OFFENSIVE: Thomas Aquinas on Islam
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I hear the crap about all religions being equal all the time, especially out of the mouths of Catholics In India. Makes me so mad.
Hello fellow Indian. I'm a Syro-Malabar Catholic from Kerala. Are you from Goa?
@Dyna Spinner Oh nice! I was actually asking the original commenter because of the Gomez surname.
But yeah, about the all religions being equal it is actually a complicated situation in India to say the least. Because on one side we now have a Hindu Majority who decided to vote for a cultural nationalist party which claims religious superiority in India. So countering that has become the biggest concern for Catholics and other minorities in India. But on the minority side we also have Muslims who have their own plans which is suspicious to say the least. Presence of Pakistan backed terrorists in Kerala is also a big red signal. And we are very small when you consider the numbers. That is why I think many christians have decided to easily agree with the notion that all religions are equal. Its really sad when you think about it. Its an open trap and we have walked right into it.
We lost the reliance in God. We have decided that our survival only depends on the political control we have. We have forgotten how Christianity rose victorious in Rome amidst persecution. It was not by means of politics but by the deliverance of Christ.
@@savioprince7608 ithippo 3 per undallo 😂 vayya
Malayalees ❤️
It's really the magisterium fault, my mother believed this because that's what the priest taught her, I had to show older references and some good priests for her to change her mind. They keep avoiding this topic and try to cop out when pressured, there are unfortunately a lot of cowards nowadays wearing the cassock
How is this offensive towards people? It's the truth, isn't it? As Catholics we need to defend the truth, this is what our Lord taught us, besides, every small remark against Islam is seen as an insult, you agree and praise them or you are seen as someone who insults Islam
JESUS IS LORD hallelujah!
@@lindaclark9925 I debated Muslims for some time, I seem to be their preferred target for some reason, and when we get to a point where they have trouble explaining things they use the power of reinterpretation. I give you an example.
Me: you say the
Quran has no contradiction and is clear
M: Yes of course
Me: ok how does the place where the sunset and the (female) sperm from between the ribs and backbone fit in?
M: it only seems that the sun sets in a murky pool
Me: but every hadith explains it that it's a physical place where people life
M: no, that's not true, show some respect because only those who have studied the Quran can understand it's not easy just to read it, you need to study it with someone who is experienced
That's very simplified but I guess you get the point
Because we live in an ultra liberal culture which believes that truth is relative and therefore all ideas are equally valid, except for the ideas that aren’t liberal.
@@danielquinn1300 sadly you are right and the truth is never pleasant but it will set you free. There can be only one truth but a lot of opinions and in today's society, all opinions are sold as truth and the truth is presented as an opinion
It's trending to act offensive against Catholics so I don't see why we should be hesitant in stopping misinformation and falsehood.
The Koran itself is grossly offensive to every sort of “infidel,” so what right do Muslims have not to be offended in return?
@emoguy you are grossly wrong. and my practicing muslim friends would not call it offensive. the extremism is offensive. there are mostly moderate practicing muslims. they are the only ones i know. islam is a theocratic political culture. on purpose. just like the holy roman empire was. the church WAS the culture of the middle ages in europe or what was left of it. islam was in india also. the indoeuropean peoples were all over the middle east. remember the muslims don't like the hindus and neither like christians and the buddhists. so culture is seriously affected by the indwelling theocracies and hence the religious view of life itself. the barbarians had no such culture. rome lost its culture to the invasions. what was left was the near eastern cultures howsomeever you chose to label , them but they were dominated by islam and preserved the mediterranean ie greek and roman philosophies away from the marrauding goths and visigoths.
@emoguy muslims believe they are people of god allah. be careful who and how you label people
Their god call us" THE WORST OF CRATURE"
@Sean Ramsay “innocent” or not isn’t the point here. It’s about what’s true or not true. The world’s standards are not to be followed.
@@leylinegoddess you lost me when you said, your muslim friends. They are pretending to be your friends, while 8n their hearts they hate you. So , cut the crap abfoola, find someone else to victimize.
"Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters." (Matt.12:30)
"Jesus Christ"
@Vicky Quack Yep! Won't be long now! Our Lord also said: "I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?" [Luke 12:49] The rest of this chapter is also a warning. Jesus Christ did not mince words.
You know.. your Bible makes Jesus sound like a Dick.
But his life story tells otherwise. I could never reconcile the dissonance between Jesus's life (which shows a composed and compassionate individual!) and the teachings that he preached (where he sounds arrogant, belligerent and jelous) !
All religions are man made, think about your own religion the same way you criticize others
@@mashable8759
Jesus was fully divine and fully man....
So maybe your on to something there!
Keep learning...you will see that by the year 105 St. Ignatius of Antioch actually uses the term "Catholic"..talks about obeying your bishops...and more importantly he speaks about the Eucharist being the true Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ!
Now here we are, 2000 years later...and we still have Catholics..with bishops..still believing that the Eucharist is the true Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ!
Now here is the big question....
Why arent you Catholic?
@@adarsh65kumar
Adarsh....you really need prayers!
Matt, thank you for not selling to the woke crowd. You are a good example of the true Catholic.
In a hadith that was deemed reliable enough to be included in the renowned Ibn Kathir’s corpus, Muhammad declared that “Allah will wed me in paradise to Mary, Daughter of Imran” (whom Muslims identify with Jesus’ mother).
If few Christians today know about this Islamic claim, medieval Christians living in Muslim-occupied nations were aware of it. There, Muslims regularly threw this fantasy in the face of Catholic and Orthodox Christians who venerated Mary as the “Eternal Virgin.”
Thus, St. Eulogius of Cordoba, an indigenous Christian of Muslim-occupied Spain, once wrote, “I will not repeat the sacrilege which that impure dog [Muhammad] dared proffer about the Blessed Virgin, Queen of the World, Holy mother of our venerable Lord and Savior. He claimed that in the next world he would deflower her.”
As usual, it was St. Eulogius’ offensive words about Muhammad-and not the latter’s offensive words about Mary-that had dire consequences: he, as well as many other Spanish Christians vociferously critical of Muhammad, were found guilty of speaking against Islam and publicly tortured and executed in “Golden Age” Cordoba in 859.
The pig is now in hell for 1400years and our mother the blessed Vigin is far away from the pig muhammad
I was looking for the exact verse of the claim, but it's pretty difficult to find. Could you help me find it online? It could be a proper evidence that I can show to others
I don’t think Mohammad meant wed in the physical sense. Only in the spiritual sense. Again ofcourse it was prelest of Mohammad to say that since he was not informed by Christian dogma. To imply the unmentionable would NOT correlate well with Muslims putting the Virgin Mother as a figure of veneration in their own Koran. Especially since they proclaim her to be an Ever Virgin in their own theology. Also, consider the fact that nuns are considered to be the brides of Christ in the spiritual sense when they take their vows. Mohammed was clearly importing this belief for his religion in relation to the Virgin Mother. Albeit incorrectly.
All liars will perish in hell, you are making claims that are unverifiable , just because an opponent makes allegations about his enemy doesn't make it true.
@@africandawahrevival I am not lying. Check Ibn Kathir
I've been Catholic since I was in my early twenties. I'm now almost 70. And only recently have I started trying to learn Aquinas. Thanks for the channel. I've got a lot of catching up to do 😺
You can read St. Thomas's writings yourself. Most are in the library. The Summa Theologica is an eyeopener and puts recent apologetics to shame, except for Kreeft.
@@Younis1446 thanks. I'll check it out.
I think he meant offensive as in the opposite of defensive.
Hope you're doing well, old man.
