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Roma Locuta Est – Causa Finita Est – Debunked Some More
Advocates of the papacy frequently allege that Augustine said, “Roma locuta est, causa finita est.” Augustine did not say this. My friend Dr. White debunked this urban legend some time ago. Others have also debunked it. I’d like to add my own two cents. After all, I’ve recently encountered a couple of advocates of the…
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Deedat and Jonah
I just listened to two Ahmed Deedat debates (contra McDowell and contra Douglas), both of which featured a very similar pair of arguments regarding the sign of Jonah. Each debate features both arguments, with largely the same flourishes – though there were some differences. The first argument is presented with a great deal of showmanship…
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Hubner Compares Self to O. Palmer Robertson
Evidently, Jamin Hubner and O. Palmer Robertson share a similar view regarding Israel on some points. Hubner seems to think that consistency demands that if he (Hubner) is a “dupe for the jihadists” and is “supporting Arabs with unsound arguments,” then the same must be true of Robertson. There’s a fundamental flaw in Hubner’s reasoning. …
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Sex Abuse Scandals and the Roman Communion
Another case of a sex abusing priest who was shuffled off to another parish without the police being alerted was recently report (link to story)(Updated link provided by a diligent reader). There are doubtless some people who will be glad to learn that this abuser was neither a pedophile nor a homosexual (though the priest’s…
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Joseph – Widower with Older Children? Nieces and Nephews?
A friend of mine pointed me to an interesting exchange of the blind leading the blind over at the “Catholic Answers” forums. A first poster (“Glomung”) wrote: A very simple explanation for the whole scenario is that Joseph was a widower, who already had several children. This explains Jesus’ brothers and sisters. Joseph happened to…