Tag: apologetics

Two Contending Views on the Pope’s Role in the Sex Abuse Scandal

It’s Holy Week, so I’m purposely steering more towards the Passion of Christ than the sex abuse scandal (although I won’t be surprised if it’s addressed on Thursday by the pope). That said, the clamor over sex abuse has gotten louder and, if you can believe it, crazier. Let me cite you two views on… Continue reading Two Contending Views on the Pope’s Role in the Sex Abuse Scandal

How the Last Supper Begins the Lord’s Passion

Earlier today, I tried to answer a couple questions some people have on the Eucharist: namely, “does It re-Sacrifice Christ?” and “what does it mean to say that the Eucharist is an Unbloody Sacrifice?” I tried to keep the post short, but I’m willing to go into more depth. Here, I wanted to discuss a… Continue reading How the Last Supper Begins the Lord’s Passion

“Does the Eucharist Re-Sacrifice Christ?”: The Remix

Today Joe responded to the claim that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass attempts to re-sacrifice Jesus and therefore demeans the one sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. I actually had a discussion about this a couple weeks ago with a person from a Dutch Reformed perspective. The angle I find most helpful is based… Continue reading “Does the Eucharist Re-Sacrifice Christ?”: The Remix

Does the Eucharist Re-Sacrifice Christ?

Tonight is Passover, so it seems like an appropriate time to address a common misunderstanding about the Eucharist. In one of CARM’s arguments against Catholicism, they ask: Roman Catholics are quick to say that the Eucharist is not a re-sacrifice of Christ. They want to make it clear that Christ was offered once for all… Continue reading Does the Eucharist Re-Sacrifice Christ?

What You Need to Know About De Delictis Gravioribus

In response to my last post, my dad asked: Thanks for bringing this subject up in your blog. I have been reading news accounts from many sources and concur with your assessment of the situation. The only part of the “scandal” that I don’t have enough information on is the directive that Cardinal Ratzinger wrote… Continue reading What You Need to Know About De Delictis Gravioribus

Is This a Joke? Media Attacks Benedict for … Something?

I’m not usually a fan of the way Catholics stories get reported on the media, but this one has been shocking. I’m going to go more in-depth on the sex abuse scandal as a whole soon, but I just have to say this: the press has been desperately manufacturing a story to suggest that Pope… Continue reading Is This a Joke? Media Attacks Benedict for … Something?

Two Types of Traditions

An online thread recently reminded me of the mass confusion which exists on the issue of tradition. A commenter was upset that Catholics had Tradition, finding it anti-Biblical. When asked about where the Bible came from, and why that wasn’t a Tradition, (s)he declared that the Bible “is the word of God, and came from… Continue reading Two Types of Traditions

Good Friday Pre-Game

Yesterday (March 25th) was the Annunciation. The Annunciation is when the angel Gabriel came to Mary and told Her that She was going to bear Christ Jesus. Because we don’t know the actual date it occurred on, it’s long been celebrated on March 25th because it coincides with Jesus’ Passion, roughly. The Jews had a… Continue reading Good Friday Pre-Game

The Double Standard

I was reading another review of John Armstrong’s book, from a different perspective. The reviewer is an Evangelically-inclined “ordained” Anglican named David, who says of the book, “I have to be honest with you, I really wanted to like this book. Really wanted to. Honestly.” Remember, this book is about mission-ecumenism, which the reviewer presumably… Continue reading The Double Standard