Don't be silly.
No, it was just some young women doing the will of the devil in sowing chaos.
I haven't read the book yet, but I recommend it from the info I know about it from the author. Its called Occult Feminism and talks about the history of the Salem Witch Trial. Its written by Rachel Wilson.
And in any case what happened in Salem and in general in the 13 colonies had nothing to do with the Catholic Church, that's the responsibility of the protestant, and English Church.
Even if we lay the facts bare before the haters of the Church to the point that they could not dispute them, they will stubbornly hold on to the lies because they are EMOTIONALLY invested in them.
As an atheist and former hater, putting the truth out there can plant seeds that eventually bear fruit. I'm embarrassed to say it took me 20 years to get there, but I'm thankful for the persistence and goodness of the Christians who made it possible.
believers are the ones who tend to be emotionally invested in their fairy tale. If I'm wrong, no big deal, if your wrong there goes your whole world view down the toilet. 😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂
If it’s 50 million or 3 thousand, the Inquisition still murdered people. And the murderers will stand before God one day.
Claiming that people were breaking up the fabric of society with heretical opinions and thus justifying their murder is precisely the same spirit of the communist countries who murdered a 100 million people in the 20th century. Man is naturally free and given free will by God to choose his beliefs.
Are the people that are critical of the current systemic help of pedo priests blinded by hatred as well? Or the child trafficking in spain?
Because they don't want to stop sinning. They love their sin. Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll baby!
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Muslims complaining about the Crusades is like Nazis complaining about D-Day.
Bad, pop-culture comparison. Both event and situation is way deeper than this.
@@Zodroo_Tint In what ways?
Accurate
Excellent comparison ‼️
@@donnylastella9441 Thanks. Please use it if it's ever useful.
The reason that even AI would criticise Christians is the testament to how tolerable Christianity is.
That is incredibly ignorant to say. Try living in a Muslim country. Try living in an atheistic country. Only Christian countries develop opportunities for all, the first to get to the moon, the first to have non appointed by government superich, then reining same in by anti monopoly laws, fair society is a Christian society in the end it ends up that way, but those who dilute the way of Christianity end up with failing governments like the US now. Go figure.
And how'd it be if leftist nerds weren't breakingbtheir backs writing code into AI to protect Islam? 😂😂😂
@temsumongbajamir1582
You’re only partly complete: AI’s criticism shows how tolerant Christianity is, but more importantly, how hated it is by its competitors.
I think we should draw a line in the sand, at some point we have to put the foot down
@@russiankodiak6849I disagree. Where did Jesus draw the line? That's the only line that has been drawn and the only line that *needs* to be drawn. When it came to the non-believers, Jesus allowed them to say whatever they wished, even mocking Him. He chastised or corrected them, but He never rebuked them like He did to the pharisees or other believers.
I am still surprised and shocked about how many people do not know the reality of the crusades and what happened. I even have to get into it with fellow catholics who do not realize half of europe had been invaded by Muslims.
thank God for Charles the Hammer
it just not teaches in school I'm 90 kids never heard of the crusade in any Canadian school i went ...
And the Roman Empire invaded and conquered those same lands and half of the Middle East prior to that. So what's your point?
Just like they don’t teach how the Romanised church killed and tortured millions of true Christians over centuries
@thecivilmerc9898 that people don't know history or the reason behind the crusades, as stated in my post.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
Ha! Beat me to it!
How original
Bring the comfy chair...
Dread it, run from it, It arrives all the same.
@@Kitiwake doesn't need to be original, it's still funny
Galileo and All That
As Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote in the 19th century, the Galileo case is the ONLY example of the Church being opposed to science that has any validity, and even there the case is hugely exaggerated and distorted.
Galileo Galilei was at the center of a perfect storm of political, philosophical, and theological issues that was the 17th Century, and the worst enemy of Galileo Galilei in this context, was Galileo Galilei. If Galileo had been alive 100 years before or later, promoting heliocentrism, it wouldn't have been an issue with the Church at all.
