The Babylonian roots of Roman Catholicism. Ancient pagan societies who ruled by the priestcraft of magic and sorcery had many pagan gods, but goddess worship such as ISIS in Egypt and DIANA of Greece was definitely one of their key goddesses, which later worked its way into the cult of Mary in Rome. The worship of Mary was never taught by the apostles of Christ, yet Roman Catholicism teaches this pagan idolatry. "The central fallacy of Mariolatry (also spelled Maryolatry) is that it assigns to Mary an unscriptural role of mediator between God and man. Within Catholicism, the 'Blessed Mother' is just one of many such go-betweens. However, the scriptures couldn't be any clearer on the subject of mediators between God and men. The apostle Paul exhorts the believers: 'For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;' (I Tim. 2:5); 'he is the mediator of the new testament.' (Heb. 9:15). 'Jesus the mediator of the new covenant,' (Heb. 12:24); 'by himself purged our sins' (Heb. 1:3). Jesus Christ himself said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.' (John 14:6). Nowhere in the scriptures is there a single example of the disciples or the apostles praying to Mary or any other deceased saint. Jesus said, I am the door of the sheep. And, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. (John 10:1,7). (It is interesting to note that the ...
Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians (Religion in the First Christian Centuries)
