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"Jesus never claimed to be God"

Yes, He did. And He is. Lets look at how many times Jesus claimed to be God - a 🧵✝️ Image
John 8,58 “Jesus answered them: ‘I solemnly declare it: before Abraham came to be, I AM.”

This was the name God gave himself when he first communicated with Moses, Exodus 3,14:
> "God replied, ‘I am who am.""; Then he added, ‘This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you."Image
John 10,30: ”The Father and I are one.” Image
John 14,8-11: “’Philip,’ Jesus replied, ‘after I have been with you all this time, you still do not know me?Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?… Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe because of the works I do."Image
Matt. 11,27: “Everything has been given over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son but the Father, and no one knows the Father but the Son – and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” Image
Matthew 9,5-7: “Which is less trouble to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven’ or ‘Stand up and walk?’ To help you realize that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” – he then said to the paralyzed man – ‘Stand up! Roll up your mat and go home.’ The man stood up and went toward his home.”Image
John 10,37-38: “If I do not perform my Father’s works, put no faith in me. But if I do perform them, even though you put no faith in me, put faith in these works, so as to realize what it means that the Father is in me and I in him.” Image
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Aug 22
Hollywood lied to you about the Spanish Inquisition.

It was necessary, legitimate, and far more merciful than the secular courts of its time.

This is the truth about the Spanish Inquisition - a 🧵✝️ Image
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To understand the Inquisition, you must place yourself in the world of the Middle Ages.

Europe was fighting for its life. For centuries, the Iberian Peninsula had been under Muslim occupation.

The Reconquista (711–1492) was not just a war of land, but of faith and survival.

Other Christian heresies kept popping up here and there so a system was needed to keep the people faithful and Europe united in Christ and His Church.Image
Also, there wasn’t just one Inquisition.

There were several:
>The Medieval Inquisition (13th century)
>The Spanish Inquisition (1478–1834)
>The Roman Inquisition (1542+) Each had different goals, methods, and levels of severity. But none were what the myths suggest. Image
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Aug 22
They were warrior-monks. Crusaders. Men of God.

Until one Friday the 13th, they were all arrested.

This is the fall of the Knights Templar, and the king who died under their curse - a🧵✝️ Image
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On October 13, 1307, at dawn, King Philip IV of France ordered the simultaneous arrest of every Templar in his kingdom.

Hundreds were seized, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay.

The date, Friday the 13th, would live in infamy. Image
The charges? Heresy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sexual perversion.

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Aug 22
He was the last Catholic emperor.
A monarch who chose the Cross over the crown.

He offered his life as a sacrifice for peace.
His body was discovered incorrupt 50 years after he died.

The life of Blessed Blessed Karl of Austria – a 🧵✝️ Image
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Karl was born in 1887 into the Habsburg dynasty.

A prince surrounded by pomp and politics.
From childhood, he was formed in deep Catholic piety.

He spent his early years wherever his father's regiment happened to be stationed; later on, he lived in Vienna and Reichenau an der Rax.

He was privately educated, but, contrary to the custom ruling in the imperial family, he attended a public gymnasium (the Schottengymnasium) for the sake of demonstrations in scientific subjects.Image
On the conclusion of his studies at the gymnasium, he entered the army, spending the years from 1906 to 1908 as an officer chiefly in Prague, where he studied Law and Political Science concurrently with his military duties.

In 1907, Karl was declared of age.

He was given a chamberlain and assigned routine military duties in Bohemian garrison towns.

He was kept far from politics. His great-uncle, Emperor Franz Joseph, barely knew him.

His uncle, Franz Ferdinand, mistrusted him.
Their wives clashed as well.

To all the world, Karl seemed destined for obscurity,
a minor Habsburg prince with no role in statecraft.

No one imagined he would one day wear the crown.Image
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Aug 22
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But his heart burned with love for the Eucharist.
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This is the story of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Cyber Apostle – a 🧵✝️ Image
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Carlo was born in 1991, in London to Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano.

His family later moved to Milan, Italy, where Carlo developed his love for video games, coding and photography alongside his deepening faith

A teenager like any other, except for one thing:
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From the age of 7, Carlo attended daily Mass.
He spent long hours before the Blessed Sacrament.
His motto: “The Eucharist is my highway to Heaven.”

He also prayed the rosary often, because he loved Jesus’ Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary: “The Virgin Mary is the only woman in my life.”Image
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Aug 21
You’ve seen the movies.
Twisting heads. Screaming demons. Flying furniture.

But the truth is more chilling.

This is what the Church actually teaches about exorcism & demonic possession - a 🧵✝️ Image
Exorcism isn’t superstition. It’s a sacramental, an official prayer of the Church that commands demons in the name of Christ.

There are two types:
> Simple (minor): used during baptisms, blessings, etc.
> Solemn (major): the rare, official Rite of Exorcism, requiring a bishop’s approval.

Not every priest can perform one.
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Before declaring a case demonic, the Church requires:

>Medical and psychiatric evaluations
>Long periods of discernment
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No one jumps to "demon" first. But when natural causes are ruled out, the spiritual battle begins. Image
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But he may be one of the most fearsome defenders of the Catholic Faith who ever lived.

Here’s why this gentle-looking portuguese friar was called the Hammer of Heretics – a 🧵✝️ Image
Lisbon, 1195.

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But the monastery was restless, old friends visited often, political debates broke the silence Fernando soul was seeking.

Seeking deeper prayer and learning, Fernando was sent to Coimbra, the great center of Augustinian scholarship.Image
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