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What Else Has Been Destroyed?
According to the linked news report, the papers that the pope’s butler leaked were papers that the pope had personally indicated as being papers to be destroyed. This reminds us of the similar case of Archbishop Dziwsz refusing to follow John Paul II’s request that his personal papers be destroyed after his death. Given…
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"The" Catholic Position on The Rule of Faith
An advocate for the papacy, over in the Greenbaggins comment box wrote: And, again, whether or not the Papacy is a divine institution – the Burden of Proof is always on him who asserts. In this case, Reformed Christians and Catholic Christians both have something to prove. The Reformed assertion: Scripture is the Rule of…
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How Many Mediators?
The Vatican Information Service reports (3 February 2012), referring to Benedict XVI: In conclusion he quoted some words of Blessed John Paul II, calling on the Virgin Mary to intercede with the Lord, so that “all who have received the gift of following Him in consecrated life may be enabled to bear witness to that…
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Blogger Criticism of the Pope
Some people are unhappy because a well-known name in the Roman Catholic apologetics community has taken to criticize two popes. That’s just not something one does, apparently. I’m yet to see any rule in the Code of Canon Law against criticizing popes, but who knows – perhaps I missed something. If you want to see…
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Test Case of the Infallible Magisterium: Ordination of Women
Here’s the Official Roman Catholic position on the ordination of women: COVER LETTER TO BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger November 8, 1995 The publication in May 1994 of the apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis was followed by a number of problematic and negative statements by certain theologians, organizations of priests and religious, as well as…
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Ratzinger "Led Cover-Up of Child Abuse by Priests"?
That’s the claim leveled in this article (link). Take the claim with a grain of salt – the article itself identifies the man who is now known as Benedict XVI as “Thomas Ratzinger” rather than “Joseph Ratzinger.” This, coming hard on the heels of the revelation that John Paul II practiced the pagan practice of…
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Shroud News
An ancient shroud has been found (link to story). One passage of the article was especially interesting: Gibson said the remains of the man covered in the cloth consisted of different wrappings for the body and the head, which was consistent with burial practices of the era. He also said research had shown that the…
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Mary Crowned in Revelation?
In a previous point (link), I pointed out the glaring reality of Marian idolatry and the fact that such idolatry was unknown and foreign to Tertullian. I finally have received one of the responses that I expected to receive. This response comes from someone who posted using the name “John”: Mary is depicted with a…
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SSPX is Back – JP2 heading out? Implications for Unity
The so-called Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is back. Their excommunication has been lifted by Rome. This is an interesting development on several levels. 1) SSPX seems to teach that Vatican II was not infallible From their website (link): Not by reason of the extraordinary magisterium, for it refused to define anything. Pope Paul…
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Same Church? We report, you decide.
Example 1Pope John Paul II: “[It] is everyone’s duty to work to ensure that the poor have access to credit on equitable terms and at affordable interest rates.” (source) (1 January 1998) Example 2Pope Sixtus V famously declared interest to be “detestable to God and man, damned by the sacred canons and contrary to Christian…