Could Islam Be Called a Heresy? - Ascension Press Media

Could Islam Be Called a Heresy? - Ascension Press Media: Over the centuries, the Catholic Church has seen many of her children rebel against her with all sorts of bad ideas, blasphemies, and outright heretical statements. The list is long (too long, sadly) and includes such heresiarchs as Marcion, Arius, Pelagius, Luther, Calvin and many more. These men and their followers greatly damaged the unity of the Church, and we still see the effects in various different ways to this day. All Christians are to be one body, just as the Son and the Father are one (cf. John 17:21). Unfortunately that hasn’t been the case for centuries. How are we supposed to expect the world to believe that the Father has sent the Son if we all contradict each other? The rebel children of Holy Mother Church make for a misleading witness to the masses who have yet to come to a conversion of heart.  Not all rebellions against the Catholic Church started inside the Church, but some happened outside. One in particular, which is still with us to this day, is Mohammedanism, more commonly known as Islam. This “revolt”, of sorts, greatly twisted the truths found in Christian (and even in Jewish) theology. Catholic author and historian Hilaire …