VERY briefly, by 1630, half of Europe had been lost to Protestantism, and after the very real ecclesiological reforms and theological clarifications of the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church had retreated into the siege mentality of the later Counter Reformation. One of those over-reactions was a (temporary) surge of literalism in Biblical interpretation, largely a result to Protestant criticisms that Catholic teachings violated "the plain teaching of Holy Scripture". Some literalist (not "literal", there is a difference) Scripture verses suggested a geocentric system, which was in accord with THE astronomical authority, Ptolemy. So, IF the Church allowed heliocentrism to be widely promoted as fact, and interpreted those Scripture verses as only "language of appearances", and THEN IF heliocentrism got conclusively disproved, the Catholic Church would have suffered another major loss of credibility.
While there were some literalists in Catholic theological ranks, the majority like (Saint) Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, were far more of the "lets hold off on any official or semi-official stance until the proof or disproof comes in", and that's why Bellarmine told Galileo to only publish as tentative hypotheses AND leave off the scriptural interpretations entirely.
In 1624, Pope Urban VII presented GG with gifts, arranged for GG's illegitimate son to get a pension and paid for GG's illegitimate daughter to be sponsored into a convent (GG's not marrying their mother further indication of a rather selfish ego) AND reassured GG that Copernican theory had never had been or never would be declared heretical.
To show his gratitude and obedience [sarcasm] in 1632. GG published Dialogue on the World Systems putting Urban's own words into the mouth of "Simpleton", the strawman promoter of geocentrism. Despite the rhetorical hatchet job, GG's strongest argument for Earth's motion, was the laughable "evidence" of Earth's ocean tides, when everyone already knew it had something to do with the Moon's position in relation to the Earth.
Additionally, though the Ptolemaic geocentric system was much more complex to figure out the “epicycles” of the planets, it was actually significantly more accurate than the Copernican heliocentric system, precisely because the orbits of the planets,per Johannes Kepler, are ellipses, and not perfect circles, and their speed of orbit varies according to their position in the orbital ellipse.. By rejecting Kepler’s findings, Galileo sabotaged his Copernican position.
Again, this was a society of Obligation and Patronage, and GG had done a public shaming of the Holy Father. Even today, rank insubordination in secular society can get you fired from even tenured positions. GG by the standards of the day had to undergo a public slapdown.
Essentially, GG's offense was doing theological interpretation of Scripture without a license. To cut to the chase, he was not tortured, though he was probably, per procedure, shown the implements that would be used if they caught him in a lie. The charges and potential consequences read, GG admitted he did NOT have the conclusive proof of heliocentrism, stellar parallax, and his calculations did not bear scrutiny,, so he had NO grounds for saying the interpretation of Scripture HAD to be changed from the literalist reading.
Contra Berthold Brecht, GG NEVER said "but it still moves"--GG still had enough sense to not say something that would have proved him a defiant unrepentant recusant. GG went into a very generous house arrest for the rest of his life, an actual mercy since he was essentially blind at this point, his astronomical studies already over. He was free to research anything but Copernicanism, and the official injunction was largely aimed at GG himself. Other Catholic astronomers were free in their studies, under "hypothetical heliocentrism: including GG's contemporary, Father Roger Boscovich's research on Earth's motion.
That's a whole mini term paper there.
Very impressive. Consider a podcast.
Very generous house arrest, lol. Always funny to see Christians contorting themselves to justify the bad things in history that happened because of Christianity.
@@LeoVital He was placed in a lavish roman villa, attended to by servants, and was allowed to host classes in his gifted mansion.
Wow! If more history was written like this, more people would get into history. :) I already am into it but thank you for your time!
This is a great video! A lot of people don't know all of this history and just take things from a surface level, especially when it fits their pre-conceived bias.
I was raised "bapticostal," but left the faith for atheism as a teen because of the scientific misconception. Now, I'm (becoming/in RCIA) Catholic, and I would like to say that I think that the science misconception mostly comes from fundamentalist protestantism, which actually does outright refute many scientific theories and discoveries. Catholicism (and some other protestant sects) does not have this requirement like those circles do. Unfortunately, the stereotype has been put onto all of Christianity. I think the reason for that is because, at least here in the US, most non-Christians think all (or most) of Christianity is like the non-denom, fundamentalist type. That's what they think of when they think of Christianity.
Congrats on joining RCIA!
@@peaceribbon8322 Thank you!
The greatest men of europe were nurtured by the mother church. Without her, europe will languish into imbecility and corruption.
