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Built on the Wrong Foundation
Francis Beckwith explains (in a blog entry / column titled: “Transubstantiation: From Stumbling Block to Cornerstone“): The Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist is a real stumbling block to some Protestants who are seriously considering Catholicism. It was for me too, until I explored the subject, historically and scripturally. Transubstantiation is one of those Roman dogmas…
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Francis Beckwith and Black Popes
I realize Francis Beckwith is just trying to fit into the modern culture of political correctness and to honor the contributions of those of the black race, but his recent post titled: “The Catholic Church’s Black Popes” is a bit off the mark (even beyond calling the Roman church the “Catholic Church.” (link to post)…
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Beckwith’s Bait and Switch
Francis Beckwith has a recent blog post entitled, “Sola Scriptura and the canon of Scripture: a philosophical reflection” (link). Let’s take a look at his reflection. Beckwith begins: Because the list of canonical books is itself not found in Scripture—as one can find the Ten Commandments or the names of Christ’s Apostles—any such list, whether…
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Responding to Beckwith on Aquinas
Francis Beckwith has responded to my earlier post on Aquinas and the rule of faith in a way that does not meet the challenge. But it is a response that Prof. Beckwith seems to think worth noting, so I’ll provide it and a brief rebuttal: Yikes, I thought his name was “TurnitinFan,” a booster of…
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Steve Hays Responds to Francis Beckwith
I enjoyed this article (link) from Steve Hays on Francis Beckwith and his (Francis’) peeve about the label “Roman Catholic.” To God be the Glory!
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Catholic or Roman?
John Z at The Boar’s Head Tavern writes: [Francis] Beckwith seems to think that his particularly vocal Protestant apologist detractors are using the prefix “Roman” as a pejorative instead of being merely descriptive. This is probably true to a certain extent, because I’m sure many of them have no use for the word “catholic” themselves.…