DEFENDER OF CATHOLIC FAITH

The Church
• Jesus Christ Founded the Catholic Church on AD 33 Mt. 16:18: And
I say also unto thee, That thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• (Mt. 28-19) Jesus states - Go ye therefore, and TEACH all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost.
• (Mk. 16-15) Jesus states - And he said unto them, Go ye into all
the world, and PREACH the gospel to every creature.
• (Mk 16-20) -And they went forth, and PREACHED everywhere, the
Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs
following. Amen
• The church is "the light of the world." He then noted that
"a city set on a hill cannot be hidden" (Matt. 5:14). This
means his Church is a visible organization. It must have
characteristics that clearly identify it and that distinguish it
from other churches. Jesus promised, "I will build my Church
and the gates of hell will not prevail against it" (Matt.
16:18). This means that his Church will never be destroyed
and will never fall away from him. His Church will survive
until his return.

• Church is a " city set on a mountain that cannot be hidden"

( Matt. 5:14) Church is not spiritual or invisible. Church in
Greek is Ekklesia mentioned in the bible more than hundred
times.
• Protestants thinks that the church is spiritual and invisible
composed of some sort of amorphous collection of true believers
form every denomination is completely unbiblical. (Jesus
established only one church, NOT for a group of squabbling rival
denominations.)

• In Matt 18:17-18, Jesus is clearly telling us that the Church is

the final authority on questions of faith or discipline. Jesus says
to take the wayward brother to the Church for reproval. Now,
God would not command us to do the impossible. This means
that God would have provided us with the information necessary
to understand what "Church" He was talking about. Since Jesus
uses "Church" only one other time (in Matt 16:18), it is obvious
that this Church must mean the one He built upon St. Peter
• If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the
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church; and if they refuse to listen even to the

church, treat them as you would a pagan or a
tax collector.

• “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth

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will be[a] bound in heaven, and whatever you

loose on earth will be[b] loosed in heaven
•The Scriptural, patristic and historical records demonstrate that this
Church could only be the Catholic Church. There was no other Church
around at the time these words were penned. Moreover, only the
Catholic Church can demonstrate a continuity and consistency in
doctrine and morals which would be necessary if we are to make any
sense out of Jesus' words in Matt 18:17-18.

•Where does the Baptist take his Pentecostal brother? Where does the
Lutheran take his Methodist sister? Jesus' words demand that there be
one, authoritative institution to resolve the doctrinal or disciplinary
issue. If not, then Jesus' words would mean little. We would never have
any consistency on doctrine and morals, the very ingredients that are
necessary to our salvation. God is one and His Church is one. A
kingdom divided against itself will not stand. That is why the Catholic
Church has been around for 2,000 years, and the Protestant sects
continue to splinter by the thousands each year.
• This verse is a tough pill for Protestants to
swallow. They want to argue that the Bible is
the only and final authority. However, not only
does the Bible never say that, the Bible tells us
the Church is the final authority.
• So, if they want to be faithful to the Bible, then
they have to follow the Church. Of course, this
forces them to determine what "Church" this
is. And if they are truly honest with
themselves, they know there is no other
recourse than joining the Catholic Church.
• We need the Church in order to be saved.  Jesus
Christ gave us the Church as the exclusive means
by which we become united to Him through the
sacraments, which allow us to grow in holiness,
and give us the best chance for salvation.  Those
outside the Church are, objectively speaking, in a
spiritually deficient condition, although they can
still be saved by Christ.  But the Church gives us
the totality of the means of salvation through
Christ and His Eucharistic sacrifice, which the
Church celebrates from the rising of the sun to its
setting. 
• The Church is the sacrament of salvation.  Regularly receiving the
sacraments that Christ instituted is the way that Jesus has set the
whole thing up.  Confession is the normative way that God forgives
sins.  The Eucharist is the greatest gift God has given to us this side
of heaven - because it is Jesus Christ Himself.  It is only in the Church
where we eat His body and drink His blood as Jesus commanded us.

