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/. The Arians, founded by Arius,
an ambitious priest of Alexandria,
who denied the divinity of Our Lord,
and said He was not born of the
Father, but made by Him; that He
was not equal TO, but inferior to,
the Father. The heretics were con-
demned at the Council of Nice, a town
in Bithynia, A. d. 1926, under Pope
st. Sylvester 1. The Nicene Greed
was drawn up at this council.
2. The Manicheans, who taught
that Our Lord did not take to Him
self n real body, but only the appear
ance of a body, something similar to
what the angels assumed when they
visited holy persons, as mentioned in
the Scriptures They also said there
we're two Gods, a good one and bad
one. These heresies commenced
about A. ID. ESQ and were finally
condemned in the fourth Lateran
council by Pope Innocent III, A. d.
T215.
g. The MacedonIans, founded by
Macedonius,, who had usurped the
See Of Constantinople. He denied
the God-head of the Holy Ghost.
and said that He Mas only a creation
like an angel, but of higher order.
This heresy was condemned at the
First Council of Constantinople, A.
d. 3s1, under Pope st. Damascus /.
4. The Pelagians, founded by Pc
lagius, a native of Britain. He denied
the existence OF Original Sin in the
soul of man, and taught that without
the aid of grace man is perfectly able
to fulfill the law of God. This heresy
was condemned at council of Afri-
can bishops held at Carthage, A. d.
41G; the decision of the council be-
ing confirmed by Pope St. Innocent
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8. The HISTORIANS, founded by Mes
torius, bishop of Constantinople. He
taught that there were two separate
persons In Our Lord, one of the Son
Of God. and the other the Son of
Man; and that the Blessed Virgin
was not Mother of God, but only of
the man Christ. This heresy was
condemned at the Council of Ephe-
sus, A. d. 431, under Pope st. Celes-
tine l. The latter part of the Hail
Mary was added-"Holy Mary,
Mother of God" etc.
9. The Eutychians, founded by
Eutyches, who taught that there was
only one nature, the divine, in Our
Lord. He said that at the moment
of the incarnation the human nature
was absorbed by or changed into, the
Divine. This heresy was condemned
at the Council of Chalcedon, A. d.
451, under Pope ST. Leo the Great
I. The Semi-Pelagians taught that
the beginning of faith and the first
desire OF virtue came from the pow
ers of man alone, unassisted by di-
vine grace. They also said that the
grace Of final perseverance can be
merited by our own efforts. and is
not free gift of God. This heresv
was first taught by some priests of
Marseilles. 1t was condemned at the
Second Council of Orange, A. d.
52S; the DEGREES of the council being
confirmed by Pope Boniface IL
8. The Monothelites said that
Jesus Christ had no separate human
Will, but only divine one. They
were condemned at the Third Coun-
Gil of Constantinople, A. d. $50, un-
der Pope st. Agatho.
.. The Iconoclasts, or breakers of
holy images. rejected the use of holy
images and pictures, and the practice
OF paying them due respect. They
were condemned at the Second Coun-
Gil of Nice A. d. 7S7. under Pope
Adrian |.
10. The Greek Heresy and schism
was commenced by Photius, who
though not a priest, took unjust pos
session of the See of Constantinople
This schism was ccnsummated in A.
d. 1854, by Michael Cerularius, who
broke entirely away from the
supremacy of the popes, and estab-
lissed what is called the Greek
Church" The Greeks say that the
Holy Ghost proceeds from the Fa-
ther alone, instead of from the Fa-
ther and the Son, as taught by the
Catholic church from the beginning.
Photius was deposed and condemned
at the Fourth Council of Constanti-
nople, A.. ID. $40, under Pope Adrian
II, and st. Ignatius was restored to
his See.
II. Heresy of Berengarius, who
was Archdcacon of Anglers. He said
that the BODY and Blood of Our Lord
are not really present in the Holy
Eucharist. but only in figure. He
was condemned at Rome, A. d. 1918.
IL. The Albigenses taught that
there were two Gods and two Christs;
they condemned marriage, denied all
the sacraments and the resurrection
of the body. 1t was whilst preaching
these heretlcs that the devotion of
the Rosary" was revealed by the
Blessed Virgin to st, Dominic.
13. The Waldenses taught It was
a heinous sin for magistrate to
condemn to death for any crime; that
1t was mortal sin to take an oath:
and that the clergy became reprobates
by holding one farthing's worth of
property. The Albigenses and wald-
enses were condemned at the Third
Lateran Council, under Pope Alex
ander III, A. d. 1879.
IA. Heresy Of Wickliff. He taught
that the pope Is not the visible head
of the church; that bishops have not
rre-eminence over simple priests;
that all ecclesiastical powers are
either forfeited or are in abeyance
during mortal sin; that man is bound
to sin; that God approves of sin; that
confession is quite useless. and that