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With Enemies like These…

…who needs friends? Kidding, of course. This is a Harvard Divinity School piece introducing us to the then-newly elected Benedict XVI. It’s written by a former student who is a theological liberal in the style of Karl Rahner. It’s just nice to see that while the two men obviously disagree on a lot of important… Continue reading With Enemies like These…

Five Predictions for 2010

Phil Lawler, author of The Faithful Departed (probably the single best book on the sex abuse scandal, particularly as it related to the Church in Boston) has released a lot of good end-of-year Catholic news analysis: The 5 worst stories of 2009 The 5 most positive developments of 2009 The 5 stories to expect in… Continue reading Five Predictions for 2010

Viva Il Papa! Deo Gratia!

Wonderful news! Pope John Paul II is now Venerable Pope John Paul II, and Pope Pius XII is now Venerable Pope Pius XII. Thanks be to God! And my finals are now over. Thanks be to God! And my girlfriend is now officially Catholic. Thanks be to God!

The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#3-5)

Answering some more of the Reymond Questions on the papacy today. His questions are available here, and you can find all of my answers by using the Reymond Question tag at the bottom of the post. Enjoy! Question 3. Why can the disciples after the Caesarea Philippi incident still dispute among themselves concerning who was… Continue reading The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#3-5)

Is the Pope’s Authority Dependent Upon the Church?

Fr. Greg of the ACCA writes: You equate the Pope speaking “on behalf of the whole Church” with his speaking, as Vatican I states, “in the exercise of his office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians”. Your argument seems to turn on this equation. However, this would imply that Papal infallibility is purely a… Continue reading Is the Pope’s Authority Dependent Upon the Church?

Protestantism and the ECFs: Gain an Inch, Lose a Mile

I’ve said on this blog before that one of the biggest strikes against Protestantism, in my opinion, is that no one believed in it prior to the Reformation. That even the attempts to use one Early Church Father are one step forward, one mile back, for Protestantism as a whole. That is, you can use… Continue reading Protestantism and the ECFs: Gain an Inch, Lose a Mile

The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#2)

Answering the second of the Reymond Questions on the papacy today. His questions are available here, and you can find all of my answers by using the Reymond Question tag at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!I. What Catholics Believe – And Don’t. His “question” today is particularly long, so I’m answering it in separate… Continue reading The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#2)

The “Restoration” of Peter?

One of the victims of the Protestant Reformation was St. Peter. Because of the high accord in which Catholics hold Peter, there’s been a knee-jerk reaction to sort of “rob Peter to pay Paul,” by degrading the status in which Peter was held. One of the ways in which this was done is the creation… Continue reading The “Restoration” of Peter?

The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#1)

This list comes from Robert L. Reymond of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, from a long article entitled “Why Does Rome Teach What It Does About Justification and Salvation?” available here. I think that these question are pretty standard, and expose a lot of confusion that some Protestants have both towards Catholicism, and regarding their… Continue reading The Papacy: Answering Common Objections (#1)