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"It is not Possible to find Jesus Outside the Church"
Pope Francis in today’s homily stated (Vatican Radio translation): And so the Church was a Mother, the Mother of more children, of many children. It became more and more of a Mother. A Mother who gives us the faith, a Mother who gives us an identity. But the Christian identity is not an identity card:…
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"Your Interpretation of" – a Common Objection Debunked
The Called to Communion clique is fond of replacing “Scripture” with “your interpretation of Scripture.” This has the rhetorical effect of making the appeal to Scripture sound less authoritative. After all, “that’s just your interpretation” is idiomatic of something that has little value. It’s part of the culture of relativism, in which your interpretation is…
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I Can't Do it Perfectly, So I Won't Even Try!
One of the obstacles to becoming free from Rome’s power is a refusal to think critically about Rome’s claims. This refusal to think critically can be dressed up in pious clothes. What it amounts to is the adoption of a sola ecclesia position in which the person hands over their judgment to their church, or…
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Erasmus' Words – Could Beckwith, Cross, and Liccione Endorse?
Erasmus wrote: What weight the authority of the church may have with others, I know not; but with me it weighs so much, that I could be of the opinion of the Arians and Pelagians, if the church had approved their doctrines. Latin Text: Quantum apud alios valeat auctoritas ecclesiae nescio; certo apud me tantum…