• You cannot receive these sacraments outside the Church where

there is no valid priesthood.  The Catholic Church is the bride of
Christ, and we are adopted sons of the Father in Christ through His
bride, the Church.  You are right to say this is also a matter of faith. 
The Church is supernatural, not just a human institution.  That is
why the Church is an article of faith.  Pray to Mary, the Mother of
the Church, to give you the wisdom you need to truly comprehend
its magnificence and necessity.
• A quick retort to a defender of sola Scriptura
• Eric: John, stop and think for a moment, are Roman
Catholics Christians?  They are if they have trusted in Jesus
alone for the forgiveness of their sins, and had a born
again experience.  However, if they believe that the are
saved by God's grace and their works, then they are not
saved -- even if they believe their works are done by God's
grace -- since they then deny the sufficiency of Christ's
sacrifice.  Being a Christian does not mean being a
member of the Roman Catholic Church. Roman
Catholicism is not faithful to Scripture. Attached are
Scripture verses and explanations that prove the Catholic
Church is no longer representing Christianity, but apostasy.
• J. Salza: Eric, you have no business quoting from the Bible
to disprove the Catholic faith when it was the Catholic
Church who gave you the Bible.  This is the brash arrogance
of Protestant Christians, who are ignorant of history and
twist the Scriptures to their own destruction. I call it
“spoiled brat Christianity.” You despise the very Mother
who gave you the Scriptures. The Bible is indeed the Word
of God, but you only know that because the Catholic
Church told you so.  How do you know what books should
be in the Bible when the Bible doesn't tell you?  You only
know it because the Catholic Church definitively declared
the Bible canon at the end of the fourth century.
• The Catholic Church wrote, translated, copied,
and preserved God's written word throughout
the ages.  That is the only reason you even have
a Bible. Quit trying to interpret the Scriptures
without the Church, because it is the Bible in
the Church, the Church before the Bible, the
Bible and the Church (both or neither).
• http://scripturecatholic.com/sola_scriptura_qa.
html#scripture-III
• http://scripturecatholic.com
• If the Bible canon is necessary for our salvation, but Christ did not
reveal it to His apostles, then Christ must have established an
authority that would guarantee the early Christians'
determination of the Bible canon after He ascended into heaven. 
This authority is the Holy Catholic Church.

• There was no Bible as you know it for 400 years after Christ's
death, and it wasn't even distributed for 1500 years after His
death.  If the Bible is the only way to get us to heaven, then what
happened to those millions of poor souls who never had a Bible
during the 1500 year period? , you need to get familiar with basic
history.  Jesus Christ established a Church to proclaim the good
news.  He never intended on having the Bible be the sole infallible
guide for the Christian faith.  This is why the Catholic Church is
one, and your Protestant denominations are 30,000.
• The Bible 

• # The Bible is a Catholic book because the

Catholic Church decided which books to include
in the Bible in the Synod's of Hippo (393 AD)
and confirmed it at Carthage (397 A.D).

• #  The Canon recognized by the Catholic Church

for the past fifteen centuries (73 books) was
specified in the Council of Laodicea in 367 A.D.
• # The non-Catholic scholar Peter Flint, who translated the
Dead Sea Scrolls, tells us that there was no Bible until the
300's when the Catholic Church infallibly decided on what
books belong there. Before that there were hundreds of
letters and the Septuagint.

• # Even the word Bible is not in the Bible. It came from the
Greek word biblos which means the inner bark of the
papyrus, paper-reed, from which paper was originally made,
in Egypt. The Latin form "Biblia" spelled with a capital letter,
came to mean "the Book of Books," "The Book" by way of
pre-eminence, the inspired Book, etc. The Holy Scriptures
were first called the Bible by St. Chrysostom, the Catholic
Archbishop of Constantinople, in the 4th century .
• # "What do you mean by the Canon of Scripture?"
The Canon of Scripture simply means the authentic
collection of those writings declared to have been inspired
by God. They are called canonical, whereas those writings
that were rejected as uncanonical were called apocryphal,
which means not of Divine origin, not inspired.

• # The Bible alone theory is not what the Bible teaches. The
Bible teaches us and shows us that the Church came First
before the Bible. After all, what books did Jesus write?
None! Jesus deliberately chose NOT to write. Instead He
chose to establish a Church to teach in His name!
• # How did the early Christians each own a Bible if the printing press
wasn't developed until the 1500's? Even after the printing press was
developed how many Christian could afford to own a Bible? 