Saint Thomas Aquinas is one of the Holy Catholic Saints who should be universally taught throughout the Roman Catholic Church, taught along with G.K. Chesterton. There is a great awakening coming to all of us in the Roman Catholic Church when we are sincerely open to the Holy Spirit. "Love prayer, the most effective way to obtain virtue - Saint Teresa of Avila
These are some bold statements in an era of moral relativism.
The truth is a two Edge sword, GODS
Words are like hammers breaking stone. Can there ever be peace between the Wolf and the dog.
If you are lukewarm Christ will vomit you from his mouth , as he himself said , you are either with him are you are against him.
Again he said, if they hate you , know they hated me first , their hater of me will fall on you. See I sent you as sheep among wolf's. Be subtle as serpents but gentle as doves.
If they strike one cheek turn the other , if they take your coat , if them your shirt as well , if they force you to go a mile , go with them for two miles." For in weakness power is perfected". It seems to me , that is the part they never hear.
His back to a river , the king in front of him , the Maccabees said,
Stand up and fight , today is like no other. The king wanted to simulate
them into his people , and give up their GOD and identity and cultural.
To make sacrifices to his God and not their own. Christ is the truth , the way and the life , the truth is ALWAYS an insult to the lie.
The darkness is always the enemy of the light.
Not bold statements, just typical Medieval Christian hysterics.
What is that supposed to mean? That just because people say there's no objective truth automatically gets rid of objective truth? That makes absolutely no sense. Moral relativism has robbed us of backbone and excuses so much evil these days. It robs us of reason itself. We cannot listen to people with no reason.
@@oceanmachine1906 Christians are the hysterics? Please friend, the secular are in no position to chastize Christians about hysteria. Teenaged witches on Tiktok dealing in hexes and thinking there's a moon godsess? Humanity has been desperately trying to find any form of spirituality that isn't connected to God the Father since the dawn of time.
But the Catholic Church as an establishment has existed for 2000 years and is still going strong. Its leaders are traceable back to the original 12 Disciples of Jesus of Nazareth, and they all revered Virgin Mary as his mother. Even the scholars who hate him *at least* admit Jesus was a real person. The Bible is mostly comprised of eye-witness recordings. This is all very hard to ignore.
@@tomdooley3522 yes wars are started because of words and sometimes unintentionally. reserve judgement lest you be judged. lead with kindness and wisdom. care for one another.
Absolutely based Thomas
@Badir Alotaibi the irony behind this (and early Christians using Platonism as the basis of trinitarian doctrine) is that the reliance on philosophy makes the theology merely just an insert, you can take the Bible (or Qur'an in the context of the Mutazila) out of the equation and then you have just raw philosophy. The use of philosophy in the three Abrahamic religions is a kind of self-negation of prophecy.
@Badir Alotaibi Lol. Thomas told us the truth about that false prophet. After 800 years we can see what he said is true.😂
@@YRJ88Game
Of course brother.
@@oceanmachine1906there are only two Abrahamic religions. Islam is a false religion and inspired by demons, not God.
Gospel of of Thomas is based indeed!
Too based for most wannabe christians...
I read the Quran decades ago and I was horrified by the violence it contains.
I feel a lot of compassion for the Muslims who believe this is the word of God as dedicating your faith in this should be (and is) so painful for many.
Perhaps you were fortunate to get a reasonably faithfully translated text. Islamic theology holds that the Quran is valid only in Arabic so many Islamic organisations publish translations that deliberately softpedal on much of the offensive and disdainful language to present a rosier view. Many Muslims (all the ones I have talked to) actually understand very little of its contents.
@@checkoutnow_8437 In fact I read several translations. For each surah I checked my understanding by reading several interpretation on line.
The Quran is not a big book but it took me a lot of time with all these references.
And to my surprise I was impressed by the disinformation you have on it as what is said on the media does not correspond to the actual Quran and many time it is even plain lies.
You really need to go to the source rather than just read books about the Quran.
As Muhammad said you can lie as long as it serves Islam well. And lie they do (and he did).
the bible is full of war and death and deception and regicides . all civilizations want to make theirs come out looking better.
You should read the old testament, it has an enormous amount of violence
@007alg abrahamic religions are nomadic tribal based. However, the new Testament and the Christ is the anchoring of compassion in humanity. Islam eschews any compassion.
True for 800 years ago during St. Thomas Aquinas' time, and still true for now and forever.
Allegation 1: The Prophet Gave “Free Rein to Carnal Pleasure”
Aquinas claims that Prophet Muhammad seduced people with promises of carnal pleasure, and his teachings encouraged such behavior. However, this is easily refuted by numerous Quranic verses and Hadiths that emphasize chastity and moral conduct.
Rebuttal:
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever can guarantee the chastity of what is between his two jawbones and what is between his two legs, I guarantee Paradise for him" (Hadith).
He also stated, "The adultery of the eye is the lustful look, and the adultery of the tongue is lewd speech" (Hadith).
These teachings clearly do not endorse unchecked carnal pleasure.
Allegation 2: The Sahaba (Companions of the Prophet) Were “Carnal Men”
Aquinas suggests that the followers of the Prophet were driven by carnal desires.
Rebuttal:
A companion, Sa’d ibn Hisham, asked Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about celibacy, indicating a willingness to abstain from even lawful pleasures for spiritual reasons.
In battles, companions asked the Prophet if they should castrate themselves to avoid sin, which the Prophet forbade, showing their extreme commitment to moral conduct.
These examples demonstrate the Sahaba's high spiritual discipline, contrary to Aquinas's claim.
Allegation 3: The Doctrines of Islam Appeal to the Simple-Minded
Aquinas argues that Islamic teachings are only understandable by those with modest wisdom.
Rebuttal:
Islam's simplicity and natural appeal make it accessible to everyone, from scholars to common people. Truth should be universally comprehensible.
Paul in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 14:33) states, "God is not the author of confusion," which aligns with Islam’s straightforward message of monotheism.
Allegation 4: The Prophet Taught “Fables”
Aquinas claims that the Prophet’s teachings included fables and falsehoods.
Rebuttal:
Allegations of spreading fables can be made against any religion. For instance, the Bible includes stories like that of a talking donkey (Book of Numbers 22), which non-Christians might view as fables.
Such general accusations lack specificity and do not constitute a substantive critique.
Allegation 5: The Prophet did not perform any miracles.
Rebuttal:
Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad performed many miracles. Examples include:
Pouring water from a small pot that sufficed for the entire crowd to perform ablutions.
Supplicating for rain in Medina, leading to an immediate gathering of clouds and rainfall.
Authentic reports accepted by all Muslims confirm numerous supernatural acts performed by the Prophet.
Allegation 6: The Prophet’s only evidence was military aggression.
Rebuttal: The Prophet Muhammad never claimed military might or political power as his only sign.
Military power as a sign is consistent with Jewish and Christian scriptures, such as in Psalm 143:2 and 1 Samuel 17:45-46.
Islam’s expansion and the transformation of historically significant lands are seen by Muslims as signs of divine support, similar to how Christians and Jews view their historical military successes.
Allegation 7: No wise Jewish/Christian men accepted Islam in the beginning.
Rebuttal:
Several educated Jews and Christians did accept Islam early on, such as:
Abdullah Ibn Salam: A top Jewish rabbi in Medina who converted to Islam.
Salman Al-Farsi: A knowledgeable companion who was a Zoroastrian, then a Christian, before converting to Islam.
Recent Converts: Many educated individuals, including former priests, have continued to embrace Islam over the centuries.
Allegation 8: The Prophet forced people to become Muslim.
Rebuttal:
The Quran explicitly states, "There is no compulsion in religion" (Quran 2:256).
Conversion to Islam through force is not valid.
