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[Rebirth flame]

Hey guys, this is something that i asked in the Q&A forum, and i thought maybe some of you could give me some help with... I just copied and pasted my old question over... If something in there, like wording, is confusing, lemme know and i'll explain myself alil better...

ok, someone i've been talking to keeps tellin me the Catholic faith is the "whore of Babylon", and i don't know how to respond. I know the chapter in Revelations that he is reffering to, chapter 17, but i don't know what to say to him because i don't know a whole lot on the topic. This person basically says, as i'm sure you all know the claim, that the woman riding the dragon is the Church, and the seven hills refered to are Rome, and somethin about the heads of the dragon, and that the Church is satanic. I know that these are all falacy, but i don't know how to explain to him the actual interpretation, mainly because i'm alittle confused about the whole chapter as it is.

Can anyone help me out? Any defense of the Church, proper explanation of the passage, or just good ol' fashioned advice would really be appreciated, and multiple accounts would be great too! i know, sometimes i must ask some strange questions, but i really do appreciate all the support i can get, so thank you all in advance!

May the Blessings of the Most Holy Trinity rest inside you now and forever!

~rebirth

[Cure of Ars]

Go here


[url="http://phorum.phatmass.com/index.php?showtopic=9728"]http://phorum.phatmass.com/index.php?showtopic=9728[/url]

There is a section called The Church is the "Whore of Babylon"? which has a lot of info on this topic. After you read through this section and if you have more questions don't be afraid to ask some more questions. God bless

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

This is a good article too:
[url="http://www.catholic.com/library/Hunting_the_Whore_of_Babylon.asp"]http://www.catholic.com/library/Hunting_th..._of_Babylon.asp[/url]

[phatcatholic]

these should help:

[i]The Church is the "Whore of Babylon"[/i]
--[url="http://www.catholic.com/library/Hunting_the_Whore_of_Babylon.asp"]Hunting the Whore of Babylon[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholic.com/library/Whore_of_Babylon.asp"]The Whore of Babylon[/url]
--[url="http://members.aol.com/johnprh/whore2.html"]The Whore of Babylon and the Book of Revelations[/url]
--[url="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5743/rev17.html"]The Whore of Babylon?[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicapologetics.net/apolo_153.htm"]Why Isn't Eastern Orthodoxy the Whore?[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicapologetics.net/apolo_118.htm"]Who Is the Whore of Babylon?[/url]
--[url="http://www.kensmen.com/catholic/endtimes.html"]Apocalypse: The Whore of Babylon, the Beasts, and the Rapture[/url]
--[url="http://www.ecclesia.org/truth/whore.html"]The Whore Is Jerusalem[/url] *
--[url="http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/whore_of_babylon.htm"]Whore of Babylon[/url]
--[url="http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/a92.htm"]Rome or Jerusalem?: A Protestant Study on the Whore of Babylon in Revelation[/url] *
--[url="http://www.geocities.com/chosunhoon/catholic/whorebabylon.htm"]Who is the Whore of Babylon in Revelation?[/url]

if u still have questions, just let us know....

pax christi,
phatcatholic

ps: often times i like to refer a person to articles instead of telling that person myself b/c then it makes the person active in their own learning about the faith

[Rebirth flame]

thanx guys, those articles provided some good information! i have learned much, and i feel like i can speak to this person about their misconception of this passage thoroughly now (i absorb everything i read like a sponge! )!

Thank you again, and i do appreciate it!

God Bless!
~nate

[Rebirth flame]

[quote name='phatcatholic' date='Jun 17 2004, 04:20 PM'] ps: often times i like to refer a person to articles instead of telling that person myself b/c then it makes the person active in their own learning about the faith [/quote]
i'm diggin' the logic there!

thanx phatcatholic!

[Quietfire]

Rebirth Flame,

Are you having this dicussion online or in person?

Did you get the info you needed?


Peace.