Excellent summary of these historical issue's. Thanks for your work. I've just subbed because your arguements are very well thought out, even though I'm a Protestant Christian. Good stuff.
Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History
Rodney Stark
For all Christians who feel that the Crusades were wrong, wait until someone storms your house and try to throw you out.
Come to my beloved land called India. And you will sing that hymn... Open the eyes of my heart LORD...
Until next time the joy of the LORD be your strength. Grace to all who have an undying love for Christ. Shalom.
Ave Maria. Viva Christo Rey.
I mean. Thou shalt not kill is rather clear.
And the Old testament is G-d telling his people to storm people's homes and throw them out.
@@coffeebux tell me about ISIS
@@coffeebux Thou Shalt Not Murder, get it right.
Like christians did in the americas?
I dont feel the crusades were wrong but I feel the pope and the vatican are a false church and teacher. Regardless Christ is king.
The sports analogy is fantastic. Well done on that one.
We chastise the crusades because now criminals have rights not to be prosecuted for their crimes, it’s crazy also that because of new protection laws criminals act as spoiled brats and won’t recognize their wrongdoings, everyone knows stealing is wrong…but stopping someone from stealing with force is worse, apparently. This rejection of the right to defend yourself in the name of niceness is getting more ridiculous by the day..
Well said
Great video man, really well done. I will send this to my siblings to use as a tool for helping friends and family understand. Your work + commitment to it is appreciated
Finally someone said it all. I've been needing to articulate these matters for years. I'm sick of these lies which have become so rooted in a modern-day society that they are now considered a "common sense". Thank you so much for making this video. God bless you!
Amazing video. Thank you for posting this.
Christ is King!
3:07 Yes, I agree. Jesus quoted philosophers. There were jewish thinkers and persian sciences. The greeks expanded their culture of education to egypt, partly by way of Mary's Greek nobleman family. Make no mistake, they were jewish. Science, education, advancement of material sciences, physical sciences, and natural sciences has always been encouraged by those who love God. Finding out about the mechanisms and math behind God's programming is not some blasphemy. We never thought it was, and has always been a fallacy spouted by the section of counter-culture easily turned by the adversary against what is holy and good.
"Would you characterize your neighbor as a physical aggressor, or as a violent instigator in this instance? Would you say the trespassers were innocent victims?"
Given the overall hostility of people like Clinton and Obama to the principle of self defense in general and the 2nd Amendment in particular, I can see them making _exactly_ that argument. We don't even need to look very var, since that crowd still makes that argument to this day.
So, it's no great surprise to me that they would similarly call the Crusades an unjustified instance of Christian Europe suddenly flipping out for no reason and invading the Holy Land.
St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
He’s dead.
@@alexanderh2345 There are no dead souls in Heaven. He is very much alive… in fact, more so than you or I.
@@alexanderh2345 Protestantism wins the prize for teaching lies about Christianity. The greatest lies are half-truths, and by it's very nature Protestism is watered-down Christianity. Protestantisms very existence is based on teaching lies about the Catholic Church.
@@alexanderh2345 The saints in heaven pray for dude “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely . . .” (Heb. 12:1). “And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints” (Rev. 5:8).
You mean the man that actively advocated for the murder of unbelievers
Under a video like this is gold
I do not call myself catholic nor do I call my self protestant. What I am is a humble follower disciple of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Anyone who is a hot follower of JESUS is my brother no matter what their denomination is.
Depends which Jesus and which gospel if any they are “hot” for. Even Muslims are hot for Jesus
@@maximaphily601
No they are not. If you are hot for JESUS you can not be a muslim. The only way to the FATHER is through JESUS. A disciple of CHRIST is a sellout to the death if necessary.
I works also suggest reading "The Real Story of Catholic History" by Steve Weidrnkopf. Each subject is treated clearly and succinctly., with source materials noted at the end. Highly recommend.
The real issue is people focusing on past events to define both what Christianity is and what Christians today are, when this has little to no relation at all.
Another thing to mention about the Crusades is that the Crusaders did violence against other fellow Christians too, not just against Muslims. There were atrocities commited during the Crusdes sure, but it makes no sense to blame it on the Christian religion itself when the Crusders were also willing to do those things to members of their own religion.