Prominent companions of the Prophet, like Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, were not forced to convert.
Allegation 9: Islam distorts the legacy and teachings of the previous Prophets.
Rebuttal:
Islam acknowledges the previous prophets and claims to continue their monotheistic teachings.
Jews and Muslims both believe that Christians misinterpret the Old Testament to justify the Trinity, deviating from pure monotheism.
Allegation 10: The Prophet completely forbade Muslims from ever reading the Bible.
Rebuttal:
The Prophet Muhammad did not forbid Muslims from reading the Bible.
The Prophet advised caution in using the Bible for guidance but allowed its study for comparative religion purposes.
Unlike the medieval Catholic Church, which restricted access to the Bible, Islam allows educated study of previous scriptures.
Closing Advice:
Just like you would not ask a doctor to teach you about how to build a building, you should not be basing your knowledge of Islam from Christian sources. Always learn Islam from Muslims and Muslim books such as the Quran.
Saint Thomas is very humble but thruthful in his analysis on islam. What an educated man he is!
Allegation 1: The Prophet Gave “Free Rein to Carnal Pleasure”
Aquinas claims that Prophet Muhammad seduced people with promises of carnal pleasure, and his teachings encouraged such behavior. However, this is easily refuted by numerous Quranic verses and Hadiths that emphasize chastity and moral conduct.
Rebuttal:
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever can guarantee the chastity of what is between his two jawbones and what is between his two legs, I guarantee Paradise for him" (Hadith).
He also stated, "The adultery of the eye is the lustful look, and the adultery of the tongue is lewd speech" (Hadith).
These teachings clearly do not endorse unchecked carnal pleasure.
Allegation 2: The Sahaba (Companions of the Prophet) Were “Carnal Men”
Aquinas suggests that the followers of the Prophet were driven by carnal desires.
Rebuttal:
A companion, Sa’d ibn Hisham, asked Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about celibacy, indicating a willingness to abstain from even lawful pleasures for spiritual reasons.
In battles, companions asked the Prophet if they should castrate themselves to avoid sin, which the Prophet forbade, showing their extreme commitment to moral conduct.
These examples demonstrate the Sahaba's high spiritual discipline, contrary to Aquinas's claim.
Allegation 3: The Doctrines of Islam Appeal to the Simple-Minded
Aquinas argues that Islamic teachings are only understandable by those with modest wisdom.
Rebuttal:
Islam's simplicity and natural appeal make it accessible to everyone, from scholars to common people. Truth should be universally comprehensible.
Paul in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 14:33) states, "God is not the author of confusion," which aligns with Islam’s straightforward message of monotheism.
Allegation 4: The Prophet Taught “Fables”
Aquinas claims that the Prophet’s teachings included fables and falsehoods.
Rebuttal:
Allegations of spreading fables can be made against any religion. For instance, the Bible includes stories like that of a talking donkey (Book of Numbers 22), which non-Christians might view as fables.
Such general accusations lack specificity and do not constitute a substantive critique.
Allegation 5: The Prophet did not perform any miracles.
Rebuttal:
Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad performed many miracles. Examples include:
Pouring water from a small pot that sufficed for the entire crowd to perform ablutions.
Supplicating for rain in Medina, leading to an immediate gathering of clouds and rainfall.
Authentic reports accepted by all Muslims confirm numerous supernatural acts performed by the Prophet.
Allegation 6: The Prophet’s only evidence was military aggression.
Rebuttal: The Prophet Muhammad never claimed military might or political power as his only sign.
Military power as a sign is consistent with Jewish and Christian scriptures, such as in Psalm 143:2 and 1 Samuel 17:45-46.
Islam’s expansion and the transformation of historically significant lands are seen by Muslims as signs of divine support, similar to how Christians and Jews view their historical military successes.
Allegation 7: No wise Jewish/Christian men accepted Islam in the beginning.
Rebuttal:
Several educated Jews and Christians did accept Islam early on, such as:
Abdullah Ibn Salam: A top Jewish rabbi in Medina who converted to Islam.
Salman Al-Farsi: A knowledgeable companion who was a Zoroastrian, then a Christian, before converting to Islam.
Recent Converts: Many educated individuals, including former priests, have continued to embrace Islam over the centuries.
Allegation 8: The Prophet forced people to become Muslim.
Rebuttal:
The Quran explicitly states, "There is no compulsion in religion" (Quran 2:256).
Conversion to Islam through force is not valid.
Prominent companions of the Prophet, like Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, were not forced to convert.
Allegation 9: Islam distorts the legacy and teachings of the previous Prophets.
Rebuttal:
Islam acknowledges the previous prophets and claims to continue their monotheistic teachings.
Jews and Muslims both believe that Christians misinterpret the Old Testament to justify the Trinity, deviating from pure monotheism.
Allegation 10: The Prophet completely forbade Muslims from ever reading the Bible.
Rebuttal:
The Prophet Muhammad did not forbid Muslims from reading the Bible.
The Prophet advised caution in using the Bible for guidance but allowed its study for comparative religion purposes.
Unlike the medieval Catholic Church, which restricted access to the Bible, Islam allows educated study of previous scriptures.
Closing Advice:
Just like you would not ask a doctor to teach you about how to build a building, you should not be basing your knowledge of Islam from Christian sources. Always learn Islam from Muslims and Muslim books such as the Quran.
Christian Prince on UA-cam has a field day with the "Religion of peace" ..
And David Wood (Acts17apologetics)...
And Sam Shamoun. They are doing the most amazing work of evangelizing for our Lord and of exposing the untruths of their religion of islam. May God bless these great warriors of our faith.
Ah I see. So you are a man of culture ☺️
@@davekushner5340 The man that tried to kill his own father & dresses in womens clothing?
Apostate Prophet as well.
LOVE THE NEW FORMAT
The quality was awesome 🤩
Philippines has just outlawed 'child marriage'
Bangladesh has decreed years ago, making 'child marriage' legal.
Difference between Catholic nation over an Islamic country
Both are also poor.
@Postmortem ColonoscopyBecause Laws in Sharia are illegal in Catholic Countries, in Pakistan for example it is legal for you to kill or set fire to your wife / sister under honor killing, killing blasphemers even if it is just a rumor, killing homosexual or killing apostates. In short, you just legalize murder just to say that you have lower Homicide or Murder rate.
Is it a coincidence that a certain "people" in the Philippines who demand that their right to marry female children should be protected out of respect to their "culture" happens to belong to the muhammedan persuasion?
...Do you all recall?..how in the light of modern Islami☪︎ terror... 🇻🇦Pope Benedict, the retired...was castigated to the core for daring to quote a much milder medieval critique of Islam's less than peacef☮︎l aims, by an embattled Byzan♰ine Emperor ?...
I remember it well. It was a disgrace.
What did he say? I miss him.
So much cowardice and weakness from the modern west in the face of a resurgent Islam.
Only the Church is capable of standing up to that death cult, and the only thing that will reawaken the Church is a collapse event that will force the West to shake off the lies and delusions it currently lives under.
@@theguybehindyou4762 ...All Christendom needs to reawaken... Not just the Roman Church.. which frankly, at least as far as the current leadership is concerned, are the worst of capitulators to the decapitators...almost silent in the face of Islamic persecution and suppression ...the loudest challenge and critics to Islam are Fundamentalist, Conservative and Evangelical and Fundamentalist protestants...
@@espi371 ...Benedict quoted a 14th century Byzantine Emperor who's Empire was under assault from pending Muslim's conquest...you can read all about it Wikipedia Pope Benedict/under the heading "Islam"....here's one quote Muslims were particularly offended by in this passage that the Pope quoted in his speech:
"Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."...
