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March 2018

March 27, 2018

Henry Sire of “Dictator Pope” Infamy: Reactionary Extremist

Currently, there are three pope-bashing books tearing up the charts at Amazon: The Dictator Pope:...

March 26, 2018

Honoring Popes / Scriptural Honor of Even Wicked Rulers

The Bible is very clear about honoring and respecting political rulers and elders. I think...

March 26, 2018

Debate on Ross Douthat’s Critical Views of Vatican II

This was originally a posting of exchanges that took place on my public Facebook page,...

March 24, 2018

Douthat’s “To Change the Church”: Mini-Debate w Karl Keating

Is Douthat's book of strong criticism of Pope Francis a good or bad thing? This...

March 24, 2018

Protestant Takes Solace in Douthat’s Pope-Bashing Book

It's Ross Douthat who is being used as a puppet of the devil, not Pope...

March 23, 2018

Jimi Hendrix Taught Us About a Colorblind Society

I watched a great documentary about Jimi Hendrix (the greatest rock guitarist ever) last night,...

March 23, 2018

Is Modern Catholic Church Music Aesthetically Mediocre?

Catholic apologist and author Karl Keating wrote: Nearly all contemporary Catholic music is dreck. That...

March 23, 2018

Catholic Closed Communion: Reply to a Foolish Objection

[A person (words in blue) commented on closed communion, in replying to my "Treatise on...

March 21, 2018

Does Communion in One Kind “Trivialize” the Sacrament?

Communion in one kind is not automatically a "trivialization" (as a Protestant critic charged). The...

March 21, 2018

On Misunderstanding Theology & Refusing Any Correction

The following exchange was with an anti-Catholic Protestant named Douglas Mabry. The original debate had...

March 20, 2018

“Divine Family Planning” (Unlimited Children / Anti-NFP): Critique

This more absolute position against contraception and in favor of large families (known as "Quiverfull")...

March 19, 2018

Why Papal Infallibility Was Made a Dogma in 1870

An Anglo-Catholic (words in blue) on the Coming Home Network board asked: Shalom to all...

March 19, 2018

Dave Armstrong: “Evidencias bíblicas para el Catolicismo”

[completó el 3-16-18. 199 páginas] [diseño de la cubierta por Dave Armstrong; imagen de fondo...

March 18, 2018

Negative Reactionary Views of Popes Since 1958

1. Pope St. John XXIII (1958-1963): despised, because he began Vatican II, which they despise...

March 17, 2018

Reactionaries Begin Savage Attacks on Pope Benedict

Folks, I called all this years ago. My first book on the radical Catholic reactionaries,...

March 17, 2018

Illogic & Silliness Re Benedict-Francis “Blurring” Incident

It never ceases to amaze me how prior bias will adversely affect the 1) logic...

March 16, 2018

Formal Human Forgiveness of Sins in the Bible

The direct basis for these beliefs are found in three passages, taught by Jesus Himself:...

March 16, 2018

Dialogue on Altar Girls and Altar Boys

A Catholic parish is not a monastery. That is, it's not an all-male environment (thus,...

March 15, 2018

Vulgate’s “Do Penance”: Exchange w Reformed Protestants

Jonathan Bonomo is the senior pastor at Calvary Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. ***...

March 15, 2018

Examination of Conscience: Biblical (Pauline) Evidence

From: John A. Hardon, S. J., Modern Catholic Dictionary, Garden City, New York: Doubleday &...

March 14, 2018

Do Altar Girls Alter Intentions of Would-Be Altar Boys?

This article has been re-uploaded under the title, "Do Altar Girls Alter Priestly Vocations of...

March 13, 2018

Gettin’ Lousy, Milky Homilies at Mass? Start Readin’!

A Facebook friend wrote: It would really be nice if priests actually presented Catholic teachings...

March 13, 2018

Biblical Flat Earth (?) Cosmology: Dialogue w Atheist

The following is a preliminary dialogue with Matthew Green: a 28-year-old atheist and former Protestant Christian who...

March 12, 2018

Merits of Phil Lawler’s “Lost Shepherd”: Three Common Fallacies

I've noticed these motifs coming up again and again in reviews of this book and...

March 10, 2018

Reply to Stephen Phelan Re Phil Lawler’s “Lost Shepherd”

Stephen Phelan is vice president of family initiatives for the St. John Paul II Foundation, based...

March 10, 2018

On the Definition of “Evangelical”

My good friend Paul R. Hoffer, a regular on my sites (and lifelong Catholic), asked...

March 09, 2018

Dialogue: Real Presence vs. [?] Holy Spirit’s Indwelling

Tim Roof is a friendly Reformed Protestant fellow (OPC) with whom I have enjoyed great,...

March 08, 2018

Material Sufficiency of Scripture is NOT Sola Scriptura

The following is from my discontinued 2009 book, 501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura. It...

March 08, 2018

Popes Leading the Church Into False Doctrine (E.g., Paul VI)

This is the mindset of radical Catholic reactionaries today, directed not only against Blessed Pope Paul...

March 07, 2018

The Protestant “Non-Quest” for Certainty

Protestants often contend that no Christian tradition can reasonably claim apostolic succession, indefectibility, or infallibility,...

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