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Charles Hodge on Rome
David Waltz is trying to make something of Prof. Hodge’s comments on Roman Catholicism (link to Waltz’s post). It is worth noting that Waltz has chosen to selectively present one side of Hodge’s coin. The other side is that Hodge viewed Rome as both apostate and antichristian (link to example of such teaching) and also…
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Shouldn’t You Be Eating Chocolate?
The always-creative adherent to the papacy, Mark Shea, seems to think that I (TurretinFan) am not much fun at parties because I spent part of Christmas 2009 in service to my Lord, demonstrating that the rule of faith of Aquinas is different from the rule of faith of Rome today (Aquinas and Formal Sufficiency &…
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Of Mary, there is never enough.
The title of this post is the concluding line of this article from Arturo Vasquez (link to article). There are other interesting comments in the article as well. For example, the author concedes that: My grandmothers have always had at least ten images in the house of just the Virgin of Guadalupe, not counting all…
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Because Morality Changes over 800 Years …
That must be why we see responses like this (link to response) from Roman Catholic human being Mark Shea. Of course! How could we be so dim! Christifideles Laici overrules 800 years of tradition, and the moral basis underlying the canonical provisions we previously identified (link). But wait, does Christifideles Laici actually contradict those earlier…
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Lay Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Apologists – Care to Explain?
If you are a lay Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox apologist, perhaps you’d care to explain why the following are not relevant to you: Pope Alexander IV (1254-1261) in “Sextus Decretalium”, Lib. V, c. ii: We furthermore forbid any lay person to engage in dispute, either private or public, concerning the Catholic Faith. Whosoever shall…
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Does Rome Proclaim a False Gospel?
A seemingly simple question. I think a significant chunk of my readers would answer an unequivocal “No,” and another chunk would answer a resounding “Yes!” But I’ve recently encountered some guy (like me, pseudonymous) who uses the nick “Truth Unites … And Divides” who seems to have extraordinary trouble giving a straight answer to this…
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If You Look Only at the Similarities, They’re Exactly the Same!
One area where Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox part ways is over describing what goes on in the consecration of the elements in the Eucharist. For Eastern Orthodox, the transformation that occurs is mysterious and indescribable. For Roman Catholics, the transformation is sacramental and describable – in fact it is described quite specifically by the…
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Examining John 17 and Christian Disunity
On his personal blog, Roman Catholic Bryan Cross has a post that consists of a flowchart (link to post). If you examine his flow chart, you’ll notice that in the upper right hand corner he asks the reader to “Go read John 17.” The reason to go read that chapter, per Bryan’s flow chart, is…
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The Distinction Gets Narrower Again – Further Response to Bryan Cross
In previous posts, we have seen that there is a principled difference between sola scriptura and solo scriptura (link to post), as well as that there is a principled difference between Mathison’s view and the Roman Catholic view with respect to the holder of ultimate interpretive authority (link to post). I. Introduction to Bryan’s Argument…
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Principled Distinctions – Again – This Time in a Narrower Category
Tim Troutman (here) and Bryan Cross (here) have each responded to my previous post (here). My previous post pointed out that there is, indeed, a principled distinction between sola scriptura and solo scriptura. Tim and Bryan have both responded, albeit somewhat differently. I. Introduction – Bryan and Tim Respond Bryan and Tim end up with…