• # The apostles did not read from the New Testament, which was yet
to be written, instead they taught by "word of mouth" and by
tradition, as shown in the following verses:

• (2 Thes. 2-15) - Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the

traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our
epistle. ( 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Deuteronomy 5:27 )
• (2 Tim. 2-2) - And the things that thou hast heard of me among
many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall
be able to teach others also.
• # Why does JESUS state the final authority is the church in
Matthew 18:15-17? !bible Matthew 18:15-17
•  Matt 18:15  But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go,
and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear
thee, thou shalt gain thy brother.
•   Matt 18:16  And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one
or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses
every word may stand. 
  Matt 18:17  And if he will not hear them: tell the church.
And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the
heathen and publican.
For more than 1,400 years the Church taught the members by
Tradition because the bible was printed only around 1440's
by Johannes Gutenberg. 
• Bible Timeline
• 33AD (Catholic Church founded)  -> 397AD
(Bible Canonized by the Catholic church) -
> 1440AD (First Bible printed)
• 1440 - 33AD = 1400 + years of oral tradition
• The first mass produced printed book was the
Bible, a version based on the Latin edition
from about 380 AD.. The Bible was printed at
Mainz, Germany by Johannes Gutenberg from
1452 -1455.
• True Church
• CATHOLIC 33 JESUS CHRIST / JERUSALEM
• ORTHODOX 1054 SCHISMATIC CATHOLIC BISHOP/CONSTANTINOPLE
• LUTHERAN 1517 MARTIN LUTHER / GERMANY
• ANABAPTIST 1521 NICHOLAS STORCH/GERMANY
• ANGLICAN 1534 HENRY VIII / ENGLAND
• MENNONITES 1536 MENNO SIMON/SWITZERLAND
• CALVINIST 1555 JOHN CALVIN / SWITZERLAND
• PRESBYTERIAN 1560 JOHN KNOX/SCOTHLAND
• CONGREGATIONAL 1582 ROBERT BROWN / HOLLAND
• QUAKERS 1649 GEORGE FOX/ENGLAND
• AMISH 1693 JACOB AMMAN / FRANCE
• FREEMASONS 1717 MASON FROM FOUR LODGES/LONDON
• METHODIST 1739 JOHN-CHARLES WESLY / ENGLAND
• UNITARIAN 1774 THEOPHILUS LINDEY/LONDON
• METHODIST EPIS 1784 60 PREACHERS / BALTIMORE MD
• EPISCOPALIAN 1789 SAMUEL SEABURY/AMERICAN COLONIES
• UNITED BRETHREN 1800 PHILIP OTTERBEIN/MARYLAND
• DIS OF CHRIST 1827 THOMAS & ALEX CAMPBELL/KENTUCKY
• MORMON 1830 JOSEPH SMITH/NEW YORK
• METHODIST PRO 1830 METHODIST/UNITED STATES
• CHURCH OF CHRIST 1836 WARREN STONE & ALEX CAMPBELL/KENTUCKY
• SEVENTH DAY AD 1844 JOHN THOMAS/RICHMOND, VA
• SALVATION ARMY 1865 WILLIAM BOOTH/LONDON
• HOLINESS 1867 METHODIST/UNITED STATES
• JEHOVAH WIT 1874 CHARLES TAZE RUSSEL/PENNYLVANIA
• CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 1879 MARY BAKER EDDY/BOSTON
• CHURCH F GOD 1895 VARIOUS CHURCH OF CHRIST/ARKANSAS
• PENTECOSTAL 1901 CHARLES PARKHAM/TOPEKA KS
• AGLIPAYAN 1902 GREGORY AGLIPAY/PHILIPPINES
• ASSEMBLIES OF GOD 1914 PENTECOSTALISM/HOT SPRING AZ
• IGLESIA NI CHRISTO 1914 FELIX MANALO/PHILIPPINES
• FOUR-SQUARE GOS 1917 AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON/LOS ANGELES CA
• UNITED CHURCH 1961 REFORMED AND CONGREGATION/PHILADELPHIA PA
• CALCARY CHAPEL 1965 CHUCK SMITH/COSTA MESA CA
• UNITED METHODIST 1968 METHODIST AND UNITED BRETHREN/DALLAS TX
• BORN AGAIN 1970 VARIOUS RELIGIOUS BODIES/UNITED STATES
• HARVEST CHRISTIAN 1972 GREG LAURIE/REVIRSIDE CA
• SADDLEBACK 1982 RICK WARREN/CALIFORNIA
• NON DENOMINATION 1990 VARIOUS/UNITED STATES
• # Bible states that we must look to the Church for the proper
interpretation. After all, the Bible cannot interpret itself, can it?
Let look at some verses that show us that private interpretation
is frowned upon.
• (2 Peter 1-20) - Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the
scripture is of any private interpretation.
• (2 Peter 3-16) -As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of
these things; in which are some things hard to be understood,
which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do
also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
• (Acts 8-30) - And Philip ran thither to him, and read him read the
prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou
readest? And he said, How can I, except some men should guide
me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with
him.
• # Catholic and Protestant Bibles both include 27
books in the New Testament. 
• Protestant Bibles have only 39 books in the Old
Testament, however, while Catholic Bibles have 46. 

