Here’s a viral video on the process of how a man becomes the pope. In the past two days, it has received almost 700,000 views: After last week’s Q&A on papal resignation, a blogger by the name of C. G. P. Grey wrote me, asking if I’d look over a script he was preparing on… Continue reading How to Become Pope
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Answering Your Questions About Papal Elections
On Tuesday, I answered questions about the papal resignation. Today, I want to address the questions you might have about the upcoming papal election. As always, if you have any questions or comments, fire away in the comments below. Q. Who Can Be Elected Pope? Any Baptized Catholic male. However, since 1378, only Cardinals have… Continue reading Answering Your Questions About Papal Elections
Answering Your Questions About Papal Resignation
Pope Benedict’s announcement yesterday that he is resigning has taken the world by surprise. In response, I’ve already heard a number of questions, and it seemed wise to create a basic Q&A to clarify any confusion you might have about papal resignation. Q: Can the Pope Resign? A: The first reaction several people expressed to… Continue reading Answering Your Questions About Papal Resignation
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign
Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has announced that he will step down on February 28th due to his failing health: “Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having… Continue reading Pope Benedict XVI to Resign
Two More Reformation Day Ironies
Last year, I compiled a list of three Reformation Day ironies. In a nutshell, they were that Reformation: (1) is celebrated by making graven images of Reformers who hated images;(2) is intended to Christianize a “pagan” holiday, yet is celebrated by many of the same Evangelicals who refuse to celebrate Christmas for fear that it’s… Continue reading Two More Reformation Day Ironies
Three Arguments Against Atheism from Pope Benedict
According to Dr. Mark Gray at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), an astonishing 70% of those raised as atheists won’t be atheists as adults. Some will leave for organized religion, others for agnosticism, and still others for a vague theism detached from any church. Of those who continue to identify as atheists,… Continue reading Three Arguments Against Atheism from Pope Benedict
Pope Peter, Part VI: The Fisher Pope
As part of the live “Shameless Popery” apologetics talk, we presented six major arguments presenting the Biblical case for the papacy. Five of those points were adapted from the “Pope Peter” series I did a while back (parts I, II, III, IV, and V), but there was a sixth argument that I prepared especially for the… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part VI: The Fisher Pope
Shameless Popery LIVE, Thursday, June 7, 2012
Here’s the info. for the first of the three-part Shameless Popery apologetics series that Fr. Andrew Strobl and I are putting on at Prince of Peace in Olathe, KS, this summer: Shameless Popery Session One: The Art and Craft of Catholic Apologetics I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to… Continue reading Shameless Popery LIVE, Thursday, June 7, 2012
Did Augustine Deny that the Catholic Church Gave Us the Scriptures?
A Reformed blogger, TurretinFan, rejects the authority of the early Ecumenical Councils, and suggests that every dispute needs to be resolved through Scripture, which is allegedly independent of the Catholic Church, the property of all. He cites to this passage from St. Augustine for support, which he suggests shows that Augustine “sounded exactly like a Sola Scriptura… Continue reading Did Augustine Deny that the Catholic Church Gave Us the Scriptures?
Was the Immaculate Conception Imposed on Catholics in 1854?
Earlier this month, I responded to a number of objections about Mary’s sinlessness raised by a non-denominational reader. That same reader responded, via e-mail. One of his arguments against the Immaculate Conception goes like this: Francisco de Zurbarán,Immaculate Conception (1635) Does it concern you that your statement was based on a dogma, the Immaculate Conception,… Continue reading Was the Immaculate Conception Imposed on Catholics in 1854?