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  1. epostle

    Are the Ecumenical Councils valid?

    Then name them, guessing doesn't cut it. Library : The Seven Epistles Of St. Ignatius Of Antioch You are missing the point. The doctrine of the Eucharist has been consistently taught since John taught Ignatius. It was not formally contested until the 16th century. This presents insurmountable...
  2. epostle

    Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church?

    The Church cannot impose truth, she can only propose truth to those who are disposed to receive it.
  3. epostle

    Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church?

    John Gill invents "non-material", "metaphorical" water, and both Luther and Calvin baptized infants. You accept Gill's opinions as doctrinal. This is theological chaos.
  4. epostle

    Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church?

    How Can Catholicism Be True When Catholics Are So Dead? ... To argue that Catholicism is untrue because it doesn't transform the lives of those who don't practice it, is like arguing that aspirin doesn't work because it doesn't relieve the headaches of those who don't take it. My family...
  5. epostle

    Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church?

    Your anti-Catholicism has been refuted a million times. Anti-Catholicism (Index Page for Apologist Dave Armstrong) You have to keep us on the defensive with your ridiculous attacks to justify the late arrival and man made system that you won't even name. You believe Catholics were discouraged...
  6. epostle

    If Perchance Catholicism Is Mistaken

    On June 10, we showed that .006% (3 priests) of the over 50,000 members of the clergy had a substantiated accusation made against them between June 1, 2017 and July 31, 2018. No religious or secular body can beat those numbers. INCLUDING YOURS. CLERGY ABUSE SURVEY SHOWS MEDIA INFLUENCE How old...
  7. epostle

    Are the Ecumenical Councils valid?

    "Church has many meanings, depending on the context. In this context used, it means the Catholic Church. Augustine did not invent Romans 5. You have the standard Protestant misconception of what infallibility means. Then 1.1 billion people are deceived, according to you. Most bishops and...
  8. epostle

    Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church?

    "Gangs, Cholos, Patchukos, prostitution, drive-bys, Molotov cocktails, drugs. etc. etc." is not the fault of the Catholic Church, but the fault of those who refuse to follow her teachings. If you hate the Catholic Church, you hate Jesus. Period. "the saving grace of God in Christ Jesus" is a...
  9. epostle

    Are the Ecumenical Councils valid?

    @Giuliano The Church is distinctive among institutions in the history of mankind: it is human and yet divine; perfect, yet in need of reform; holy, yet made up of sinners; infallible, yet led by fallen, fallible humans. That’s a hard concept to express to someone outside the Church—sometimes...
  10. epostle

    Are the Ecumenical Councils valid?

    I interpret "Church" in the broadest sense, to be an extension of the Incarnation united by the Eucharist. The Church in heaven is not visible to us, but the Church on earth is very visible. It's one Church.
  11. epostle

    If Perchance Catholicism Is Mistaken

    Should we abandon Peter because of Judas? Media zombies pretend the sex abuse crisis is ongoing. It is not. The case against Cardinal Pell started 40+ years ago. A travesty of justice is an understatement. He is a victim of a media frenzy.
  12. epostle

    If Perchance Catholicism Is Mistaken

    Why don't you media zombies go victimize another innocent cardinal. CARDINAL PELL VICTIMIZED
  13. epostle

    Are the Ecumenical Councils valid?

    If the papacy was no threat to Satan, he wouldn't bother attacking the Church and the papacy so heavily. But he has never prevailed, and never will. The Bible says that cannot happen. Attack, yes. Prevail, never.
  14. epostle

    If Perchance Catholicism Is Mistaken

    Martin Luther objected to the abuses by a few sinful bishops, and wrongly blamed the abuses on the doctrine.
  15. epostle

    Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church?

    Wrong. Jesus excoriated the Jews for their man made traditions. To say that Jesus condemned ALL traditions is a man made radical Protestant tradition in itself. They think it defends sola scriptura, which is another man made tradition. Wrong on the second count. Those who booted Christ out of...
  16. epostle

    If Perchance Catholicism Is Mistaken

    You have no evidence for such slanderous drivel. The nut jobs on you tube, and the cults with the same lies, is not evidence. You should go after churches that support abortion (and it's twin evil: contraception), same sex unions, euthanasia, and a list of other moral horrors. You are just in...
  17. epostle

    Are the Ecumenical Councils valid?

    All the Early Church Fathers UNANYMOUSLY "believed in such a bizarre idea", But you have nothing to do with THEM. The Real Presence was not formally contested until the 16th century. What the anti-Catholic must do is claim the Church was wrong in the first place, and they cannot do that without...
  18. epostle

    Are the Ecumenical Councils valid?

    Anti-Popes are false claimants to the Chair of Peter. Their election as “Pope” is not recognized as canonically valid and hence they are what we might call “pretenders”, and practically anyone can always claim to have been “elected”. They always try to exercise their “office” as “Pope” in...
  19. epostle

    The perpetual paschal mystery

    Heb. 4:3 – God’s works were finished from the foundation of the world. This means that God’s works, including Christ’s sacrifice (the single act that secured the redemption of our souls and bodies), are forever present in eternity. Jesus’ suffering is over and done with (because suffering was...