• The seven books included in Catholic Bibles are Tobit,

Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and
Baruch. Catholic Bibles also include sections in the
Books of Esther and Daniel which are not found in
Protestant Bibles. These books are called the
deuterocanonical books. The Catholic Church
considers these books to be inspired by the Holy Spirit.
• # In fact the ONLY place in the New Testament where the
words "faith alone" appear is in the Book of St. James
where James says that we are "not saved by faith alone"
(James 2:24). This was the reason Luther wanted to get rid
of the book of James. This man was not just arrogant but
evil in his desire to conform the Bible to his personal, and
heretical, opinions. James 2:24 Ye see that by works a man
is justified, and not only by faith

• # In addition Martin Luther add to the Bible words that do

not exist in the Greek extant manuscripts. When Martin
Luther was confronted about why he was messing with the
Bible, he replied, "Because my will is good enough." This
was one arrogant person
• Apostolic Succession

• # The Catholic church has the Apostolic Succession that can be traced more
than 2,000 years ago started by Peter as the first Pope click here to see the list
of the Popes http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm 

• # By the Apostolic succession is meant that priests and bishops have received
the Apostolic authority through an unbroken line of Popes from St. Peter to the
current Pope.

• # Therefore present-day bishops, as the successors of previous bishops, going

back to the apostles more than 2,000 years ago, have this power by virtue of
this unbroken chain.

• # The doctrine that the authority and the mission given by Jesus to the Apostles
have descended in a direct and unbroken line of bishops to the bishops of today
• The Early Christians

• # The tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic

Church from the beginning, taught by Jesus Christ to
his Apostles and they preached to their students that
became the Early Church Fathers of the Church,
preserved what they have learned and this is how
the Church founded.

• # If it were not for the Catholic Christian Crusaders,

Christianity in Europe and the rest of the world
would have been wiped out by the invading islamist. 
• # Who are the Early Church Fathers? They are the
students of the original Disciples of Jesus Christ.
One of the many early church fathers was Ignatius of
Antioch, he was a student of John, and John was a
disciple of Jesus. Jesus taught John. Therefore what John
learned from Jesus also passed on to Ignatius, and
Ignatius mentioned Catholic in his letter to Smyrneans.
St. Ignatius of Antioch's letter to the Smyrneans,
paragraph 8, of 107 A.D.,
• # "Where the Bishop appears, there let the people be,
just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.“
• # For sure the word was in use before the time of this
writing.
• ROMAN CATHOLICISM. The largest of the Christian
denominations is the Roman Catholic church. As an
institution it has existed since the 1st century AD…The name
of the church is derived from its base in Rome and from a
Greek term meaning “universal.” The word Catholic refers to
the wholeness of the church, and for many centuries the
Roman church claimed to be the only true Christian
denomination.(Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia © 1996)