Hey Brian, been a big fan of your channel ever since you started it. I'm watching this video from Malaysian Borneo and it aggravates me how Islamophobia gets touted as a legitimate grievance amongst Muslims in the West but Catholics in Muslim-majority countries are so viciously persecuted by overtly anti-Christian authoritarians in positions of power. In the 1970s, there was a wave of persecutions directed at the Christians by the Mustapha-led state government. Mustapha was a Muslim politician in the state of Sabah who was actively hostile to the then majority Christian population. After the Mustapha persecutions ended, many of the Catholic priests ended up being deported, churches were arsoned, and the Christian population began to dwindle. It's a sad state of affairs and I wish more of the world would take anti-Christian discrimination seriously instead of viewing it as white supremacy masquerading under a false victim narrative.
Thanks Brian, this video is GOLD. Unfortunately, i know for a fact that there is no worst deaf than the one who doesn't want to ear... I pray that the lies of illuminism and french revolution come soon to an end but as men and women we can only do so much. The rest is in God'a hands
As a Catholic I didn’t know there so many lies told about us. I knew of about a few but most of this I didn’t know. Great video
I'd suggest that the overwhelming majority of people who have signs or bumper stickers talking about science, have no understanding whatsoever of The Scientific Method. This was especially obvious during the "trust the science" era and that the same people would likely be arguing that men can have periods.
lol what did you expect? Most of these “trust the science” atheists don’t actually do any research into religion or any topic they don’t like. They just act like they are “scientific” and are all about the evidence cause that gives them an intellectual high ground. Most atheists have a moral problem with the idea of the God of Christianity and the concept of a higher power in general, especially concerning Christianity’s demands of sexual discipline. If the bible didn’t talk about sexual discipline, people wouldn’t nearly be as hostile towards it as they are now. Humans become super hostile and defensive when anything speaks of controlling the most hedonistic trait of a human being, their sexual desires.
Apparently they already updated Chat gpt. For me it wouldn't want to create the image of an evil priest.
This video is so beautifully produced. Thank you, and I am so happy to have found you here. Blessing to you and keep up the excellent work.
The first minute is scary! Wow!
When the fourth crusade diverted to Constantinople on the way to sacking it, they were excommunicated.
People nowadays can't fathom what a big deal excommunication was.
Being excummunicated is basically being sent to hell, its such a big deal that it made a king who was excommunicated beg on his knees in the snow for 3 days for the Pope to pardon him.
I appreciate many of your points (fellow catholic of now of 7 years). However, it would be extremely beneficial for you to supply dates, names, quotes, and sources when contradicting false accusations of the church.
Appreciate the content! Keep it up!
Great clip, man👌
Really good video Brian. I grew up between Catholic and Protestant (Baptist), but eventually rejected both in elementary school which was Catholic by the way and even went to Catholic high school. Unfortunately, these lies seem to have permeated even in Catholic institutions because I think even some Catholics may not know the actual history of the Church. I am Christian (non-denominational) now, but looking into each of the three main branches of Christianity, and I must admit as a non-denominational Christian I have fallen victim to the lies that Protestantism and secularism have spread regarding the history of the Catholic Church.
Though I am not Catholic, I will say your videos have been very helpful for me in gaining understanding about Catholicism as a whole. I am glad that you make this kind of content and hope that going forward there can be unity between the different denominations of Christianity. I honestly see the mission of each denomination as the same just practiced in different ways and hope that there can be unity and understanding going forward come from this.
Seeing all the craziness in the world today, I think that each branch has a duty to bring the light of Christ to the world. Thank you brother and God bless you!
I absolutely agree as a Protestant when I heard these arguments for the first time I accepted them as being pro Christian not just Catholic. Protestants and non denominationals can both admire the many good things Catholics have done.
Many Protestants love the idea and imagery of the Crusade but refused to admit that it was (and is) Catholic. The worst part of their lies : Catholic are not Christians and Catholic Church created Islam. Um, what? We fought them for hundreds of years and will happily do it again (as long as the Church approves it), because we believe in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit which is fundamental in Christianity (Nincea Creed).
To be fair i feel bad with those who, despite being outside the Church, are willing to share our history and modern day challenge in the spirit of unity that only God can provide.
🙏🏻✝️ @@Weavileiscool
@@WeavileiscoolThe priests have certainly "helped" a lot of little boys.
