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Ratzinger, Material Sufficiency? (by David King)
(The following is a guest post by my friend, Pastor David King) Cardinal, now Pope, Joseph Ratzinger, while commenting on the documents of Vatican II (article nine of Dei verbum), stated that “no one is seriously able to maintain that there is a proof in Scripture for every catholic doctrine.” See Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Transmission…
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Is Mary Greater than John the Baptist?
One difference I’ve noticed between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics is the latter’s greater emphasis on Mary and the former’s greater emphasis on John the Baptist. Sometimes it’s subtle, other times not so much. For example, Roman Catholicism does give Mary a greater amount of worship (i.e. religious reverence and devotion through religious ritual etc.)[FN1]…
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No Food or Water for 70 Years / Only the Eucharistic Host for Decades
That’s the claim that the man described in this article (link to article) makes. Of course, it’s false. What is interesting, though, is that his claims are being taken seriously and investigated. Roman Catholic priest, Dwight Longenecker, pointed out an interesting coincidence, namely that he noticed a related article on the feast day of Catherine…
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Immaculate Conception and Pelagianism – Response to John Martin
In an earlier post, I wrote: On the other hand, sometimes (much more rarely) the RCC adds some new requirement to the list of things that must be believed. For example, about four years before the Lourdes event, the RCC defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception – requiring people to believe the unbiblical (and…
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Lourdes and other "Worthy of Belief" Fictions
Louis asked: But does your church believe this story [the story of “St. Philomena”] is true? Or are they saying that even if this vision [revelation that Maria Luisa di Gesù, a Roman Catholic nun, claimed she received] is a delusional lie (a false sign or wonder), then it is still “not contrary to the…
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Scripture’s Clarity Confirmed Against Smudges – 7/25
Dave Armstrong has posted a series of “25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)” (link) from his book “501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?” I can see that his list of arguments has received nearly a thousand views, so perhaps it makes…
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Scripture’s Clarity Confirmed Against Smudges – 6/25
Dave Armstrong has posted a series of “25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)” (link) from his book “501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?” I can see that his list of arguments has received nearly a thousand views, so perhaps it makes…
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Scripture’s Clarity Confirmed Against Smudges – 5/25
Dave Armstrong has posted a series of “25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)” (link) from his book “501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?” I can see that his list of arguments has received nearly a thousand views, so perhaps it makes…
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Scripture’s Clarity Confirmed Against Smudges – 4/25
Dave Armstrong has posted a series of “25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)” (link) from his book “501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?” I can see that his list of arguments has received nearly a thousand views, so perhaps it makes…
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An Argument for Fallibility, not Against Infallibility
Yes, while in Malta the pope himself fell asleep during Mass (link to report – caution, some of the advertisements do not comply with Reformation principles of modesty). This doesn’t, in itself, prove that the pope is fallible. It’s certainly not a disproof of infallibility. It is just more evidence that he’s a normal human…