• ROMAN CATHOLICISM: Christian church characterized by its

uniform, highly developed doctoral and organizational
structure that traces its history to the apostles of Jesus Christ
in the 1st century C.E. (Marriam-Webster’s Encyclopedia of
World Religions © 1999, page 938 )
• The office of Pope was founded on the words of Christ:
“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter [which
means a rock], and upon this rock I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”
( Matthew xvi, 18). The attention of every historian has
been attracted by the endurance of the Papacy through
centuries that have seen the downfall of every other
European institution that existed when the Papacy arose,
and of a number of others that have originated and fallen,
while it continued t flourish. The Roman Catholic offers
these facts as evidence that the Church is not merely a
human institution, but that it is built “upon a rock,” (The
World Book Encyclopedia © 1940, Page 5730 Volume13)
• “St. Peter, of Bethsaida in Galilee, From Christ
he received the name of Cepha, an Aramaic
name which means rock .Prince of the
Apostles, was the first pope of the Roman
Catholic Church. He lived first in Antioch and
then in Rome for 25 years. In C.E. 64 or 67, he
was martyred. St. Linus became the second
pope.” (National Almanac © 1996)
LIST OF POPE
• St. Peter (32-67)
• Saint Peter (Syriac/Aramaic: ‫ܫܡܥܘܿܢ ܟ ܹ ݁ܐܦ݂ ܵܐ‬
ܸ , Shemayon Keppa, Arabic :‫ شمعون الصفا‬Shamaon Safa, Hebrew: ‫שמעון בר יונה‬ Shim'on bar Yona, Greek: Πέτρος Petros, Latin: Petrus; r. AD 30;[1] d. between AD 64 and 68[2]), also
known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simōn  pronunciation (help·info) , according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Church. He is also the "Apostle of the
Apostles", an honor 3rd-century theologian Hippolytus of Rome gave him, and the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church, ordained according to Catholic teaching by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in
Matthew 16:18. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and associate him with founding the Church of Antioch and later the Church in Rome,[2]but differ about the authority of his successors in
present-day Christianity.

• St. Linus (67-76)
• After the Holy Apostles (Peter and Paul) had founded and set the Church in order (in Rome) they gave over the exercise of the episcopal office to Linus. The same Linus is mentioned by St. Paul in his Epistle to Timothy.
His successor was Anacletus.
• We cannot be positive whether this identification of the pope as being the Linus mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:21 goes back to an ancient and reliable source, or originated later on account of the similarity of the name.

• St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)

• St. Clement I (88-97)

• Starting in the 3rd and 4th century,[2] tradition has identified him as the Clement that Paul mentioned in Philippians 4:3, a fellow laborer in Christ.[11] While in the mid-19th century it was customary to identify him as a
freedman of Titus Flavius Clemens, who was consul with his cousin, the Emperor Domitian, this identification, which no ancient sources suggest, then lost support. [3] The 2nd-century Shepherd of Hermas mentions a
Clement whose office it was to communicate with other churches; most likely, this is a reference to Clement I. [12]
• Philippians 4:3, -Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the
book of life.

