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The Novelty of Praying to the Dead
One kind reader sent me an email suggesting that describing prayers to the departed saints as “idolatrous” is a novelty in view of the testimony of Scripture. The term, “idolatrous,” is not the best word for the sin. Nevertheless, surely the novelty is the practice of praying to anyone but God. Attempts to contact the…
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Mary, Another Redeemer?
Roman Catholic Pope Francis weighed in on the debate over the question of whether Mary is a co-redemptrix (link to Vatican site): Christ is the Mediator, Christ is the bridge that we cross to turn to the Father (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2674). He is the only Redeemer: there are no co-redeemers with…
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Sad News – "Jesus Christ" Not Welcome in PA State House
Apparently this is also old news, but it is reported that chaplains who pray in the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives are forbidden from using the name of Jesus Christ (link). There is such a thing as a state begging for God to send judgment upon it. Let us pray that instead he shows mercy.…
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To Whom Can Roman Catholics Pray?
That is to say, is it permitted by the sources of authority of Catholicism for the members of Catholicism to pray to anyone beyond God, Mary, and the saints? For some background, James Swan has been discussing this issue at his own blog (Can you pray to whoever you want to?). Book IV, Part II,…
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Rick Warren's Prayer
At Obama’s inauguration, Rick Warren gave a prayer. I’ve heard a few Christians up in arms about the prayer, and they generally focus on three things: 1) It was pretty empty. This is a legitimate criticism. There wasn’t much substance to the prayer, and some of the time was spent on “preaching to the choir.”…
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Does Mary's Non-Rosary Usage Miss the Issues?
In a previous post (link), I had mentioned the fact that Mary never prayed the Rosary. It is a point that I made to help folks recognize that the Rosary is a non-apostolic innovation. I got a most peculiar comment on this post from Mr. Greco. The salient part of his comment was: Turretinfan stated:…