Matt, I’m an ex Muslim. I would love to come on your show.
@@Arthur19701 yes sir! Thanks be to God!
@@Arthur19701 thumma ameen! ;)
Amazing! This video was posted 3 hours ago. Exactly 3 hours ago I was listening to a Summa Contra Gentiles audiobook, specifically the part where he completely destroys Mohammed. I was particularly impressed by it. I had no knowledge that this video was being posted. And I rarely listen to audiobooks. Either an incredible coincidence or it means something.
The enemy's agenda is to keep the Christians and Muslims from uniting. The Muslims actually have a prophecy that they will unite with the Christians to defeat the Antichrist in the end times. My working hypothesis at the moment is that Muhammad was genuine but got co-opted by the Old Testament people. That would explain why there are certain things said in Islam that directly contradict Christianity. If you were creating a proxy army to fight your enemy, planting contradictory doctrine would be something that would be useful for you. They have remote mind control weapons today that can project voices, dreams, and visions into people's brains, so maybe they had it back then too.
Tell me what Thomas Aquinas had to say about the Old Testament people. 🧐
@@leejennifercorlewayres9193 Old Testament people? Do you mean the JEWS like me, before I converted to Christianity? You mean my dear beloved people, whom God has chosen amongst the nations to preserve the faith in the One True God for millenia so that our Savior could come and redeem us in a Jewish body, born from a Jewish most holy virgin mother? I disagree with your assessment. It goes completely against what happens in reality, and it contains some assertions that would make for a good science fiction movie, but aren´t real. Cheers!
@@leejennifercorlewayres9193 The heresy which you are propagating is called Marcionism. It was one of the first heresies ever denounced by the Church, and extensively argued against in the second century. So I would advise you to leave this path of hatred, which is not from God, and follow the precepts of the one Church of Christ, which holds no such opinion about neither Jews nor Muslims. Also, to be clear, the animosity I have expressed here about Mohammed is theological in nature. I believe he was in very grave error. I am not speaking against muslims in general. Cheers.
@@ThePhilosorpheus 🤣 Your dearly beloved people who molest children for trauma-based mind control? Yeah, they are going to hell most of them. They keep confusing Christians with REAL heresy. People do not have the Father if they do not have Jesus Christ. That is what Jesus said himself. Everything else are the real heresies. Stay with Jesus and divorce those wicked people.
@@ThePhilosorpheus I looked up that heresy. It does not seem to me it applies to anything I said on the surface.
What exactly is the "element of truth" we can "agree with" in Islam?
I've found literally nothing of worth in the Quran.
I don't know how so many Muslims can call Jesus "prophet", but at the same time think alcohol is absolutely prohibited when Jesus drank wine.
@@news_internationale2035 I don't know how they can call Him the Messiah while ignoring what He said, and raising up an absolute mongrel of a man like Muhammad over Him.
Muhammad isn't worthy to be mentioned in the same sentence as Jesus.
@@news_internationale2035 Exactly; and how can they call Him a prophet at all, with His claims as being the Messiah, Son of God, brother to us all, saying we must "eat His flesh", and calling the Godhead Father at all? All these things are blasphemous to the muslim faith. Either Jesus was all He said He was, and all He said was truth, or He was a lunatic and a liar; there is no in-between.
@@xunqianbaidu6917 "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."
It only reveals when you open your heart to it. Like the Gospel.
Muhammad also get the Trinity wrong or Triune God. He thinks that the Trinity is the Father and Mary getting together and have a son Jesus and thats the "Trinity". This is most disastrous and abominatingly false. I also find it interesting the the god of islam didn't even attempt to try and falsify the true and actual Trinity. This among many other reasons is why we see that Muhammad wrote the quran and that its not of God but Muhammads false understanding of Christian doctrine of the Trinity and the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus Almighty!
Islam is a monotheistic religion. while christians believe in the trinity and Catholics do worship Mary. the trinity was never taught in the bible. John 5:7 was never part of the writing of the bible and was removed by the NSRV. Jesus only preach God is 1 in Mark 12:29-31
@@Harrysuke While islam claims to be monotheistic, the opposite is true. People like Anthony Rogers has proved that much. Islam crumbles upon the slightest scrutiny, rendering it false beyond doubt. I think you need to get your facts right. What you said about worshiping Mary is false. The trinity, concept and meaning are embedded all through the bible, needing the exact word or phrase is a fallacious disregard of the truth, and used by people who can't use simple logic. About the gospel of John, another error, if you want to cite any bible, please refer to the original greek, not the english version. What you just wrote is nonsense. Maybe read a little bit?
Somehow their omniscient god got it wrong.
Not only that, but in surah 9:28 he says that "the Jews think Uzair (Ezrah) is the son of Allah, and the Christians think Isa (Jesus) is the son of Allah. May Allah destroy them! How are they deluded!". Jews never thought this. But somehow Allah still says it and takes it for true.
@@ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски hahaa 🤣, no part in the Jewish history did Jews considered prophet ezra as the son of god, it was all fabricated lies made up by Muhammad 🤣🤣
@@Harrysuke Anyone who has basic common sense knows that islam is a made up religion by an individual for his own interests. Other religions have atleast some merit to them, but islamic idea of God and beliefs are just plagiarised form of jewish, christian and other beliefs that existed around Muhammad.
The thing we need to keep in mind is the standard way to talk in public discourse was much more polemical then. Different eras have different ways to talk.
I’m our time, we have too many people who are way too worried about “the civil discourse,” that one begins to wonder if they’re just too easily upset by other people arguing with each other.
People will be mad by anything now days. Truth hurts most of the time. And the truth is that Islam is a false religion
I am an Evangelical Protestant that has worked my way through the Summa Contra Gentiles and, in a group study, through the Summa Theologica. When I first read the good Doctor's assessment of Islam, I was impressed.
We also cannot say that Muslims worship the same God as us.
no we don't, you worship a man, we worship the creator
@@fatehf5206 You worship a demon, as stated by Muhammaed himself.
Muslims worshiping the same God has been like standard church stance since medieval times
I'm a Spanish speaker and thank God for the Saints' lives because not matter what language you know God's language is love. Jesus I trust in You. I will share this awesome video. God bless!!!
We need Thomas today!
@Sanctus Paulus Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of idolatry or of ISLAMISM; refuse not to draw them all into the light and kingdom of God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy toward the children of THAT race, once Thy chosen people: of old they called down upon themselves the Blood of the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.
> National Catholic Register, Four Exorcists Urge Day of Fasting, Prayer and Reparation Dec. 6, Bree Dail, November 12, 2019
Islam is evil just like communism is evil, & i don't care if they're "conservative".My grandmother is Indonesian, i don't need anyone to tell me what Islam is all about.
That's why we have people like a Ilhan Omar the Somali Pirate & Rashida Taliban siding with Antifa & BLM, they have one thing in common: they hate Jesus & His Church!" for "a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." [Mark 3:25].
We have St. Thomas Aquinas. Pray for the Muslims and Jews.
Thomas Sowell.
Hey I know a guy who read the Quran thoroughly... And that pushed him to become a Christian
Well I know a lot about people read the gospel and became an atheist
Mohammed was visited by a fallen angel. He was terrified after the encounter. It was only his wife who convinced him that he had been visited by the archangel Gabriel.
Real talk in the video. Spittin' truth bars, right here. Both from yourself and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Keep up the good work, mate !
Well done. To the point and message received. Thanks for the courage to frame this honestly and truthfully in this politically correct poisonous culture. We need these truths to be told if not the words of the Lord will not get out to the world. Again thank you for your courage
I’m this modern age, now that we know more, let us all be better. Let us allow our hearts to be filled with love, our minds with understanding, and our souls with compassion. Let us view our fellow men with newly enlightened eyes and know peace.