• St. Evaristus (97-105)
• St. Alexander I (105-115)
• St. Sixtus I (115-125) Also called Xystus I
• St. Telesphorus (125-136)
• St. Hyginus (136-140)
• St. Pius I (140-155)
• St. Anicetus (155-166)
• St. Soter (166-175)
• St. Eleutherius (175-189)
• St. Victor I (189-199)
• St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
• St. Callistus I (217-22) Callistus and the following three popes were opposed by St. Hippolytus, antipope (217-236)
• St. Urban I (222-30)
• St. Pontain (230-35)
• St. Anterus (235-36)
• St. Fabian (236-50)
• St. Cornelius (251-53) Opposed by Novatian, antipope (251)
• St. Lucius I (253-54)
• St. Stephen I (254-257)
• St. Sixtus II (257-258)
• St. Dionysius (260-268)
• St. Felix I (269-274)
• St. Eutychian (275-283)
• St. Caius (283-296) Also called Gaius
• St. Marcellinus (296-304)
• St. Marcellus I (308-309)
• St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
• St. Miltiades (311-14)
• St. Sylvester I (314-35)
• St. Marcus (336)
• St. Julius I (337-52)
• Liberius (352-66) Opposed by Felix II, antipope (355-365)
• St. Damasus I (366-83) Opposed by Ursicinus, antipope (366-367)
• St. Siricius (384-99)
• St. Anastasius I (399-401)
• St. Innocent I (401-17)
• St. Zosimus (417-18)
• St. Boniface I (418-22) Opposed by Eulalius, antipope (418-419)
• St. Celestine I (422-32)
• St. Sixtus III (432-40)
• St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
• St. Hilarius (461-68)
• St. Simplicius (468-83)
• St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
• St. Gelasius I (492-96)
• Anastasius II (496-98)
• St. Symmachus (498-514) Opposed by Laurentius, antipope (498-501)
• St. Hormisdas (514-23)
• St. John I (523-26)
• St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
• Boniface II (530-32) Opposed by Dioscorus, antipope (530)
• John II (533-35)
• St. Agapetus I (535-36) Also called Agapitus I
• St. Silverius (536-37)
• Vigilius (537-55)
• Pelagius I (556-61)
• John III (561-74)
• Benedict I (575-79)
• Pelagius II (579-90)
• St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
• Sabinian (604-606)
• Boniface III (607)
• St. Boniface IV (608-15)
• St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
• Boniface V (619-25)
• Honorius I (625-38)
• Severinus (640)
• John IV (640-42)
• Theodore I (642-49)
• St. Martin I (649-55)
• St. Eugene I (655-57)
• St. Vitalian (657-72)
• Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
• Donus (676-78)
• St. Agatho (678-81)
• St. Leo II (682-83)
• St. Benedict II (684-85)
• John V (685-86)
• Conon (686-87)
• St. Sergius I (687-701) Opposed by Theodore and Paschal, antipopes (687)
• John VI (701-05)
• John VII (705-07)
• Sisinnius (708)
• Constantine (708-15)
• St. Gregory II (715-31)
• St. Gregory III (731-41)
• St. Zachary (741-52) Stephen II followed Zachary, but because he died before being consecrated,
modern lists omit him
• Stephen III (752-57)
• St. Paul I (757-67)
• Stephen IV (767-72) Opposed by Constantine II (767) and Philip (768), antipopes (767)
• Adrian I (772-95)
• St. Leo III (795-816)
• Stephen V (816-17)
• St. Paschal I (817-24)
• Eugene II (824-27)
• Valentine (827)
• Gregory IV (827-44)
• Sergius II (844-47) Opposed by John, antipope (855)
• St. Leo IV (847-55)
• Benedict III (855-58) Opposed by Anastasius, antipope (855)
• St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
• Adrian II (867-72)
• John VIII (872-82)
• Marinus I (882-84)
• St. Adrian III (884-85)
• Stephen VI (885-91)
• Formosus (891-96)
• Boniface VI (896)
• Stephen VII (896-97)
• Romanus (897)
• Theodore II (897)
• John IX (898-900)
• Benedict IV (900-03)
• Leo V (903) Opposed by Christopher, antipope (903-904)
• Sergius III (904-11)
• Anastasius III (911-13)
• Lando (913-14)
• John X (914-28)
• Leo VI (928)
• Stephen VIII (929-31)
• John XI (931-35)
• Leo VII (936-39)
• Stephen IX (939-42)
• Marinus II (942-46)
• Agapetus II (946-55)
• John XII (955-63)
• Leo VIII (963-64)
• Benedict V (964)
• John XIII (965-72)
• Benedict VI (973-74)
• Benedict VII (974-83) Benedict and John XIV were opposed by Boniface VII, antipope (974; 984-985)
• John XIV (983-84)
• John XV (985-96)
• Gregory V (996-99) Opposed by John XVI, antipope (997-998)
• Sylvester II (999-1003)
• John XVII (1003)
• John XVIII (1003-09)
• Sergius IV (1009-12)
• Benedict VIII (1012-24) Opposed by Gregory, antipope (1012)
• John XIX (1024-32)
• Benedict IX (1032-45) He appears on this list three separate times, because he was twice deposed and restored