I’m happy to see your channel growing brother. May the Lord continue to be here with you on your journey, attained through the intercession of our Blessed Mother 🇻🇦🤝
My family was persecuted, tortured and kill causing us to flee our mother country Switzerland ,we were Catholics who changed our belief to Anabaptist, still Christians just believing that only God was our superior authority and not man,we believed in separation of church and state also adult baptism .This is very easily documented and it was the catholic church that was persecuting us. Your comments would be appreciated.
The RCC has hounded, pursued, persecuted and killed Bible-believing Christians right from the off. Their crime……not being subject to any ruler but Jesus and not submitting to Papal ‘authority’. Loraine (male!Boettner’s 1962 lengthy, but excellent expose of the RCC is available to read on-line for free.
The one weakness of this video is how he minimizes the inquisition. Just admit - Catholics tortured and killed other Christians. Saying they just established guilt and let the government kill is like Caiphas claiming it was all Pilate’s fault Jesus was executed.
Anabaptists are heretics who threaten the unity of Christendom
2:07 the crusades and inquisitions were actually based
Thank you so much for making this video. So many people have no idea about any of these things.
I love our society is so quick to judge Christians for how they respond, when they don't care about them unless they determine a value in society. Christians are silent and transparent in society unless there is a value that is being threatened, then the remaining get all aggressive because they spoke up. The hypocrisy is idiotic. As far as the crusades, I wasn't there, but I'm sure there were several groups who created hysterical Christians, run by emotion to create people who were to high but I would also have to assume, consequences happen when you rile up a group of people who simply want to live in peace.
God bless you Brian
I’m really glad you made this video. I left a tip 😊 the church needs to know these things and be able to look people in the eye! Thank you!
whats the song at the beginning of the video? 0:01
Waiting for it too!
Paul Jernberg - Introit: The Love of God, specifically the part from 1:57. You are most welcome
I’d also listen to the terrifying judgement if you liked that one
Media vita maybe
Darude - Sandstorm
Good video. If there is anything I would take issue with it is that you do not clarify the distinctions between the Inquisitions established subject to the authority of the Papacy, albeit almost always active only in specific regions and the biggest and most consequential established at the request the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 15th century. The Spanish Inquisition probably led to as many as 3250 sentences of execution between its establishment in 1478 and 1730, 2000 of which issued prior to 1530. Aside from the very similar Portuguese Inquisition, none of the Medieval or Roman Inquisitions authorized in France, Germany, Italy or other parts of Europe produced anything like the volume of cases that the Spanish Inquisition did. The Spanish Inquisition was also unique in that it was completely under royal authority and independent of the Holy See though staffed by clergy. Pope Alexander VI (Roderigo Borgia, arguably the most corrupt pontiff in the history of the Church) objected to what he believed to be the unduly strict operation of the Spanish Inquisition in cases involving conversos. There is some dispute as to how many of the sentences of execution issued by the Inquisitions were actually carried out as often enough the burnings were in effigy, or of dummies. While scholars, critics of the Church and apologists continue to contest the record of the Inquisition, you made the important point that modern people need to understand which is how limited the scope of its operation really was, and how relatively restrained. The regimes of the European nations that emerged from the middle ages like Spain, France and Britain were responsible for a far greater volume of the sort of injustice commonly ascribed to the Church through the various Inquisitions--the fact that the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions which were instruments primarily of the respective monarchies of those nations were by far the most significant in the numbers of cases and executions being an example of this. What frustrates me the most perhaps is that people do not recognize that such injustice and terror is more common today than it ever was in the medieval period. The propaganda of the Enlightment's critics has by and large been an overwhelming success.
It's a big topic. The witches example is only one part of it.
The Inquisition 'pretenders' were called conversos. I remember that from an excellent study: Epic: A Journey through Church History (Weidenkopf/Dr. Schreck). If you can bring that to your parish or use the study, highly recommended!
People need to understand that science is not an actual body of thought. It's a method.
Thank you. Ave Cristus Rex🇻🇦
Thank you for making this and keeping the explanations simple, direct, detailed yet brief, and to the point.
I tried doing research on the crusades when in a debate with someone, and the truth is heavily suppressed
You're actually very soft and uhm... measured? -- when describing the horrors that preceded the first Crusade.