Hope you won't get a fatwa on your head, brother. Praying for you!
Yes I thought that ! I suppose they would have to go after St Thomas himself so best of luck with that.
But 100% praying for maturity of those who take offence as it’s still totally ok these days to clergy and Bible bash and take the piss out of Christians. We just take it.
@Ggl Lab1 Nobody said anything about not speaking the truth or keeping quiet. My comment was well wishing and a promise of prayers. Why would you seek for something negative in that? Peace be with you!
He won’t get a fatwa. Muslims know that Christians disagree with Mohammad’s conception of the Godhead.
@@Thebusysuperhuman I heard an atheist say online the other day that Islam is a strong/violent religion and Christianity is passive/weak. Yet the catholics did kick out the Muslims from Europe. Perhaps because of augustines just war ideas
Holders of false religions are often “offended” when you point out their heresies. Doesn’t mean we should stop pointing them out
7th century Mormonism
That's like calling the ancient Israelites 10 century BCE Mormonism.
@@oceanmachine1906 how so ? the whole isreali jewish hebrew faith is not solely base one one persons supposed revelation from God like in islam and mormonism. Try again.
@@icxcnika555 yes, Moses. Try again. I also never said Jews, try again. I said Israelites.
@@icxcnika555 also Mormonism has very little comparison to Islam beyond very simple cliches which are more just recognition of Old Testament Prophetic Typology (the man with the book and many wives).
Joseph Smith is believed to be a divine translator of ancient books (Book of Mormon) written by other "prophets" all which are 3rd person historical narrative.
His own "personal" Revelation (doctrine & covenants) plays almost no role in Mormonism unlike his translation project (Book Of Mormon). This is what his life's work basically comprises of, aside from setting up churches etc.
Mormonism is not radically different enough from Christianity to be considered a seperate religion and is entirely dependent upon it.
In Islam there is the Prophet who receives the supernatural speech of God (not merely just being "inspired") which enters the world as sound recited (in the form of the Qur'an). This prophet builds a large community of followers enduring a decade of persecution followed by an exodus. His whole life like Moses is a conduit of direct angelic and divine scripture as well as Law. This is unparalleled historically, only by Moses himself.
The universal prophet of the gentiles through the progeny of Ishmael, the other son of Abraham.
It is amazing that Jews and Christians still share the same jealously and arrogance that Sarah had to Hagar.
Disagreement does not equal hatred. As Christians, we must vehemently disagree with false teachings like Islam, but still love those who are its followers. Gentle rebukes are often the most effective rebukes.
Everybody gangsta till they start quoting Thomas Aquinas. 👀
Saint Thomas was just that guy
Our Lady stands on the crescent moon
Was...was not ready for the shave! 🤣 Great content as always! Pax!
Very brave to have said this out loud. Kudos to you Matt 👍🏼
Hillaire Belloc was even more “brutal”. 😂
Umm before I watch this video... I’m thinking based ... and possibly Christpilled.
😂
@@catholicrakelle hi friend. How are ya?
@@clenjones5748 I’m good, how are you?
@@catholicrakelle im good. Where do you live abouts fren? Are you European (White)
@@clenjones5748 I’m from Wisconsin
Balanced and spot on. Refreshing!!!
Thomas Aquinas is totally true about Mohammad and Islam! He calls a spade a spade. Of course, there are 'humanly good' Muslims IN SPITE of Islam because they have learned from others..
Thomas Aquinas, spoke what he believed to be the truth concerning Islam and I concur with him. The fundamental teachings of each founder Jesus verses Mohammed are radically different even to a casual reeader. Jesu's message is love, verses Mohammed's message of submission, submission to the point of utalizing violence and cohearsion if necessary. History shows how the two differant religions spread at their inception. Islam is based upon the principle of violence verses Christianity, which is based upon the principle of love.
Ah! A Thomist! A rare thing these days. I do what I can out here in the highways, byways and hedges. Just getting people to recognize the weak position of Opinion and understanding Certitude, and end up espousing Error. All three are decisive states of mind. Keep up the good work! What I leave people with after a few exchanges is: There can only be One. That usually leaves them with their pipe going out on them. Haven't the foggiest.
. Burrell provides additional facts that are important to consider. In Summa Contra Gentiles, Aquinas admits he is ignorant of Islam.33 Despite this, Aquinas wrote another work entitled Reasons for the Faith Against Muslim Objections. The key feature of this work is that Aquinas did not debate the Islamic position but merely reiterated the doctrines of the Church.34 Michael Frassetto expounds on the content of this work. Reasons for the Faith was composed after Summa Contra Gentiles, and it contained a more concentrated critique of Islam.35 Aquinas made two points pertinent to this discussion. Firstly, when Muslims argued that the Eucharist was ‘logically impossible,’ Aquinas charges Muslims with “excessive materialism”.36 Indeed, Muslims are portrayed as people who deny miracles regularly, such as the Christian miracle of the mass, whereas Aquinas portrays Christians as readily accepting miracles. He emphasises this when he charges Muslims with being “carnal” because they “only think of what is flesh and blood”.37 Because Muslims are so materialistic, Aquinas refuses to prove Christianity to Muslims; since, they can never understand what is beyond matter. Secondly, as Frassetto writes, Aquinas was “deeply hostile to Islam” and provided a “deeply offensive and negative caricature of the life and teaching of Prophet Muhammad”.38
A final piece of the picture is supplied by Henck Schoot. The most repeated point Aquinas touched on in his critique of Islam was the physical pleasure found after the Resurrection. sapienceinstitute.org/polemics-as-caricature/
Nicely done, Matt!!
GREAT I love it. Totally agree with you and thank you for bringing this to us. St Thomas Aquarius Pray for us.
Well articulated points. Thank you.
Hi Matt fellow Aussie here. Could you expand more on this book of Aquinas. The defence of the Trinity here is a work of art .
9 Hail Marys for 9 days 7th_15th September, Our Holy Mother presents a bouquet of Roses to the Most Holy Trinity.
Well said! I’m publishing a weekly UA-cam video on episodes from the life of Don Bosco, entitled ST JOHN BOSCO by JOE ZAMMIT. In this series I’m narrating events and miracles from the splendid life of Don Bosco. St John Bosco used to perform a miracle almost every day, through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. From the lives of saints we can learn how to love God more and draw closer to him. Thank you.
Have they not travelled throughout the land so their hearts may reason, and their ears may listen? Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind. 22:46
Anyone else have the image of JPII kissing the Quran in their mind now? What the heck was that all about?
I've actually read some of the Quran and Hadith, and Thomas Aquinas is completely correct.
Which part was "offensive"
No religion except Christianity has a Saviour=a personal savoir, merciful who frees us from punishment and judgement. Promises eternal life.
Most Catholics have no idea that there is no current Muslim believer today that orientates his daily prayer (qibla direction) towards the direction that Muhammad mandated in the Quran. Current GPS data of ancient qibla directions of Islamic mosques reveal that in the first hundred years after Islam's founding that ALL of the qibla's pointed towards the city of Petra in the country of Jordan. And, after this, almost all new mosques were either directed to a barren wasteland desert in between the original Petra and the new site at Mecca. Then, in about 750AD in North Africa and Spain, the Mosques were orientated towards a parallel to the direction of Petra and Mecca even as new Mosques built in the Middle East were starting to point towards Mecca. And, finally, all Mosques by about 800 AD were mandated to be uniformly pointing towards the current Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
There is a problem here, as Muhammad mandated that the qibla direction should be towards "The Masjid Al Haram" as he knew it ...and prayed towards...in Petra. This is to say that even if he was a prophet he still could not FORSEE beforehand that his followers would move the Masjid Al Haram to a new location that he did not even know of...down to the current location at Mecca, about a 600 mile distance south from his mandated location.