• Sylvester III (1045) Considered by some to be an antipope
• Benedict IX (1045)
• Gregory VI (1045-46)
• Clement II (1046-47)
• Benedict IX (1047-48)
• Damasus II (1048)
• St. Leo IX (1049-54)
• Victor II (1055-57)
• Stephen X (1057-58)
• Nicholas II (1058-61) Opposed by Benedict X, antipope (1058)
• Alexander II (1061-73) Opposed by Honorius II, antipope (1061-1072)
• St. Gregory VII (1073-85) Gregory and the following three popes were opposed by Guibert ("Clement III"), 
antipope (1080-1100)
• Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
• Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
• Paschal II (1099-1118) Opposed by Theodoric (1100), Aleric (1102) and Maginulf ("Sylvester IV", 1105-1111), 
antipopes (1100)
• Gelasius II (1118-19) Opposed by Burdin ("Gregory VIII"), antipope (1118)
• Callistus II (1119-24)
• Honorius II (1124-30) Opposed by Celestine II, antipope (1124)
• Innocent II (1130-43) Opposed by Anacletus II (1130-1138) and Gregory Conti ("Victor IV") (1138), 
antipopes (1138)
• Celestine II (1143-44)
• Lucius II (1144-45)
• Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
• Anastasius IV (1153-54)
• Adrian IV (1154-59)
• Alexander III (1159-81) Opposed by Octavius ("Victor IV") (1159-1164), Pascal III (1165-1168), Callistus
III (1168-1177) and Innocent III (1178-1180),antipopes
• Lucius III (1181-85)
• Urban III (1185-87)
• Gregory VIII (1187)
• Clement III (1187-91)
• Celestine III (1191-98)
• Innocent III (1198-1216)
• Honorius III (1216-27)
• Gregory IX (1227-41)
• Celestine IV (1241)
• Innocent IV (1243-54)
• Alexander IV (1254-61)
• Urban IV (1261-64)
• Clement IV (1265-68)
• Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
• Blessed Innocent V (1276)
• Adrian V (1276)
• John XXI (1276-77)
• Nicholas III (1277-80)
• Martin IV (1281-85)
• Honorius IV (1285-87)
• Nicholas IV (1288-92)
• St. Celestine V (1294)
• Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
• Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
• Clement V (1305-14)
• John XXII (1316-34) Opposed by Nicholas V, antipope (1328-1330)
• Benedict XII (1334-42)
• Clement VI (1342-52)
• Innocent VI (1352-62)
• Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
• Gregory XI (1370-78)
• Urban VI (1378-89) Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII"), antipope (1378-1394)
• Boniface IX (1389-1404) Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII") (1378-1394), 
Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes
• Innocent VII (1404-06) Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa
("John XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes
• Gregory XII (1406-15) Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417), Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII")
 (1400-1415), and Pietro Philarghi ("Alexander V") (1409-1410), antipopes
• Martin V (1417-31)
• Eugene IV (1431-47) Opposed by Amadeus of Savoy ("Felix V"), antipope (1439-1449)
• Nicholas V (1447-55)
• Callistus III (1455-58)
• Pius II (1458-64)
• Paul II (1464-71)
• Sixtus IV (1471-84)
• Innocent VIII (1484-92)
• Alexander VI (1492-1503)
• Pius III (1503)
• Julius II (1503-13)
• Leo X (1513-21)
• Adrian VI (1522-23)
• Clement VII (1523-34)
• Paul III (1534-49)
• Julius III (1550-55)
• Marcellus II (1555)
• Paul IV (1555-59)
• Pius IV (1559-65)
• St. Pius V (1566-72)
• Gregory XIII (1572-85)
• Sixtus V (1585-90)
• Urban VII (1590)
• Gregory XIV (1590-91)
• Innocent IX (1591)
• Clement VIII (1592-1605)
• Leo XI (1605)
• Paul V (1605-21)
• Gregory XV (1621-23)
• Urban VIII (1623-44)
• Innocent X (1644-55)
• Alexander VII (1655-67)
• Clement IX (1667-69)
• Clement X (1670-76)
• Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
• Alexander VIII (1689-91)
• Innocent XII (1691-1700)
• Clement XI (1700-21)
• Innocent XIII (1721-24)
• Benedict XIII (1724-30)
• Clement XII (1730-40)
• Benedict XIV (1740-58)
• Clement XIII (1758-69)
• Clement XIV (1769-74)
• Pius VI (1775-99)
• Pius VII (1800-23)
• Leo XII (1823-29)
• Pius VIII (1829-30)
• Gregory XVI (1831-46)
• Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)
• Leo XIII (1878-1903)
• St. Pius X (1903-14)
• Benedict XV (1914-22) Biographies of Benedict XV and his successors will be added at a later date
• Pius XI (1922-39)
• Pius XII (1939-58)
• Blessed John XXIII (1958-63)
• Paul VI (1963-78)
• John Paul I (1978)
• Blessed John Paul II (1978-2005)
• Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
• Francis (2013—PRESENT)
• History of Catholic Faith Defenders

