Category: Rome

Roman Catholicism, Rome, Sola Scriptura, theologyLeave a comment

Papal Poison

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This is a collection of arguments against Sola Scriptura from Catholics. They really will be the same old arguments used by them but a collection of the refutations to them. The place to start is with the issue of the definition of Sola Scriptura: On the Meaning of Sola Scriptura Does sola Scriptura mean sole authority? What does sola scriptura mean? 1. Scripture is meant to be read in a community: Reading Scripture in community Communal reading 2. The papacy is needed for proper interpretation of the Bible and to reject it leads to “chaos”(30,000 Denominations): Clashing with Catholicism If … Continue reading Papal Poison

Ben Shapiro, John Bugay, Roman Catholicism, RomeLeave a comment

Bishop Barron’s Pelagianism

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John Bugay is a Christian apologist that specializes in areas dealing with Roman Catholicism. He watched the discussion between Ben Shapiro and Bishop Robert Barron and said this: And I think this is what is meant by saying that Vatican II invited in Pelagianism. I think that a pre-Vatican II Roman Catholic would have real trouble understanding what Barron is saying, precisely because Rome worked hard (up to that point, I would say) to say that even the “congruent merit” that we gain from our own good works is merely “congruent” — they would be say it is “grace filled, … Continue reading Bishop Barron’s Pelagianism

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Irenaeus and Papal Succession

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2. Since, however, it would be very tedious, in such a volume as this, to reckon up the successions of all the Churches, we do put to confusion all those who, in whatever manner, whether by an evil self-pleasing, by vainglory, or by blindness and perverse opinion, assemble in unauthorized meetings; [we do this, I say,] by indicating that tradition derived from the apostles, of the very great, the very ancient, and universally known Church founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul; as also [by pointing out] the faith preached to men, which … Continue reading Irenaeus and Papal Succession

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The Papacy and Capital Punishment

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The ever-changing unchanging church of Rome has struck again. This isn’t about adulterous Catholics and communion. It is about the recent development of the Pope’s thoughts about capital punishment. The Pope, having the spine of a jellyfish and the Biblical knowledge of Richard Dawkins, has come to the conclusion that it is “inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”. There is yet another way to eliminate others, one aimed not at countries but at individuals. It is the death penalty. Saint John Paul II stated clearly and firmly that the death penalty is … Continue reading The Papacy and Capital Punishment

Dr. James White, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Sola ScripturaLeave a comment

White vs Williams

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This debate that was supposed to be a debate about indulgences turned into a debate about Church Authority and Protestant canon. Peter lives in the modern time where epistemology is done without any regard for metaphysics, but that hasn’t been the narrative throughout history. Williams only challenges to White in this debate was about his way of coming to a knowledge of the canon. James White gave a near externalist account of it where canon causes a positive doxastic attitude towards a proposition. The debate almost reminds you of the problem of the criterion. Do you start with particular examples … Continue reading White vs Williams