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Show me in the Bible where EVERYTHING we are to know is IN the Bible. (Sola Scriptura) You can't. It's not there. The Bible says it isn't. See 2 Thes. 2:15 where St. Paul puts Oral Tradition (Apostolic Tradition/Holy Tradition) on an equal footing with Written Tradition (Scripture). Oral...

The Catholic Church is the original Church founded by Christ. If one was Christian for the first 1000 years of Christianity, one was Catholic. That's all there was. Then, in 1054 A.D., the Orthodox splintered off in the Great Schism. Protestantism didn't begin till the 16th century, and has...

The Assumption existed from early on, but was not formalized until 1950. And it is based on Apostolic Tradition (the "oral tradition" mentioned in 2 Thes. 2:15). The New Testament came from Apostolic Tradition, which preceded the New Testament, but not all of Apostolic Tradition was written...

Here's a surprise for you. The Catholic Church teaches the same doctrines today that it did in the beginning. Divine Revelation ceased with the death of the last Apostle, John. The Catholic Church does not claim the right to change the teachings of Christ. Here's a good definition for you (in...

Heresy: That special moment when you think you have greater spiritual insight than the Apostles, the disciples, the Apostolic Fathers, the Church founded by Christ, and the Magiesterium, because you have a Bible that they wrote, compiled, and gave to you. :rolleyes:

Or history? If one was Christian for the first 1000 years of Christianity, one was Catholic. That's all there was. Then, in 1054 A.D., the Orthodox splintered off, but retained Apostolic Succession. Protestantism didn't arise until the 16th century and was started by rogue Catholics...

Jesus does, indeed, forgive sins through the Sacrament of Baptism. Agreed. However, there is but one Baptism. You cannot receive the Sacrament more than one time. However, Jesus also forgives sins through the Sacrament of Confession through His appointed heirarchy of His Church, as...

Hey, RedFan! If I may answer that question for myself...? Those who disagree with Cathoilc teaching are distinguished from liars by this: Those who disagree with Catholic teaching admit what the Catholic Church actually teaches, but disagree, for whatever reason. Liars put forth something...

Confessing ones sins to one another is not the same as forgiveness of sins. The AUTHORITY to FORGIVE SINS rests with the Apostles, and by extension, their successors. Authority is GIVEN, not taken. And it is Christ Who does the forgiving THROUGH the Apostles and their successors in the...

Fred J, Nothing could be further from the truth. Constantine didn't found the Catholic Church, Jesus Christ did. Constantine stopped persecution of the Church by the Roman Empire. If you think Jesus mixed paganism in with His teachings then take it up with Him. St. Ignatius of...

That wasn't what I was referring to. With regard to the Sacrament of Confession, since you brought it up, Jesus established that in John 20:19-23. On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in...

Rather than spread lies, why not find out what the Catholic Church really teaches? You clearly don't know. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigbor." (Sound familiar?)

It's not the Catholic Church that came up with the term "private" revelation. It is referred to in Scripture. Read 2 Peter 1:20-21, where St. Peter warns against personal interperetation of Scripture. Jesus didn't write a book to spread His truths, thinking that anyone could read it and...

Hey, Pancho! I could only provide you with (numerous) examples where someone may be culpably ignorant, since we cannot read minds or souls of individuals. That's God's job. But the principle certainly applies, I believe. One common example is college students who have the opportunity...

There are two types of ignorance in play here. 1. Invincible ignorance, whereby someone is ignorant of something (a doctrinal teaching, Jesus, etc.) through NO fault of their own. In other words, there is no way they could possibly have known. In this case, God, because He is infinitely...

But, aren't you trusting yourself (a human being) rather than the Church founded by Christ? Christ founded the Church (see Matt. 16:18-19). Not some mere human being coming along in the 16th century or later. And Christ promised that the "gates of hell" would never "prevail" over His Church...

So, rather than say we disagree, you're claiming to be infallible in your personal interpretation of Scripture? Inquiring minds want to know...

Context, dear Taken, context. Most non-Catholics misinterpret Scripture because they unwittingly take things out of context. Romans 3:23 is not to be taken in an absolute (NO exceptions) sense. All one need do is provide one exception to prove that. Yet, we can provide millions of...

I recently saw a good podcast on Youtube by Jimmy Aiken that gives some interesting information on infant baptism. It's here: Additionally, the subject is covered in more depth by Trent Horn:

In order to properly understand Scripture, one needs to go beyond the "See Jane. See Jane run." elementary approach of the do-it-yourself Sola Scripture adherants. Scripture is to be viewed as a whole rather than in snippets. And not everything is direct and plain. Some truths are implied in...