• God, according to his own purpose is “involved and included in

history.” It is confusing in the minds of men, but as we are believers
who has firm faith, we can really say that, God is very kind and
good to his people. Those who has faith, must abide by the saying
of the Holy Scriptures, (The Book of) Wisdom 8:8 “He knows the
miracle which God has created and the events that will happen in
history.”
• Inspired with the gospel of St. John 8:32 “et cognoscetis veritatem
et veritas liberabit vos”which is translated in English as, “And you
shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.”
• This humble group originated in Cebu, Philippines also known as
CFD defends the truth and the Catholic Doctrines that had been
mock and questions by other religions or sects.
• 1935
• In Cebu, Aglipayano (Aglipayo) were very active in their work; very diligent in setting up an
Organization at the same time very enthusiastic in attacking the Catholic doctrines specially
and particularly the Pope.
The protestant missionaries who lived right in areas such as San Isidro Talisay, Banawa and
the neighboring areas are also active. They make friendship, helps people in their material
needs and part of their process were more insults and assaults against the Catholic Doctrine,
most specially to the Virgin Mary, the apostles traditions, the images and the feast of Saints.
• 1938
• At the Parish of San Nicolas in Cebu; there were religious laymen that rarely converge with
their monastic priests friends and discussed about the other religions who were busy on
mocking and attacking the Catholic Church . The priests was also very wellversed in
responding and answering the great questions of laymen and Fr. Undoy Reynes enjoyed so
much in answering their questions using the Bible with a thorough explanation. At that time,
Fr. Reynes was considered (by them) as the father of the earlier Almanac Book (A guide book
regarding what name or unique name should be given to a new born based on the in Year,
Day and date of birth of the child).
Momentarily Mr. Peter Cabaluna showed up, he is actually studying the Bible in his own effort
alone. In his time, he is known to be called as “The Walking BIBLE”. He then created a group
in San Nicolas parish who were defending the Catholic Faith/Doctrine. In defending the real
Church, he received a commendation from the Pope, the “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.”
• 1946
• After the second world war, at Parish of Virgen de la Regla (Virgin
of the Rule) in the city of Lapu-lapu, Mr. Mundo Reuma came out
from Hilonggos Leyte; a candle maker of priest inOpon (also
known as Lapu-lapu City). He is only a mean educated man but a
brilliant minded person who was known as a theologian of
laymen at that time.
He knows many Catholic doctrines and the Bible along with
Martin and Domingo Berido brothers who were purely religious.
They were known as the assistants or rendering support to Fr.
Gerald Trenekeins, MSC and other earlier priest in Lapu-lapu City
(Opon) in explaining the Catholic doctrines. Laymen frequently
come and approach them specially in finding answers to the
attacks made by other religions regarding the Christian Doctrines.
Mr. Mundo and Mr. Martin too received honors from the Pope.
• 1953
• At Santo Rosario Parish Church, there were laymen that
really enjoying in debate about religion in the rectory.
Guided by Mons. Esteban Montecillo who died at age of
100,tThey were (sharing and) exchanging their
interpretation and wisdom with regards to the Bible,
where the kind priest also enjoyed the debate sessions
of the laymen, but ultimately they still listened to the
explanation of the priests and his interpretation of the
Bible.
• They established the

“Catholic Faith Defender.”