Google "The Sacred City" on UA-cam and you can view the GPS coordinates of many of these early Mosques. This is all to say...that the current Mecca is basically a fraud and imitation of the original Masjid Al Haram at Petra (the one that Muhammad established).
Catholics should really catch up on this new 'qibla' archeological data, as all apologetics regarding it these days seems to be coming from Protestants such as Dan Gibson and Jay Smith...both of which are doing incredible work on exposing this false history of Mecca (being promulgated by current Muslim scholars, kings, imams and other leaders).
Was there also a pagan cube in Petra?
Bruh that theory can not explain the direction of Prophet's grave and His companion facing toward Makkah. Muslims face Makkah not only when pray but also in burial, the body of deceased will be set toward Makkah.
Only just stumbled across this channel…..liked and subscribed.
And I will get a copy of the book ❤️🙏🏻🏥🙏🏻🇬🇧
Hillaire Belloc’s excellent book, “Five Heresies” is really a must- read for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in.
His final chapter, on Islam, describes the final battle as being between Islam and Christianity- this is the same theme as CS Lewis in the final book of the Narnia series.
Islam is a heresy of Christianity with enough truth in it to all it credible but as a Belloc states- all heresies to be believable must contain truth and also a distortion of it.
Congratulations on your new book.
I’m a Muslim from Bosnia who was raised in the United States before coming here to Turkey at age 23, my wife is a Polish American former Catholic. I mean no disrespect with my question, but I am confused by Aquinas connection between Islam, the Prophet (AS) and carnal pleasure...?
Islam values denial of carnal urges and goes beyond Christianity in the requirement for hijab and modesty, the prohibition on alcohol and the fact that pork and other foods are strictly forbidden to us. I can imagine that there are Christian criticisms of my religion which, while false, are at least dependent on true practical and doctrinal difference but those are at least coherent.
Can you explain further this issue that Aquinas and by extension, you have?
In the Quran there are indications of it, I'm sure you read it though. Christianity is much stricter on marriage laws, men may only take one wife and Catholicism does not allow divorce, contraception is also not allowed. Modesty is good however carnal pleasure is not exactly the same thing. Men are not to look at women with lust as it already counts as adultery in the heart, divorce and remarriage not allowed in my religion.
It's because the Muslim heaven is a place of fornication. The Muslim god promises men to have sex with 72 virgins for eternity as their reward
You literally have sex pleasure in heaven, what are you talking about?
Thomas Aquinas was 100% right on target about Islam. Thankfully not all Muslims follow Muhammad. But tragically many Muslim do.
For people who dancing and celebrate too much Bidah (Inovation) Christianity talk too much. What the heck Jesus teaching they actually do.
"All those who came before me were thieves"and robbers (John 10, 8), said Jesus; but what epithet would He had to have used had He wanted to say something about those that came after Him...?
Blessed Charles De Foucauld, after years of catholic hermit life in neighbourly service among the native north african muslim populations of Algeria, sadly confessed to himself in his diary that "This here religion is but a mere human invention" and he had not read Aquinas on that collosal thieve that came "after Him"...
thanks for sharing! im gonna look into what he said about his encounters
Telling people the truth isn’t racists or hate it’s truth we tell the truth out of love and it’s Gods command
I was researching satanism a few years ago and there were links to Islam. I began listening to Christian and Muslim apologetics debating. I started studying Islam and everything I read and heard pointed towards satan. The qur’an says a lot of nice things about Jesus, but the qur’an denies Jesus’ divinity and denies his crucifixion, so there was no resurrection. There is only one name that comes to mind who would love to deceive the whole world in believing Jesus is not GOD and Jesus did not die for our sins. Satan! This concept is the basis of Islam that Allah has no children. That pushes Jesus Christ over to the side. I heard that Christians, Jews, and Muslims worship the same GOD. NO we do not! Christians and Jews pray to and worship the same GOD YHWH. I came to the realization that Allah is satan. The Muslims worship the god of this world, and not the eternal, creator. Satan is a master deceiver. Allah has no children. The Muslim has a master/slave relationship with their god. WE have a child and a loving father relationship with our GOD. Allah lies. Our GOD does not. It isn’t in his nature. Allay schemes. Our GOD does not need to. Allah deceives Our GOD is the truth. Deceiving is not in his nature. Allah hates. Allah hates non-believers, and Allah hates people who hate him. Our GOD loves. Hate is not in his nature. Allah commands his disciples to kill or violently subjugate non-believers. They are allowed to kill, steal, and rape in the name of Islam. A Muslim is allowed to deny Allah if he believes his/her life is in danger. A Muslim is also permitted to lie to evangelize/ convert people to Islam. We are not allowed to steal. We are not allowed to kill. We are not allowed to have sex slaves. Jesus said, “ You deny me I will deny you in front of my father.” We are not allowed to lie no matter what the reason. Islam is not a religion. It has a religious spin, but it is a system of government. Their goal is for the whole world to be Muslim, worshipping Allah, and Jesus in not the Son of GOD. Islam is a satanic cult! GOD Bless America! GOD Bless the American people! Together let’s “ Make America Great Again “ in 2022 and 2024.
Don’t mix truth with error by counting the -e+s among the true believers. As long as they reject the messiah and cling to their stubborn ways, they will follow the same fate as the Muslims.
The Bible says anyone who comes and denies Jesus is the messiah is the anti Christ. I can think of no bigger antichrist than Mohammad
@@PoderHispano and the abomination is now on Mt Moriah
@@PoderHispano "Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of id0latry or of I5lamism; refuse not to draw them all into the light and kingdom of God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy toward the children of that r4ce, once Thy chosen people: of old they called down upon themselves the Blo0d of the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life."
> Four Exorcists Urge Day of Fasting, Prayer and Reparation Dec. 6, November 12, 2019.
"The ideology of Islam contains tools such as Religion, jihad (holy war), politics, high birthrate, manipulation, infiltration, planting of conflicting information as needed, history falsification, denial of self religion belonging, political correctness ,self-pity , propaganda, charm offensives and social engineering in addition to lying and deception as a primary means. This was and still involves extensive use of lies and deception. Then as now new tools are taken in use by muslims. Both in technology, research, education and politics, etc."
The full goal today as then is to achieve full Islamification by converting or kill disbelievers, Christians, and Jews etc. through the lies, confusion, dupes and deception.
One of their major objectives was to cause a split among the enemy's camp while downplaying the issues related to Islam, quotation: "Oh, I am not religious." , "Oh, that is not Islam, you are mistaken, there is so much misinformation." , "Oh, it is in the interpretation." ,"Brother, Islam is all about peace and love and music just like in the 60s.") In many instances, they convinced their targeted audiences that Jihad is not aimed at them, that indigenous people are not* targeted.
*That's why they're now preying on South Americans, who, unlike the persecuted Assyrian or African Christians, they know almost nothing about Islam!
*Racism exists we can't deny this but to say that MoMo is the savior of the Indigenous people is like saying that Baal or Moloch is a savior of the Jews.
Meanwhile the (allegedly) "un Islamic Muslims" continued their attacks on the target's property and life (e.g. Lashkar-e Toyiba, Mujahideen and Osama Bin Laden's declaration of war against innocent American civilians), while other stated and still states that islam is a religion of peace.
