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2026-06-13T13:05:13-04:00

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Luther’s Mythical Catholic “Ban” of the Bible

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:05 pm By Dave Armstrong

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His words are in blockquotes below, time-stamped to the video, so you can find each one. ***** It’s a common Protestant myth that the Catholic Church is and has always been fundamentally hostile to the Bible and has desired to keep it out of the hands of the people for fear that its doctrines would be exposed as contrary to the Bible. Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, repeatedly claimed that the Bible wasn’t available before his time and... Read more

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Luther’s Belief in Mary’s Immaculate Conception

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:05 pm By Dave Armstrong

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His words are in blockquotes below, time-stamped to the video, so you can find each one. ***** Did Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, believe in the Immaculate Conception of Mary, that is, the Catholic belief that God miraculously removed all original and actual sin from her at the moment of her conception? Opinions differ. Many — even many Lutheran scholars — think that he agreed with Catholics on this point his entire life. Others, including myself, think that he... Read more

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Luther & Fellow “Reformers”: Shocking Divisions Revealed

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:05 pm By Dave Armstrong

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His words are in blockquotes below, time-stamped to the video, so you can find each one. ***** After the Protestant Revolt began in 1517 with founder Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, and especially after 1521 when he was excommunicated, everything was supposed to be all peaches and cream and harmonious. It was to be a new beginning of a massive revival leading to a big happy Protestant family built around a common love and knowledge of the Bible as their sole... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:04:53-04:00

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The Myth of Luther’s “Snow-Covered Dung Hills”

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:04 pm By Dave Armstrong

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His words are in blockquotes below, time-stamped to the video, so you can find each one. ***** Many of us in Christian circles have heard the famous saying that Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, supposedly expressed about a person who is saved in the Protestant sense being a “snow-covered dung hill.” It seems as if everyone assumes that this was from Luther, but oddly enough, none seem to be able to verify it from a documented source in his... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:53:10-04:00

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Did Pope Francis Succeed St. Peter? Reply to Steve Ray

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:53 am By Dave Armstrong

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My good and esteemed friend and apologist-colleague and fellow Michigander Steve Ray wrote in a public Facebook post (2 May 2025): “We don’t need a successor of Pope Francis; we need a successor [of] St. Peter.” Then in the combox, he wrote, “Oh, I’m very clear. There’s a deeper meaning than the surface text. Think about it.” After thirteen hours, this post has received 706 likes and 34 shares (sadly, par for the course for this sort of thing).... Read more

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Martin Luther’s Excommunication: 13 (of 50) Reasons

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:04 pm By Dave Armstrong

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His words are in blockquotes below, time-stamped to the video, so you can find each one. ***** Back in 2006, I was asked by a Lutheran, “why was Luther excommunicated? In what way was he heterodox?” This video will provide a Catholic answer to that question. * Up until 1990, I was an evangelical Protestant, and an apologist then, too. Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism, was my hero. I still admire him in several ways today, and Catholics... Read more

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Did Martin Luther Support the DEATH PENALTY for Heretics?

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:04 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Was Martin Luther really a champion of religious tolerance? In this powerful video, Catholic apologist and author Dave Armstrong takes a closer look at the lesser-known historical record of Martin Luther’s views on heresy, dissent, and capital punishment. While many Protestants today are unaware of these facts, Luther did, in fact, support the execution of Anabaptists, witches, and even dissenters on matters of doctrine and morality. Drawing directly from Luther’s own writings—including Luther’s Works, Table Talk, and the biographical... Read more

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John 21:15-17: Jesus Tells Peter to “Tend My Sheep”

Last updated on: April 30, 2025 at 1:07 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is a collection of commentary that I have made about this passage in various articles through the years. ***** John 21:15-17 (RSV) When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” [16] A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to... Read more

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Luke 22:32: “I Have Prayed for [Peter]” + Indefectibility

Last updated on: April 30, 2025 at 1:06 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is a collection of commentary that I have made about this passage in various articles through the years. ***** Luke 22:31-32 (RSV) “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, [32] but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren.” Are we to believe that no other disciples would have instances of failed faith? Only one of them, after all,... Read more

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Lucas Banzoli Sez the Archangel Michael is Jesus

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:04 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Lucas Banzoli is a very active Brazilian anti-Catholic polemicist, who holds to basically a Seventh-day Adventist theology, whereby there is no such thing as a soul that consciously exists outside of a body, and no hell (soul sleep and annihilationism). He has a Master’s degree in theology, a degree and postgraduate work in history, a license in letters, and is a history teacher, author of 27 self-published books, as well as blogmaster for six blogs. He has many videos on YouTube. This is my 69th refutation of Banzoli’s... Read more

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