Gospel According to Pop Culture

[ownNWOnow]

Im a Catholic and I point out another misconception. Peter was not the first Pope that office did not exist then. He was the apostle that merged the centre of Christianirty with the centre of world power. 300 years later they would merge. He appointed Linus the first Bishop of Rome.

He had apostolic primacy through Jesus' decree/prophecy. His place of martyrdom and burial was vatican hill and further down the line that became one of the major centres for christianity. 1000yrs later came schism.

[ripvonchrist]

You are correct in that a more accurate term I could have applied to him was "bishop," instead of "pope," since there was no Catholic church at that time.  I suppose I resorted to a more short-hand reference to him, to make it easier for those unfamiliar with Catholic history (and to prevent an irrelevant detour in the documentary).

Thank you for your comment; and I hope it will help bring clarification to others. :)

[vampire911]

wow this is really good! its funnny you put music from neon genisis lol

[ripvonchrist]

Well, I put an image from Eva. But there's no Eva music. There is, however, some music from Cowboy Bebop, which is "The Ballad of a Fallen Angel".

I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[Malakodistudio]

Very good. It's amusing how a story that has been passed through countless generations, translated several times, and been subject to every form of interpretation by popular media is taken as absolute truth by many people.

I'm very glad that you took a hard look at it, and was surprised by what you found. 5/5

[dollpdx]

Well done! I teach a course on pop culture and religion - may I use your video?

[ripvonchrist]

Sure thing. That's the kind of course it was designed for. ;)

[thebookofdragons]

i would agree.

This is a very well put together piece, feel proud for yourself :D

[thebookofdragons]

i would agree.

This is a very well put together piece, feel proud for yourself :D

[blargbar]

i like how you have a pic from Eva in there.

[5473061]

It'definitely an evil!! don't TRUST THIS!!!!!!

[ripvonchrist]

In what way is this evil? Please support your claim with something. If you would like, I can give you a list of the sources I used for this. I assure you there is no evil intent behind this at all... It is explaining a couple of misconceptions that are perpetuated by pop culture. This is an educational video that was a project for a religious studies class...

[TrueProvidence]

And, evidenced by the description, you are making an unfounded claim against the work of someone who has studied religion extensively (that's what I assume anyway), so saying something as vague and absolute as that is rather foolish, I would think.

As for the title of Lucifer given to the entity of evil, I personally think that the passage in Isaiah could be used metaphorically for Satan, and therefore I think to call him Lucifer would be, perhaps not accurate, but merited. My unstudied opinion

[calangodoido]

The inverted cross however, has both meanings presented; If you study theology you'll see that it represents the crucifiction of Peter, but it also represents the Devil, because he stands for everything that opposes Christ.

[ripvonchrist]

No, the inverted cross used to represent evil is a fairly new idea, and has no bases in Christianity. It was thought up by Crowley, most believe, because HE (ignorantly) thought it could stand for the opposite of all that is Christian. This was picked up by people who read his works, and perpetuated through other works and pop culture. It is NOT a Christian belief or concept. If you were in a theology class that said that, then I would seriously reconsider the credibility of the sources.

[rgunn4]

Great Doc. Very well laid out and researched. It's good to see more education videos like this on YouTube. I have a simular video I edited for a friend regarding what today's culture thinks the Church is. Check it out.