They convinced many Jews that they will be protected from Christians, and they convinced many Christians that Jews were the mortal enemies, because they killed Issa (Jesus). They convinced the Aramaics, Copts, and Hebrews that the enemy is Greece, and signed peace agreements with the Byzantines Greeks at the expense of Maronite Aramaics, etc."
> Why And How Are Islam Winning The World?*
m.jagran.com
*What a strange title! But, whatever lol.
@@PoderHispano "A year after the Toulouse attacks by Mohamed Merah, French counterterrorism experts are monitoring the practice of "taqiyya" - or deceiving society by concealing one’s faith - and its uses in jihadist circles.
In France, intelligence agencies have been aware of the radicalised adoption of taqiyya since the mid-1990s, when al Qaeda began to advocate this technique among recruits plotting attacks on Western targets. The message was also targeted at French citizens of North African origins.
Plus i used to live in Bali, Indonesia, and Indonesia is the most populated Islamic country in the world. I must say that i was lucky because the majority of native Balinese are Hindus & if you Google Bali you'll see many foreigners over there, Australians, Europeans, Chinese Asians. Although Muslims are not essentially evil following Sharia Law in Islamic states ot territories [which blasphemy law being one of them] is very much essential for the "infidels" to survive.
People like Bella Hadid enjoys her freedom in the "land of the free", but she still hates us, Jews & Christians, why? Because we're Infidels, as simple as that.
“These people who took the path of taqiyya were called ‘sleepers’. This is when we began to discover that after their passage through the jihadist training camps in Afghanistan, the recruits were sent home and directed to make a show of their ordinary, integrated lives - sometimes even masquerading as unbelievers,” said Trévidic."
"No country is truly equipped against concealment. What we know today is that practices such as taqiyya require a deep infiltration of our territory, an in-depth knowledge of groups and individuals, as well as an effective system of recovering and retrieving information in the field,” said Trévidic.
Taqiya, or the terrorist ‘art of deception'. > france24.com
The book of James recommends what true religion is . "Look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep yourself from being polluted by the world's corrupt ways."
Matt looks like he’s about 35 years old here!
he is about 35 years old, so good catch!
Christian Prince demolishing Islam.
“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine - must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the faith: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.” Sir Winston Churchill, The River War, 1899.
And that’s just a basic observation.
Sad that such a thing has become a revolutionary act, but that just makes it easier to be a heroic underdog now.
Muhammad himself said he thought it was a demon who appeared to him in the cave. It attacked him and spoke in an evil voice. His family convinced him to say it was an angel.
One sura talks like this" we went to the paradise but one enemy with a fiery sword was in front of it."
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It’s true. Thanks for this message !
Nothing but truth is spoken here by St Aquinas!
They do say that the truth hurts. Sorry if you believe that all religions are equal paths to God. They aren't.
Deus Vult.
Thank you. Brave dude to share this.
@@xunqianbaidu6917 what do you mean?
You can be a non Christian and go to heaven but you are saved mysteriously thru Christ and His Church. Christian inclusivism is very orthodox
This is true, if the non Christians are practically following the natural law and as much of the divine law as possible, and ignorance or family difficulty (high chance of martyrdom) of some sort impeding their formal entry into the Mystical body in this life. Our Lord is merciful but also wants all of us to be part of His Mystical Body, the Church, "that they might be one, as I in you, Father and you in me".
C.S. Lewis believed that.
“There are people in other religions who are being led by God’s secret influence to concentrate on those parts of their religion which are in agreement with Christianity, and who thus belong to Christ without knowing it … For example a Buddhist of good will may be led to concentrate more and more on the Buddhist teaching about mercy and to leave in the background (though he might still say he believed) the Buddhist teaching on certain points. Many of the good Pagans long before Christ’s birth may have been in this position” C.S. Lewis
That ending music track is really nice.
The content of the quote from thomas aquinas is understandable in my opinion.
I personally do not expect neither objectivity nor intellectual honesty from medieval inter religious polemical works as the academic standards that we hold dear to us today were not part of the academic expectations of people living during the time of thomas aquinas
But, judging from many of the comments I read here, I wouldn’t say I understand how people living in 2021 rely on the methodology that was appropriate only for medieval Scholasticism
Watch a UA-cam channel called “blogging theology” if you want a response to the content of this video from genuine western contemporary academic scholarship
It’s good to try to learn about both sides of the argument instead of assuming that we already know enough to pass judgment
amen
If you truly want to learn about the religion, you are going to fall short by simply quoting Thomas Aquinas. Dismissing their religion based on his thoughts alone is similar to them, dismissing our religion based on the opinion of our religion from an Islamic scholar.
Very good!! I knew Aquinas was very critical of Averroes and so called Latin Averroisism thought. Christians should also check out St John of Damascus's "Concerning Heresy" specifically chapter 101 the "Heresy of the Ishmaelites" which is one of the first Christian critiques and condemnations of Islam which he calls a Christian heresy because Muhammad had a knowledge and interactions with the heretics like the Nestorians of the Arabian Peninsula and others. He called Muhammad a false prophet and an Antichrist. Muslims claim to believe the Torah and even parts of the NT as inspired scripture yet most of the Koran is a meshed together twisted distortion of the already received Old Testament scriptures. Why did it need to be revealed(with changes made) by Muhammad again? Just proves that Islam was made up by Muhammad and at worst his visions were most likely from the demons. Islam is a demonic pusedo religious political philosophy that Muhammad made up as a tool to conquer Arabia which is how Islam spread very differently from Christianity. Keep in mind a lot about Muhammad and the "holy" city of Mecca are outright fabrications by the first Caliphs of Islam like Abu Bakr and Umar etc these people including the so called Muhammed were all illiterate so a lot doesn't add up about their own history
when you read and observe from only the side of christianity, you miss seeing a whole other perspective of a desert world and its construction and the development of the governance of a disconnected world . islam was a huge unified, especially when at the same time christiantity was still a salad of many churches and believes that had yet to be completely consolidated. both enterprises were exercises in political conquering and unificiation. it wasn't until the 2oth century when the catholic church formally disconnected itself with theocracy and religion as a prerequisite for empire. but they fought against each other, thinking on they were right. same old story over and over
Allegation 1: The Prophet Gave “Free Rein to Carnal Pleasure”
Aquinas claims that Prophet Muhammad seduced people with promises of carnal pleasure, and his teachings encouraged such behavior. However, this is easily refuted by numerous Quranic verses and Hadiths that emphasize chastity and moral conduct.
Rebuttal:
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever can guarantee the chastity of what is between his two jawbones and what is between his two legs, I guarantee Paradise for him" (Hadith).
He also stated, "The adultery of the eye is the lustful look, and the adultery of the tongue is lewd speech" (Hadith).
These teachings clearly do not endorse unchecked carnal pleasure.
Allegation 2: The Sahaba (Companions of the Prophet) Were “Carnal Men”
Aquinas suggests that the followers of the Prophet were driven by carnal desires.
Rebuttal:
A companion, Sa’d ibn Hisham, asked Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about celibacy, indicating a willingness to abstain from even lawful pleasures for spiritual reasons.
In battles, companions asked the Prophet if they should castrate themselves to avoid sin, which the Prophet forbade, showing their extreme commitment to moral conduct.
These examples demonstrate the Sahaba's high spiritual discipline, contrary to Aquinas's claim.
Allegation 3: The Doctrines of Islam Appeal to the Simple-Minded
Aquinas argues that Islamic teachings are only understandable by those with modest wisdom.
Rebuttal:
Islam's simplicity and natural appeal make it accessible to everyone, from scholars to common people. Truth should be universally comprehensible.
Paul in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 14:33) states, "God is not the author of confusion," which aligns with Islam’s straightforward message of monotheism.
