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Magisterium of One: The Latest Alternative to Imprimatur from the "Catholic Champion" Site
Matthew Bellisario, the magisterium of one, has a new prohibited authors index of “modernists” and “new theologians” that he would avoid (link). Let’s peruse his list … 1) Karl Rahner co-authored with Joseph Ratzinger, received Imprimatur, Revelation and tradition 2) Henri de Lubac De la connaissance de Dieu (published with Imprimatur) Fr Federico Lombardi, S.J.,…
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Addendum to "Oral Word of God?"
In the meanwhile of my drafting the previous response to Bellisario, Messrs. Swan and Hays have already forced Bellisario to admit that there is no new revelation. Accordingly, he has attempted to rely on a yet more flimsy branch. That flimsy branch is essentially that there are oral teachings of Jesus that were not placed…
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Oral Word of God? Response to Bellisario
Matthew Bellisario (Roman Catholic) has been trying to argue with my friend Steve Hays (Reformed) over in the comment box of Beggars All Reformation (link to comment box). Bellisario’s argument, which seems to be a common “street” argument these days, boils down to this: 1) The Word of God was proclaimed orally at some past…
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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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More Batting About On the Blind Quest to Besmirch "Protestantism"
Bellisario, not the biggest fan of rap music (as discussed previously), has decided to try to remedy his previous deficient selection of a rap music video. He now claims, When I posted my last blog article on bad Sacred Music I had several Protestants try and [sic] tell me that it was never used in…
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Who is to Blame for Svendsen's Book?
In response to this post (link) promoting a freely-downloadable mp3 related to Eric Svendsen’s book, “Upon this Slippery Rock: Countering Roman Catholic Claims to Authority,” Mr. Bellisario provided the following commentary, which I intersperse with my comments: MB: “Wow. If Sola Scriptura is so simple and easy to get, then why do all of these…
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Bellisario Index
I have noticed that Mr. Matthew Bellisario has indicated an intent to break off further blog interaction (link). I think now is a good time to catalog comprehensively our interactions with Mr. Bellisario. Please note that the date on this blog post may eventually not be indicative of when it was actually published. Although I…