Blasphemy is the disrespect of or use of profanity against God or other deities. It is also blasphemy to desecrate the name of God or uplift oneself to the rank of a god, especially the Christian God.However, it is not blasphemy to deny the existence of God or to hold a contrary belief to the orthodox teachings of the church, but it is wrong to treat it in a mocking and derisive spirit. But the Catholic Church had expanded its meaning to include those who deviate from the teachings or defy the order of the pope. Under the Mosaic Law, death by stoning is the penalty for blasphemy. Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (483-565) decreed the death penalty for blasphemy. Whether it is heresy or blasphemy, many Catholic "saints" were guilty of them in their writings and utterances. But the Church hierarchy never lifted a finger to chastise these "saints" and theologians. A contemporary of Pius IX (1846-1878), "St." John Bosco (1815-1888) claimed that the "Pope is God on earth. Jesus has st the Pope above the prophets, above the precursor, above the angels. Jesus has placed the Pope on a level with God" The Jesuits in Rome, known for their diehard obedience to the papacy, liken the pope to Christ on earth. It is no wonder one Pope Nichlas was able to declare thus: "I am all in all and above all, so that God Himself, am I,the Vicar of God, hath both one consistory, and I am able to do almost all that God can do...Wherefore, if those things that I do be said not to be done of man, but of God, what can you make me but God? Again, if prelates of the Church be called and of Constantine for gods, I then, being above all prelates, seem by this reason to be above all gods. Wherefore, no marvel if it be in my power to dispense with all things, yea, with the precepts of Christ." (see Descret. Par Distinct 96 Ch 7 Edit Lugd. 1661). The book of Alfonsus Liguori on The Glories of Mary is so full of blasphemous statement it is a miracle it was never placed on the Index of Forbidden Books. It even carried the Nihil Obstat and the imprimatur. (Ed Tarkowski, "Mary" Queen of Blasphemies, http://stargate.net/ejt/liguori1.htm) Liguori wrote, "In me (Mary)is all hopes of life and virtue," This is contrary to Colossians 1:5-6 and Romans 15:4 that states: "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." Our hope of salvation lies in Jesus as found in 1 Corinthians 15:18-22: "Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead, for as in Adam all die; even so in Christ shall be made alive." Paul in Ephesians 2:11-22 wrote that our hope of redemption and salvation can only be found by the sacrifice of Jesus at the cross when he shed His blood to reconcile men to God. It is through Jesus that we have access by one spirit unto the Father. He also wrote in Colossians 1:23 that our hope is in the gospel, :If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven.." Liguori writes, "Those who made a point of announcing to others the glories of Mary are certain of heaven." The whole gospel of Christ teaches only one way to heaven and that is accepting Christ as Savior because of the sacrifice He gave at the cross of Calvary. There is no way anyone can go to heaven simply by announcing the glories of Mary! Liguori writes that "T honor the Queen of Angels is to gain eternal life...that this most gracious Lady will honor in the next world those who honor her in this." There is no biblical basis for this statement. On the contrary, it is God who will honor those who serve Jesus on earth. John 12:26 states: "If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: If any man serve me, him will my Father honour." Liguori writes, "...the whole of the sacred Scriptures speak in praise of Mary; let us therefore always with our hearts and tongues honor this divine Mother in order that we may be conducted by her into the kingdom of the blessed." Again, there is no biblical basis for this statement. In fact the gospel is so bereft of what she did except for bringing Jesus to this world and a few appearances in the New Testament. The statement that the whole of sacred Scriptures speak in praise of Mary is totally false. Liguori writes, "...all graces are dispensed by Mary, and that all who are saved are saved only by the means of this divine Mother, it is a necessary consequence that the salvation of all depends upon preaching Mary, and exciting all to confidence in her intercession." When asked when He will return, Jesus replied in Matthew 24:14 that: "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the entire world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." The gospel is the good news that there is way for salvation as written in Mark 1:14-15: "Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent you, and believe the gospel." .