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* i.e., not a specific movement, but a type of heresy or belief that heretical movements adhered to or shared beliefs in
* i.e., not a specific movement, but a type of heresy or belief that heretical movements adhered to or shared beliefs in
==== anti-clericalism ====
* belief in


==== asceticism ====
==== asceticism ====
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** but as a movement that requires strict adherence it becomes heretical
** but as a movement that requires strict adherence it becomes heretical


=== atheism ===
==== atheism ====
 
* denies God or any divine existence
* denies God or any divine existence
* holds that the world exists by random chance
* holds that the world exists by random chance
** generally explains the world through the theory of evolution
** generally explains the world through the theory of evolution
* see Materialism
* see Materialism
==== deism ====
* belief in an impersonal god, or some kind of divine creator
* does not belief in the Living God
* by extension does not belief in the divinity of Christ


==== docetism ====
==== docetism ====
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* believed in a "secret wisdom" that was revealed only to followers
* believed in a "secret wisdom" that was revealed only to followers
* came of Greek traditional religion mixed with Christianity
* came of Greek traditional religion mixed with Christianity
==== humanism ====
* world-focused outlook and not spiritual or religious
* seeks to explain reality and the human condition on purely rational terms
** i.e. denies Biblical revelation of God's truths
* elevates man above God


==== materialism ====
==== materialism ====
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* first found in Montanism, the idea that new prophets are or will be inspired by the Holy Spirit, outside of the Scriptural prophets
* first found in Montanism, the idea that new prophets are or will be inspired by the Holy Spirit, outside of the Scriptural prophets
* generally charismatic movements (i,e. have a charismatic spiritual leader)
* generally charismatic movements (i,e. have a charismatic spiritual leader)
''pertinacia''
'''''pertinacia'''''


* as defined by Pope Benedict XVI (while a Cardinal), ''pertinacia'' is "the obstinacy of him who persists in his own private way"<ref>Ratzinger, Joseph (1993). ''The Meaning of Christian Brotherhood''. Ignatius Press. p. 88.
* as defined by Pope Benedict XVI (while a Cardinal), ''pertinacia'' is "the obstinacy of him who persists in his own private way"<ref>Ratzinger, Joseph (1993). ''The Meaning of Christian Brotherhood''. Ignatius Press. p. 88.


See [[wikipedia:Heresy_in_the_Catholic_Church#Modern_Roman_Catholic_response_to_Protestantism|Heresy in the Catholic Church (wikipedia)]]</ref>
See [[wikipedia:Heresy_in_the_Catholic_Church#Modern_Roman_Catholic_response_to_Protestantism|Heresy in the Catholic Church (wikipedia)]]</ref>
'''predestinationism'''
* belief that God chooses those who are to go to heaven at their birth


==== rigorism ====
==== rigorism ====
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|Jan Hus, etc. who preceded and inspired later Protestants
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* wanted the Bible and Mass in local languages
* criticized the clergy, including to hold that priests should own no property whatsoever and must be entirely without sin
* denied Transubstantiation and intercession of the Saints
* asserted predestination
 
Czech priest Jan Hus held similar beliefs and led an anti-Catholic movement
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|Florentine priest who preached against "vanities"
* led a popular uprising, especially among youths, against art
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