Allegation 4: The Prophet Taught “Fables”
Aquinas claims that the Prophet’s teachings included fables and falsehoods.
Rebuttal:
Allegations of spreading fables can be made against any religion. For instance, the Bible includes stories like that of a talking donkey (Book of Numbers 22), which non-Christians might view as fables.
Such general accusations lack specificity and do not constitute a substantive critique.
Allegation 5: The Prophet did not perform any miracles.
Rebuttal:
Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad performed many miracles. Examples include:
Pouring water from a small pot that sufficed for the entire crowd to perform ablutions.
Supplicating for rain in Medina, leading to an immediate gathering of clouds and rainfall.
Authentic reports accepted by all Muslims confirm numerous supernatural acts performed by the Prophet.
Allegation 6: The Prophet’s only evidence was military aggression.
Rebuttal: The Prophet Muhammad never claimed military might or political power as his only sign.
Military power as a sign is consistent with Jewish and Christian scriptures, such as in Psalm 143:2 and 1 Samuel 17:45-46.
Islam’s expansion and the transformation of historically significant lands are seen by Muslims as signs of divine support, similar to how Christians and Jews view their historical military successes.
Allegation 7: No wise Jewish/Christian men accepted Islam in the beginning.
Rebuttal:
Several educated Jews and Christians did accept Islam early on, such as:
Abdullah Ibn Salam: A top Jewish rabbi in Medina who converted to Islam.
Salman Al-Farsi: A knowledgeable companion who was a Zoroastrian, then a Christian, before converting to Islam.
Recent Converts: Many educated individuals, including former priests, have continued to embrace Islam over the centuries.
Allegation 8: The Prophet forced people to become Muslim.
Rebuttal:
The Quran explicitly states, "There is no compulsion in religion" (Quran 2:256).
Conversion to Islam through force is not valid.
Prominent companions of the Prophet, like Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, were not forced to convert.
Allegation 9: Islam distorts the legacy and teachings of the previous Prophets.
Rebuttal:
Islam acknowledges the previous prophets and claims to continue their monotheistic teachings.
Jews and Muslims both believe that Christians misinterpret the Old Testament to justify the Trinity, deviating from pure monotheism.
Allegation 10: The Prophet completely forbade Muslims from ever reading the Bible.
Rebuttal:
The Prophet Muhammad did not forbid Muslims from reading the Bible.
The Prophet advised caution in using the Bible for guidance but allowed its study for comparative religion purposes.
Unlike the medieval Catholic Church, which restricted access to the Bible, Islam allows educated study of previous scriptures.
Closing Advice:
Just like you would not ask a doctor to teach you about how to build a building, you should not be basing your knowledge of Islam from Christian sources. Always learn Islam from Muslims and Muslim books such as the Quran.
Ah, Islam.
The original Protestants.
@UCHCQTPb9U8BKGTFkZPceY0A I don't think this is a common view, but from a Catholic perspective, there certainly are similarities (at least superficial ones) between Protestantism and Islam.
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No, I've never met a Catholic that truly holds this opinion. It is a jest.
However many of us do find such jokes entertaining, and somewhat cathartic, because of the hatred we receive from Protestants. Atleast this has been my experience as a Catholic convert in NY.
*the original mormons
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I've often joked that the Mormons and Jehovah Witness' are double Protestants. Since they seem to protest the other Protestants more than regular Protestants protest the Catholic Church.
Great video Mat, im now sat bobbing my head to the cool jazz tune
Anyone who has read both the Bible and the quran will agree with Aquinas
no
anyone who has read both will find threats of death warfare and destruction and hate of the other. just being human
NOT A truth. But NOT an elemental TRUTH.
Christians: all religions are fine with us.
Islam: your man on a cross offends me.
Christians: all are fine with us, but that one...
Jews: so your fine with us killing him now?
Was the pope not seen kissing a Koran and bowing to it?
forbidding the practice of female infanticide in the tribes of his region was a good thing. and he loved his first wife. but his treatment of women after his rise to power was not worthy of a true prophet of God and this bad example continues to hinder the place of women in Muslim countries to this very day, unfortunately.
his favorite wife was married at 6 and consumated at 9
He is the best sample on how treat your woman. He is a general, a Father, a Husband, a Merchant and a Prophet. Your Jesus and Aquinas are not in the Position to teach Muhammad about all of these things. He was more advance on that subject.
There is nothing offensive about converting people from Islam. It is a duty. People are not equal at all. Neither physically or in character. We are similar and dissimilar. Equality is only this. To be treated with justice by the law. To be treated fairly. God does not love is equally. God loves humanity. Gods love for each of us is unique and tailored to us. He does not love me in the same way or for the same reasons as you. He lives my virtues and hated my vices. My vices are not the same as yours.
The truth must be told ! 🙏
Yay! Selectively quoting historical (biased!) soundbites to further your narrative.. always a winner!
It is so weird that a British Muslim apologist actually has Aquinas as his UA-cam avatar. When I questioned the him about the choice and quoted to him Aquinas's views about Islam, the Muslim apologist merely said that he admired Aquinas's brilliance.
The dude was being coy about the nature of his videos and wasn't even self identifying as a Muslim and obviously trying to attract Christians into clicking on his channel after which he would promote Islam and cast doubts on Christianity. You only became aware he was definitely a Muslim after you read what his Muslim followers were saying in the comment section.
Using Aquinas as a clickbait. Who would have thought.
Your channel is growing fast
Based Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas got Islam 180 degrees absolutely wrong, but predicted a future religion perfectly correct-Mormonism.
One needs to go no further than this blood chilling 1857 sermon from supreme Mormon prophet Brigham Young:
“Will you love your brothers and sisters when they have a sin that cannot be atoned for without the shedding of their blood? Will you love that man or that woman well enough to shed their blood? That is what Jesus meant. The time will come when the law of God will be in full force. This is loving our neighbor as ourself: If he needs help, help him; if he wants salvation, and it is necessary to spill his blood upon the earth in order that he may be saved, spill it.”
How to reconcile this with the catechism? Paragraph 841 says: The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day.
The keyword is they "profess" meaning they "claim" that they hold the faith of Abraham. Nothing wrong with that and doesn't conflict with the Church stand on Muhammadans.
Abraham would cry listening to you guys
Loving Muslims is praying for their conversion - Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
I really hope you'll be able to have David Wood again on your podcast!
You say "Some religions have an element of truth in them" and I agree. I count Christianity as one of them.
Bring the beard back
4 More Years!
4 More Years!
We must be aware of identity politics, nowadays, and how it could destroy the human race.... Our beloved Jesus taught love...
No arguments Offered here . Seems like Aquinas was having anxiety attacks even while speaking about Islam , when he called Muslims as desert wanderers let him remember that Jesus and most prophets of the Old Testament were as well , so if that’s his criteria he shouldn’t even be Christian and let him also remember that those desert wanders went on to conquer the Christian superpowers in the world. Aquinas’s career is nothing without the writing of Muslim philosophers such as Avicenna and Averroes.
I thought I was the only one looking through these comments thinking wow this guy knows very little about the nature of Islam. Just from the very beginning.
I’m not saying that Islam is the true path, but they certainly don’t see what true Muslims are like. Nor do they know true Christianity.
Within religion there is some truth. Yet the whole world, Christian & Muslim have been deceived.
It’s easy to spew propaganda about foreigners & enemies.
Most of the Christians here are probably as Christian as the taliban are Muslim. They aren’t.
Go debate with Sheikh Uthman Ibn Farooq or Zakir Naik!
He's reading arguments from a Christian Saint from the 13th century.
They aren't really his own arguments the better thing would be If these Muslim apologists could address the arguments of St Thomas.
Which I've not yet seen