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September 2022

September 05, 2022

Virgin Mary “Until”? (Matthew 1:25) (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-Day...

September 03, 2022

Why Protestants Reject Mary’s Perpetual Virginity / “In Partu”

I think a lot of the objection is sheer overreaction against Catholicism and a manifestation...

September 02, 2022

Mary Clopas & Jesus’ Supposed Siblings (vs. Lucas Banzoli)

[see book and purchase information] Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who...

September 01, 2022

Christ’s Descent Into Hades (vs. Francois Turretin)

Biblical and Patristic Support Examined François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian, earnest defender...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

Atheist Jonathan MS Pearce’s Straw Man Global Flood

Atheist Jonathan MS Pearce runs the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. He has in the past encouraged me...

August 29, 2022

Self-Interpreting Bible & Protestant Chaos (vs. Turretin)

Including Documentation that St. Basil the Great -- Contrary to Turretin's Claim -- Did Not...

August 26, 2022

Pope Francis: Most Theological Errors? (Ed Feser)

Edward Feser is a Catholic Thomist philosopher. He takes a very dim view of pope...

August 24, 2022

Turretin Lied About the Catholic View of Scripture

François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian, earnest defender of the Calvinistic orthodoxy represented by the Synod of...

August 24, 2022

Turretin, 1 Timothy 3:15, Infallibility, & Eisegesis

François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian, earnest defender of the Calvinistic orthodoxy represented by the Synod of...

August 19, 2022

C.S. Lewis vs. the Bible & Newman Re “Religion”

In his book, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation...

August 19, 2022

Anti-Catholics: Sincere & Ignorant or Malicious?

[book and purchase information] [originally posted on my blog on 10-7-08, from exchanges with three...

August 17, 2022

“Reformed Biblicism”: Reply to James White

This is a point-by-point response to Bishop "Dr." [???] James White's article, "Reformed Biblicism" (7-6-22)....

August 15, 2022

Odd James White View Re Matthew 16:19 & the “Keys”

I was looking over some of the more recent (and increasingly rare) writings of Bishop...

August 13, 2022

“It’s Greek to Me”: Illuminating Exchange w Eric Svendsen

[originally posted on 10 January 2005, incorporating material from 5 June 2003] A lamentable incident...

August 13, 2022

Dialogue w Protestants: “Full of Grace” / Immaculate Conception

This is taken from a lengthy dialogue from the initial version of my website, dated...

August 12, 2022

James White Begged Me to Leave Him Alone (Jan. 2001)

+ His Continual Fleeing in Terror from Me (Since 1995) at the Prospect of a...

August 12, 2022

Follies of Anti-Catholic Former Apologist Eric Svendsen

[originally posted on my blog on 25 April 2010; Eric Svendsen's words will be in...

August 10, 2022

Has Lutheranism Avoided Denominationalism?

Widespread Lutheran Compromise & Caving on Abortion & Same-Sex "Marriage" [see book and purchase information]...

August 09, 2022

Antacids & Excessive Calcium Make Ulcers Worse

I ran across an article, "Calcium and Ulcers." It stated: Peptic ulcer[s] . . ....

August 08, 2022

“Eucharistic Pharisees” (Communion in the Hand)

Original Facebook title: "Do People Choose Communion in the Hand Because They Think They Are...

August 05, 2022

“Reformation” Anti-Catholic Theft: Apologetic “Blind Spot”?

[originally posted on my blog on 20 April 2008. See my original post, “Reformation” Theft...

August 05, 2022

Semi-Pelagianism & Catholicism (vs. Francisco Tourinho)

This is an exchange that occurred on the public Facebook page of Brazilian Calvinist apologist...

August 04, 2022

St. Thomas More: Noble Heroism Amidst Treachery & Madness

[originally written / edited in 1991] The most famous English martyr in the 16th century...

August 03, 2022

Biblical Defense of Images and Icons (vs. Matt Hedges)

This is a reply to Calvinist apologist Matt Hedges' article, "A Refutation of Common Arguments...

August 03, 2022

St. Augustine, St. Basil the Great, & Veneration of Images

+ St. Augustine's Enthusiastic Advocacy of Relics Calvinist apologist Matt Hedges wrote the article, "Did...

August 02, 2022

Jason Engwer’s Anti-Papalism Refutes Denominationalism

[book and purchase information] Jason Engwer is a Protestant anti-Catholic apologist. I have offered rebuttals...

August 01, 2022

No Papacy in the NT? Think Again (vs. Jason Engwer)

With Special Emphasis on the Protestant Exegesis of "The keys of the kingdom of heaven"...

August 01, 2022

Persecution of Catholics in Scotland Up Till 1829

[originally posted on my blog on 10 March 2008] *** [Part II of the article, "Penal...

August 01, 2022

Anglican Persecution of Catholics: 1559-1829

[originally posted on my blog on 10 March 2008] *** [slightly abridged version of Part...

July 2022

July 29, 2022

16th Century Calvinist, Lutheran, & Zwinglian Intolerance

The following are excerpts from a two-volume hardcover set that I have in my library:...

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