Sun Worship Rituals
Sun worship is still alive and well in the 21st century. Many of the customs from pagan sun worship rituals are still practiced today. Most religions have these sun worship customs or rituals, including the Roman Catholic Church. Seen as a Christian religion by the secular world, Catholicism is actually based on paganism and although its symbols and customs have been "Christianized," they are not supported by the Bible. Many of the images in this album are featured in Amazing Discoveries' Total Onslaught: The Wine of Babylon lecture. Purchase The Wine of Babylon DVD or view the lecture online.
A Catholic priest holding rosary beads. The Bible tells us not to pray with vain repetitions (Matthew 6:7), so where does Catholicism take its repetitious prayers and rosary beads from? The answer is from paganism. Many eastern religions also follow this custom.
Source: Times Online—Faith Central.
Source: Times Online—Faith Central.
Pope Pius VIII being carried on a throne with feathered fans around him, just as with the pagan deities.
Source: 1st Art Gallery Online.
Source: 1st Art Gallery Online.
Pope Pius XII being carried on a throne with feathered fans around him, just as the pagan deities were carried. Note the pagan trinity hand sign as well.
Source: News That Matters Blog.
Source: News That Matters Blog.
Serapis, the god of the dead. Serapis and Osiris, the sun god, were worshiped by being "eaten" in the form of round wafers that symbolized the sun.
Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Source: Wikimedia Commons.
The wafer used in the mass. Catholics believe that the wafer turns into the actual body of Jesus Christ. This teaching, called transubstantiation, is one of their fundamentally most critical beliefs—one they believe is crucial to salvation. In reality, the wafer is nothing more than a sun symbol common in pagan religions.
Source: The Practicing Catholic Blog Online.
Source: The Practicing Catholic Blog Online.
Inti-Rayma sun festival in Peru. Inca sun worship is combined with Christian traditions. Note the host being carried in its monstrance under the canopy. The Inca religion and Catholicism can find common ground based on their pagan sun worship roots.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 111.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 111.
Inca-Raymi sun festival. Notice the eucharistic host being carried through the streets. The two religions have no disagreement with each other as both are based on sun worship.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 111.
Source: Madanjeet Singh, The Sun in Myth and Art (London: UNESCO, 1993): 111.
The host being carried through the streets in a Catholic procession.
Source: What Does The Prayer Really Say Online.
Source: What Does The Prayer Really Say Online.
In ancient times, gods were carried on litters. The fans were made of feathers, such as ostrich or peacocks. The eye on the peacock feather represented the eye of the all-wise one. The feather was associated with the phoenix.
Source Unknown.
Source Unknown.
Pope Pius being carried on a throne with feathered fans around him, just as the pagan deities were carried.
Source: The Hermeneutic of Continuity Blog.
Source: The Hermeneutic of Continuity Blog.
Pope John Paul II carrying the host in a monstrance, which Catholics believe turns into the actual body of Jesus Christ when it is consecrated. It is then eaten by Catholic believers during mass, and believed to be crucial to salvation.
Note the sun rays emanating out of the monstrance. The wafer itself is perfectly round, just like the sun. This is pure sun worship, not Christianity.
Source: Archdiocese of Washington Online.
Note the sun rays emanating out of the monstrance. The wafer itself is perfectly round, just like the sun. This is pure sun worship, not Christianity.
Source: Archdiocese of Washington Online.
Bishops being ordained. All priests and bishops must lie prostrate during ordination. This is exactly how it was done in ancient pagan times as well.
Source: Liturgy Blog.
Read about the origins of Catholic rituals
Source: Liturgy Blog.
Read about the origins of Catholic rituals