People don't realize that Egypt was Christian before the Muslim onslaught. I was in Egypt last year and my guide, a Coptic Christian explained to me that his people, the community of remaining Coptic Christians are the true Egyptians, while Arabs are relatively recent immigrants who arrived to Egypt from the Arabian peninsula only after the Islamic conquest of Egypt. Well, recent in relative terms, compared to the entire history of Egypt.
The Mediterranean sea ended up under total Muslim control as all the ships of the European kingdoms and even their sea ports were completely destroyed by the relentless Muslim raiding parties. Mediterranean was the life line that connected Europe to Egypt, the ancient bread basket. As a result Europe was suffering twice as much, from the war campaign but also because every year with bad harvest immediately caused a famine because Europe had lost it's food buffer, the trade with Egypt. Hence, Dark Ages.
Muslim armies reached Tours (in France) from the west and Vienna (in Austria) from the east. The entire Mediterranean coastal area was deserted 20 miles inland, villages and towns turned into charred rubble, inhabitants killed or captured and sold into slavery on the Middle-Eastern slave markets.
Look at the Saudi-Arabian princesses. They are very white and have clearly european facial features, unlike any women elsewhere in Arabia. The difference is staggering, it's a completely different genetic material. What do you think how did this come to be? Can you imagine how many people it takes to change the genetic makeup so fundametally that it's clearly recognizable several centuries later?
Oh those poor Muslims, they eventually had to suffer the "indescribable horrors" of the Crusades!
Gimme a break...
The death toll of all the six Crusades combined -- and that's including the fallen from _both_ sides, Muslims and Christians -- was around 1 million.
Only the Islamic wars in India alone killed, according to different estimates, from 200 to 800 million. That's just India. If you look at the map it's a realtively small corner of the entire conquered area that spans from Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean. Have you ever heard about those wars? Right... Nobody has heard about them.
The biggest and bloodiest wars in human history are a well kept secret. Sounds unbelievable but is actually true.
I despise people who uses numbers of the dead to make a point. The parable of the one sheep missing, clearly shows that 1 death is enough for Jesus Christ and salvation.
In this whole video, no scripture has been quoted!
@@revenant2979 It doesn't matter how many people are killed? You're a Statanist, not a Christian. A Satanist, moral relativist and simply a hypocrite.
Yes, ALL the suffering counts, the more people have to suffer the worse it is. Obviously.
But it's even worse. People like you will effectively help to cover up the truth about Islamic atrocities. Hence, indirectly enabling for more and more of those to happen.
_"Truth will make you free."_ How's that for a Bible quote?
@@revenant2979 Oh yes, help to cover up the truth and thus enable even more violence.
_"Truth will set you free"_ How's that for a Bible quote? Jesus from the Nazarea said that, ever heard about that guy?
By the way, I'm sure you'll hate the truth, every covert Satanist does...
@@revenant2979 You should despise the people who make excuses for the devil when it kills millions of people to spread his lies.
But you don't. You defend the Devil instead. Says all we need to know about you.
Hey brother! What a great video! I'm also a descendant of the templars and iberic noble heroes. I'm a protestant working the ministry of reconciliation as I grew in a traditionally very Catholic family with some Jewish members coming in down the branches. I would love to cooperate with you. May Jesus bless you and your family forever! Be it for Your glory only, Lord, not ours. Amen! +
The first crusade was one of the most justifiable wars in all of history, and anyone who denies that is minorant or they're playing at some kind of motive against to truth. War is brutal, it always was, and it still is today.
Lol the jab at Henry the 8th has me dying. You're not wrong though
I’d love to see a deep dive on this, 1hr+ or so. Great video! The history we’re taught is all like this, it’s nearly all altered for political reasons. It’s wild how much of our history classes are nonsense. The “god of this world” is hard at work to keep the veil over the eyes of the non-believer. God bless, my brother.
only 1 minute in....
If you don't know what religion you should follow, or if you should be atheist. Look into your heart, and ask yourself, what religion does evil hate? That's your religion.
Why do you have this ugly number in your name, for your sake, remove it, or else GOD will deal with you as he wants.
And Repent
No, you should ask yourself why no God has been proven to exist.
@@crazyprayingmantis5596
Search the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Just a suggestion
Lies flies across the world before the truth can even begin to wear its socks.
