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2026-08-06T10:11:03-04:00

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St. Athanasius & the Deuterocanon (vs. Javier Perdomo)

Last updated on: August 6, 2026 at 10:11 am By Dave Armstrong

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Lutheran apologist and YouTuber Javier Perdomo, on his Substack, posted an article with the ambitious title, “Church Fathers & Medievals on the Biblical Canon: An EXTENSIVE list of 90+ Patristic & Medieval quotes undermining the Roman Catholic position on the Biblical canon” (4-18-25). I’ll be examining the view of St. Athanasius (c. 296-373). Perdomo states in his Introduction: The general talking point on the Roman Catholic side of the internet is that the Church down through the ages by and... Read more

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2026-07-31T14:44:21-04:00

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Jerusalem Council vs. James White & Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: July 31, 2026 at 2:44 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic apologist, author, and elder James White is probably the most well-known critic of the Catholic Church. He’s famous for doing oral debates and his Dividing Line webcast. He’s not so good at all when engaging in written exchanges. I first encountered him in May 1995 when I wrote a long letter to him protesting anti-Catholicism. We engaged in a long debate back and forth through the mail (I wasn’t online yet). He responded twice, then I... Read more

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2026-07-24T14:35:26-04:00

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Marian Devotion is NOT Idolatry! (vs. Sean Luke)

Last updated on: July 24, 2026 at 2:35 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Sean Luke obtained Masters of Divinity and Masters of Systematic Theology degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Very impressive! He runs the YouTube channel, Anglican Aesthetics, where he made a video called, “Roman Catholic Maryolatry – Why Roman Marian Devotion is a Problem” (5-2-24). We’ll be critiquing some of the claims he makes that are demonstrably false and unbiblical, as it turns out. Sean gets down to brass tacks in proclaiming the following: 4:49 I don’t think Rome is intending to include Mary... Read more

2026-07-24T23:42:45-04:00

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Reply to Anglican Sean Luke on Denominationalism

Last updated on: July 24, 2026 at 11:42 pm By Dave Armstrong

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The Continuing Patently Unbiblical Ludicrosity of all Denominationalism I’m responding to Sean Luke’s Anglican Aesthetics Substack article, “Redeemed Zoomer is Wrong on Schism” (7-22-26). His words will be in blue. ***** I don’t see that the Bible teaches anything but one Church and no denominations. “Denominations” is a meaningless non-entity, according to the biblical outlook. It’s simply a synonym for schism or “divisions” which are roundly condemned over and over, especially by Paul. The question then becomes, “how do... Read more

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2026-07-20T13:47:30-04:00

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Book: Martin Luther: Dissenter and Defender

Last updated on: July 20, 2026 at 1:47 pm By Dave Armstrong

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[this is my 58th book: completed on 10 July 2026; published on 20 July 2026; 190 pages] Purchase: [E-Book Only: PDF + ePUB: $9.99, or as part of my “Luther Trilogy”: three books for $22.49; 25% savings per book] TABLE OF CONTENTS Bibliography of Primary Sources / Abbreviations p. 3 ** Bibliography of Additional Sources 5 ** Introduction: My Intentions and Goals as a Catholic Apologist Writing About Martin Luther 9 [read online] ** Chapter One: Luther Thought That Catholicism... Read more

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2026-07-17T18:39:33-04:00

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11 Protestant Objections to Papal Authority Debunked

Last updated on: July 17, 2026 at 6:39 pm By Dave Armstrong

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(vs. Lucas Banzoli) This is the video of the same name (subtitle: “Protestant ‘Pope Fiction'”) and the initial transcript. Lucas Banzoli is a Brazilian anti-Catholic apologist, 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. He has a Master’s degree in theology, a degree and postgraduate work in history, is author of 27 self-published books, and is now very active on YouTube.... Read more

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2026-07-20T22:40:16-04:00

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Biblical Perspicuity: Absurd Anti-Catholic “Defense”

Last updated on: July 20, 2026 at 10:40 pm By Dave Armstrong

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“Perspicuity” is a fancy word for “clear.” Yesterday (7-16-26) I posted my article, 50 Biblical Disproofs of “Evident Clearness” of the Bible: One of the Key Tenets of Sola Scriptura, and the Protestant Rule of Faith. I received a “response” to it (if indeed anyone can accurately call what he wrote a response) on my Facebook page from one Travis Wendinger. I could find out very little about him on Facebook, except that he posted the Mark Twain saying above, which is... Read more

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2026-07-16T17:44:00-04:00

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50 Biblical Disproofs of “Evident Clearness” of the Bible

Last updated on: July 16, 2026 at 5:44 pm By Dave Armstrong

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. . . One of the Key Tenets of Sola Scriptura, and the Protestant Rule of Faith When Ezra read “the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had given to Israel” to the people (Neh 8:1, RSV), note that reading / hearing alone wasn’t sufficient. Levites “helped the people to understand the law, . . . and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading” (8:7-8; cf. Deut 33:8, 10). * St. Peter described... Read more

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2026-07-15T17:41:55-04:00

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Chrysostom vs. Faith Alone (vs. Lutheran Will Weedon)

Last updated on: July 15, 2026 at 5:41 pm By Dave Armstrong

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It’s pretty much standard Protestant methodology with the Church fathers: pick a topic (in this instance, “faith alone” or sola fide), look for “pet citations” that sound at face value like Protestant doctrine, ignore — i.e., don’t present or include — context, ignore the entire body of teaching of a given Church father on the specific issue at hand, and present the carefully selected patristic passages, with the triumphant assertion that Protestantism is (supposedly) closer in doctrine to the Church... Read more

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2026-07-09T21:03:29-04:00

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The Mass & Development of Doctrine (vs. Wes Huff)

Last updated on: July 9, 2026 at 9:03 pm By Dave Armstrong

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The following is a link to the video, “Two More Reasons Wes Huff Should Be Catholic: The Mass & Development of Doctrine” (7-3-26, Catholic Bible Highlights, with Kenny Burchard) and the transcript of the initial portion. Wes Huff is a Reformed Baptist apologist, currently working towards a doctorate in theological studies. He is the Central Canada Director for Apologetics Canada. His YouTube channel has 986,000 subscribers. This is our second reply to his video, “Six Reasons Why I’m Not... Read more

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