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October 2018

October 25, 2018

Inspired & Infallible Prophets: Analogy to Infallible Popes

The fully developed theory of infallibility cannot be "proven" -- it is a matter of...

October 25, 2018

Infallibility of Papal Encyclicals, Etc. (“Irreformable”)

It is incorrect to say that the pope does not possess the gift of infallibility...

October 24, 2018

Papacy & Papal Infallibility: Classic Catholic Reflections

1. The Church's Developing Understanding of Infallibility A. Papal Primacy and the Universal Church (Catholic Statement) "We...

October 24, 2018

Resisting Heretic Popes: Classic Catholic Reflections

The notion of popes possibly being heretics (and what to do in that eventuality) is...

August 2018

August 22, 2018

Conciliarism: “Orthodox” Option in Medieval Catholicism?

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Pope Gregory VII's (Hildebrand's) Papacy (1073-1085): Radical Novelty or...

August 21, 2018

Was Medieval Ecclesiology “Fallibilist Conciliarism”?

Conciliar infallibility is just as firmly entrenched in Christian and "Roman" (also Orthodox) Tradition as...

August 04, 2018

Why Have Popes At All if We Reject Papal Guidance?

If people want to oppose the clear expressions of three popes in a row [on...

August 03, 2018

Burning Heretics, Frying Murderers, & Slavery (Analogies)

Thomas A Hunt (words in blue) wrote (on a public Facebook page): [N]o Church Father,...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Infallibility, Councils, and Levels of Church Authority

Explanation of the Subtleties of Church Teaching and Debate with Several Radical Catholic Reactionaries [words...

July 18, 2018

Early Development of the Papacy: Random Reflections

Why establish an office (Peter, in effect, was made the prime minister of the Church...

June 2018

June 01, 2018

Keating & “The Francis Feud”: Six Errors Documented

I have to temporarily suspend my policy of not writing about the pope, because now...

April 2018

April 28, 2018

Lawler Hypocritically Acts Like He Claims Pope Francis Does

. . . That is, He Deliberately Sows Confusion, When it Need Not Be So At...

April 21, 2018

Primacy of St. Peter Verified by Protestant Scholars

[From the 1994 early manuscript (750 page) version of my first book, A Biblical Defense of...

April 13, 2018

Are Pope-Critics Evil? Reply to Karl Keating

This exchange with my friend Karl Keating: the father of the modern Catholic apologetics movement,...

April 12, 2018

Pope’s Chilean Abuse Apology Troubles Simcha Fisher

Simcha writes in her article, "Pope Francis’ troubling apology" (4-11-18): The Pope’s apology is encouraging,...

April 11, 2018

Replies to Critiques of Pope Francis (Dave Armstrong)

I have written a book defending Pope Francis as well, called Pope Francis Explained: Survey of...

April 11, 2018

St. Paul: Far More of an “Insulter” Than Pope Francis

One hears this theme again and again from critics of Pope Francis. For example, my...

April 10, 2018

Olson’s Nitpicking, Persnickety Guide to Gaudete et Exsultate

Carl E. Olson is the editor of The Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight. I like...

April 09, 2018

Pope Francis: All Life: Preborn and Born, is “Equally Sacred”

Pope Francis, in his Apostolic Exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate, dated 3-19-18, stated: 101. The other harmful...

April 09, 2018

Satan Referenced 24 Times in Gaudete et Exsultate

The following words, up to the five asterisks (with my blue highlighting), are all from...

April 06, 2018

Council of Constance (1414-18): Triumph or Death of Conciliarism?

Did the popes in fact ratify, confirm, accept, approve the conciliarist decrees of the council...

April 06, 2018

“Everything Saved”: More Dim-Witted Bashing of Pope Re Hell

In October 2017, papal critic Sandro Magister wrote an article in L'Ezpresso Magazine (reprinted at the...

April 02, 2018

Lame Reactionary Anti-Francis “No Hell” Argument

I've come to expect lame arguments from fundamentalist anti-Catholics and atheists about Scripture: wooden literalism,...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

Reactionary Chris Ferrara’s Lies Re Pope Francis & Hell

All the usual suspects are now coming out of the woodwork, given the latest press...

March 30, 2018

Pope Francis, Hell, Phil Lawler, Lies, Damned Lies, . . .

Now there is another stink about Pope Francis supposedly not believing in hell (flat-out denying...

March 27, 2018

Pope-Criticism: Vigorous Exchanges w Karl Keating

This series of mini-dialogues (most, frustratingly incomplete and "left hanging," in my opinion), occurred in...

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...

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