Especially nowadays, with our social media being what it is.
Yes. We saw it especially with Canada´s false accusation against church. That went throught the entire world within hours. Results of the investigation and fact that 80+ churches were burnt to the ground, catholics attacked, that never made it out of the Canada.
This was a great discussion.
This would be more accurately titled “Popular Lies About The Catholic Church”.
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Glad I'm not the only one bothered by merging over 2 billion Christians under one sect :D (the one that committed all of the crimes and has most scandals these days by far)
@@M1N3RHThat's cheap and a low blow. While not justifying bad Catholic behavior, there are prevailing facts that will always make them "the worst", whether or not they are.
First, is what I would call the age and volume problem. The Catholic Church can claim the longest continuous roots without any rebranding, much more than most any other denomination. And if you count all of history, there are probably many more Catholics than any other denomination .You stick around longer, you're going to have more corruption, bad people, and scandals. Jesus may have created the church for people, but the reason for the church's existence is also why it can be corrupted- people.
Second is the documentation problem. The structure of the Catholic Church makes it so it is much easier to find scandals, especially previous ones. It also makes them near impossible to forget once they occur. Often when a scandal breaks breaks in a non Catholic Church. The church gets scattered, or the locals cover it up, or there aren't enough collective church structures for them to be "brought to justice", or sued to oblivion in civil court. The main crux that drove the civil court cases against all the Catholic dioceses wasn't justice- it was money. There was a law change opening up expired criminal charges into civil courts, and a handful of lawyers decided to make the church pay for its misdeeds through class action law suits.
(Somewhat of a side note, I think the same lawyers suing the dioceses were the same ones who went after the boy scouts, bankrupting them too.)
Es lo que significa cristiandad.
Cuando fueron las cruzadas los protestantes no existían. Aun no nacía lutero.
At its core, the issue is the ongoing spiritual war between Judaism and Christ and His church. It’s impossible to combat an enemy when most don’t know who it is. Many saints including Chrysostom wrote extensively about this. Not calling out who opposes us will be our downfall.
one thing that's even more intersting is the fact that what actually occurs in history is ofen completely different and more detailed than our history textbooks lead us to believe. I'm glad my high school history teacher always told us to never go based on the history textbooks and to always research the actual historical events that took place because if it's one things its this facts always change especially with new information and discoveries constantly being made. But also, I've discovered that there are certain aspects of history that are constantly trying to be covered up by historians, and archeologists and I've always wondered why? Why cover up discoveries that could change the way we look at history? It makes no sense to me.
This video should be named Lies you've been taught about Christian HISTORY. this is not anything about Christian theology.
Also the Zoroastrian lands of Pakistan and Iran were invaded and Buddhist Afghanistan
Stumbled upon this. First time in a long time that something has been worthwhile, thank you much!
With 45000 denominations of this religion, my first question is Do you know the intricate details Of the belief systems of all forty five thousand of these denominations In order to be able to tell the truth from lies people tell about these denominations?
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Since this video did not touch upon any lies about the church, or any denomination, based on a theological level, your question simply lacks sense. I could be a catholic, evangelical, black youth democrat, old republican, a single mother, a phd graduate, Samurai Jack; none of this would change the fact that for example, the crusades were justified. An atheist can say that they were justified, because factually they are.
You get to the point of something very salient about the heart of men right at the end there. 👉 Are they looking for information or entertainment. 🙃 lies can justify a terrible amount of enjoyable sins you know. Most people might not like the truth crashing in like the Koolaid guy and ruining the party. 😂
OH YEAH!
There's that pesky thou shalt not kill thing. When 1 person does it? Murder.
When a lot of people do it, and helpfully tell everyone that God told them to do it? Then we are the good guys. Of course people want to be entertained.
@@coffeebux though shalt not commit murder to be exact. Capital punishment is permissible so is a just war. And any generation that can rationalize murdering the most innocent of unborn children doesn't have a leg to stand on about being horrified over past atrocities when they glory in the present. So take a seat.
@@BindingTheYokeyeah, we know that. That's why you guy always have the excuse
"God is on our side so we didn't murder"
@@randomusername3873 I was going for ignorance on your account, then I thought perhaps arrogant..but no no sure enough that last statement just clarified its just plain old stupid.